<p>Remember that need blind is only used as a factor in admissions decisions. Need blind simply means that your having a financial need (whether it is $1 or the full cost of attendance) will not be a factor when it comes to admitting you to school.</p>
<p>However, just because a school is need blind, does not mean that they will meet 100 % of your demonstrated need. Most of the public schools including your own state U. will not meet your full need. they will gap. At many of the schools on your list, especially the UCs, the cost for an out of state student is ~40k. Your being admitted is simply not an issue; unless you can rush for some serious yardage, throw long, or have an amazing offense, defense and you are unstoppable when it comes to sinking the round ball from the top of the key, your chances of getting the money you need to attend many of the public schools is going to be nil.</p>
<p>Cornell (which is not at the top of anyones list when it comes to giving out FA) Columbia, Stanford, and Princeton while they are need blind to U.S. citizens and permanent residents, are extremely competitive as far as gaining admissions to the point that no one is a shoo-in.</p>