@lianaf92 I do not know much about OLSAS, but make sure to post your question on lawstudents.ca If you have not done it already. It is a very helpful community like 7Sage but more focused on admission to Canadian law schools.
Check the box, it's really just used for statistical purposes after admission decision has been made. A few schools I've applied to had the responses to that section hidden from the actual PDF application being sent for the adcom to review.
Most of mine have written a few law school recommendations, so, they knew what to do. For the others, I asked that they address it to "admission committee."
... . Note to applicants applying for admission on examination: do not include ... part of an application for admission (see 22 NYCRR 520.12 ... his or her application for admission questionnaire.
I think of safety schools as those being where you have a solid/likely chance of admission based off of your GPA and LSAT, ideally your GPA and LSAT are at or above the median as well as being located in area that you would want to practice/live.
@david.busis Thanks for that feedback! Just out of curiosity, would a person still be able to write an LSAT once they started law school or they are stuck with whatever the LSAT score(s) they used for the law school admission when they transfer?
Don't take my words to heart because I really don't know the answer, but if I was in your situation, I'd call the admission offices to see what their thoughts of it are.
It also depends on the strength of the given year. Right now, most admission councilors I have talked to have claimed that the percentile rule doesn't really apply right now. A lot of them have said that it ultimately depends on the individual circumstance