Is it rude to comment that a school is a “safety”?

[ucbalumnus]

@Knowsstuff

Getting a bit off-topic… But in Illinois the new cool school is University of Alabama since they are giving away money to OOS especially in engineering… Now it’s becoming a go to school… For many this used to be someone’s safety… Funny how perspectives change but getting an education for almost free… I would take that deal… Lol

For a student who meets the scholarship-for-stats thresholds and will find it affordable with that scholarship, Alabama is a safety. Being a safety does not necessarily mean that it is undesirable.