[Match Me] Junior with decent academics looking for strong CS/Math Uni's

You need to pin down what your parents can afford. Run the NPC for each school.

I would recommend applying to Pitt, PSU and possibly Temple. You would be competitive for the Nordenberg at Pitt. Also Schreyer at PSU. Temple would probably give you a lot of merit but it’s in a not so nice area. Apply early. I actually liked Temple’s data science setup the most when S20 applied.

If you want to stay close Ohio State offers merit. You would be competitive. CMU, Case, Cornell, and Lehigh would work.

After that you’d be competitive anywhere but odds are slim for everyone that applies.