<p>I will be applying to the Resident Honors Program, which is a process exclusively for juniors that allows them to be considered in a separate pool comprised of juniors only. Juniors accepted will matriculate as a normal freshman to USC. </p>
<p>Information is here if you are interested too: usc.edu/rhp</p>
<p>Asian-american junior from a good high school in the Northeast.</p>
<p>Academics:
I have a 3.3 unweighted GPA and am in the first decile/top 10%. Had a pretty bad freshman year. Sophomore year was a solid A average, so you can guess how bad my freshman GPA was... I had a hard time transitioning.
School does not weight or rank.</p>
<p>Hard freshman year (max honors possible), medium sophomore year, most rigorous possible junior year (all APs/Honors). </p>
<p>Sophomore year PSAT: 210
Junior year: ?</p>
<p>Will take the SAT on December 12th (latest test date allowed for application). I'm hoping I can score somewhere in the 2200 range at minimum... hopefully a 100 point increase from my PSAT isn't that difficult. Practice essays by various SAT counselors have consistently churned out 12s so I hope I won't be blindsided by the essay.</p>
<p>SAT II Biology: 720</p>
<p>ECs:
Varsity debate, Yearbook editor, Varsity science team for 3 years.
Ice Skating for three seasons, JV Volleyball for one season. </p>
<p>Multiple awards in all extracurriculars and then some from other competitions in business. No national recognizations, just a couple state and regional ones.</p>
<p>Entering the Intel Science Talent Search. Wish me luck! :).</p>
<p>Other:
Two documented learning disabilities, but I don't it's affected me that much, I feel like I'm a normal kid. The only thing that sets me apart is that I apparently have to work harder to focus than others and study more because I have more information retention, but I have denied special assistance because I prefer independence and self-study.</p>
<p>Teacher recommendations will be decent, but probably not one-of-a-kind (from my AP Science and AP English teachers, both classes in which I have an A)</p>
<p>I will not need financial aid.</p>
<p>If accepted, I will attend USC at the age of 15. I have no idea what kind of impact this has on me, but I imagine it wouldn't be so great since I can't legally drive and it probably doesn't show "maturity."</p>
<p><strong>There is no essay or interview for application under RHP</strong>*
(Interview is only if you live in the metra area, but since I live 3,000 miles across the country, it's not really feasible...)</p>