Date applied: Nov 30
Date decision postmarked/received: Jan 23
Which school/major at USC: WBB/Marshall
Scholarships: – Finalist for Presidential Scholarship
[Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 36
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Does not rank
AP (place score in parentheses): Total 9 and all good
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: Very challenging
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): NMF, AP honors, etc.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Started a successful online retail business to benefit battered women, started entrepreneurship club at the school, a bunch of leadership roles in school and outside organizations
Job/Work Experience: business owner, babysitter for a family, summer jobs, etc.
Volunteer/Community Service: excellent volunteer and ci=ommunity service both in and outside of school and organized many fundraisers to collect up to 80k for various charities
Summer Activities: completely loaded with internships, jobs, dance, etc.
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 10 – everyone loved it, and my true passion was expressed in sincere language
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: must be good as they love me
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: he is my biggest well-wisher.
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details)::
Interview: it was done online, and it kept kicking me out. Overall v=felt good after the recording.
[Other[
Applied for Financial Aid?
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: Test scores, business ownership, fundraisers, all rounded achievements, good recos and my relationship with peers and teachers helped a lot.
Weaknesses: None specifically. Had a couple of B+ in the transcript. Maybe that?!!
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think my application spoke for who I am truly and all my activities were tied together with my passion for business and entrepreneurship. My leadership skills were highlighted all through my application. Test scores helped as well.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Deferred from Wharton, Accepted UT Mccombs, accepted in Texas A&M (Brown scholar) and UTD with full ride/stipend. Applied to Vandy, Northwestern, Cornell, Georgetown, NYU
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: WBB is my dream come true.