How many programs to apply to?

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Hi All,
Im planning on applying to a number of post-bacs come late summer/early fall in order to start next summer. I graduated from Middlebury College with a under grad GPA of 3.3 and all my test scores are decent (neither a hinderance nor a help) and by the time I apply I will have had sigificant health/clinical experience. But Im wondering how many programs do people usually apply to? It seems like acceptance rates are 20-30%. I was thinking I'd apply to Hopkins, Bryn Mawr, Tufts, Columbia, USC, Brandeis, Goucher and UPenn. Is this enough? Am I going overboard? What's a reasonable number to assume I have a strong chance of being accepted somewhere?

Thanks for the advice!