<p>We are trying to understand this safety issue now. One of the daughter’s safeties (a state school) asked about their rank on her list: 1) firs choice; 2) second choice; 3) top3; 4) top 5; 5) other. And I think the online app did not allow to leave the field blank (not sure though)
Now we think whether our daughter will be punished for an honest answer (top 5) and what else could she do. List them as her first choice? She hasn’t visited and applied pretty late. There are schools nearby that are stronger in her major and better overall, and at least one of them gives out full scholarships. A competitive kid who suddenly decided not to compete for college admission? Then why is she taking SAT in Oct-Nov even though she had a good enough score from previous May? They could figure they are not her first choice regardless of what she would check on the app. Why ask such questions?</p>
<p>Now I know that they started sending acceptances, and she hasn’t received one yet…</p>