<p>OP, you can answer some of your questions by checking the “yield” statistics for each of the schools on your list…that is the percentage of students who accept the offer of admission. Those numbers are available in any college guide.</p>
<p>I am sure you are a very strong student, but even so, your list seems top heavy to me. Some of the state schools on your list are not easy admits for out of state students. And some of the schools on your list that you identify as “match” are still tough admits who accept fewer than about 30% of their applicants…such as Emory, Vanderbilt and Wash U…</p>
<p>If you want to, look up some threads from a couple of years ago about Andison.</p>