too ambitious???? please help!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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i’m a senior in the midst of applying to colleges and i’d like advice. here are my stats -

gpa - 3.9 uw, 4.1 w
act - 32
sat - 1410
sat ii - 660 physics, 670 world history, 680 lit
rank - top 10% (i think like 30/500 or something close to that)
senior year courseload - ap comp, ap gov, ap french, ap stats, two courses at local cc (i’ve been dual-enrolled at the local cc since fall semester of junior year)

ec’s -
debate: 4 years, 2-year president, ranked in top 15 teams nationally, qualified to national championships, won several local tournaments, invited to many national invitationals and succeeded at them, hoping to continue in college
asb: 4-year member, class president
global feminists coalition: (club focused on improving women’s lives around the world), 2-years, founder
varsity xc
french club
nhs
coached middle and elementary school debate teams for five years

letters of rec -
french teacher of 3 years - 9/10 - he is retired now but seems very enthusiastic about writing for me
ap comp teacher (also had 3 years) - 9/10 - she really likes me and i’ve had her for several years
asb mentor - 9/10

me -
white, female, upper middle class, live in socal, no hooks

schools i’m applying to -
georgetown sfs ea (had interview, went really well - talked for an hour and a half - i know my subject tests are low, but i feel very good about my sfs essay and the interview - we’ll see i guess)
umich ea (oos)
usc
uc berkeley (in-state)
ucla (in-state)
emory
michigan state (oos)
george washington
american

i’ve been in touch with debate coaches at georgetown, umich, usc, berkeley, and emory, and while all have said that have minimal sway, that’s something to consider

am i too ambitious with the colleges i’ve chosen? do i have a chance at any of them other than the last three (my safeties)?

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Have you run the NPC?
Gwu isn’t a safety.
Your list is basically all reaches (low reach for the two UCs), then two safeties. You need to add matches.
Msu and American are safeties as long as you’ve expressed interest there (if not, do so - debate coaches as elel as fill out request info), and obviously apply to Honors (so, check honors deadline)… but they don’t meet need. So, make absolutely sure with your parents that these are affordable.
Why not add JHU or Tufts (reaches) and Macalester (match) since they’re both superb for what you want to study?
Also, add Ole Miss for Barksdale Honors and Croft Institute as another match.

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Your test scores are right below admission average for UMich while your GPA is fine. It would be a reach for you due to low OOS admission rate and not so strong scores.