Am I putting all eggs in one basket?

I'm a rising HS junior who is interested in either IB, HF, PE, or management consulting as a career choice. Because of in-state prices in California, my two priority schools are Berkeley (where I already have an attending sibling) and UCLA. However, I'm worried that by only really focusing on these two, more so with Berkeley, I'm taking a bit of a risk if I end up rejected by both. There are out-of-state colleges I would attend, and plan on applying to, such as Notre Dame and UMich, but the cost factor is outweighing everything else. I'm doing as much as I can to leverage myself with Berkeley, ex. internship with local consulting firm, as many extracurriculars as I can manage, but it's still a worrying thought that affects so much of my career. Is there anything I should be doing to reconcile my options?

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just apply to more schools - then make a decision 

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

At least you found WSO this early - you’ll be fine.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

A lot of schools that are targets and not state schools pay for 100% demonstrated financial need so if cost is an issue then focus on your state schools and apply exclusively to our-of-state schools that will give you need-based aid

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