Not enough safeties?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Race: Asian Male
SAT: 2350 - 770 CR, 780 W, 800 M (2nd try)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 780 Physics
GPA: 3.957 unweighted (going down after this semester...meh)
Rank: Should be top 5% of class of 1000
Course load: 9 APs so far six 5's and three 4's</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Math Research 10,11,12
Math Club - President 9,10,11,12
Academic Club - Captain 9,10,11,12
Science Olympiad 9,10,11,12
Orchestra 9,10,11,12
Tutor people in math 11,12</p>

<p>Distinctions:
USAMO qualifier - 11
USNCO qualifier - 11
2006 Siemens Regional Finalist - 11
2007 Siemens Semifinalist - 12
ARML team high scorer - 10,11
USAMTS Silver - 10
National Merit Semifinalist - 12
National AP Scholar - 11</p>

<p>Recommendations:
Should be good, I got one from my research mentor</p>

<p>Schools that I applied to:
Early - MIT, Caltech
Regular - HYPS, Berkeley OOS, Duke</p>

<p>Got into some state school that I really don't want to go to.</p>

<p>Intended major: Mathematics</p>

<p>So...the thing is, I'm afraid that I don't have any safeties. Any suggestions on where else I should apply?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>I'd say RPI and University of Rochester perhaps</p>

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<p>Lock for RPI, for example...
HYPS are possible. MIT maybe, Caltech maybe. Not to say that you're unqualified, not at all – however, the demonstrated interest in sciences will look really good.</p>

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<p>oh my god siemens semifinalist? dude you have a good shot at MIT with that ec.. good job</p>