<p>I’m sorry, I just found out about this site and I got a little excited. I doubt I’ll be applying to all those schools. I should know already that Carnegie Mellon and UCLA & UCB are reaches. So the schools I have any real desire of attending are</p>
<p>UC San Diego
UC Davis
UC Santa Barbara
UC Irvine
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute</p>
<p>Is that still too much?</p>
<p>Also, what could I do to improve my chances at my reach schools?</p>