safety schools fitting this mold...

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<p>Carnegie Mellon </p>

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<li><p>yes</p></li>
<li><p>match more than safety </p></li>
<li><p>great writing program and great in specific humanities areas, check for your specific interests</p></li>
</ul>

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<p>DePauw University is a LAC located in Greencastle, Indiana, with an enrollment of about 2,400. It’s a university because there is also a School of Music.</p>

<p>DePaul University is a Catholic university with multiple campuses, but the main one is the Lincoln Park campus in Chicago. It’s the largest Catholic university in the country with over 23,000 students.</p>

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<p>^^ When you say “DePauw” you have to make a little “paw” with your fist and hold it in the air. That’s how you differentiate the two schools! When you explain that it ISN’T DePAUL you make an “L” sign with your hand.</p>

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<p>The catholic schools are a good deal for your criterion. There would probably be some merit money as well as a bonus. One warning about safety schools that are not large; they do look for demonstrated interest. I have seen kids rejected because of their cavalier attitudes towards their safeties. It really is transparent to many adults, especially adcoms who have their antennas up for that attitude.</p>

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<p>The University of Delaware is likely a safety but it is becoming increasingly competitive with over 24,000 total freshman and transfer applications this year and over 19,500 out-of-state freshman applicants vying for only 2,350 out-of-state slots in the freshman class of 3,450.</p>

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<p>The UNC mentioned earlier was Asheville not Chapel Hill. Other safety schools in the desired 4,000 - 8,000 size: The College of New Jersey, SUNY-Geneseo, Ithaca and Providence.</p>