How do you determine a reach/match/safety school?

Venkat89
Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:06:14 +0000

Yes I’m going to Penn.

Keep in mind, big state schools are not that big on perceived interest. If they really want you to come they work to convince you by throwing you scholarships and stuff. You need a good application, but they rarely reject a student for being too good (which is why they have honors programs, full ride scholarships, and other things not meant for average students). It’s smaller private schools that worry more about yield. Schools like WashU, Penn, and others are pretty big for perceived interest and are known for admitting slightly less qualified applicants because they show a lot more interest in attending the school. Ways to show interest are by visiting (if a school is within 50 miles and you’ve never been it can look bad), applying early for rolling schools, attending info sessions when the schools come to your area, and even signing up for their mailing list.