Average student, chances for USC?

<p>Hi! These are some colleges I'm considering:
USC - my dream school =)
Boston University
UC Irvine, Davis
NYU
Tufts
Rice</p>

<p>What do you believe are my chances by looking at the following...</p>

<p>High School: Private Catholic school in California
I'm first generation Indian American</p>

<p>GRADES
(I'm going to exclude 9th grade)
10th
English 10 - B/B
Honors Pre-Calc - B/B
Christology/Moral Theology - A/A
A.P. Biology - B/B
P.E. Health - A/A
A.P. Spanish 4 - B/B
Visual ARts A/A</p>

<p>11th
English 11 - A/A
A.P. Calculus - B/B
Computer Essentials/Cooking - A/B
Digital Graphics/Film - A/A
Major Religions/ Bible as Lit - A/B
A.P. U.S. History B/B
Chemistry A/A</p>

<p>Classes for next year:
A.P. Chemistry
English
2 Theology courses
A.P. Government
A.P. Statistics
Anatomy
Film and Video Arts 2
Economics</p>

<p>I have a GPA of 3.5 weighted - that's what really concerns me. I talked to my counselor and he said for UC's they will calculate to a 3.7 or more</p>

<p>SAT: 1940</p>

<p>Extra Curriculurs
JV Basketball - 9th
JV Lacrosse - 9th
Varsity Golf - 11th-12th
Indian Dance Team - age 7 to present
Indian Club secretary 11th, president 12th
Junior Statesmen of America - VP 11th - 12th
Interact Club 10th-12th
Medical Explorers - president 12th
Volunteer weekly at hospital - more than 100 hours
Camp counselor +100 hours</p>

<p>Okay, sorry it's so long! I would appreciate it if you could evaluate where I could get in. Thank you!!</p>

<p>USC is my dream school too! :slight_smile: It might be kind of tough with your GPA though. Your essay is where you really need to shine though. You also might want to get your SAT score up or try the ACT, especially with your GPA. I think Irvine and Davis would take you too if you improved the SAT a bit and tried REALLY hard to get your GPA up (UCs are really tough on GPA). Good Luck! :)</p>

<p>Your UC GPA is 3.769 (just slightly below the averages at UC Irvine and Davis), and your 1940 SAT is slightly above the averages at these same schools.</p>

<p>My rating of your chances:</p>

<p>USC–Slight Reach
Boston University–(Is this really the school you meant, because the Catholic University in Boston is Boston College, not Boston University?)–Safe Match
Boston College–Match to Slight Reach
UC Irvine (in-state)–Match
UC Davis (in-state)–Match
Tufts–Reach
Rice–Reach</p>