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Originally Posted by wareagle93
UT-Austin, UGA, UNC-Chapel Hill and UVA. All are fantastic schools.
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Which question were you answering wareagle93?
None of those are really safety schools? UT Austin and Chapel Hill are super competitive for out of state students but they do all have good writing and communications programs.
If you were looking for a good safety school - being from Michigan - you have should have another look at Western Michigan uwmich.edu. Michigan has put some good planning and funding into their programs even in a down economy, and they have solid programs. Kalamazoo will have the diversity although not as competitive as Ann Arbor.
Another program to look at would be too look at something like IUPUI or DePaul. They would be urban, diverse, and somewhat less competitive than the first group of schools you were looking mentioned.
I would also highly recommend after you do some of your research on the web to spend some time visiting your choices. If you call ahead - the admissions office can help you out with chances to talk to students or faculty in programs that you are interested in. Sometimes when you set foot on campus you just "know" what will be a good or bad environment for your learning style.