I heard that UC colleges are race-blind, i.e. they don’t take race into consideration. But most elite private schools do. If you are first generation and URM, I believe you can get a better deal from elite private schools, such as the Ivies, Amherst, Williams, Swarthmore, etc. These colleges not only admit URMs with much lower scores, but also give better financial aid. If your family income is less than $60K, all of these schools are free to you.