<p>Wabash, you don't decide that a school is a reach, match or safety just by looking at the school's acceptance rate. You have to compare the school's median scores, students in top 10%, etc with YOUR own accomplishments. If your SAT scores are, say, 1050 and this school's median scores are 1100-1200, you should consider it a reach. A 71% acceptance rate is very high. But, that doesn't automatically translate to it being a safety for all students.....29% get rejected.</p>