<p>bumps are lame. But do online research. Just to let you know, your ACT kills (i know. I got it). Like, a 35 on the ACT is typically equivalent to a 2400 SAT. So, apply to a safety or two, apply to a couple of “match” schools, and then figure out all the reach schools you’d like to apply to based on what they are (Brown if you like open curriculum, Harvard if you like prestige [bleh], Stanford if you like the westcoast and quarter system, HMC/Olin if engineering’s your thing, Cornell if you’re a mathemetician, Chicago if you like science and hard work, etc.)</p>
<p>And holding a job because you need the money is a worthy EC. Some colleges like seeing that.</p>