Safeties and "Middle Colleges"

<p>Minnesota is a fine school for your subjects, and inexpensive to you as an in-state student. It does not seem like it is selective enough for you to worry about not getting accepted, so it is probably a safety assuming you can afford the in-state price. You can probably add Wisconsin as a similar school due to the tuition reciprocity deal it has with Minnesota (although it may be somewhat more selective).</p>

<p>If Minnesota and/or Wisconsin are safeties that you like, then you need not apply to any other school that you would not choose over them under any circumstances. What is really important is that your application list contains safeties that you like and can afford; it is not necessarily incomplete because it may be missing matches (as yours may be) and/or reaches.</p>

<p>If you want to add LACs, you have a fine one at in-state cost (Morris) to consider as a possible safety LAC.</p>