•another CHANCES thread•

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>•CA Resident / Asian American
•GPA: 3.4UW/3.6W (approximates)
•Rank: School doesn’t rank
•Very competitive Public school (No.1 in District, one of the 21 Public Elites according to Newsweek)
•Class size: ~550</p>

<p>•SAT: 2060 (650 M, 800 W (12 essay), 610 CR)
•SAT 2: Spanish Language: 760
U.S. History: 650</p>

<p>EC’s:</p>

<p>•Aid for Africa (11-12): Publicist. I was elected as a Publicist when the club first started in my Junior year. I am responsible for creating club flyers, planning for the Club Fair and other fundraising events, and creating designs for club t-shirts.
•Amnesty International (11-12): Member.
•Church Homeless Ministry (11-12): Volunteer. I have multiple responsibilities, including tables/chairs preparation, food distribution, serving coffee, and singing in the choir.
•City's Open Space Nature Preserve (Summer 2006): Volunteer. I mainly worked on trail maintenance and administrative work.
•Tutoring (9): I tutored elementary kids around my neighborhood in Guatemala.
•Soccer instructor (9): I taught soccer to elementary kids around my neighborhood in Guatemala.</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>•Principal’s Honor Roll</p>

<p>Recs:</p>

<p>•Counselor –good. I know her very well.
•English teacher – good. Had her for junior year and have her now too. She knows me well too, academically and personally.</p>

<p>•I lived in Guatemala for about 14 years. I moved to the U.S. for 10th grade. I realized that my current school’s curriculum is way harder/stronger than that of the school I attended back in Guatemala. Although not a straight A’s student, I tried my best to pull a decent GPA while adapting to my new life in the US.</p>

<p>•My essay reflects my experiences during my life in Guatemala. My teachers and Counselor said it was nice. I hope the essay will be the "hook" of my application, since anything else besides it is not that stellar...</p>

<p>Any input will be greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>I don't go there (I wish!) but by what you say, I think you have a good chance. Your community service is great and it definitely shows that you care about your community and others. GPA isn't the highest but I really honestly don't think it matters. Your essay sounds really interesting too. Good Luck! :)
by the way, awesome Writing score on the SAT</p>

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<p>Thanks Gabs for the response. Anyone else?</p>

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<p>I know you want to hear someone say that you'll get in for sure- we've all been there. But the bottom line is that everyone will say the same as Gabs91. Your stats are in there except your GPA, but you have good ec's so that could make up for it. </p>

<p>I wish they wouldn't make everyone wait. You've got a chance and hopefully, you'll hear soon. While you're waiting, scan the other USC threads and do searches for other specific questions. Actually, looking at the number of your posts, you've already done that! With your passion and persistence, I think you'll get in. Good luck.</p>

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<p>I didn't apply for the scholarship date (Dec 10 if I remember well). I still got more than a month to wait. But I've noticed in the USC thread how so many scholarship applicants are panicking because they haven't gotten any response from the school. </p>

<p>PS Yesterday, I had a dream I got rejected from USC. Quite lovely.</p>

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<p>They always say that dreams are the opposite of reality ;)</p>

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<p>I hope you don't get rejected. I'm sure you'll be fine. You'll get into an amazing school, even if it isn't USC (but i definitely hope it is!). Geez, a month of waiting? I'm going to die from nerves next year.</p>

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<p>vienna - HAHAHA i hope so.. at least for this one ;)
gabs - thanks for the encouragement.</p>