Are these schools REALLY safeties like this website says? I really don't believe it.

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I'm a current junior, with a LOW gpa (2.5) and an ACT of 31. I have good extracurriculars, with me being the current vice president and soon to be president of our Gay-Straight Alliance Club, Varsity Coxswain of the Rowing team (will be captain), selling art work, and volunteering at a food bank and a nursing home. 
I'm looking mainly at James Madison Univeristy, George Mason University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Old Dominion University. I want to major in Nursing.
This site tells me these are all safety schools, but I really don't think that's the case. My GPA is quite honestly, garbage.

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I used the chancing system with your GPA and ACT (wasn't sure how it was separated but I did 30 for everything except science which I made 32) but with my extracurriculars for JMU. That put it at a target school with 70%. I think your ECs are what's making them safeties because they're strong enough to cover what your GPA falls behind on. I don't know if you wanted any tips, but I would definitely put more effort into your ECs and in your essays, show your goals clearly so they know that you're striving for success at their campus.

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I鈥檇 be cautious about treating that label as a guarantee, especially for nursing. JMU鈥檚 BSN has a separate, competitive application after you enroll; getting into the university doesn鈥檛 secure a nursing place. Their current page explains it: jmu.edu/chbs/nursing/bsn/admission.shtml

For each school, check whether nursing is direct entry or a later application, and ask the nursing admissions office how your transcript would be considered. Strong activities are worth describing, but I wouldn鈥檛 assume they cancel out a GPA concern. Add options with a nursing pathway you understand and could realistically pursue.

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