<p>bren</p>
<p>To be honest, it’s hard to give advice when someone goes to a small very difficult/prestigious private school, as you do. Grades/rank at these schools just have different meaning than almost all other schools.</p>
<p>This being said, your SATs are somewhat low for the schools you mention, but certainly not impossibly so. APPLY.</p>
<p>If UofC is your first choice, APPLY EA. If you’ve read these boards, you understand it’s a numbers game. But your legacy status will help. You certainly have a shot.</p>
<p>I have no real feel for your chances for Penn or Wash U with your SAT scores – but why would you apply ED if UofC is your first choice. How would you feel if you got into both Penn and UofC and had to turn down your first choice because of an ED commitment you had made?</p>
<p>Find a few schools in the next tier for ‘match’ and ‘safety’ schools, just in case.</p>
<p>Good luck!!!</p>