Chance an Indian-American [US citizen] business/economics kid for HYPSM [3.85 GPA, 1600 SAT, 36 ACT]

Yes I am expecting need aid, and also my family really liked UCI when we toured the school, but yeah I agree with what you’re saying about the UC application being really long and the school being very expensive. I think culling the list is definitely strategic in what you’re saying, even cutting one or two reaches too along with UCI. But that’s a conversation with my parents.