<p>MIT = eh, maybe.<br>
Carnegie Mellon University = I’d say definitely
Cornell = yep
Columbia = maybe
Ann Arbor = probably
Princeton = maybe
Texas A&M = yes
Purdue - West Lafayette = yes</p>
<p>The thing is with the prestigious schools (MIT, Columbia, Princeton) they aim to create a community at their schools. They take in kids with tons of different backgrounds, GPAs, test scores… The bigger the college, the more seriously they take admissions. For that reason, I’d say you have a pretty nice chance. Your essay (assuming it talks about your mother and her diagnosis) will be a major factor in your applications.</p>