Reach/Match/Safety

Ny0rker
Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:19:26 +0000

Generally speaking, is this how you should set up your college list into reaches, matches and safeties with regards to SAT scores?
Looking at the schools 75%, Average (50%), and 25%

Over 75% then pretty much in.

If at 75% (give or take 20 points) then it is a safety.

If at 50% (give or take 20 points) then it is a match.

If at 25% (give or take 20 points) then it is a reach.

Under 25% then extremely high reach.

*for lower ivy’s, schools ranked in the 20’s and 30’s by USNWR, and some a little lower (60’s, 70’s, etc)

also, i know that obviously if you are over 75% for an ivy it is never a pretty much in or a safety

Thankyou