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<p>“A” can mean a range that includes one.</p>
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<p>No, I am not missing that. I know that Texas publics can be 100% sure thing safeties (as opposed to merely “highly likely”) for automatic-admit students who can afford them. But many other schools do not have stated automatic-admit criteria, so a student who considers those schools “highly likely” should have more than one if s/he does not have a 100% sure thing school in his/her list.</p>