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[quote=Anonymous]OP, very roughly, I'd categorize colleges under, say, 30% acceptance rate to be reaches due to low acceptance rate, even if they look like a match for stats, so maybe you have a high match/low reach category.  Then 30-50% acceptance rates as matches.  >50% safeties.

So from a ranking perspective, look at national universities ranked somewhere around 30-60+ for matches, with high match/low reach category being in the 30s, and 40-60s being matches, 70s+ being safeties.   Start with the ranking list and glance down the top 100+, picking a few in each part of that list, plus any other local options (such as a regional state U) that might make good safeties but are not ranked so high.  This is my approach but problem is that in the match area of that list are a ton of public universities that are likely out of state and so not necessarily a great value or otherwise not awesome options.  (I am not a fan of paying private prices for the large public experience, when my kid could get the large public experience for less in-state, if that is what they want.)  Comb through and see what sounds interesting.[/quote]

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