Biology/Marine Biology with the feel of a New England private college

<p>Thank you so much for all of your suggestions. I have looked at Bates and Colby, and I’m in the process of researching College of the Atlantic. At first I was a little bit concerned about how small the school is and how all students need to major in “Human Ecology,” but so far I really do like the feel of the school so I’m spending some more time researching it and will probably visit.</p>

<p>One thing I am concerned about it not having enough safety schools in my list of colleges. So far these are the schools I’m looking at:
Dartmouth
Middlebury
Bowdoin
Williams
Bates
Amherst
Wellesley
Smith
Mount Holyoke
Vassar
Skidmore
Hamilton
Haverford
College of the Atlantic</p>

<p>I’m not necessarily applying to all of these, but these are the schools that have sparked my interest. I’m still afraid I’ve put a pile of too competitive schools together though. I feel like I have what it takes to get in, but I also felt that way last year, so I’m not sure. Could anyone maybe point out some more safety schools or say which of these colleges I’ve got a pretty good chance of getting into?
Thank you so much.</p>