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Posted on 10.09.14 by Todd Johnson 3 Comments

Do You Need to Apply to a Safety College?

you need a safety collegeI just read an article on another site that argued that it is easier now to get into a selective college than it was 30 years ago. The argument is that some selective colleges have added seats in the last 30 years and some colleges that didn’t use to be selective now are so those seats are also available.

An interesting argument but what concerned me about the article was the statement that students no longer had to worry about reach, match and safety colleges. Just apply to enough schools, the article suggested, and you are bound to get into at least one.

I have seen this argument made many times by students. And sometimes, it works. But more often, the result is a student that come April of senior year, has been rejected by every selective college they applied to and has no college options whatsoever.

Here’s the deal. Just because you apply to 20 colleges that all have a 5% acceptance rate doesn’t mean that you will get into at least one of those colleges.  You must, and I can not stress this enough, must have at least two colleges on your list at which  you are very confident that you will get accepted.

If you get accepted into a selective college and choose not to go to the less selective college, that is your choice. But you only get to have a choice if you have at least two colleges where you are sure you will be admitted. Otherwise, your choice might be the local community college.

You can trust us to help you find the best college for your needs. We offer a FREE 1/2 hour consultation to discuss your needs for college admissions counseling. Give us a call now at 888-970-BSMD(2763) or drop us an email.

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Todd Johnson is the founder of College Admissions Partners. Todd regularly teaches other independent college admissions counselors and is the country's leading expert in BS/MD admissions. He is also the author of a best selling book on BS/MD admissions.

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  1. Mike says

    October 19, 2014 at 6:30 pm

    I am I middle school. I want to go to Miami hmpe or brown bs/md. What does miami mean by patient care experience and how do I get that? What can I do to become a good applicant? Should I do AP or IB?

    PS: I know brown is very competitive.

  2. Avatar photoTodd Johnson says

    October 28, 2014 at 4:18 pm

    Mike,

    For patient care experience Miami is looking for any contact that you personally have with patients. This might be in a hospital setting or in a nursing home with the residents. Typically you can get this type of contact during volunteering in one of these types of locations.

    To be a strong applicant in general you need top grades and test scores to start with. But you also need significant health care related volunteering, preferably some research experience, doctor shadowing and some evidence of maturity and leadership are helpful.

    Either IB or AP is fine. Colleges like both types of classes.

  3. Mike says

    October 31, 2014 at 9:48 pm

    How do I get research experience? Can I do research at Emory? I am having hard time finding doctors to shadow?

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