<p>I've applied to caltech and MIT early action, I just wanted other people's advice on a consolidated list of colleges I should apply to and what i should expect to hear back from Caltech and MIT. </p>
<p>Current list of colleges: MIT, Caltech, Stanford, Princeton, Cooper Union, Fu Foundation (columbia), SUNY Stonybrook, RPI, Carnegie Mellon, Harvard, what others?</p>
<p>Stats:
[ *]SAT: CR 680 M 690 W670
[ *]SAT II: M2 740, Physics 800
[ *]ACT:31
[ *]GPA: 3.8 UW 4.2 W
[ *]Rank: 7/226</p>
<p>Subjective
[ *]Essays: about inventions i've made, including robot vision software. also about immigrating to this country and the struggle of supporting my family.
[ *]Teacher Recs: one really good one from an MIT alumnus, another plug and chug
[ *]Counselor Rec: probably plug and chug
[ *]Supplementary Material: art portfolio: realistic portraits
[ *]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): MITES, few national awards, First generation, URM</p>
<p>Personal
[ *]Location: ny
[ *]High School Type: public
[ *]Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *]Gender: XY</p>
<p>Other
[ *]Extracurriculars: Robotics, science olympiad, few other violin stuff
[ *]Awards: a few national awards, 14 science olymp. medals</p>