Having trouble narrowing down my college list

<p>According to my counselor, a lot of the safety/match/reach stuff is based on where people from my school have gotten into. And nearly everyone who has applied to USC from my school (with same or lower stats) has gotten in, so I’m considering it a safety. This is reasonable, right?</p>

<p>Again, I am not the one who declared it a safety–my guidance counselor did.</p>