<p>I have not heard of Florida tech until now. Each state has Technological institutes, but there are only 3 that I think will actually qualify for prestige: MIT, Caltech, and Georgia Tech (this one is alright and considered along with top public unis). Virginia tech is also well known and is good. In order to go a good grad school like the ones you mentioned, you might want to see if you still have any chances with A&M. I honestly would have also applied to University of Arizona in your case b/c although admissions is a shoe-in, it is well known due to its large public number figure and therefore its research since they have so many undergrads. But if anything, you can probably transfer after your first year from florida.</p>