Dropping Franklin and Marshall College.
“I’m not seeking lectures from posters on how to make my decision rather seeking their guidance on trimming down my list.”
lol, lecturing and judging is what do here, that would like eliminate most of the posts. Anyway, if you’re serious about greek life, religious affiliation, sports contributing to the social scene, then you can consider eliminating a few private colleges - Vanderbilt, ND, Northwestern, Duke. And someone mentioned LACs and competitive vibe, same would apply to public colleges, by and large they’re not going to be very competitive except for some majors, pre-med, maybe business, and engineering if those schools admit after freshman or sophomore year into the major, and the honors colleges. Again those are niche places if you will, where the competition happens, you will find many capable but non-serious students as well.
MODERATOR’S NOTE: Closing thread @ OP’s request.