黑料不打烊

Hi! I was hoping for some college suggestions, and a bit of advice based on my current college list. Im a rising senior (class of 2026), and am looking to get into a fairly good undergrad program for both media studies, and asian american studies (to late go into photojournalism). I don't qualify for any need-based financial aid, but would like to minimize costs as much as possible through merit scholarships etc. I'm multi-racial (white, japanese, korean), and am not a first-generation college student. My parents both have well established careers, and my mother is a professor at USC, which is at the top of my list for the tuition benefit. I live in socal. Some of my stats:

- Predicted 8 ap classes (all 4's and 5's) + some honors by the end of senior year

- 1440 sat (740 english, 700 math)

- 180+ community service hours

- Internship at the longest existing Japanese American newspaper in the US

- School ASB

- Freelance photography with a website I designed myself

- School newspaper for all 4 years (editor for 3, including one year as managing editor)

- Varsity swim captain for 3 years (varsity 4 years)

- JA camp counselor over summer

- visual media editor/curator for two digital zines

- Asian Pacific Islander Student Union's (APISU) national executive board

- Club president of my school's APISU chapter

- Secretary of two other school clubs

My current top choices for college: USC (mom is a professor there), UC berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UW, UCSB, Vassar (with merit scholarship), BU, UChicago

+ Brown/Cornell/northwestern (unlikely but a girl can dream)

With that being said, any other school suggestions or feedback? Am I being delulu or do I maybe have a chance? Genuinely open to any suggestions or roasts.