<p>This is quite similar to my own son’s profile (3.5 W and 2100 SAT) His application list was heavily weighted for matches for the GPA. He was only interested in private, urban schools. And because of an aggressive savings plan we need not require FA.
He has been accepted every where he applied, half offering merit scholarships. Perhaps he was too conservative. He only applied to one reach. In retrospect I wish there had been a few more reaches. Please don’t flame me, I am not complaining. I was just relating our experience.</p>