HELP ME FIND/GIVE CHANCES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLEGES

<p>Hello, I am a junior in high school currently and really starting to get serious about looking for colleges.I live and Maryland and I currently go to a very good PRIVATE COLLEGE PREP CATHOLIC SCHOOL. We are well known throughout the state and have good academics. My cumulative GPA for freshman and sophomore year is 2.74 ( I really didn't try to my best ability). In Junior year thus far, I have about a 3.3 GPA For this year only (Not cumulative). I played 2 sports sophomore year and have I am in 2 clubs. I have yet to take the SAT but hope to get anywhere from 1600-1800. I also have had numerous jobs to keep me busy. COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS NOT AN OPTION.</p>

<p>I am looking for a college in Southern California (LA Area). Since I will be living on campus at least freshman year I would prefer for it not to be a commuter campus. </p>

<p>Here is my list of preferences:
-Southern California (LA AREA)
-Somewhat close to the beach
-Good Business and/ or Engineering Program
-Non-Commuter Campus
-Good Campus life (including parties/greeklife)
-Any size is fine however I would prefer it to be larger than 1,500 students.</p>

<p>Basically, Im looking for an OKAY Southern California College that I have a good chance to get into. Any suggestions would be much appreciated! A school that I am in love with is Loyola Marymount and UCSB (Im hoping this will give you an idea of the kind of school I want).</p>

<p>Orange coast college, UC Irvine, The Redlands, SDSU What do you think of these?</p>

<p>those are okay, except OCC is a community college. Do I have a chance at getting into the other ones?</p>

<p>Marymount California University, CSUN, Cal State LA</p>