Not sure how to classify schools

Applying to College
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<p>I recently returned from a college tour with my parents and was able to pick out out a group of colleges that I liked, based on their missions, the atmosphere of the campus, the teaching quality (I visited classes), the overall impression I got from information sessions and chatting to students, the facilities etc.
The reason I am having trouble is because I picked schools based on what I like, no necessarily what I feel I can get into. I’m not sure which schools (if any) would be safety, which would be match and which would be reach. </p>

<p>The schools I liked were: (this is not in any particular order of preference)</p>

<pre><code>Colby
Connecticut College
Middlebury
Skidmore
Boston College
Trinity
St. Lawrence
Goucher College

My stats are basically as follows:

School Description: International School, follows IB curriculum from primary years to diploma, they offer IB diploma in high school, certificates or standard American High school diploma (meaning standard classes, no honors, no APs). The distribution between the programs in my class is: 60% full diploma, 20% certificates, 20% standard american high school diploma.

Academics: 3.8 uw GPA, taking full diploma. Predicted scores: 7 English a1 hl, 7 History HL , 6 Economies HL, 5 Spanish B SL, 6 Math SL, 6 Biology SL.
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<p>I haven’t taken the SAT yet, but I will be taking it on May 6th, I’m expecting to get low-mid 700s on verbal/writing and low-mid 600s math. </p>

<p>Extra-curriculars:
Equestrian - competitve showjumping, regularly placing at regional level
Model UN - Gone to conferences in Portugal and Beijing. Recieved commended speaker award at Portugal.
Newspaper - editor and co-founder
Creative Writing (more of a hobby) - co-wrote last year’s fall play, attended various writing conferences, working on novel.
Vocal training </p>

<p>Awards:
Citizenship Award, Effort Award, Academic Achievement Awards</p>

<p>Could someone class the schools for me into reach/match/saftey? And if you have suggestions to schools that are similar, please let me know.</p>

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<p>My take:</p>

<p>Reach: Middlebury College</p>

<p>Low Reach/Match: Boston College, Colby, Conn College, Trinity</p>

<p>Safer Bet: St. Lawrence, Goucher College, Skidmore</p>

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<p>agree with arcadia’s classification.
one thing stuck out to me thought- you have schools which tend to be quite liberal/artsy (conn, skidmore, goucher) and then schools which are quite preppy (trinity, bc, colby).
might want to look at vassar (similar to conn) or union (similar to trinity but easier to get into), possibly wesleyan for a reach?</p>

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<p>You also might add Hamilton and to the Trinity, bc, colby grouping. </p>

<p>Skidmore is quite a bit more selective than SLU and Goucher, and more on par with Conn College, Bates, etc.</p>

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<p>Id say BC is a match…</p>