<p>ccuser: There’s no precise formula, but I think that to comfortably call a school a safety, a student should have stats above the school’s 75th percentile on both scores and GPA, and the school should accept roughly 40% or more of its applicants.</p>
<p>^^ Haha that’s the funniest thing I’ve read all day.</p>
<p>Is it equally funny to be rejected by every school you apply to? It happens to kids every year, mostly because they have zero foundation schools. College admissions are unpredictable, in case you haven’t noticed.</p>
<p>You realize that ^^ indicates that the post I am referring to is two above mine right?</p>
<p>Well, I just learned something. I always thought the ^, no matter how many of them, referred to the post directly above. Sorry. :)</p>
<p>Lol @ GOPTexas… you’re a senior at Yale and you’re still hanging around the forums? I thought Yale was a social school?</p>
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<p>I think in many cases someone with a 2360, which is above the 75% percentile at just about every school in the 20%+ admission rate, does not need to apply to a school with a 40% rate.</p>
<p>With that being said, adding one school below Vandy would be wise in my opinion.</p>
<p>Graduated! 2010 (better than your class btw)</p>
<p>ccuser: I acknowledge that I’m conservative on this issue. But there are an awful lot of good schools out there with acceptance rates around 40%, and I just hate seeing kids take unnecessary risks when it comes to college admissions. </p>
<p>And I wouldn’t put money on GOPTexas’ status as a Yale alum.</p>
<p>“Good” is such a subjective term to use.
People have different standards and the most common one on this forums seems to be acceptance rate. To some people a school with 40% will just never be “elite” enough. </p>
<p>PS lol</p>
<p>since I seem to have started this discussion, I think we need to refocus on what OP is asking:
basically, odds that OP will get into at least one of the schools he listed: high
the problem w/ his list: why take the risk?
If he’s 6th gen legacy(which he ISN’T): PERHAPS Yale can be considered a safety
but again: see above, why take the risk?
apply to a school that would never in 20 years refuse you and you have something in your back pocket no matter what happens
given the low acceptance rates at those schools, they can be called matches w/ OP’s numbers(but remember that GPA is 96 weighted and the grades he listed is NOT shoo-in for any of those schools) but they are NOT places he can be guaranteed a place at
just because his numbers match up doesn’t mean he will be accepted, maybe he’ll be the 17th Asian who plays piano that they see in a row, maybe the adcom’s dog died that day, maybe they just read a stellar app and his look worse by comparison…
bottom line: APPLY TO A SCHOOL THAT WILL ACCEPT YOU
not one that you think you SHOULD be able to get into based on the numbers, believe me, I’ve heard the horror stories</p>
<p>^I agree with everything said. But the same things could happen at a “safety” with a 40% admit rate.</p>
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<p>Mine. Which is in ranked in the top 30 schools in the country.</p>
<p>It’s to reduce the already pitiful stress, pressure, and competition that goes on. They fear that if they published a class rank, students would just go legit crazy.</p>
<p>Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory might be interesting additions…What about financial concerns, another factor in compiling a list?</p>
<p>I read the New York Times article actually. I can see places like Dalton and the like not listing class rank. My sister goes to Philips and kids there in the second or third 25% are Ivy League level, I suppose it makes sense.</p>
<p>wow. haha i wasnt expecting 34 responses</p>
<p>but, i did apply to university of florida.
do yall really think im not going to get into any ivies?</p>
<p>also, do yall think this is this true?
[How</a> Diversity Punishes Asians, Poor Whites and Lots of Others](<a href=“http://www.mindingthecampus.com/originals/2010/07/how_diversity_punishes_asians.html]How”>http://www.mindingthecampus.com/originals/2010/07/how_diversity_punishes_asians.html)</p>
<p>^ Just so you know your link doesn’t seem to work. And for your second question I think it does have some truth. It is a natural consequence of diversity.</p>
<p>Asians aren’t exactly underrepresented. 3% of the total population, 20% of Ivy League population.</p>
<p>Do you want to go to UF? If not, I’d advise a less top-heavy list of schools. There are bright, accomplished kids who overestimate themselves every year and end up with only their a state school acceptance in hand. It sounds like you honestly don’t believe you will need to go there, which makes me hesitate just how safe it is.</p>
<p>^^ So you’re in favor of racial quotas?</p>