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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the OP.  My kid wants to attend school in California and has grades that seem to be strong for UC admissions (lots of A minuses but no Bs--so a 4.0 under the UC GPA calculation) so in theory will be a stronger applicant under this grading paradigm than for many private universities.  [/quote]

If your child attends a Big 3, they are also a strong candidate for USC with those grades. Stanford is a reach for most, so they may as well try. Pepperdine and Oxy are good safeties. [/quote]
No Pepperdine is horrible. Nothing like Oxy. UCLA and Cal are much better schools than USC. UCSD is worth looking at too. 
OP, apply see what happens. Nothing will put them over the edge in terms of activity outside of grades. [/quote]

Strongly disagree that UCLA and Cal are better than USC.  I would not pay private school tuition prices to attend a school with impacted majors, large class sizes and a housing squeeze.  The physical facilities of the UCs can’t compare to USC has the lowest acceptance rate of the three.  Maybe a different calculus if a student is in state or a PhD student.[/quote]

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