@Chembiodad, Thanks.
I am in the elimination phase. I look at each college on my list, read its admission stats, read CC, ratemyprofessor, and ■■■■■■■■■, I am trying to get rid of those schools that are unlikely to admit me. For instance, I know Dartmouth publishes the Val/Sal data in their admission press release and brags about it, which raises a red flag. Swarthmore also brags about how many of their admits are in the top 2 %…
Thanks, everyone. more reading to do 
I also posted my thoughts on Dartmouth board and got good info back.
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/dartmouth-college/2041317-dartmouth-no-need-to-apply.html#latest