How confident should i be?

iowejf
Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:09:26 +0000

i’m applying to many top schools, and my safety is SMU. i’m a junior, and this past october i sent them my act, on which i got a 31. i took it in february and got a 33 which they have not yet seen. about 2 weeks ago, i got a letter from them:

"Dear ******:

My name is Ellen S. Pryor, and I serve Southern Methodist University as Associate Provost for Honors and International Programs. I am writing to you personally because you are among a select group of students with high potential for admission to SMU and our University’s honors program. Additionally, I am writing to provide you information about merit scholarship programs at SMU…"

i’m wondering if i should take getting in there as granted and only have the one safety so i can add another reach to my app list. in the current “crap shoot” admissions world, does even such a letter make that a good idea?