I am an international applicant from India.
I got rejected by UT Austin, and wait listed by UIUC. Because of this, I am starting to think that I should have applied to more lower ranked colleges.
ACT : 33 (E-34, M-35, R-31, S-30)
SAT :2110 (superscore) (M-800, CR-630, WR-680)
2090 (single sitting) (M-780, CR-630, WR-680)
SAT Subject : Math level 2 - 800, Physics - 780
School Grade : ~80% (school average is ~75%, is one of the best schools in India)
EC : NASA competitions, project with professor from renowned university here, co-founder of NGO etc
Good letters of appreciation from various teachers and professors, good essays
I applied to the following colleges:
UT Austin (rejected)
UIUC (waitlisted)
UMich (deferred from EA)
GTech
McGill
USCD
UCLA
UC Irvine
UC Berkley
Cornell
Brown
Rice
Purdue (Accepted!!)
Was I over-ambitious? Which all colleges do I have a real chance of getting in?
Thanks in advance 