<p>So in sophomore year, you had 4 A’s and 2 B’s, and in junior year, you had 3 weighted A’s, 1 unweighted A, and 2 weighted B’s? That’s the only sense I can make of your original statement that you took 5 weighted classes junior year and you showing three 5’s and three 4’s in your post above.</p>
<p>I’m sorry to say that at all of these schools, you will be competing against people whose grades are nearly all A’s. However, you say you are at one of the most competitive public high schools in the nation (btw I live in the Bay Area too and I would love to know the name of your school, just out of curiosity), so presumably it’s harder to get an A there than at other schools? Your high SAT score seems to bear this out as well. In that case, you might want to focus more on schools that have “holistic” admissions. I <em>think</em> UCLA does, and so does Cal, and of course private schools do as well. Schools that admit purely on the numbers may not be your friends here.</p>
<p>What do you want to major in? All the top UCs seem to be much more selective for STEM subjects than for humanities. Someone else (ucbalumnus?) will know more about which majors in particular have different selectivity than the university as a whole.</p>
<p>Does your school have Naviance? It will probably help you to see where other students from your school who have similar stats to yours have been admitted versus where they were rejected.</p>
<p>Is cost a factor? Private schools can be as affordable as UCs if you get financial aid there (either merit or need-based).</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>