<p>“Vassar would be pretty far down the line” - not sure what you mean by that, but if you mean it’s somehow a significantly lesser school, you’re very much mistaken. </p>
<p>Keilexandra is right; it’s nobody’s safety. Yes, kids with stats not unlike the OP’s do get in, but that isn’t because it’s a safety. 23.9% isn’t really a low match either. </p>
<p>I second Sarah Lawrence. Skidmore, too (though it is hardly “close to NYC.” It’s three and a half hours). </p>
<p>juillet has some great suggestions - though given the schools on the OP’s list, I don’t see Lehigh as a great fit, and while it’s an hour from Philadelphia, it’s much closer to two hours from NYC (three in traffic).</p>