How commonly is a student's "safety" school a poorly considered throw-in?

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@shoboemom

basically had to require that she pick and apply to at least one state school, which she did reluctantly. She was certain she wanted a small LAC.

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<p>There are public LACs, although they seem to be overlooked around here (seems that most people here assume that LACs must be private and expensive): <a href=“Member Institutions”>http://www.coplac.org/members/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;