<p>My parents thought I wasn’t accomplished/smart enough to get into MIT and/or Caltech, and yet, here I am. They’d rather I’d gone to UIUC.</p>
<p>You’re certainly competitive, please apply. I didn’t visit Tech until I had been accepted though. You can always turn an offer of admission down if you visit and don’t like the school. If you don’t get in, well then, you don’t even have to visit!</p>
<p>Seriously though, please apply, and come visit us sometime?</p>