Help me decide which schools to aim for!

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Background:
Ethnicity: 1st generation Indian American
State: NJ
School: Public school (high ranking in state)

SAT Info: Taking in one month for, been studying for about two days and have gotten the following scores on times practice tests:
Math: 700 (Will get up with more Practice, it started at 640)
Writing: 720
Critical Reading: 740 ( Started at 660 on the first practice test I took a few days ago)
I Hope to be able to score near 2200 when said and done, I really feel that practicing more will help me.
Subject Tests: Will take bio, chem(in AP class now), and Math II later.

Transcript:
GPA: 3.85 out of 4.0 unweighted (Will be 3.9ish by the end of the year)
Classes:
4 Math: all honors
5 Science: 4 honors, 1 AP
4 History: 2 honors, 2 College Prep
4 English : 2 honors, 1 AP, and one CP(for next year)
4 Spanish: 3 CP (That is what my school offers) and 1 honors
4 Elective arts and computer clases
4 Business and Marketing Classes

Clubs/Activities:
DECA: International Finalist, two more attempts to appear
Key Club: for 3 Years
Lacrosse: For a couple years
National Honors Society

Schools I want to go to:

Top Choice: Wharton at UPENN - (High aspirations!)
Second Choice: Stern at NYU
Highly Considered Colleges: Georgetown, University of Chicago(!) - Please help me find more high ranked business colleges I meet criteria to get into!
Backup: Northeastern- Please help me by recommending good backups

Tell me what I can do to make my chances better, what schools I have a good chance to get into, if I should apply early decision to UPENN with what I have, and anything that will help me.

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Hey, just want to help you out and put your mind at ease when it comes to the decision process of which schools to apply…you always do 3 categories! You do 2-3 schools each, to be on the safe side…

1.) HIGH REACH - schools you think may be hard to get into, but you never know! So apply to wherever you want to give it a shot: Harvard, Yale, Princeton…sky is the limit!
2.) REACH - school you know you have a really good shot because their candidates match up with your stats (GPA, SATs, ACTs)
3.) SAFETY - school that might not exactly be your top choice, but you know FOR A FACT will accept you…think state schools! You need at least 2 in case everything (knock on wood) goes wrong, at least you know for sure you have 2 you can pick from!

That said, just keep doing what you’re doing…as for schools, anything with in this Top 9 list is HIGH REACH, anything not on there that you’ve heard of w/ good reputation is REACH for your stats, and any in-state school with a not so famous business program is SAFETY!

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