<p>You should consider starting by getting a good college guide book like the Fiske Guide, you can probably borrow it from your school or public library. It has good descriptions of colleges - what makes each one unique, the types of students that go there, etc.</p>
<p>Your GPA is a little low for engineering at a highly ranked school. Did you take a lot of AP courses? honors courses? The difficulty of your courseload can help partially explain the GPA.</p>
<p>Also, college search engines are a good place to start looking. Try the one here on CC or College Navigator (which lets you download search results into a spreadsheet).</p>