<p>I have some pretty solid safeties within the UC system, I think, but I guess the private/OOS schools I’m looking at are more of “reaches” for me.</p>
<p>Typically, schools that would be reaches for you don’t give merit.</p>
<p>A school like Tulane would probably give you at least $25k, but Tulane is not a reach for you. Neither is Fordham, UPitt, or BU. Those schools are matches. </p>
<p>Santa Clara wouldn’t be a reach, but would probably give you merit.</p>
<p>A reach school that might give you merit, would be Vanderbilt or WashU.</p>