Nope. That attitude will get you nowhere.
You are a fantastic candidate and will likely get into one of your reaches. But please don’t have this attitude. If you end up at a state flagship with a higher acceptance rate, for example, you can get a fabulous education surrounded by world-class professors (because that’s who get jobs at state flagships) and some super-smart students. A school’s quality is not determined by how many people it admits – there are lots of other factors. If you know you want to study linguistics, you should also consider UW-Madison, U of Kansas, Ohio State, UCSB, and others. Here’s a CC thread that might be of help: Best Colleges for Linguistics? - #25 by parentologist
“Safety” just refers to admissions rate. It had nothing to do with the quality of education you receive, or how much you can get out of your time at a given school.
You and your parents have to ask yourselves – are you paying for a name on a diploma or for an education? Not everyone gets the name they want. But whether you get an education is entirely up to you.