<p>Honestly, I don’t think it’s fair to blame your SAT score on sickness. A 1500 indicates a lower level of understanding of the topics covered on the SAT. Even if you were completely healthy, I doubt your score would have been all that much higher. Also, it’s inaccurate to assume that you would have gotten in had your SAT score been decent. The schools you mentioned turn away plenty of kids with outstanding applications and perfect SAT scores.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t risk a gap year. You should go to one of the universities that you got into, work really hard, and then try to transfer after a year or two.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>