Are they realistic with a 3.0?
Per common data set, at Denison, test scores are only considered and 85% are in the top quarter. There’s no grade distribution but I’m guessing with a 3, OP is not in the top 50%, not with todays grade inflation Denison doesn’t list a gpa table in CDS but on their website shows a 17% acceptance rate for the class of 2027.
Half of Oberlin’s class ranked in the top 5% and had an unweighted GPA of 3.8.
I’m personally thinking an Ohio Wesleyan, Salisbury, Hofstra, or Montclair State.
I don’t see how a Brandeis, Denison or Oberlin type happen. I think they are super reaches.
Perhaps I’m wrong.