<p>What is your UC GPA?
Is 3.8 weighted or unweighted GPA? At top 25% I’m thinking it’s weighted.
Are you a California resident?</p>
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<p>If your GPA is weighted then you are below the averages GPA for both schools. Your SAT is at the mid-point for UCLA and just above the 25th%-tile for USC. Both schools reject 4 out of 5 applicants. I think the wise strategy is to consider both to be reaches with a better chance at UCLA if you are a California resident and your UC GPA is around the 4.1 average.</p>