<p>I don’t think you can consider Oberlin a saftey, but I think you can consider it a very strong match. I will be surprised in the spring if you report that you have NOT been admitted, but stranger things have happened. Don’t worry about not stressing your piano skills. You have a lot of things going for you. I also think that you will be awarded merit aid, but I have to say that I don’t know how Oberlin’s endowment has been affected by the current economic downturn. It is hard to predict how private colleges will deal with losses in their endowments.</p>