<p>Kalamazoo is a pretty well-reputed college.</p>
<p>Chicago doesn’t seem like an “unrealistic reach” to me. Their ACT middle 50% score range is 28-32, which is where your score falls. Your GPA is a little low, but not too low. It’s a reach, but not unrealistic.</p>
<p>Northwestern, more so - your ACT score puts you in the bottom 25% of average applicants.</p>
<p>What about:</p>
<p>-Colorado College - a match/reach
-Colorado School of Mines - great given your interests
-Earlham College (IN) - you’d be near the top 25% of their applicant pool
-Beloit College (WI) - you’d be smack in the middle of their applicant pool
-College of Wooster (OH) - you’d be near the top of their applicant pool
-Denison University (OH) - in the middle/top of their applicant pool
-University of Minnesota - it’s out of state, but their tuition is pretty low even for OOS students with no funding. The COA would probably be closer to $30K, but you’d be near the top of their applicant pool so perhaps you would be eligible for some scholarships.</p>