<p>OP. I congratulate you on being one of the most sophisticated high school students who has a razor sharp understanding of college admissions and engineering/CS fields. Your list of schools is OUTSTANDING and well thought out…YOU are far more knowledgeable than your guidance counselor will ever be…as a matter of fact, if you look at most GCs academic backgrounds in this country…MOST if not all went to very mediocre schools/community colleges…with very little understanding of what really matters/important in the world of CS/engineering fields…they have as much knowledge as the uneducated street layperson…</p>
<p>…if you get one of the prized precious admissions to Stanford REA…then, this will all be moot…but, if not… UIUC, Michigan, Georgia Tech are great choices to have in the regular round along with MIT, Carnegie, and Cornell…</p>
<p>…Good luck on Stanford…hope your dreams come true!</p>