<p>“Or as was suggested earlier, just mention the safeties, maybe the matches, and leave out the reaches. Problem solved.”</p>
<p>That’s what my son did. Many times people ask “So what are your plans? Where do you want to go? Where are you applying?” They are not going to hold it against you later, if you didn’t give them an <em>exact and comprehensive</em> list of each and every university you are considering.</p>