Go TO USC or Go To Penn State?

Since you have mentioned California schools a lot, do you by any chance have relatives in CA? Any way to establish residency really really soon (you would need to take a Gap year most likely or pay full price for a year).

Finances aside, with your GPA and without knowing your SAT scores, Berkeley and UCLA is a longshot (still doable) but UCSB and USCD is within range depending on the major.