University of Washington Seattle - OOS [TX resident, top 18% rank, sociology or communication]

WWU would match your state’s criteria and would be a safety. Same for SOU.

I assume you’re applying to Oregon and its Honors college. I would recommend Whitman as another target.

Look into Lewis&Clark, Willamette, UPuget Sound; UPortland, SeattleU (both Catholic like Gonzaga but less conservative) in case one works well for you.

All in all, UW for Sociology (or Communication) is a good target and you should apply to the Honors College because you have a shot. I’d say 70-30 you get in and 50-50 for Honors.

Unless your family is moving there or you’re interested in widening your search, I would remove Pitt - it’s a great university in a cool neighborhood but it looks really out of your geographical preferences.