Schools Which top universities should I consider with a 3.8 GPA and SAT score of 1990?

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The discussion focuses on college admissions for a student interested in engineering, highlighting a range of universities categorized by reach, match, and safety. The reach schools include Harvey Mudd, Carnegie Mellon, and Northwestern University, while match schools consist of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Georgia Tech, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Penn State University, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Safety schools are identified as Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Purdue, and Stevens Institute of Technology. The student boasts a class rank of #1, an SAT score of 1990, and a GPA around 3.77-3.8. They also mention taking SAT Subject Tests, with mixed results. As a U.S. citizen living abroad, the student contemplates whether to disclose the small size of their high school to universities. The advice given emphasizes applying to a broad range of schools to enhance scholarship opportunities and overall chances of admission.
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Reach

· Harvey Mudd
· Carnegie Mellon University
· Northwestern University

Match

· Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
· Georgia Tech
· Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
· Penn State University
· University of Wisconsin, Madison

Safety

· Worcester Polytechnic Institute
· Purdue
· Stevens Institute of Tecnology

I plan to do something in engineering
Class Rank #1
SAT 1990
GPA ~ 3.77-3.8/4.0
SAT 2 Gave the Math Level 1 and Biology-M this December. Also gave Math Level 2, but it didn't go well.
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U.S. Citizen (born in CA), living abroad. So not a resident of any state.
Rank is highest gpa in the whole high school like 90 kids only. do i have to tell that to the university that they're only 100 kids in the whole high school. as i said before i shifted from usa (born in CA), and not a lot of ppl do high school. they do some other british system gce o levels and stuff like th
 
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well, all i can say about this is that u do not look bad at all. So why don't u try to apply at all of them and see what happens. Applying to as many universities as possible increases your chances to get scholarships to some of them. This is my advice.
 
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