Good Safety Schools for top students?

MYOS1634
Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:09:19 +0000

@perspectivetude: Apply in early September to UMass Amherst and Penn State, including Honors College (yes they’re not urban, but there’s anything a college student could want in Amherst or State College, and major cities such as Boston or NYC are within 4-5 hours by cheap bus or car if you need a weekend metropolitan fix). Add ASU Barrett and Pitt. You’ll hear back in November and have your safeties. BTW Barrett (ASU) and Schreyer (PSU) are among the top honors colleges in the country.
Fordham and Villanova are excellent suggestions too, apply EA.
That should be plenty for safeties.
Now, focus on your matches. For you, those would be schools with 30-40% acceptance rate. Make sure you have 3-5 of them.