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If they required a cutoff GPA, certain SAT, etc. - believe me, the admissions officers would make that very clear and tell anyone who didn’t fit that mold not to bother. It would save them literally thousands of hours. But that’s just not how it works. Admissions is something of a crapshoot - just like there are plenty of kids with perfect grades and scores who don’t get in, there are plenty who didn’t do as well as they might have hoped and yet get in anyway. They look at the totality of the situation, and while you may not be thrilled with your SAT scores, (which, I want to point out, were more than good enough for the vast majority of US colleges) I am absolutely sure that it won’t keep you out of a great program. One look at your phenomenal involvement record - PLUS the fact that you care for your autistic brother - and no one in their right mind is going to whine that you got a 600 instead of a 700.

Apply. The worst they can do is tell you no - but that should come from them, not you. Sure, if you try you may not succeed - but if you don’t try, you DEFINITELY won’t succeed - I like "maybe" better than "no" any day, don’t you? Forgive the impending momming here, but: you’re going to meet a lot of people over the course of your life who’ll be more than eager to tell you all the reasons you’ll fail at whatever thing - normally under the guise of "being realistic" - but you don’t have the luxury of giving that negativity even an ounce of your precious energy. Nothing great was ever accomplished by settling for second best. I’m not saying you’ll always get what you want - but successful people are the ones who aren’t afraid to fail. If I had been "realistic" I would never have bothered to apply to UCLA because I’d think I wouldn’t get in… and yet, I did. I went, I graduated, and it was a really great experience start to finish.

The college admissions process is something of a shark tank - not at the admissions offices themselves, but privately, among applicants. It’s absolute insanity - all that stress and anxiety comes to nothing. Who cares what this or that person did, scored, etc.? They’re them; you’re you. Your high school experience is about your circumstances, your effort, your interests. Your applications will reflect that. You’ve already done very well, so pat yourself on the back and take a minute to be proud of all your hard work.

All you can ever ask of yourself is your best effort - and that does not mean you have to get perfect grades or perfect scores. Your record is fantastic, esp. considering you face challenges most kids don’t. You can and will get into a great school. Good luck!
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Excellent technical ECs. You definitely are on the right track there. For engineering, the social work EC is fluff.

Enter your personal information into one of the free online services such as College Matchmaker and see what comes up. We look at SAT scores, rigor of classes, class ranking, relevant ECs, and only somewhat at GPA.
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http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/index.jsp

Instead, try the better CSU schools for Engineering:
CalPoly—SLO
CalPoly—Pomona
San Jose State

Also take a look at Santa Clara University.
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I’m not saying that you aren’t going to get in with those grades, but I think if you’re on par with what i said above, you’ll be in MUCH better shape. If you look at the "minimum GPA" required Its bullshit and you should definitely blow it out of the water

I hope this helps you, all the best of luck and with your credentials so far you’ll get into somewhere really good
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