<p>you should look into University of San Diego…a small-medium jesuit school that is GORGEOUS!!..and if you are aiming at HYPS, then without looking at your grades/test scores, you could potentially get a lot of merit $$…
otherwise, try to think about what you really want. For example you said…I don’t want this, but these schools are an exception. What makes those schools an exception? What about those schools really draws you to them? If, for example UW Madison, Michigan, NYU, loyola chicago, and yale don’t fit your most basic criteria, think about why it is that these schools have to be on your list at all. Those are some very easy ones to bump off the list.</p>