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The list you posted is not too reachy imo. I think you underestimate how impressive 800 CR, 800 U.S. History and 790 World History scores will be to colleges looking for talent in that area. Your combined CR and M score of 1250 puts you in the 50th percentile range of many colleges. That includes Goucher, which I see as a match, not a reach. Goucher's 25th-75th percentile SAT scores were listed as 1090-1300 in usnwr's 2008 edition, which puts you at the high end of the 50th percentile. Bryn Mawr is closer to a match than reach too, with a 50th percentile range of SAT scores listed as 1200-1420. (And don't forget that that means that 25 percent of students at the college had combined CR and M scores of below 1200.)
It's okay to have some reachy reaches on your list, so why not apply to UChicago and emphasize your strength in history rather than your weakness in math. Ditto Bard and Carleton. I think you should send the SAT scores as well as the ACT scores, otherwise the adcoms will not get a full picture of your potential in the areas of your greatest strength. Your GC did a good job suggesting a range of colleges that allow for reaching for the stars but having good back ups as well.
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