<p>As an international it’s naturally going to be tougher for you. I like your ECs, they show passion, creating iPhone apps is really cool!</p>
<p>Unfortunately all of these schools are going to be reaches. Make sure you have some safeties lined up, whether in Germany or in the US, and also remember that you want to find the schools that best fit you, and are not necessarily just the top schools in the country.</p>
<p>Brown - low reach
Columbia - reach
Caltech - high reach
Stanford (dream) - high reach
MIT - high reach
UPenn - reach
Duke - reach
Cornell - low reach</p>