Help me narrow down the list of schools I want to apply to?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I have a pretty huge list of schools to apply to. I need help narrowing it down. My ACT score is 33 and I haven't gotten my SAT scores back yet. GPA unweighted is 3.7 but I've taken 10 AP/College Credit classes including this year.</p>

<p>Reach (I'm hoping at least 1 accepts me):
Stanford EA
Duke
UC Berkeley
USC
Pomona
Claremont McKenna
UCLA
Georgetown
Harvard</p>

<p>Match:
UC San Diego
UC Santa Barbara
University of Washington</p>

<p>Safety:
Oregon State University
Washington State University
University of Idaho (where I live haha)</p>

<p>I have 15 schools on this list. Most people agree that I need to narrow my list down, and I agree because this will cost me WAY too much money if I apply to all of them. Please help me here!!</p>

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<p>I’d pick one of Pomona or Claremont McKenna since they’re sister schools and you’ll have access to both when you go to either.</p>

<p>I might pick between just one of UCLA and Berkeley.</p>

<p>Unless you want to do it for the hell of it, skip Harvard. It’s a lottery for someone even with a 36 and a 4.0 UW. It’s possible you’ll get accepted, but highly unlikely (and that is not a reflection on you at all).</p>

<p>I’d pick one more reach to skip, and then you’d be down to 11 schools. Whichever one you’re the least keyed up about. Eleven is still a lot, but it’s a step in the right direction.</p>

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<p>You’re probably right about Harvard. It’s last on my list because I’ve been reconsidering applying there.</p>

<p>I like your other suggestions- I’ll consider them. Thanks for the reply! Anyone else?</p>

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<p>What do you want to major in? For me it was a huge factor, looking at the academic strength of the college for the major that I was interested in. I know that many people end up switching their majors in college but still, knowing that I was more interested in studying a certain subject was very useful when narrowing down my list. Anyways, good luck!</p>

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<p>I’m undecided about my major. Right now though, I’m thinking International Relations which I know Georgetown has a great program, I’m not sure about the others though. Thanks.</p>

<p>Other suggestions? :)</p>

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<p>I have decided i am NOT applying to University of Washington, Harvard, and I’m picking only 2 UC schools but I haven’t decided which yet. So I’m down to 11 which is slightly more reasonable. Thanks for the suggestions. It’d be nice to knock off a few more but I don’t think that’s going to happen.</p>