<p>Being from Alabama is a huge plus. Being Indian will help. Your stats and SAT scores are fine, I would not bother retaking them (you’re way above cutoff for UHC, for instance). The large number of AP classes plus a high GPA is also great.</p>
<p>I’d say early as soon as possible with a full application (essay, 2-3 LoR, resume of activities). I’d say you have a great chance at full tuition and possibly an invitation to apply for Chancellors. GAP is <strong>extremely</strong> competitive to get (they only give it to 10 students per year) but you may be invited to apply for that as well.</p>
<p>You need to decide what your major will be though- Engineering applications are somewhat separate from A&S in that there is a second scholarship pool for them (Alumni donations) and their criteria for acceptance is a bit stricter (although again, you would get into either).</p>