Sorry about your Health issues and hopefully you are getting better but why the UC’s?
A few things to consider regarding UCLA and UCB.
- Affordability: You need to determine your College budget
UC’s give little to no financial aid to non California residents and most is need based vs merit. As a UC citizen but not a CA resident, your costs would be around $65K/ year minus any Federal aid (if eligible) which would still make costs at $50K+
- Academics: What is your GPA?
UC’s require a 3.4 minimum capped weighted GPA to apply but this will not get you into these schools. Below are the GPA ranges from 2019 admits:
2019 UC capped weighted GPA averages along with 25th-75th percentile range:
UCB: 4.23 (4.15-4.30)
UCLA: 4.25 (4.18-4.32)
- ACT or SAT scores along with SAT subject tests? You do not list any test scores and many schools do recommend SAT subject tests.
2019 Data:
25th - 75th percentiles for SAT totals:
UCB: 1340-1540
UCLA: 1330-1550
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Scholarships: Merit scholarships use GPA and test scores for their criteria, so High GPA and test scores are needed. UCLA/UCB give little in the form of merit aid $2000-2500 K/year and the recipients are the top 1-2% of applicants.
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Need based aid: As a US citizen you are eligible for need-based aid if you qualify but being OOS for all state schools, you are not eligible for in-state aid. Private univesities do not consider state residency.
If you give posters all information such as test scores, GPA, HS course rigor, Field of study, target geographical areas, school likes and dislikes, college budget etc… CC Posters can make suggestions for schools that could fit your criteria. UCLA/UCB are not going to happen based on what you have posted so far but with thousands of colleges in the US, we can help steer you to better fits.