Can I get into the University of Southern California (USC) as a Spring Admit?

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Status: already applied
Major: Biological Sciences at the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

GPA: 3.47 UW, 4.3 W
SAT: 1480/1600
Essays: Common app is a 7.5/10 imo, supplements however are both 8-9/10
Recommendation letter: 9/10 (written by my math teacher who nominated me for student of the month)

EC’s:
-Internship at a Biotechnology center in China
-Biology Olympiad club
-Coordinator for the international physics olympiad club
-Varsity team member as well as captain of the quiz bowl novice team
-Vice President and director of fine arts for the church youth ministry council
-Executive captain of the church’s boba tea shop
-Member of church’s Taiwan short term mission team
-Tutored underprivileged children in math and English at this after school care center
-Various other Red Cross and NHS related activities

Sports:
-Founder and captain of my own junior USTA league tennis team
-Volunteer assistant coach at my local tennis clinic
-Compete in local intermediate and advanced USTA junior tournaments
-Play varsity doubles and JV singles for the school team

Awards:
-3rd place at my state university’s Chinese culture competition
-2nd place in the physical sciences category at my district science and engineering fair
-4th place in the physical sciences category at my state’s science and engineering fair
-2nd place at a quiz bowl state championship tournament (team qualified for nationals)

Considering the current status of my GPA, I am very doubtful that I will get into USC for the fall semester (that is, if I even get in at all). However, I am curious what other more informed and experienced individuals might think on my chances for admission into the spring semester. USC has been my dream school for a while, and I would be thankful to get into either Spring or Fall semesters. Please let me know what you think, thanks!

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People that get into spring semester don’t have different stats than those getting into fall. Some applicants just get spring offer because major is full but they know a certain amount of space opens up due to to study abroad or other reasons. Spring admits are in no way the “B” team with lower stats.

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Yeah that makes sense. In that case, do you think I have a shot at USC at all?

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In terms of getting “Chanced” for USC, it is virtually impossible for others to predict what may or may not occur in your specific case. With an admit rate now of only 13%, and with 4K+ applicants with 4.0 unweighted GPAs and test scores in the 99th percentile among those not gaining admission, your success will instead likely depend on too many potential factors for anyone to correctly evaluate… factors like your writing ability, unique or distinguishing qualifiers, demonstrated research into USC - including a satisfying Why USC? answer, etc… making predicting admission nearly impossible.

I suggest reading an excellent thread on the topic from the beginning…

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

I also suggest reading through the following very helpful insider’s guide to USC admissions…

https://tfm.usc.edu/a-guide-to-uscs-college-admissions-process/

Good Luck…