Anyone know some good Match Schools?

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I’m a Junior right now and I’m thinking about college. My grades, IMO, are good and so are my ECs and Test Scores. What I’m wondering is how should I go about picking match schools. I don’t have a particular major in mind right know so I’m undecided at the moment at what I would like to pursue in. I already have some Reaches and Safety Schools in mind.

Reaches:
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Columbia
Stanford
(I know they are almost impossible to get into, but I am interested.)

Safeties:
University of Florida (In-State)
University of Illinois
Morehouse/Spelman/Howard (HBCU)

I know chances are I won’t get into any of my Reach schools and I’m not sure if I would be happy if I only got into my safeties, so I would like to know if you guys had any suggestions on some good match schools. And what should the acceptance rate be for a typical match school.

Thanks

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I think it depends on your personality and interests. Are you more math/science or liberal arts? Can you deal with a large state university? Can you deal with being out in a rural area where the main source of activities come from the college itself? What about your financial situation-- are you counting on significant financial aid?

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I’m definitely more liberal arts. I’m not very math/science oriented. I really don’t have much of a preference for how big or small a university should be either. I do enjoy a “college city” area very much though, but I don’t mind a suburban or urban landscape either. I’m still thinking about how much financial aid I will need.