<p>my name is mark i live in dallas, tx and im trying to consider if i have the potential to get into usc realistically or not, and if not what could i do to get in with the time i have left?</p>
<p>GPA combined 2.91 (messed up freshman year)
ACT 29 combined
senior class secretary
100 hours of commnunity service
sub chairman for annual community service project
chapel committee
play football, played lacrosse
ceramics
worked and travelled in summers</p>
<p>What's your GPA excluding freshman year?</p>
<p>i got a 2.4 freshman year, 3.0 last year, and a 3.33 this year</p>
<p>im very personable and think that i can make up for my sub par gpa with a great interview, teacher recs, and essays, but still want to know if further extracurriculars or more comm serv would be useful, anything can help</p>
<p>with ur gpa and act no. Unless you are a recruitable athlete, you will need to raise ur ACT score immensely.</p>
<p>whats a realistic ACT, i plan on taking it in june and most likely in september. i plan on shooting for a 32 or so. what else should i do?</p>
<p>also, i know my poor freshman year won't go away, but do you think they will take my upward trend into consideration?</p>
<p>i think your best bet would be to transfer to usc from a community college . it is a lot easier to transfer than to go directly out of high school. the great thing is you only need to complete 30 college units in order for the admissions department to mainly look at your college transcript as opposed to your hs transcript. many of my friends had 2.0's in hs and got 3.5-3.9's in community college and have been accepted to usc.</p>
<p>what would my chances be if i say was accepted to loyola marrymount and then transferred. also, i am not directly looking for fall admission, what would my chances of spring admission be with these grades. also wat can i accomplish with my senior year still ahead of me that can help.</p>
<p>I do not know of anyone from my D's very prominent high school who got into USC in the last several years with less than a 3.0. The lowest I know of was someone with a 3.55 who got a 2300 on the SAT, took tons of advanced science & math (lots of challenging AP's during any given semester, which is probably why her GPA was not 4.0). </p>
<p>In my experience, that 3.5 is kind of a dividing line for the category of "selective" colleges -- not officially a line, but more resultingly a line.</p>
<p>I would never say never, but USC does seem to look for a high gpa. My son got in a couple of years ago with a 3.7 and that included very low grades from freshman year but he really pulled his grades way up junior and senior year. I suspect its even harder to get in now, but if you love the school by all means apply, just have a back up plan. Also my son has told me that it is much easier to transfer in than to get in as a freshman.</p>
<p>so if i have a 4.0 UW GPA and am number 1 in a class of 520, does that give me a pretty good shot at getting in USC?</p>
<p>u have no chance whatsoever leftguard.
i recommend that you go to community college first</p>
<p>sorry, Mark, you would need to be NMF with that gpa.</p>
<p>bball: yes, as long as you test scores are decent.</p>
<p>No, it's a huge reach. Go to a CSU first and then transfer. Your ACT should be a 34+ with that GPA...</p>
<p>well maybe if my act goes up i might have some luck, not even a spring semester chance? even if it is a long shot, what do you guys suggest i do other than grades or test scores? how should i approach the interview or my essays? any help would be great</p>
<p>I wouldnt say no chance because a friend of mine just got into USC with maybe the same GPA and MUCH worse SATs/ACTs. His dad had a connection and got him into an interview in which he completely kicked ass. They sent him an acceptance letter and he's going. That being said, unless you know someone, highly unlikely.</p>
<p>well if i get my scores up and have a good interview what would my chances be. i have a friend who just got into usc theater and said that usc is huge on people who would fit in, not just with good grades, they want a diverse community. how much does it help if students talk to the admission office. obviously not as much as a big connection but does it matter at all? what else should i do</p>
<p>There is a thread on this website where students admitted to USC this year post their SAT scores and other stats. I was blown away because I only saw a few who had less than 700 on any part of the SAT. One of the ones that did was a legacy and the other was Mexican-American. I would say your chances are pretty slim.</p>
<p>^ I don't think USC is THAT selective. I think that CC is just full of over-achieving students. People at my school get in with like 2000's... not that high at ALL. But then again, it seems as if USC likes our school for some reason that I will never understand. I know of someone admitted to MARSHALL with <2100 SAT's! Amazing, isn't it? Not a URM or Legacy. Just high GPA. So, in conclusion... if your HS happens to have a good relationship with USC OR you can push up your scores A LOT MORE... you'll have more of a "chance."</p>