<p>“Why would a person be rejected from a safety school? If the grades/SAT/recs/EC’s/essays all fall far within range, how can they reject you? …especially if you show interest.”</p>
<p>My grades fell below the range of every school I applied to. (But my recommendations, SATs, and essays where in range.) My bad grades didn’t stop my first choice with a 30% acceptance rate and the highest academic standards of any school I applied to from accepting me. I only applied to art schools, so my strong portfolio got me into the good schools, while my safety school couldn’t see my potential. </p>
<p>Also, they probably didn’t think very highly of me because I argued with the tour guide when we did the tour. He kept lying about the school to make it seem less terrible. This is massart by the way.</p>