<p>I have to say, your SATs are still pretty good scores. I live on the complete opposite side of the country, so I don’t know anything about colleges in California (just that they are competitive) If there is one thing that I’ve learned along this entire admissions process that I’ve been going through- is that you just never know. Some of the schools I got into, I never imagined would be attainable, but somehow I got accepted. Colleges will see the hard work, and understand the fact that you come from a rather competitive high school. They get applications from tons of high schools and have a pretty good idea in terms of demographics. You’re a junior, I assume? Just keep working hard, keep your grades up, and re-evaluate where you are in the fall. It can’t hurt to apply to any of the schools that you mentioned. Just make sure that you have safeties, and it will be all good :D</p>