<p>The colleges I'm applying to are:
Villanova
Tulane
UMD College Park
JMU
BC
Penn State University Park
Lehigh
Rutgers New Brunswick</p>
<p>But I feel like this list contains too many reaches and low matches/safeties, and not enough matches.</p>
<p>My stats:</p>
<p>SAT: 1980 first time (720CR, 560M, 700W)
ACT: 29 first time (34E, 25M, 35R, 22S, 31 E/W) --> taking again next month
GPA: 94.33 W (school does not give UW average)
Will graduate with 7 APs and many honors classes. Senior year consists of 4 APs, 1 honors, and 1 regular class.
AP Exams: World History (4), AP Lang (4), US History (5)</p>
<p>Good EC's (many work opportunities, internships) and lots of community service.
Expecting good essays & recs.</p>
<p>What schools should I apply to as matches? Is my list realistic as of right now?</p>
<p>These are definitely realistic options and a logical set of schools to apply to if your circumstances make sense with them, but I would not call any of them safeties. Finding an additional, less selective university, possibly one that would let you pay in-state tuition, may be a good idea, though.</p>
<p>Villanova: match
Tulane: match
UMD College Park: low match
JMU: safety
BC: low reach
Penn State University Park: match
Lehigh: high match
Rutgers New Brunswick</p>