Anyone wanna give me my chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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Stats

New SAT: 1350 // 670 R/W, 680 M (retook in Oct, waiting on scores)
ACT: 29 // 31 E, 30 M, 25 R, 31 S, 32 W
GPA: 3.69 (U) // 3.73 (W) [upwards trending GPA with straight-As 11th grade]

Rank: Top 20% (74/95)

Extracurriculars: 4 Years Student Government (Secretary and Representative), 4 Years at an interior design store (Assistant Store Manager), 3 Years Theatre Camp (Counselor-In-Training), 4 Years Community Theatre/Drama (producing, directing, acting, etc.), Assistant Manager @ Student Store, National Honor Society, Journalist and Photographer for School Newspaper, PA experience for 2 indie films, one in hometown and one in LA,

Volunteer/Service: Worked with artistic children in 2016/17 for my school's Art Day, volunteered to help run our school's Red Cross Blood Drive, phone banked for the Democratic National Committee of Oregon, helped those who cannot feed themselves by serving hot meals and dessert

Awards and Acknowledgements: International Thespian Society Vice Presidential Honors Recipient (over 650+ hours in theatre), American Red Cross Honoree (referred 5 new donors and gave 3 donations), All-American High School Film Festival Official Selection

School: Public option school, arts-centered
APs*: AP World History, AP Statistics, AP English Literature, AP Calculus AB (peer tutoring this year), AP US History, College Anatomy/Physiology
Ethnicity: White (Europe)

Gender: Male

Intended Major: Film Business (Business of Cinematic Arts, Business of Creative Enterprises, Creative Producing, etc.)

Colleges (in order of priority): USC (First choice), Emerson College, Chapman University, Columbia College Chicago, Oregon State University

*Note: my school offers very little AP/college classes, and these are all the academic ones I could take. The only other ones are AP Studio Art and AP Music Theory.

I retook the SAT this last Saturday and I’m waiting to hear back the scores on the 21st. I feel strong about it. Please feel free to ask any questions you have.

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I have had students at USC for years, and the link below is still the best and most accurate information on your chances at USC. It is selective, but holistic, so they are looking at your entire package. However, even super stars should always have other schools they would like to attend and not be fixed on a dream school. Good luck!

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/1558825-what-are-my-chances-read-this-first-p1.html

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@baldwinhamilton Be aware that USC has different admissions selectivity depending on the school and program. It sounds like you may be talking/thinking about the USC BCA/Undergraduate Business Adminstration Program - which seems to be housed in Marshall but has a number of courses in the CA program. I do not know that much about or the stats for this specifc program, but it seems that the Cinema Arts undergrad is the most competitive program at USC, and Marshall is also known to be competitive. I would imagine this program is exceptionally competitive as well.

I would really do some research about the programs and what you want to accomplish in your undergrad career. USC allows a fair bit of flexibility, but since each school (Dornsife, CA, Marshall, Viterbi, Annenberg etc) seems to have different levels of selectivity (and, of course, value different skill sets.) your chances at each will be somewhat different.

I would spend a lot of time on the USC website. They have a lot of information, but there are so many programs at the school it can take a while to get a sense of where you would best be able to achieve your goals.

From what I have observed, USC responds to outstanding students, interesting applicants and those that show a very strong interest. My advice would be make sure you apply by the Dec. 1 “early” deadline. If you want to interview, sign up early (not sure if they have started taking appointments yet) as the slots fill up. And communicate with the school. They are very good at responding to legitimate questions etc.

Good luck!

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@CaliDad2020 Thank you so much! I’ve polished my supplemental questions to show my interest in USC, as well as signing up for info sessions and the optional interview with my regional counselor. I do have a strong interest, as it is my top choice and a school I’m very passionate about. Hopefully, I can catch their eye! I’m going to send them, and Chapman, a personal thank you letter and brainstorm some questions for them.