<p>On just $90,000 parental income, you would likely get a fairly significant amount of need-based financial aid at UCs (FAFSA EFC probably around $14,000 + ESC probably around $9,000 (varies a bit by campus) = about $23,000 net price). Regents’ scholarships, if you get them, will probably replace the ESC with additional grant.</p>
<p>But if you “work for nearly six figures”, they will assume you can afford to attend without needing any financial aid grants. In this case, getting a Regents’ scholarship would just give the honorarium amount.</p>
<p>There are a few very rare larger merit scholarships at UCs, like the Drake at Berkeley for mechanical engineering majors, or the Stamps Foundation scholarships at UCLA.</p>