<p>you should apply to amherst or williams and maybe an LAC-ish Ivy like Dartmouth. I can’t see you being happy somewhere like Harvard just because it is a huge research university… Princeton might be okay but who knows. put a reach or two in there because you’re a high match - match to the schools you listed. schools consider you in the context of your surroundings, so it won’t hurt you that you went to a less-than-stellar school.</p>