<p>You should look into Georgia Tech, Michigan, and Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. All 3 are top engineering/science schools and they are much, much easier to get into. They basically ask for a minimum GPA and a list of required courses and if you can meet that, then you’re pretty much in. Do take a very close look at the required courses. I applied to these plus MIT for spring '09 and I got into all of them except for GT because I didn’t precisely meet their required courses…</p>
<p>if you want to do CS/mechanical/electrical/civil/industrial engineering, these three state schools should be on your list. hope this helps!</p>