I’m an average student, you’re well above average.
I’m also from NJ. I was interested in CA schools as well, but the OOS fees do add up. I’m waiting until grad school.
Check out:
-Cal Poly
-Cal State Long Beach*
-CUNYs (My favorite is Hunter)*
-Nazareth College
-Penn State
-Point Loma Nazarene
-San Diego State
-Soka University (Very small)
-St. John Fisher
-St. Mary’s of Maryland
-Temple
-TCNJ
-U Of Maryland
-UMass
*These were some of my favorite schools.