When you say your EFC is $35k, is that an amount that your family is willing and able to pay for four years? If not, what is the number that your family will pay? Run the net price calculators at the private schools to see if your family can meet the college’s expectations (many families cannot).
Your list, with my comments about likelihood of price being met.
EA:
UNC Chapel Hill
Clemson – Highly unlikely to meet your price
Tulane
UT Austin – Highly unlikely to meet your price
UIUC– Highly unlikely to meet your price
UMich– Highly unlikely to meet your price
UWisc-Madison– Highly unlikely to meet your price
UMiami
UArkansas (before Nov. 1st)RD:
Vanderbilt
William+Mary– Highly unlikely to meet your price
U Washington-Seattle– Highly unlikely to meet your price
Wake Forest
American
This is how I would classify your chances for admission to the schools that I think have a chance of meeting your budget:
Extremely Likely (80-99+%)
- U. of Arkansas
Likely (60-79%)
- American (if you show lots of interest)
Toss-Up (40-59%)
Low Probability (20-39%)
- Wake Forest
- U. of Miami
Lower Probability (less than 20%)
- Vanderbilt
- UNC-Chapel Hill
- Tulane