Chance a stressed co'26 for her dream schools! [NJ resident, 3.90 GPA, 1560 SAT, 34 ACT, 1520 PSAT; computer science, data science, philosophy]

I would cut the list down to no more than 12 after considering what fits you in terms of location/weather, size and institutional academic focus. Your family may be able to be full pay, but have you cleared that with your parents? College admissions is not a lottery where each application is additive. At some point too many applications will hurt the quality of each application, especially your holistic reaches. Pick 6-8 reaches at most so you can write well thought through essays and short answers so that those schools see you fitting them.

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