College List & Chances?

Applying to College
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<p>I'm a junior at a competitive public high school in CT (female, Asian).
My cumulative GPA for fresh & soph years is a 3.7 UW (3.6 fresh, 3.9 soph) and my GPA for the 1st semester this year is a 3.8 UW.
I have taken mostly honors classes throughout high school (w/ exception of science); I've taken two languages since last year (French & Spanish), and I'm doubling up on science this year (Physics and Anatomy & Physiology).</p>

<p>Taking 1 AP this year (US History) and 4 next year (English Lit, Stats, Psych, Government & Politics).</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT I (w/o studying): 1810 (610 CR, 550 M, 650 W)
ACT: taking in a week
SAT IIs: probably going to take USH and Lit
I know I can definitely bring my SAT score up to 2000. Retaking in June and October.</p>

<p>ECs:
Dance (11 yrs, 4 yrs in Senior Company, my studio's performing company)
Piano (9 yrs)
100+ hours of volunteer work, including mentoring, tutoring, and various fundraising
Clubs: Key Club (recently elected officer for next year), Lit Club</p>

<p>Prospective Major: English Lit or Secondary Education</p>

<p>I know I can get great recommendations.</p>

<p>Here is a list of some of the colleges I am thinking about. Are they out of my league? Which are reaches/safeties/targets?</p>

<p>Boston University
McGill University
Kenyon College
Penn State - Park
Loyola University MD
Lycoming College
Bennington College
UCONN
Connecticut College
U of Richmond
Stonehill College
Elon University
Bucknell University</p>

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<p>If you can bump up the SAT to a 2000 and do really well next semester, you stand an extremely good shot at all of them. You may want to consider some slightly more selective schools to be your “reaches”</p>

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<p>Thank you. What would some of the ‘slightly more selective schools’ be? I don’t want to aim too high xD Boston College, Georgetown, and NYU all sound like great schools, but I don’t know if those would be out of my league or not.</p>