<p>If you’re a regular guest on cc you know that getting accepted at schools like MIT, CalTech, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, etc is like playing roulette - you can’t <em>expect</em> to get accepted, no matter how good your stats are …! </p>
<p>My son had an SAT score of 2390 (and 800 on the SAT II in each Math, Phys, Chem - both SAT I and SAT II in single sittings) and good essays, and got rejected on some of those you mentioned. </p>
<p>If you’re looking for top Engineering schools, I would expect to see Berkeley, Georgia Tech, Mich(?) on your list, too …</p>