<p>Thanks for the help, everybody! I think I’ve finally narrowed down the list to the top 12, here it is:</p>
<p>Bucknell
Penn
Stanford
University of Wisconsin
Yale
Brown
Pomona
Washington University
Rice
Miami University (financial safety)
University of Illinois
Bowdoin</p>
<p>and then a few schools with free apps just because: Tulane, U-Minnesota, Washington and Lee.</p>