This is why these Chance Me Threads have such a deservedly bad reputation. They are full of misinformation. Harvey Mudd has an acceptance rate of 13% from a very competitive applicant pool. No one is a safety. Read this thread which is a sticky at the top of the Chance Me forum. http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1525399-if-you-are-asking-for-your-chances-to-ivies-and-other-top-schools.html#latest