Can I get into T20s (UPenn, MIT, Caltech, Duke, GATech, CMU, etc) with a 3.7 GPA?

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CHANCE ME Re: Can I get into T20s (UPenn, MIT, Caltech, Duke, GATech, CMU, etc) with a 3.7 GPA?

I made a post yesterday on this and got varying answers, so I decided to put my whole profile up for a “chance me.” My post: I have a 1580 SAT, AIME qualifications and achievement roll, and 5s in Calculus. I also have As for the most part besides chem, physics, and statistics (where I got an A+ at a university, and 5 on the exam). But due to the passing of my boyfriend during summer, I ended up getting an F in a dual enrollment Calc III course. Can I still get in? How do I explain this in the additional info section? Should I put some proof? Does this completely ruin my application :(? What I’m mainly looking for is admittance to schools like GATech, NWU, UWash, etc. But also, I want to know if I am even competitive anymore for the top techs and Ivies (should I have hope?) Here’s my profile: INTENDED MAJORS: California Institute of Technology (Early Action) Computational and Neural Systems Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Early Action) Computer Science, Economics, an…

So I am closing this one.