USC Class of 2023 Decisions/Stats Only Thread

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: 12/01/18

Date decision postmarked/received: 03/23/19, (no white box yet, portal updated, wrong address on admission letter)

Which school/major at USC: SCA/IMGD

Scholarships: NMF Presidential?

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): not report
ACT (breakdown): – 36 (36/36/36/36)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Not taken
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): – 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not rank
AP (place score in parentheses): Literature(5), Statics(5), US Gov (5), Studio(5), World History(4)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, Presidential Scholar Candidate, NHS, NAHS, Cum Laude, some regional art and journalism rewards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):

  • Editor in Chief of school magazine 2y
  • Editor and fundraiser of school newspaper 4y
  • Environmental Club raised >$20,000 for Well project in Africa

Job/Work Experience: No
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteer at a hospital 300+ hours. Volunteer at a cat shelter 300+ hours, Also,volunteer at nursing home
Summer Activities: No
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 10/10, very creative.
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: Journalism teacher, taught me for 4 years (10/10), Math teacher, 2 years (9/10)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: (8/10), no idea of the content
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: none
Interview: Skype interview by IMGD professor

Other

Applied for Financial Aid? no
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >250K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: My essays, portfolio and stats
Weaknesses: No major national reward. EC is good but not impressive.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My essays, portfolio and stats
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted by OSU, Utah, Washington, Northeastern, waiting for Brown, CMU, Vanderbilt and Michigan.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: