Chance Me (does my college list suit me)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi, I was refining my list of colleges and I just wanted to make sure that my list wasn’t too top heavy. I’m CS for VA and my stats are:
Hi there, I am a current senior and wanted to know about whether my college list is too ambitious with my grades and if they are placed in the right categories. I am planning on majoring in biomedical engineering with a minor in computer science. I am Asian and live in Loudon County (Northern Virginia). Here are my stats:

SAT superscored: 1510 Math: 790 English: 720
Biology subject (projected): 800
Rank: my school doesn’t have ranking
Major: Computer Science
GPA: 4.22, 11th grade was 4.32
AP Physics Mechanics: 5
AP BC Calculus: 4
AP AB Calculus: 4
CompSci Principles: 4
Recieved academic award each year for having a GPA above a 4.0

My recommendations are from my hospital supervisor, engineering teacher and BC calculus/Multi variable teacher.

Course Rigor:
I have taken my engineering electives the last four years and taken the highest level maths available. Above are my AP scores from my STEM AP classes. My STEM classes this year are AP Biology, Multi-variable Calculus, AP CompSci, advanced engineering. My grades for the STEM classes last year were B’s. But if I finish 1st semester with all A’s, will I be fine?

Extracurriculars (all of which are eleborated on in the application through supplemental essays):
Volunteered at my local hospital for the last 2 years: I did patient transport, worked the gift shop and was promoted to the volunteer manager.
Robotics team member all of high school: I have been community outreach lead and design lead and have won qualifing competitions throughout the years and went to worlds one of the years.
Volunteered at my local church over the last six years.
Tutor middle schoolers in math over the last two years as a job.
Hold a leadership position in the St.Judes club that I was a part of for the last four years.
Started a sustainibility club at my school to get water conserving water fountains.
Volunteered at a STEM remediation camp for middle school kids over the summer.
Part of Math, Science, and National Honors Society.

Reach:
University of Virginia
Georgia Tech
Johns Hopkins University
UNC Chapel Hill
Carnegie Mellon University

Expected:
Virginia Tech (engineering)
George Washington University
William and Mary University

Safety:
University of Pittsburg
George Mason University
Viriginia Commonwealth University

So does my college list seem right for me and are the schools in the right categories for me based on my stats, especially my grades. Thanks so much!

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My post contradicts itself but I am trying to major in biomedical engineering and minor in computer science.

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Whats your unweighted GPA?
Whats your estimated class rank? Even though your school doesn’t rank, they can figure it out.
The engineering electives that you mention? Are they HS classes or college classes?

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@sgopal2 , my unweighted GPA is 3.8 and I assume I’m in the top 15% (top 100 out of 650). The engineering electives are high school classes but you get real world certifications, but no college affiliation.

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The grades and test scores are solid. You have a good mix of reaches, matches and safety. I noticed that your list is heavily tilted towards east coast schools. Have you considered others? You might get some aid for stepping out of your geographic area. Here are some schools to consider:

Case Western
Lehigh
Purdue
UIUC
Clemson

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Thank you for your response @sgopal2 . Do you think that based on those scores and grades I should wait to apply regular decision as apposed to early action?

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Early round is almost always better than the RD round. If your top choice offers binding ED1 or ED2 then take it (as long as you can afford it). Run the EFC calculator on each college website to see if its within your range or not. If so then apply to your top choice binding ED.

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Thank you for responding @sgopal2 , I appreciate all the feedback!