Are my schools a reach or goal for me??

College Search & Selection
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<p>So I'm slowly compiling a list of all the schools i'm interested in, but I'm worried that they all might be reach for me and that I don't have enough goal schools on my list.</p>

<p>First my stats are....</p>

<p>weighted gpa: 4.1
unweighted gpa: 3.8</p>

<p>weighted rank: 23/309
unweighted: 13/309</p>

<p>sats: 1910
math and reading only: 1320
..haven't taken sat II or act yet</p>

<p>4 Aps and the rest are mostly honors</p>

<p>... and I'm pretty involved with my ECs with a Varsity sport and a couple a clubs including two Honor Societies</p>

<p>Now the college that I really really would want to attend are..
Bowdoin College
Amherst College
..both of which im sure are reach </p>

<p>On the other hand I'm also interested in....
Colgate University
Muhlenberg College
Vassar College
Haverford College</p>

<p>are these mostly reach for me? and if so do you guys have any suggestions to which schools would be a goal for me???
I prefer a school somewhere in the northeast, maybe by the great lakes as well... also not too urban of a setting :/</p>

<p>I'd really appreciate any suggestions/opinions and thanks :D</p>

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<p>Using Vassar as an example, look at the Common Data Set [C</a>. First-time, First-year (Freshman) Admission - Institutional Research - Vassar College](<a href=“Institutional Research – Vassar College”>Institutional Research – Vassar College). Rigor is very important and all the other elements (GPA, scores, etc) are important. <24% were accepted making it a reach. The 25%ile SAT is ~1970 so your score is low, reinforcing the reach. You can make an assessment for the other schools in the same way.</p>

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<p>Bowdoin and Amherst as you state are reaches for most applicant. Given your stats, the last four all appear within reach.</p>

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<p>IMO Amherst, Bowdoin, Colgate, Haverford and Vassar are all reaches. Muhlenberg is a nice match, stats-wise.
Union, Hamilton, Gettysburg, Skidmore, Franklin & Marshall and Dickinson may also be of interest.
Your profile will give you a lot of great options. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>thanks :] I do like Hamilton, Gettysburg, Skidmore</p>

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<p>If you like Bowdoin, check out Bates and Colby, also in Maine. Very similar cultures and somewhat less selective.</p>

<p>You might also want to consider the midwestern LACs-Grinnell, Macalester (urban), Oberlin. All highly regarded and somewhat less selective than Bowdoin and Amherst. Much less preppy, though, so if you like prep, they may not be a fit.</p>