Will my ACT and course rigor not help a lot with buffering the amount that my GPA is weighing me down for UIUC? I totally understand UT and Georgia Tech are huge reaches, and Princeton is basically guaranteed rejection. However, I think if I don’t apply to these schools I’m gonna regret never knowing if I got in or not. I’m not expecting anything from these apps but they’re schools I’ve been interested in for years, so I feel like I would be letting myself down big time if I didn’t at least give them a shot. Maybe that’s silly, and I appreciate your advice but I don’t think I can be convinced to not apply to any of the schools on my list.