<p>The list looks pretty much all or nothing. You have universities whose acceptance rates are in the teens (if that high) and single digits and then you have OU and KU, your safeties. I would suggest a more tiered approach - as someone said, add more matches. Look for schools that have 20%, 30%, 40% and yes, even 50% and 60% acceptance rates. Look beyond the top 10-15 schools - there’s a lot of good, great even, school out there if you are willing to look beyond name and prestige.</p>