What are my chances to get into US universities?

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<p>Hi I’m a high school senior from india and the following is my profile.</p>

<p>Standardized tests :
SAT - 1970 (CR-560,Math-760,W-650)
TOEFL - 109
AP Physics C mech -5
giving SAT subject tests Math lvl2 and Physics in December</p>

<p>Academics :
10th - ICSE -90%
11th -Andhra Pradesh state board - 97%
Preparing for JEE</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
1)Stood 1st in the inter-school Handwriting Competition in grade 5</p>

<pre><code> 2)Stood 1st in the inter-school Computer Quiz in grade 7

    3)Ranked 158 in the Dr. A.S.Rao Science Talent search examination among 3070                                                             
        Participants in grade 8

    4)Awarded Distinction at the Australian National Chemistry Quiz conducted by  
      Royal Australian Chemical institute in grade 8    

    5)Ranked in the top 10% scorers in the Junior level National Mathematics Talent                  
       Contest conducted by NMTC and was among 12 students from the school  
       selected for the next level exam in grade 9

    6)Ranked 1st in school in the National Cyber Olympiad conducted by SOF in 
       Grade 9 and selected for the next level exam.Ranked 268 at All India level in                
       The 2nd level test And was awarded a medal and a cash prize.

    7)Represented the school in the National Essay writing Competition conducted by     
       All India Students Federation as a part of their foundation day celebrations 
       in grade 9

    8)Was one among the 1000 participants selected in the IGNOU-UNESCO 
       Science  Olympiad conducted by Unesco all over the SAARC nations in grade 
       11.

    9)Actively participated in “CYBORG”,an annual robotics workshop held at 
       Srivani School of Engineering in association with IIT kharagpur in grade 12

    10) Volunteered for The Lions Clubs International in the Mega Multi Medical 
         Checkup Camp and Poor Feeding Camp in grade 12.Assisted and distributed 
         Medicines among the patients and promoted awareness regarding proper 
         Nutrition and diet among the poor.

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<p>Work experience :
Internship under an eminent professor of physics at a university.Assisted in conducting research on "conducting glass and it’s applications in solid state batteries."Used experimental techniques like X-ray diffraction,Electron paramagnetic resonance etc.</p>

<p>Recommendations:excellent</p>

<p>Essays : very good</p>

<p>schools i’ll be applying to with financial aid :</p>

<p>Dream schools : Harvey Mudd college,Cornell,Johns hopkins (i need to choose 2 from these)</p>

<p>other schools : SUNY-Stony brook,rice university,university of rochester,syracuse university,case western reserve university,northeastern university.(i need to choose 4 from these)</p>

<p>I’m looking for schools that are good at physics and computer engineering.I’m looking to double major in those.</p>

<p>Please suggest which universities i can apply and have a fair chance of getting into with financial aid.Also advice on how to improve my chances is appreciated.</p>

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<p>Haha nice to see to see another telugu person on college confidential!
I’D say you have decent, however you’d greatly increase your chances with an ACT or SAT score of 2100+</p>

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<p>can you suggest what universities i can apply to and have a fair chance of getting in?</p>

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<p>You should try raising your SAT score to 2000+ for a decent shot at Cornell and JHU. I don’t know much about Harvey Mudd but you should look up the recent common data sets of these colleges to get a fair idea about their median SAT scores. That said, SAT scores are not the end of the world and if you are confident with the rest of your application, you may send the scores just as they are.
You have good EC’s but I’m unsure if any activities before grade 9 hold much weight, if at all. You EC’s in higher grades do seem focused and show your passion for engineering and science which is a very good thing.
Good Luck!</p>

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<p>is it okay if i take my SAT in january because i’m taking SAT subject tests in december.</p>

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<p>Go to the college websites to know if they accept Jan scores.</p>