<p>What state do you reside in? I’d suggest looking into your state university system, as many of them provide educations comparable to higher ranked institutions. Your reach schools, I’m afraid to say, are rather unlikely, but I still wish you the best of luck. Georgetown, Columbia, Brown, Tufts, and Johns Hopkins are very selective schools - I had a friend who had legacy status at Columbia and very high scores who was rejected from the first three. Remember, there are URM students who “didn’t study at all” for their standardized exams and still banged out 5s and 2250+ scores, so you’ve got some pretty stiff competition. The deadline for essays is near, so try to make them as great as possible. Other than that, make sure you have good financial safeties that you’d feel comfortable at.</p>
<p>Good luck! :)</p>