@NCalRent My best option is to go to University of Central Florida, which I like and would be happy at. I just wanted to see if there was any way i could make it happen at UCLA (which, apparently, i cannot)
You have many great options, including those in Florida. Other options that will fit your budget and let you enjoy being a student.
Don’t even apply. You are just setting yourself up for heart ache if you get accepted because you can’t afford it.
I agree to apply to USC. You assume the $2,500 for NMF. That money is only for a small percentage of NMF if you make it that far. But, if you do make NMF, USC gives half tuition. Still a lot of money but at least your math is closer and you may get need based aid on top.
@MYOS1634 i just did a quick estimate of my EFC on college board, so it’s not gonna be 100% accurate, but it said my federal methodology is 53,000, and my institutional methodology is 72,000 (not 100% sure what those really mean).
@DadTwoGirls thanks for the advice. I live in florida, I think the “flagship” would be considered University of Florida, but i like University of Central Florida a lot better, so i would go there out of the state schools.
I definitaely would want a school in a bigger city. And as far as winters, I’m from Miami, so to me LA does have a reAl winter 
A big subject I’m interested in is environmental science, but I’m not sure I want to go into that. I’m kinda indecisive about that
@Sportsman88 i was considering applying there, so I guess I will 
Your EFC is what your parents will have to pay at ‘meet need’ (private) schools, so it means you must get merit aid. Those numbers indicate you will not receive any financial aid except the 5.5k loan. Since those numbers are far from what your parents are able/willing to pay, you need at least a half tuition scholarship, perhaps full tuition, on your scores alone.
If you want to be in LA or nearby, USC is a possibility as mentioned above due to their NMF half tuition scholarship.
Check to see if LMU-LA and Chapman offer majors you’re interested in and what their merit aid structure looks like.
Few universities in California offer much merit aid, since merit acts as an incentive and so many students want to go to California they don’t need incentives.
Look at the other universities listed on this thread, fill out the request info form to show interest.