Can someone help me find a good fit school?

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Hi guys,
I am working on my college apps but I worry that I am not applying to the right schools at the moment.

For RD I am applying (to a lot): American, Amherst, Barnard, Hamilton, Haverford, Lafayette, Middlebury, Smith, Swarthmore, GW, UCONN, UMass Amherst, Wesleyan, William & Mary, Williams, and Georgetown.

Is this a good spread?

Here are my stats:
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 34 (35 - math, 35 - reading, 35 - English, 31 - Science
SAT II: 770 - Math II, 760 - US history
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.66 (4.35 weighted) - This is as of junior year. This year I’ve been doing really well and plan to come out of first semester with a 4.9 weighted which brings my average weighted up to around a 4.6.

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A definitely top 10% of a 710 class size
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 - APUSH, 4 - AP lang, 5 - comparative government, 5 - calc BC, 4 - AP bio, 4 - American government (NO IB)
Senior Year Course Load: AP physics 1, AP Euro, AP Econ (macro/micro), AP lit, Honors Multivariable Calculus, Honors Spanish 6
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar with distinction, Outstanding delegate at Harvard MUN, Outstanding delegate at Princeton Model UN. Best delegate at Rutgers MUN, Verbal Mention at Princeton MUN, Social Studies award (school wide), School House Award (School wide), a couple of awards from my part time job at starbucks.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

President/Founder - US history review club
President/Founder - Political Activism club (work in conjunction with League of Women voters)
Model UN (Mentor)
Track and Field - Captain 2020
Internship for congressional candidate - Michael Hiller
We the People Program - Placed 3rd
Winter play

Job/Work Experience:
Part time job at Starbucks (+20 hours a week for 2 yrs)

Volunteer/Community service:
Teachers assistant at orchestra camp
Seaside center volunteer
League of women voters volunteer

Summer Activities:
Summer camp volunteer
Brown pre-college

Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Commonapp: 9/10 - took a huge risk with this one
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
I got 3
10/10 - Model UN supervisor and teacher for 3/4 of years in high school
10/10 - APUSH teacher, supervises both my clubs, we get along super well
10/10 - math teacher sophomore year but also essay tutor. knows me in and out.

Counselor Rec: 8/10

Other: I’ve been taking 1 second of video every day for 3 years and put it on a website and linked it in my application as well as a compilation of other video projects I’ve made over the last few years.

Intended Major: Mathematics & History
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female

Reflection

Strengths: Recs, Extra Curriculars, MOST essays (i easily spent 80+ hours revising, editing, and perfecting but i’m not sure how perfect they are)

Weaknesses: My GPA - i would really be ok with my application if it weren’t for this but i’ve taken the hardest classes i could since freshman year

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From your current list, Amherst, Hamilton, Haverford and Williams appear in a Princeton Review sampling, “Great Schools for Mathematics Majors.” That’s a good thing, and I think you’ll get at least one of these colleges. Amherst and Hamilton, with their notably flexible curricula, seem particularly suited to your dual interests in math and history. Based on its strength in history, a Georgetown admission would be nice as well. With respect to potential additions as you refine your list, consider Bryn Mawr.

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What does the naviance data from your HS say about your chances? And are you asking us which of these colleges are a good fit- or are you looking for more schools? And do you know if you can afford most of these?

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High school data is all over the place, colleges can be quite particular with students in my area. Affording isn’t a problem, I am very lucky that my mom works hard for that. I was kind of looking for both I guess? I want my range to be a good variety but I also really want to be challenged wherever I end up.

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Both math and history are relatively broad subjects at the upper levels, so the selection of upper level elective courses can vary considerably from one college/department to another, particularly at smaller colleges/departments, based on faculty subarea interests. You may want to check the faculty rosters and course offerings in math and history at each college to see if each one covers the subareas that you are most interested in.