i haven’t really considered where uva and emory stand in the safety/match/reach categories before writing this post because I added them last minute. Thank you for letting me know they’re reaches and not matches. I only lived in Texas for a year and while I lived in Virginia for many years, I always thought UVA would be a match instead of doing further research especially given the cirsumstances of this year.
To answer your question, I haven’t thought too much about in state schools other than UT Austin, UTD, and Rice. Especially given that I would like to attend college in the East coast because I like the enviornment and weather there much better. I will most likely apply to the biology major at UTA.