What schools are within my reach?

<p>SAT I:</p>

<p>Math: 780
Writing: 800 (11 essay)
Critical Reading: 730
COMPOSITE: 2310 (one sitting)</p>

<p>SAT II:</p>

<p>US History: 770
Math I: 770
Math II: 800
Physics: Will take in Oct.</p>

<p>AP Scores:
Bio (4), Calc BC (5), AB sub (5), Physics B (5), Psych (5)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.9 UW: 4.0
Class rank: top 5% (at least)</p>

<p>Location: PA
Gender: F
Race: East Asian
Family Income: $45k before taxes
High School: Public (~2000 students)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-School newspaper (Writer-9, Sports Editor-10, News and Production Editor-11)
-National Honor Society (11)
-Model UN (10,11)
-Baking for the Elderly (10,11)
-Chess Club (9,10,11)
-Student Government (11)
-Bowling Club (9,11)
-Soccer (6,7,8,9)
-Band (6,7,8,9)
-Piano (started playing at the age of 7)
-Volunteer at local library (150 long, tedious hours)</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
Reading, traveling, volunteering at library, informally helping friends prepare for the SAT, cooking and cleaning, babysitting, etc</p>

<p>Intended Major: Engineering</p>

<p>Senior year courses: 5 APs, 9 AP courses total throughout high school (which is the max number since students can't take APs until jr. year)</p>

<p>Awards: AP scholar with honor, National Merit Commended/Finalist, some excellency awards from my school</p>

<p>Everyone on this forum has amazing transcripts and extra curriculars. I no longer feel like I stand a chance against all the other competitive Asian applicants. What schools are within my reach? I'm thinking of applying to:</p>

<p>MIT
Harvey Mudd
Dartmouth
Johns Hopkins
Carnegie Mellon
Penn
Cornell
Duke
Tufts
University of Illinois Urbana
Penn State Honors</p>

<p>My family lives just above the poverty line, so I don’t qualify for fee waivers. I haven’t traveled in five years because my parents can’t afford heating, air conditioning, and health insurance let alone four plane tickets.
Will my family’s low income affect my chances of getting into a good college?</p>