Chances of getting into UCLA, USC, Stanford, UCB, NYU, Princeton, Georgetown?

Your unweighted GPA is what matters, not weighted. A 28-30 ACT score would put you in the middle of UCLA and in the lowest 25% for Stanford (usually reserved for recruited athletes, etc). UCLA would be a good reach school (with the lower-ranking UCs and some CSUs as matches/safeties, since you're in-state), but Stanford's probably going to be out of your reach unless you get a 32+ ACT score.

You may consider taking the SAT instead, just to see if that works any better for you.

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