<p>They say it doesn't matter, but does it? Really? I don't want to make it look like a safety school because I have a couple of ivies and T10 schools, but it's not like I expect to get in most of them anyway.</p>
<p>I was wondering the same thing. I just listed all of them anyway because at least they’ll know they’re in good company. It’s obvious I’m not applying to Mac as a safety anyway because it’s far away from where I live and there are much less selective state schools on my list. In any case it would be pretty dishonest for them to say its for institutional research and then deny you because of your answers.</p>
<p>it’s optional, so you can leave it blank, just like I did. save the trouble and they will only think you are lazy.</p>