<p>Oh, OK… what’s the acceptance rate for Grinnell? I couldn’t find a hard figure by Googling it. I suppose these aren’t really “safeties” per se, but more something to fall back on if I don’t get into the really top schools, and after those come the universities on this side of the Atlantic.</p>
<p>I think the universities I have the best chances of getting in are those here in Britain; this is why I’m not applying to American colleges with acceptance rates like 80%, as application fees do add up quite quickly (plus the fact that it’s hard to find many, apart from the usual colleges, that are good and offer a reasonable amount of FA to internationals)</p>
<p>@hmom5: How high is extremely high?</p>