That was a doozy to read! As a senior now with As and Bs and one C with some great ECs and essays, I can tell you I have already been excepted into 2 of my top schools both with low acceptance rates. The most important thing for your ECs is to pick something and stick with it. Colleges understand that school related ECs have been hit hard due to Covid so in the next years applicants they will really be looking for people who took advantage of the time they had away from school and created something of their own. Whether it be a interest group for Class of 22 interested in medical careers or exploring deeper into psychology, the most important thing with extra circulars is that you show that you had a few things that you stuck with. They want people who have shown continued interest in a field, that way they know who really cares and who is just doing stuff to get into college. As a California resident, I can confidently say there is a UC for everyone both grade wise and lifestyle wise. You said you were an all A and B student with AP classes so grade wise you should be good enough to get into at least UC Merced, UC Riverside, and maybe UC Santa Cruz. For the more competitive UCs its going to be important that you are really keeping those grades up and that you make good use of this time and create something that interests you. As a minority women interested in STEM you have a leg up on many but thats not what is going to get you into college. They don’t really care about your mental health or what you have gone through with it. They care more about how you overcame it and how you used it to your advantage. They want to see that you are resourceful with what you’ve been given. Everyone has challenges, its how you tackle them that counts. As far as scholarships go, the UC system is very stingy and only top applicants receive them, normally out of state students. However with the FAFSA filed, if your families income is low enough you could be paying almost nothing for your UC education. To me it sounds like you will have at least one UC as an option but you may have many more with good essays, Extra cirriculars, and effort to keep those grades up
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