Some thoughts:
- Boston University
The people that I know that applied there had stats similar to the OP’s, and got in with no financial aid. IMHO I don’t think that BU is worth full pay. Results may vary.
- Some mid tier UCs (Davis, Irvine, San Diego, Santa Barbara)
I agree completely. I would think that any UC other than UCLA and UCB would be a good choice. There have been some discussions this year about people from California being turned down unexpectedly at UCs, so probably a variety of UCs would make sense.