@sgopal2 Thank you for the advice! I definitely will consider applying to UChicago both EA and ED2 now. I was interested in MIT initially but I took it off the list because I thought it was an unrealistic reach. As for Tulane, I think I already have enough safety/match schools on my list.
@RichInPitt I’m thinking of applying to the Tepper school for undergrad at Carnegie Mellon. My dad is an alumnus of the school, and I have heard very good things from the people from my school who have gone there. CMU SCS seems like a super unrealistic reach for me, considering my test scores are well below their average.