This was my son last year with slightly lower stats. If you are happy with your in state safeties then I think you’re all good. My son would not have been happy with Merced, Riverside, or some of the CSUs for physics. He ended up applying to Arizona, Alabama, and Purdue out of state and was accepted to all. This took the pressure off while waiting on the UCs and Cal Poly. He ended up being rejected from UCLA, UCSB, and San Diego State, but was accepted at the other five UCs he applied to plus both Cal Polys. He’ll be attending Berkeley. I cannot stress enough the importance of the PIQs and activities and awards sections in the UC app. I think my son did as well as he did because he was able to demonstrate a passion for science in his application.
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