How do I balance safeties with reach and target schools?
Summary of my stats:
3.77 gpa
29 ACT (im retaking it soon)
7 APS (by senior year)
13 honnors classes
5 Dual Enrollment classes
2 SUPA classes
2 Internships
1 job
2 Clubs (officer positions)
1 really good award
Underepresented minority
Based on the chancing, I have a good amount of great school in my safeties category (Howard, American are my favorites) and much more targets and reaches. I my dream school is Princeton, and like other students I want to get into the best ranked college I can get into without spending too much time applying to schools I won't get into. My list is currently 11 schools, 3 safeties, 2 targets, and 6 reaches. Is there anything I should change/ any recommendations about my application profile in general? Thanks!!
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Hi @jessogb! I believe your profile would present the top 80% percentile of students. You perhaps might want to increase your chances by increasing your target schools.
Here is what is recommended by the CollegeVine Blog:
"You should aim to apply to 8-12 schools total, and at least 2-3 of those should be safeties. A balanced school list is one that is made up of 2-3 safety schools, 4-5 target schools, and 2-3 reach schools. While you should have a 75%+ chance of acceptance at a safety school, at a target or reach school, you should have a 50% or <25% chance of acceptance, respectively."
You can read the complete blog of the guide to safety schools here: shorturl.at/hjsLZ
I hope this information helps & good luck applying!
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