@ucbalumnus thank you for that input. So that would leave the list looking something like this:
3 UNLIKELIES
Notre Dame
Cornell (ENG)
Washington (CS)
6 REACHES
UCSB (ENG)
Cal Poly SLO (ENG)
Wisconsin (NR)
UCSD (ENG)
Purdue (ENG)
UIUC (ENG)
7 TARGETS
SCU
UMass Amherst
Colorado School of Mines
Minnesota (SCIENG) - legacy
Lehigh (ENG)
CU-Boulder
UCSC (ENG)
2 LIKELIES
Seattle U
Boise State
Anyone else have any thoughts? Any more privates or unlikelies?
He likes wooded campuses, good for CS / engineering, access to professors (leans smaller / private or honors program), wants to graduate in about 4 years, not many extra liberal arts classes / practical, good for internships.
A 32 or higher on the ACT makes the program predict improved outcomes.