For safeties, Georgia Tech is definitely one of them. Because I took 11 credit hours with GTech in Dual Enrollment I have a 90% acceptance rate with them since they admit HS students with top quarter freshman admit stats; I should have mentioned this in the OP. I am also applying to UGA/GSU just in case.
As far as affordability goes, I won’t be applying for financial aid for any of the schools except for in state obviously.
I really hope to bank on my business experience and investment items to “jazz” up my application.