<p>A good match for you would be Occidental. It meets need 100% and is well regarded. It doesn’t have engineering but does have a 3.2 engineering program. </p>
<p>Also be sure to learn about diversity fly-ins which are located on the imfirst website as well as getmetocollege.org. Those experiences will help you with the expense of visiting colleges and get on a college’s radar. For example Carnegie Mellon will cover your airfare to visit them during special visit days. </p>
<p>USC which has an excellent engineering school is having a special visit day this Spring for first gen students. Be sure to write them to get an invitation to it. </p>
<p>Remember your CAL Grant A benefits only apply to California colleges so you want to have some more Cal schools on your list. </p>