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

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The discussion focuses on university options for a student with a GPA of approximately 3.8 and an SAT score of 1990, aiming to pursue engineering. Recommended top universities include Harvey Mudd, Carnegie Mellon University, and Northwestern University as reach schools. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Georgia Tech, and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology are suggested as match schools, while Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Purdue serve as safety schools. The student holds the highest class rank in a small high school and is advised to apply broadly to enhance scholarship opportunities.

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· 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
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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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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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