<p>^^I included those two schools along with Berkeley because of their strengths in CS/engineering…and they are very similar to MIT and Carnegie in more ways than one…</p>
<p>…it would really help to know where the OP is applying from…because if he is from Illinois he should apply to Illinois, if from Michigan he should apply to Michigan, if from Georgia he should apply to Georgia Tech…</p>
<p>…if from California…then he has so many more top choices…</p>