Chance me for UCBerkeley, USC, U of M, GeorgiaTech, UCSD etc. - good engineering programs

Help me look for safety, target, reach schools to apply to please

Don’t need a lot of financial aid, Indian Male

LORs are pretty decent and I am going to spend a lot of time on my essays.

Living in California

Looking for good CS/engineering/Data Science programs

Stats/Extracurriculars

SAT: 1530/21 GPA: 3.80 UW/ 4.35 W/ 4.58 W(UC) I got B’s in calc and precalc, but there is a strong upward trend as I got a’s in AP Physics 2, C, and E +M+ I am taking multivariable calc this summer

Research internship at UC Berkeley Lab of Nanoengineering where I was able to convert the MatLab Repository to a different language and write a research paper with the PI/Professor of the lab.

Research Internship at CAS Frontiers Research Program where I developed algorithms to search for exoplanets with similar habitable zones using NASA/Caltech Data sets.

I am in the process of building a robot that helps clean water of pollutants and trash, and If I somehow manage to get it done by college applications, I’ll put it on there.

I was on the tennis team all three years of high school

I volunteered to teach students competitive mathematics at a middle school as a part of mathcounts program for 2 years

I was a ShelterTech volunteer ( Part of a program helping introduce some new technology to underprivileged homeless communities in SF)

I was a part of the Speech and Debate Team(Varsity PF in North Cal Circuit, 5+ awards)

I was a part of the Model United Nations Delegation(10+ awards in many committees)

I did DECA for two years and I participated in the county level competitions, earning numerous awards for speaking, testing etc.

Still awaiting decision on NASA Internship Application, YSP, and another research program.

Your stats are good to get into all these schools. Don’t hesitate, apply broadly. Make sure your essays are stellar.