Match me: Bay Area student looking for colleges with good ranking/culture/location/academic environment! [3.91 GPA (3.86/4.14/4.29 for UC), 1550 SAT, environmental engineering]

You’ve got great qualifications, congratulations!

UCLA is a high reach for you (and everyone). I could see UC Berkeley really liking what you’ve done, particularly the translators club, it’s a high reach but possible with the right focus on PIQ’s. Maybe that would satisfy your parent’s desire for a big name school? UC Davis is also a reach but you’ve got good chances.

Good luck!!