Only Accepted to 2/19 Colleges.. why?

[Lindagaf]

Btw, if this thread hasn’t been linked yet, please read it.

Loving Your Safety School

It’s that time of year again, where students and parents flock to College Confidential boards wondering why with great grades, incredible test scores and very good LORs - they were deferred or denied at many/most/all of the schools to which they applied. Experienced posters will explain how competitive college admission has become, how many incredible applicants there truly are (more than most can comprehend when they start this process), and the seeming randomness of competitive college admission decisions. The concept of the Safety School will come up. And this is where many times, a student and/or parent will say they do have an acceptance…to a school they don’t want to attend/can’t pay for/aren’t excited about. Every family should begin a college search from the bottom up. Finding (at least) one safety school that your child is guaranteed to be accepted to (or as close to guaranteed as possible), that your child would be excited to attend, and that your family can afford is th…