Does my Production Engineering UG degree weigh down my chances of admit in good colleges in US for Data Science?

I'm planning to go US for this spring 2022.I haven't taken any test so far. IELTS slots are filled till November. Looking for GRE waiver universities. I'm planning to take Duolingo test in next 5 days.

with only duolingo score will I make it to US for this spring 2022. If I start applying for colleges from Sept 15 onward

Which one is better option UIC MIS VS University of Houston -Main Campus, MIS

If anyone can help me with deciding which one is the better option. As I had applied through UIC global my admission is

Daily GMAT Pop Quiz - Hard Grade

A marketing firm determined that, of 225 households surveyed, 25 used neither Brand A nor Brand B soap, 50 used only Bra

i am a diploma graduate student so i got direct second year admission in bachelors so i havent given my sem 1-2 and hence i dont have their marksheets and now tamuc is asking me sem 1-8 marksheets , mailed them about it

Can anyone help me out with this please