Is my list too top heavy?

The odds are, with thoughtful applications, you’ll get into at least 1 of those schools. The thing is, you shouldn’t simply have good odds, you should have a sure thing (or pretty darn close to it.) And every year, there are kids who think they are telling AOs what they want to hear yet somehow miss the mark.

For your own sanity, add some schools that are matches/safeties.