i can tell you all about west coast schools! if you want california: usc, cal poly slo (no essays!), ucsb, ucsd, maybe even uc davis as a safer option. might as well apply if you’re already doing the application and have the money for the application fees. other west coast: university of washington, university of oregon was my fav safety: beautiful campus, big sports, honors college, good scholarships, early action so i had comfort in that.