<p>mlp: As other posters have mentioned: Your scores won’t qualify you for any merit aid in the UC’s. California public schools, like the UC’s, do not provide need-based aid to out of state residents. You can’t “hope” for scholarships (and most of the main scholarship monies come from the schools) because California is out of money, and the children of California taxpayers get first dibs. There are hundred of thousands of California kids who apply for aid. Your scores are not competitive. </p>
<p>Judging from your SAT scores: I don’t think with improvement, that your scores will reach the 2200’s, which is where the California publics begin to notice you.</p>
<p>Your scores are nowhere near the expected scores for Caltech students. Most of those kids score over 2350. You need to seriously consider your instate schools in Florida.</p>