<p>Now that I’m remembering, my older son was asked this question. I’d forgotten because at the time he was so focused on ONLY BFA programs and ONLY in New York that the question didn’t really hit any alarm bells for him.</p>
<p>HOWEVER, when he rattled off his colleges, one of them was definitely an obvious safety. He said it anyway. The result? That school offered him a huge scholarship and a specialized program.</p>
<p>So at least for him, the moral of the story was that it didn’t hurt him at all to tell the truth. I do think that if a school wants you, they want you. IF they know they’re a ‘safety’ and still want you, it would make sense that they would do just what this school did–sweeten the offer.</p>
<p>I still think it’s best to tell the truth. Of course, that’s just my opinion and I have no way of knowing if it’s right.</p>