College List Advice

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am currently a senior and want to study either Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.</p>

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[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 2040; 680 Critical Reading, 670 Math, 690 Writing (not sending)
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): 33 Composite, 35 English, 29 Math, 33 Reading, 33 Science
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Biology (680), Math II (not taken yet), Chemistry (not taken yet)
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97 (only made one B in 1st semester of AP Calculus)
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/360
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses): English Language (5), Biology (4), US Gov (4), US History (3), Calculus AB (3)
[<em>]Senior Year Course Load: All at local university
Calculus III
Chemistry I - AP Chem didn't work with my schedule
Chemistry II
Spanish II - This is my third spanish class. My high school only offers 1 and 2, and I was advised to take this as my 3rd.
Physics I - School doesn't offer AP Physics
Composition II
Macroeconomics - AP Econ didn't work with my schedule
[</em>]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commended
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<p>Reaches: Yale (EA), Duke, Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Penn, Princeton
Matches: GA Tech (in-state), Emory (high match), Rice (high match),
Safeties: University of Tulsa (good chance at full ride + free app), UGA (in-state), Minnesota (free application)</p>

<p>Is this too many schools? Tulsa, UGA, and Minnesota don't require any essays, so I'd really only have to work on 10 apps. I'm hesitant to get rid of any because of the possibility of getting shut out. I think that with my current list, I could get accepted to 1 reach and 2 matches, which I'd be happy with. Any advice?</p>

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<p>Too many lottery schools cut it down to three and add some matches and safety.</p>

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<p>You don’t have the resumé for the ivies, but it’s your money. the math 29 is worrisome; you say nothing about ECs. The matches are iffy, too. Maybe the GT will work out, particularly if you’re female. But I like the safeties if you can afford them. If you don’t get the awards from Tulsa can you afford it? can your family afford UMN-TC with little or no help? You have to really want to go to a safety. It’s not a “it’ll never come to this” college. With your list, it is possible that it will come to the safeties.</p>