<p>I was wondering who among the famous will be attending USC next year. So far I know we will have incoming;</p>
<ul>
<li>Patrick Schwarzenegger</li>
<li>Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly, whatever the heck that is) </li>
</ul>
<p>Who else?</p>
<p>Omg miranda cosgrove!? <3</p>
<p>Miranda cosgrove was accepted last year but deferred her admission to this fall.</p>
<p>Alexander Ludwig (Cato from the Hunger Games) was at USC this year but I believe is dropping out due to acting commitments.</p>
<p>At the risk of sounding petty, do you think the celebs and kids of celebs have to meet the same academic standards as the mere mortals? And, if not, do you think that is fair? Is it any better or worse than being a legacy or an URM? I know, for example, Dr. Phil’s son just graduated from USC and he apparently didn’t have the grades compared to the admission average.</p>
<p>Cosgrove, on the other hand, got into NYU which isn’t exactly as tough as USC but is nothing to sneeze at either.</p>
<p>I think they have to be somewhat bright to get accepted. It can’t be any worse than athletes, Lol. Maybe one of us can ask them if we ever run into them.</p>
<p>There are many students who have celebrity parents. Most of these students are from private preparatory schools which can provide security for them.</p>
<p>I know several current USC students with famous and semi-famous parents. They hold their own academically and all seem to have deserved their acceptances. Sure, a lot of them may have had certain advantages prior to being accepted that helped make them more qualified than others in their applicant pool, but I wouldn’t say that any of the ones I know are outright less intelligent or less worthy of being a USC student.</p>
<p>The thing about Cosgrove some people I’ve talked to think is a little unfair is that she was allowed to defer admission until she made up her mind between USC and NYU. SCA normally doesn’t let people defer apparently.</p>
<p>27dreams, please do tell who you know!..?</p>
<p>Isn’t Francesca Eastwood going to USC?</p>
<p>@sydneyral</p>
<p>I guess she drew the long straw? But it’s not like she really has to go to school anyway. I’m sure she can easily manage without. They (the schools) don’t choose her, she chooses them. Kind of like Emma Watson?</p>
<p>Grabbit,</p>
<p>Certainly no one expects the athletes to meet the same academic standards as the general population and I don’t think USC or any other university makes any such pretense. The reason I have doubts about the celebs and their kids is because of a Dr. Phil show that aired a few years ago. The subject matter was about kids who cheated to get better grades and test scores in high school. A few of the kids cited the intense pressure there is, especially in California, to be at the top in order to get into a good California University. Anyway, Dr. Phil was dimissing the notion that you need to be a perfect student in order to succeed and that certainly may be true in general. But I take issue with the example he cited to validate his claim. He said his kids were “B” students, but they had great personalities. And then he cited his son graduating from USC as evidence that you can be an average student and still succeed. No disrespect to Dr. Phil or his son, but the reality is a white male with a “B” average is not going to get into USC just because he has a great personality. Unless one is an NCAA-level athlete, particularly talented in the arts, or a first-generation college student or URM, he is not going to get into USC as a B student.</p>
<p>All the elite schools love the student with a “hook” and a celebrity or the child of a celebrity is a pretty good hook!</p>
<p>there are plenty of kids with famous parents and/or who are famous by their own rights. Some work harder than others. Some know that they don’t need to work hard, since they already have a career waiting for them. Some take time off from school to just focus on their acting work. Some work outside USC and still go to class and make good grades. Like with any other student, it really varies from kid to kid—it’s not fair to say “all celebrities/children of celebrities slack off,” just as it’s not fair to say “all students without famous parents work hard.” </p>
<p>One nice thing about USC is because of the climate on campus, most of these kids usually get treated as normal people who just happen to have famous parents, or be on a TV show or whatever. While I know I’ve been surprised at first to find out who the parents of some of my friends are, or what they do during summer break, even as someone who came from a place where the biggest celebrities are ambassadors, I’ve learned to treat the “celebrity students” as regular people. I mean, that’s how I’d want to be treated if I were them. Few of them try to get attention based on their career or their parents’ career (and most try not to bring it up at all), so why should I let that color my opinion of them?</p>
<p>wisdomsomehow said it all.</p>
<p>I’m not making any assumptions about their work ethics or attitudes. I have no reason to think they aren’t fine people. But there are lots of fine, bright, talented and hard-working kids who get rejected from USC. I’m simply wondering — based on one anecdote — if celebrity applicants have to meet the same academic standards as other applicants. </p>
<p>Mind you, I have no axe to grind. Both my boys got into USC on merit and for all I know there are people who assume my boys got in because of legacy status. I’m simply asking because I think, on a forum where average kids come here seeking advice on how to get into SC, it is a valid question.</p>
<p>LegacyMom, I’m not sure if I know the answer to your question. I do know of one student–daughter of a super A-list celeb who was denied at USC several years ago. I’m sure there are more. I don’t know the stats or any real details, so hard to say about other people’s children, ya know? I will guess that being a celeb’s kid may be a bit of a hook–but that’s all. I know of a current HS grad who has a sibling at USC and a dad who is a mega-ga-millionaire very high powered entertainment guy and the younger sib did not get in this year. Going to BC. So… hard to tell!</p>
<p>Let me give you the flip side: Maria Shriver spoke at the Annenberg graduation this year. Her daughter, Katherine was graduating. As Ms. Shriver was introduced the dean said that Katherine “had a lot to live up to.” Under her breath Maria Shriver said (audibly) that no, Katherine didn’t have a lot to live up to…she was her own person.</p>
<p>USC admits…students succeed (or don’t)…no matter who their parents are. And yes, there are lots of B students who are admitted. And they aren’t necessarily in sports, children of famous people, or celebrities in their own right.</p>
<p>Ellebud, where do you get your information that “lots” of B students are admitted to USC? The statistics for the freshman class of 2011 show that the mean GPA for admitted students was a 3.8 on a 4.0 UW scale. Who are these “lots” of B students of whom you speak? We know that athletes don’t have to be A students and we know that leeway is given in the majors where talent is of particular importance, such as in music and the arts. And perhaps leeway is given for URM. The notion that a typical kid with a B average can get into USC is misleading. Heck, you would be hard pressed to find a legacy kid with a B average that can get into USC these days. I just don’t see lots of B students getting in…Have you looked at the stats threads here?</p>
<p>Again, I am not questioning whether or not they will succeed once in. I imagine some do well and some struggle. I’m only questioning whether or not the bar is lowered for celebrity students/ children and whether or not people think that is fair. Maybe people are more excited about having celebs amongst them, than they are with process of getting in? Maybe the attention given to USC and/or the donations from their families makes them attractive beyond grades? The fact that we even have a thread dedicated to celebrity USC students is telling in itself.</p>