<p>^^moreover…if you are NOT from Illinois, Michigan, or Georgia…you may want to apply to Berkeley, Caltech, or Harvey Mudd…in lieu of one or all three schools…especially if you have the academic credentials (it seems like you do…since you are applying to Stanford) and you ultimately want to be close to where all the action is…Silicon Valley/California…</p>
<p>…just a thought…</p>