Safety College Suggestions

Of the schools you listed, the only safety is UIC. You can’t consider any of the state schools as safeties because you are out of state.

A reasonable guide for identifying a safety is:

  • Admit rate of at least 50%
  • Your stats (GPA and SAT) are at or above the posted 75th percentile stats
  • The school must be affordable

And don’t forget to show interest – they might figure you view them as safeties and may protect their yield if they think they have no chance of landing your commitment.