Congratulations on all of your accomplishments! You will be a competitive applicant at many schools, and if there are schools with low admit rates that you think would be a good fit, it certainly wouldn’t be a waste of money to apply. That said, however, that type of school is a reach for even the strongest of candidates…the vast majority of strong candidates will not be granted admission. But those schools will accept some, and you could certainly be one of them.
I would not advise you to take organic chemistry next year. Would it be at a regular college or a community college? Most medical schools will want to see students take courses beyond whatever they did at community college. So if you were thinking of fulfilling your orgo requirement in high school and then calling it a day, you would be unlikely to have success in med school applications.
Out-of-state applicants receive virtually no merit aid at UCLA, so is your family okay paying about $70k/year for a big state school when you have excellent large state schools at home? Even families that don’t have cost constraints will often place a “value” constraint. Michigan is also very stingy in merit aid for OOS students, so that one is about $60k/year. Again, check with your family if they’re okay with the value proposition.
What is it that you want out of you college experience? You seem to have a preference for large schools…have you visited any small or medium ones? How do you feel about Greek life or the degree of enthusiasm for the college’s sports teams? Do you prefer urban/suburban/rural environments? Are there areas of the country that you’re particularly interested in (or interested in avoiding)? What kind of climate are you okay with? Are there interests that you want to pursue in college (new ones or continuing some from high school)?
Also, what kind of environment do you do best in? A place where you’re among the top students and where opportunities are frequently presented to you because of that? Or do you do better in a place where everybody is an all-star and you have to continuously hustle to keep up and try to grab opportunities? Some people do better in one or the other, and that can also influence recommendations.
Additionally, do you do better in smaller classes where the professor knows if you’re there (and what additions you make to class discussions), or do you do better with the anonymity offered in a larger class?