Shooting to High on Reaches?

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>Top 20% of my class 3.6UW/4.2UW
Most Rigorous I could possibly take (All APs and All Honors when possible)
I took 6 AP classes (school doesn’t offer very many)
Mostly A’s (All A’s in english and social science courses, Half A’s and B’s in Math and Science, and all B’s in spanish :S) 4 yrs English, Math (5yrs), Spanish (4yrs), Science (4 yrs), History/Social Science (5+).</p>

<p>ACT: 32 (34/29/33/30)</p>

<p>Recommendations are Excellent</p>

<p>Essay: Very unusual can either make it or break it (borderline risky)</p>

<p>EC’s: Very strong and focused Heavily in Music (I play two instruments and participate in about 5-6 ensembles) and Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout)</p>

<p>Other little not as important things</p>

<p>Reach Schools:</p>

<p>Grinnell and Bowdoin</p>

<p>Am I reaching too high, esp for Bowdoin? My grades are not steller, my test score is Medium High for both but Bodoin doesn’t place a lot of weight on them. Admissions process is holistic for both though.</p>

<p>I don’t know, but make sure your essay doesn’t contain any instances of confusing “to” and “too”! ;)</p>