sort these colleges, if you have the time....

<p>I'd like to get a sense of which colleges are safeties, matches, and reaches for me, and I'd really appreciate your help</p>

<p>Here's my info:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>I attend a large but fairly strong public school in the suburbs of New York</p></li>
<li><p>My unweighted GPA: 97</p></li>
<li><p>Most challenging course-load available each year</p></li>
</ul>

<p>-Senior year schedule: AP English, AP Spanish, AP Government, BC Calculus, AP Physics C, Orchestra</p>

<ul>
<li><p>SAT I: 2360
Verbal- 800, Math- 760, Writing- 800</p></li>
<li><p>SAT IIs:
U.S. History- 800, Physics- 750, will be taking Spanish in October
(also Bio- 680, Math IC- 670, but I don't like to talk about those...I didn't prepare very well)</p></li>
<li><p>Should be getting great recommendations</p></li>
<li><p>Very creative and unique essay</p></li>
<li><p>Academic Honors/Awards:
·National Honors Society
·National Merit Scholarship commended student
·Recipient of Oberlin College Book Award (whatever that means)</p></li>
<li><p>Extracurriculars:</p></li>
</ul>

<p>School Clubs
·Peerleader for 3 years (works with middle school kids to discuss various issues like popularity and drugs/alcohol)
·Copy editor of Penporrri (literary magazine)
·Founder and president of Salsa Club</p>

<p>Sports
·Varsity and club soccer
·Referee for local soccer league during fall season for 2 years</p>

<p>Music
·Pianist in school jazz band and in jazz ensemble outside of school
·Cellist in school orchestra and chamber orchestra
·Piano accompanist for swing choir
·Co-President of Tri-M (music honor society)
·Classical and jazz piano lessons (9 years and 4 years)
·Cello lessons (2 years)</p>

<p>Miscellaneous
·Avid unicyclist, attended Circus Camp for 3 years</p>

<p>Here's the list:</p>

<p>Columbia, Princeton, Yale, Harvard (I have double legacy there), Brown, Williams, Barnard, Middlebury, Amherst, Tufts, University of Chicago, Dartmouth, Colby, UVA, University of Rochester</p>

<p>Ranking the colleges in order of difficulty for admissions (my opinion only):</p>

<p>Harvard/Yale-reach (for everyone a reach)
Princeton-reach (for everyone a reach)
Williams-reach (for everyone a reach)
Amherst/Dartmouth/Columbia-slight reach to reach (for almost everyone a reach)
Middlebury-match
Brown-match
Chicago-match
Colby-match
Tufts-match
Barnard-match
UVa-match (OOS, so only a match, not a safe match)
Univ of Rochester-safety</p>

<p>With your double legacy at Harvard, you have a good shot (for you, probably a better shot than at Yale, Princeton, or Williams)</p>

<p>In reality, your stats and background give you a good chance at all of these schools. Good luck and let us know how it goes.</p>