<p>genevieve961, Lehigh and UVa are fine schools, but are you sure you don’t want to aim for the highest schools? A 3.7 GPA is not bad at all; it won’t eliminate you from contention at top schools. And your SAT scores are remarkable. Less than 2000 kids score that high every year; and yet tens of thousands of kids enroll in Ivy League schools, EVERY YEAR. And you’re also 1st generation, which will probably set you apart from most other candidates. If all you truly want is Lehigh/UVa, then by all means settle for that and I’m sure you’ll be very happy. But don’t doubt your chances at being accepted by an Ivy League college or any other top school for that matter.</p>
<p>In addition, be aware that Lehigh, from what I’ve heard, practices Tufts Syndrome quite a bit. You appear to be overqualified for Lehigh in my opinion, and in order to protect their yield rate, they might waitlist you. That might be another incentive for you to apply to some reach schools.</p>
<p>As for central/upper New York schools, I would say Cornell.</p>