<p>Reach-Match-Safety are really subjective. But it looks like your list has a good start. There’s a range of schools there, though I don’t see any real safety schools.</p>
<p>Essentially, with your grades, your application will probably be competitive at many of the top schools, given the <20% admit rates, not a lock anywhere. My advice, cast a wide net and apply to a number of places. Cornell should definitely be one of them.</p>
<p>Things to talk to your Guidance Counselor about – Your ACTs are a bit better than your SAT, and more balanced. It might make sense to only submit these (the down side is that they don’t see your math 780. That’s why I say talk to a guidance counselor.)</p>
<p>You seem to be geographically neutral – i.e., east coast and west coast schools.</p>
<p>With my D’s application process, we found that the schools that offered partial merit scholarships were generally at least a level below the really elite schools (like Cornell), which doesn’t say that they aren’t excellent. Full Merit Scholarships are somewhat harder, and may require dropping down more in the school’s reputation. Good luck!!!</p>
<p>The scuttlebutt is that the following are relatively generous with merit money, and have good reputations and/or good science departments: Tulane, Maryland, Northeastern, Purdue, Delaware. (I’m sure there are many more).</p>
<p>As far as ‘match’ to “high match”, Consider Michigan, Northwestern, Wash U St Louis (not much of a chance of merit money at these), maybe Illinois, U Tex Austin, Rice. I think we have most of the usual suspects here.</p>