Academically Strong Match Schools for 34 ACT, 3.9 GPA, etc. ?

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Right now my college list is very reach-heavy and I was wondering if anyone could provide some more match schools in the midwest or east coast that are located in a city, medium or large sized, are very academically strong in both the humanities and sciences, and have friendly, open minded student body? Don’t qualify for need based aid, so if I could find some great match schools that offer merit aid that would be awesome.

Here is my current list:

Harvard
Yale
Stanford
Brown
UPenn
WashU
Duke
Princeton
Emory
Boston University
Northeastern

  • state flagship. it is my safety but i'd be more than happy to attend with scholarship.

The only matches I have so far are : Emory, Boston U., & Northeastern

Here are my stats and other info:

ACT: 34 (waiting for writing score, anticipating 10-12)
3.9 UW GPA
I have taken the most challenging course load I could at my school and will graduate having taken 10 AP classes.

ECs: unconventional, focused and in depth with the main things i love (writing, literacy, social justice)
Work experience: unpaid science research internship at a lab throughout high school. i have presented at regional meetings but no big awards or science fair stuff. mostly do it for the fun experience and to learn more about the field so I never really thought too much about awards and competitions though those would have been nice to have.
Volunteer experience: tutoring and mentoring through my ECs

demographics-
really unhooked aside from my ECs lol
female, asian, high income (don’t qualify for need based aid)

other- i really enjoy writing and hope to make my essays really strong and illustrative. reccs will be outstanding as i am requesting them from teachers who know me really well inside and outside of the classroom. projected majors: Women and Gender Studies, International Relations, or Psychology.

So now with all this in mind, what are a few great schools that I could definitely be a match at and should consider adding to my list? Thank you! :slight_smile:

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Boston College, Wake Forest, Case Western, University of Rochester, William & Mary, Lehigh

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The University of Rochester is a fine, complete university on the edge of a medium-sized city. By selectivity, URochester slots in between Emory and Northeastern. Your academic achievement would be likely to qualify you for a merit scholarship there.

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How about Georgetown in DC? It’s Catholic but only 51% of the student body identifies as Catholic and it’s not so pervasive that non-Catholic students feel uncomfortable (or even notice). DC is a great city to spend time in, esp. for international relations or gender studies - lots of interesting internship opportunities and alum connections. Decent weather compared to other parts of the country. Can be preppy - but no more than are Duke, Princeton, and Emory.

If you’d consider a LAC, Macalester in Minneapolis would be an option. They offer merit aid to top students. And take look at Barnard in NYC and Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.

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Brandeis? Not sure if that’s close enough to Boston for you.

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Ohio State. But why do you need more match schools if you’re happy with your safety?