A quick chance me by a junior

Your ECs are very good. Nothing to do here that will move the needle. Maybe a part time job but honestly they are fine. .

Get good grades. Take rigorous classes. Get a better test score although 1500 is outstanding.

Write great essays. Hope your LORs are good.

I wouldn’t worry about awards nor chase them. It’s what you do to earn them that matters - not the award itself - in most cases.

Depending on the Stem major, where you go may matter little. Engineering as an example.

If you get into one on your list - great. If not, the world isn’t over.

My concern - have you been to these schools or rather why these - besides the pedigree / name?

Ps you say your gpa is top 20/30 decile ? To have a realistic chance at any of these from a public school, it’ll need to be top 10%.

If you’re at a private, then talk to your counselor and see where kids like you get in.

But you can’t do other things to cover up your gpa and rank etc

Good luck

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