Chance me for Engineering at these schools please?

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Thought most of these schools were very high reach for me until I got my ACT. Now I’m feeling a little more confident and I want to see where I stand.
Demographics: Currently a junior. Chinese male. From Long Island. Don’t know how much this affects things but single parent and income household (250,000+) with a twin brother applying to similar schools.
Intended major(s): Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
Academics: ACT: 36 composite (35E, 36M, 36R, 36S), one sitting
SAT: 2160 (660 CR, 800 Math, 700 Writing), one sitting
SAT II: Math II - 760, will retake
Bio - 740
Class rank: N/A
UW/W GPA: School runs on a 4.4 scale. GPA only through end of 10th grade.
UW: 3.98/4.4, expected to go to ~4.1-4.2 at the end of this year
W: 4.09/4.4, expected to go to ~4.2-4.4 at the end of this year
Coursework:–Sophomore year: AP Bio (4)
AP World (3)
Junior Year: AP Calculus BC
AP Physics 1
AP Language
AP Computer Science
AP US History
Senior Year (expected): AP Economics
AP Government
AP Chemistry
AP Physics C
AP Literature
AP Statistics
Note: I dropped foreign language senior year for Statistics.
Awards: Nothing that noteworthy outside of school but I consistently place number 1 within my school for every math competition.
Possibility of National Merit semifinalist (1460 PSAT)
Extracurriculars:
Math Team - 4 years expected
Quiz Bowl - 4 years expected
Science Olympiad - 4 years expected and officer position
Math Honor Society - 4 years and vice president position expected
Varsity Tennis - 4 years expected
Band/Symphonic Band - 4 years expected on an uncommon instrument (tuba)
Volunteering ~15 hours every summer at my church
Schools: These are most of the schools I’ve been thinking about so far.
Cornell
Columbia
UC Berkeley
Stanford
Carnegie Mellon
U Mich
Georgia Tech
UIUC
If anyone can give me any schools that I may have missed, both safety and reach, I would appreciate it.
One more question. My mother’s boyfriend’s brother holds a very high ranking in a top ~20 school. Is there any possibility of this connection getting me anywhere?
Thank you!

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