so just what do you say to your safeties?

Applying to College
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<p>I am having a hard time filling that part out about, "Please indicate how your attention was called to [School X]" -- for my safeties. Namely, I am not terribly enthusiastic about them, and I only know that they are cheap, would have a decent education, I wouldn't be bored to death there, etc. </p>

<p>Can you afford to be honest and say, "I heard that [School X] was a great bargain?" And maybe add something about their law department?</p>

<p>One of my safeties runs a local radio advertisement saying how it was great because they had health club with hundreds of gym machines and a spa that had windows that supposedly held the breathtaking scenery of the great foresty outdoors of our state. If they don't seem to respect their prospective students by running such an ad, I assume the AdCom wouldn't mind an applicant who gives a similarly trite reason?</p>

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<p>IMHO you should love your safety. Wrong in so many ways is your feeling about the safeties you describe. I don't get it.</p>

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<p>Write the essay like the school is your number one choice. What helped me get motivated to write my essays for my safety schools was that I came in with the mindset of getting scholarships. I mean why would you choose a safety you had to pay full tuition for?</p>

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<p>If it's a safety, your answer to this question probably won't have any consequence. Just put something, but don't be an assh*le.</p>

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<p>Yeah, if it's like your state university or whatever, not that selective, they're not going to pore over your essay. Just make an attempt to sound sorta interested and you should be OK (if it is really a safety) I wouldn't say you like it because it's a bargain. Just mention departments that are strong or whatever aspect seems good to you.</p>

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<p>If the schools are not ones that you want to go to...then they are not safeties. </p>

<p>A safety is a school that you would like to go to but is a bit less selective in admissions requirements.</p>

<p>To find a good safety for yourself, consider the aspects of the schools you rank higher on your list. Other than the fact that they are more selective/presitgious, what aspects do you like about each school? Then search for other schools with similar qualilties that are a bit easier to get in to for students with your qualifications.</p>

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<p>Four years is a long period of time and you don't get to do it again ever. You need to find some other safeties that you are really enthusiastic about. What you are describing is not a safety.</p>