<p>I seriously doubt that Carnegie Mellon is just a low reach. I’d definitely move it up to the reach category.</p>
<p>You have the least chance of getting into Northwestern of any of the schools on your list. WUSTL is a close second. University of Chicago is a bit easier only because they have difficult essays to write for their admission process and that weeds a lot of candidates out. The school is just as good academically, but fewer people apply, I think. If you like Northwestern, I think you will like Bucknell. Similar type of student. Bucknell is rural, though, and much smaller in size.</p>