<p>then i don’t have chance except to try my luck and bet on my research.</p>
<p>All you can do is try. But you have to have safeties and be willing to apply to schools that aren’t the top 20.</p>
<p>for safeties i know i can get in, my friends with lesser profile than mine got in, essays were good so i am not worried. I am worried for top colleges. </p>
<p>Oh and if you need financial aid, that makes it even tougher to gain admission because most schools are need aware for admission.</p>