Hello,

I'm a junior in High School and i have bee searching for colleges since Sophomore year. I have an excellent idea of the dream schools I want to apply to (MIT, Princeton, U Chicago, Harvard, Yale) and a what was once a pretty good list of Match/ Safety Schools (U of Illinois, U of Washington, U of Maryland.) I say this was one a good list because my preferences for a college have changed. I used to just want to go to a really good STEM research school (hence the state schools) but now I want more. I want to go to a really good research school that also has a good Humanities/Arts department and a small class size. Essentially a STEM liberal arts college. However, all the ones I've found seem more like reach schools than a match for me (Harvey Mudd, Dartmouth, ect). Are there any realistic schools that have what I am looking for?

Thanks for the help.