What can be considered a safety school? Forum

bport hopeful · Post by **bport hopeful** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:55 pm

How much higher than a school's median does one need to be before they can consider a school a safety school. I really don't want to waste application money and time a bunch of safety schools so I want to know which schools I can reasonably place in this category.

3.2/166

Mustard Blood · Post by **Mustard Blood** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:59 pm

bport hopeful wrote:How much higher than a school's median does one need to be before they can consider a school a safety school. I really don't want to waste application money and time a bunch of safety schools so I want to know which schools I can reasonably place in this category.

3.2/166

I'd say that if you're near a school's median in one stat, and near their 75th for another, then you can consider it a safety school.

im_blue · Post by **im_blue** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:47 pm

Emory is a safety with a 166.

bport hopeful · Post by **bport hopeful** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 1:24 pm

Haha yeah, freaking Emory. Planned to apply there even though I dont have any intentions on going there. Its leverage at least.

313D313 · Post by **313D313** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 1:41 pm

BUMP, i have similiar numbers.

bport hopeful · Post by **bport hopeful** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:55 pm

Do you think that UPitt or Case Western can conservatively be considered safety schools with these numbers?

313D313 · Post by **313D313** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 9:50 pm

i think they are

OGR3 · Post by **OGR3** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 9:51 pm

bport hopeful wrote:Do you think that UPitt or Case Western can conservatively be considered safety schools with these numbers?

In with $$, so yes, definitely safety.

IAFG · Post by **IAFG** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 9:52 pm

bport hopeful wrote:Haha yeah, freaking Emory. Planned to apply there even though I dont have any intentions on going there. Its leverage at least.

leverage... for what?

bport hopeful · Post by **bport hopeful** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:10 pm

Well say I get into a T2 school and they offer me some money. I might be inclined to ask for more since I got into a T25 school, and if I am going to rack up debt, I might as well get better placement for it. I would have to work on saying that as politely as possible though. But yeah, I've heard of that kind of thing happening fairly often.

FuManChusco · Post by **FuManChusco** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:20 pm

bport hopeful wrote:Well say I get into a T2 school and they offer me some money. I might be inclined to ask for more since I got into a T25 school, and if I am going to rack up debt, I might as well get better placement for it. I would have to work on saying that as politely as possible though. But yeah, I've heard of that kind of thing happening fairly often.

Until the T2 looks at you funny and says that their OCI is significantly better than Emory's.

bport hopeful · Post by **bport hopeful** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:33 pm

haha yeah there's always that possible outcome.

kkklick · Post by **kkklick** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:56 pm

Anywhere in the 30's/40's, some good schools in that range.

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