<p>Michigan and Lehigh are matches, not safeties; Michigan engineering might even be a reach. (Keep in mind that after several years of explosive growth in applications, Michigan’s overall admit rate this year was down to 33%, probably under 25% for OOS applicants, and even lower for engineering which is an extremely selective program). WUSTL and Johns Hopkins are reaches, not matches, based on their extremely low admit rates. Rutgers is a fine safety.</p>
<p>Also keep in mind that your 680 SAT CR, while a good score, is a bit on the low side for the most selective schools. Many schools weigh CR and M more heavily than W (and some still don’t consider W at all). That leaves you a bit lopsided at 800 M, 680 CR. That’s not necessarily fatal, and it may not matter much at heavily tech-oriented schools like Carnegie Mellon that tend to accept a lot of lopsided students, but it could ding you a bit at schools like Stanford, Brown, WUSTL, Johns Hopkins, and Michigan.</p>
<p>What about RPI for a mid-sized match in the Northeast? I think you should also look at Case Western and possibly Bucknell, a largish LAC with a pretty strong engineering program. Also unclear why Cornell isn’t on your list; it’s the best engineering school among the Ivies.</p>