<p>First off, your academic record is stellar. Good job. </p>
<p>Princeton
Stanford
MIT
Caltech</p>
<p>The above four are crapshoots, as we all know. I agree with the sentiment above that it would be shocking if you were not to be admitted to at least one of these four, if not the majority. However, nothing’s a guarantee. For MIT and Caltech, your profile definitely shows you have interest and ability in their programs, but take extra care in showing what makes you different from many of the other extremely gifted math and science students who apply. Your geographic diversity will help here.</p>
<p>Chicago - Your chances here are as good as anyone, and probably some of the greatest I’ve seen with the exception of some very high-achieving URMs (for Chicago, specifically). Chicago admissions can be weird because they look for a…how to put this…unique type of student, so focus on showing your creativity in your essays and your chances should be very high.
Rice - I’d estimate your chances at upwards of 85-90%. Granted, those numbers are overly specific, but I’m trying to quantify that you would bring a lot to this school, and I would be pretty surprised if they rejected you.
UIUC - Almost certainly in (barring some very weird fluke), however, and I don’t know the answer to this, what are their policies on out-of-state financial aid? Their engineering programs are fantastic, but I would look into the financial side more.
Tulsa - in.</p>
<p>Finally, with regards to QuestBridge, it definitely won’t hurt your application. None of your “Big 4” schools offer ED, so you won’t lose any potential admissions benefit by bypassing that (EA doesn’t have the same benefit, and in some cases can even be harder). Places like Princeton, QB will give you two chances of admission, so that’s something to consider. Also, your profile matches really well with the schools I presume you’d be ranking on QB, so I think your chances of matching are pretty solid. If I were in your position, I would not pass up the opportunity.</p>