<p>StrangeBro, please be aware that audition-based schools are not a safety school for ANYONE as the acceptance rates to audition-based programs are VERY LOW (not to mention the subjective nature). Fordham’s BA is BY AUDITION. It is not nearly a safety school! (I know kids accepted to NYU/Tisch and rejected by Fordham’s theater program in fact). Roosevelt is a BFA program and so not a safety school (though the odds there are somewhat better than at elite BFA programs). </p>
<p>In terms of a safety school, first, it can’t have an audition. Second, the term “safety school” is relative to each applicant. We cannot tell you what would be a safety school for YOU as it depends on having a complete academic profile of you. One kid’s safety school is another kid’s reach school. For a “sure bet” safety school, look for colleges where your academic profile would be in the top range of applicants to that school and where the acceptance rate is not low. That is a very general idea, but it is an individualized thing.</p>