<p>Don’t post your essays here before the deadline if they are, as you say, brilliant. Your chances for UCSC are good and UCSB since you tagged you should be in too.</p>
<p>The rest of the mid to high tier UC’s would be a reach and while I understand your EC’s and essays are superb, GPA and pre-req satisfaction are the primary determinants in admission. Some UC’s don’t even look at your PS as they don’t utilize holistic approaches to asses applicants.</p>
<p>Best of luck on admissions and I’d suggest staying at Berkeley instead of going to SMC, simply for the sake of simplicity and ease.</p>