<p>@Sesquipedalian4 , I think that the low acceptance rates and extremely high academic reputations of Grinnell and Reed prevent them from being safeties for anyone. </p>
<p>Mac is a top-25 LAC and St. Olaf is top-50. They might be low matches, but no way are they safeties.</p>
<p>I think of the levels like this:</p>
<p>High Reach: 0-5% chance of getting in
Reach: 5-15%
Low Reach: 15-25%
High Match: 25-40%
Match: 40-60%
Low Match: 60-99(ish…)%
Safety: 100%</p>
<p>Typical safeties are non-flagship state schools outside of California and mid-to-low-tier privates.</p>