<p>Hi everyone! As a sociology major, i am very interested in these topics and i thought i would get great responses from this forum! I am glad to have joined and be a part of this community now!
I have read numerous discussions about elite schools and the rich kids that attend them. However, I have never seen a discussion about these kids that don’t have the grades to get into those. What are their safety schools? I hope i’ve provided an interesting topic to elaborate on! Thanks for your replies!</p>
<p>“Cornell commencement address? Sorry, but Tracy Jordan doesn’t do safety schools.” - Tracy Jordan</p>
<p>University of Oklahoma can be thought of as an affluent Texan’s safety school. Many state flagships that surround California can also be seen as safeties for wealthy Californians. </p>
<p>This is true of most state schools that attract a significant contingent of OOS students (but especially true of the typically more expensive flagships).</p>
<p>Perhaps any school that is expensive, not good with financial aid (or guaranteed-for-stats merit scholarships), and not that selective for admissions would attract more wealthy students using it as a safety. These can be out-of-state public schools or expensive private schools with poor financial aid.</p>
<p>Of course, it is entirely possible that a student from a wealthy family chooses a lower cost school (or one with good financial aid that s/he does not use) for a safety. But being from a wealthy family means that the potential choices of safeties is greater than if one needed the school to be lower cost (after applying financial aid).</p>