<p>To those who already got accepted:</p>
<p>Anyone care to post their admission essays as an EXAMPLE to all us other lowly people aspiring to get accepted to USC?</p>
<p>Good idea, I wouldn't mind seeing some examples either.</p>
<p>I'll just say this: mine SUCKED. They literally SUCKED. I worked on it from like 8 AM to 8 PM on 12/10. Then I rushed to the post office (24/7 baby) and sent in my application.</p>
<p>The irony is that I was awarded a Dean's scholarship.</p>
<p>I don't think they put much emphasis on essays..
I mean, they couldn't have.</p>
<p>They couldn't have been that bad!
I'm kind of relying on the essays though because my stats aren't exactly as stellar as all the other CCers.</p>
<p>^ hahhaha same here but i'll pm u my essay</p>
<p>ocean let's exchange essays and sn's for aim my sn is xxbrittanypoohxx</p>
<p>Well actually I'm just a junior in High School but I'm already obsessed with getting into USC, so I haven't written an essay (or even applied), but it would be great to see some examples of those who have been accepted!</p>
<p>Well, I don't want to post my essay, but I wouldn't mind giving tips...</p>
<p>Yeah... its probably a bad idea to post your essays as an "example"... I would recommend not doing... But giving tips and pointers would be OK...</p>
<p>Also, not to completely judge, but that is that posters first and only post... A little sketchy (not necessarily meaning anything bad, but still a little sketchy...)</p>
<p>^^^How am I being sketchy?</p>
<p>Not a lot of people seems to mind posting their SAT essays in forums, so I just assumed some people wouldn't mind posting their essays. I won't plagiarize, if that's what you're assuming. But still, you don't have to post them.</p>
<p>And yeah, as Misoo said, I wouldn't really mind pointers and advice. Anything that would help!</p>
<p>Well, I personally wrote about being confused...why I have difficulties, who helped me overcome my confusion, etc. I think showing a "weak" side and then demonstrating how you overcame that and became a stronger person is pretty powerful, and it shows an aspect about you that test scores and EC's don't :)</p>
<p>Just write about your passion and youll be fine.</p>
<p>I talked about my love of animals.</p>
<p>that's what i did: horseback riding.</p>
<p>I'm a freshman this year, if the question was the same, which it seems like it might have been, I took it in a different direction. I wrote about passion in the sense of love and the pain that can come from that when it isn't returned. I wrote about how it can be a growing experience. I wrote about the reasons things didn't work and the reasons I felt the way I did. I wrote about why I grew up. I was careful not to sound lovesick, but I also allowed my emotions to show. I took them through a growing experience that meant something to me; I felt like my essay was unique in that no one else had been through the exact same thing. I also felt that most people wouldn't share something so personal. In short, it worked. It was a risk, but it worked. My advice is be willing to take a risk with your essay and let your heart lead you in a direction that you'll feel comfortable.</p>
<p>write about something unique about yourself...i wrote about skateboarding for the 'passion' one and when i mentioned i skateboard in my trustee interview the viterbi dean of admissions remembered my essay topic (learning '360 flips') despite not having any of my file with him...make yourself different in some way that's memorable</p>
<p>flying... you may be completely legit - but it is an online forum, people should be careful posting their essays for "ideas"... i am just saying to use caution...</p>
<p>Yeah, I understand why some people would be reluctant, but I didn't want anybody to be under the false pretense that I would plagiarize.</p>
<p>My essays is going to be on my love for aviation (even though it's not what i want to pursue as a career). I don't know of many people who share my same passion, so I don't exactly think there would be many people I would supposedly "rip off" of. But you're right, people should be cautious.</p>
<p>Anyway... thanks for everyone's input so far!</p>
<p>My essay is on my love for the theatre and acting.</p>
<p>my essay was about my love for Japanese!!! <--- beautiful language right there!!</p>
<p>My essay was the passions one and it was about learning...</p>