<p>xm1chelle, I really didn’t think that I had enough extracurriculars, so your feedback is slightly reassuring. I do want to go to a smaller school (to be honest, Wash U, Boston U, and the UC’s are a bit large for me – I don’t want to be just a number), but preferably one that does offer the resources of a larger research institution – that’s what has drawn me to the Claremont colleges, particularly Pomona (Scripps/Claremont McKenna are really a bit less than ideal, in my mind). </p>
<p>I am curious, though, as to how you narrowed down my list. Would anyone mind going through the schools I had listed to identify them as reaches/good fits/safeties/etc. or provide any additional suggestions?</p>