Could I get into UCLA, Berkeley, or USC?

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I’ve done Supermatch College Search and a Match thing on college board. I know they aren’t the most accurate things, but on both my top matches were USC, UCLA, Berkeley, and I want to know if I could actually get in.

TX resident.

Grade: Junior C/O '17
Sex: Female
Race: African American
ACT: 30 (retaking soon, aiming for 32)
SAT: I get my scores back next week.
GPA: 3.86 UW, 4.2 W
Rank: 33/585 (top 5%)

Household Income: 70k (Mom is single parent)

My senior year I will have completed 12 APs
(Human Geography, World History, US History, English Language, Psychology, Physics, Environmental Science, Computer Science, English Lit, Statistics, Econ, Gov’t)

EC:
Green Cord (300+ community service hours)
NHS Secretary
Student Ambassador
Key Club
Interact Club
Started a tutoring program at the community Housing center
Hospice Volunteer (I visit w 3 Alzheimer’s patients/wk)
Spoken Word/Poetry Club
Editor for the Literary Magazine

I have a PT job also.

Intended Major: Psychology w/ Criminology Minor

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As a Texas resident, you would not receive any financial aid at the UC’s. There is no financial aid for OOS students at public California universities. Costs at the UC’s are $55K per year and your single Mom would not be able to afford the costs.

With your stats and EC’s and URM status, you should check private universities that would fully fund you. USC is a possibility.