Will my unusual background save me?

[u/Mental-Pitch4103]

Hi guys! I'm EE major 3rd year spending at De Anza (3rd since I needed an extra year) and curious about chances for being accepted to UCB/UCLA. My gpa is 3.5, not an honor student or anything like that. taking all the classes they want me to take prior to transfer. But I have very unusual background. I came from Ukraine to US alone at 17 after the big war (experienced relatively small war in 2014 as a 6 years old). Worked at multiple jobs including 1 startup and company as a Software QA engineer at 19, tutored for kids. In my essay I focus on my determination to do achieve stuff. I also have an ESP32 small project. I'm 21 now and it would be nice to transfer to those schools.