Chance for USC?

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<p>Hi guys! I applied "early" (for the merit scholarship). Here are my stats:</p>

<p>[ul]Objective:[<em>] SAT I : 2340 (780 M, 760 CR, 800 W)
[</em>] SAT II: Math II (800), Chem (800), Bio M (790), US History (770), Spanish (730)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 2%
Freshman Year:
[<em>]Honors Biology
[</em>]Honors English
[<em>]Honors Algebra 2 (3-4)
[</em>]Spanish 5-6
Sophomore Year:
[<em>]AP Chemistry (5)
[</em>]AP Calculus AB (skipped pre-calculus) (5)
[<em>]AP Physics "C" Mechanics (5)
[</em>]AP European History (4)
[<em>]Honors Humanities
[</em>]Spanish 7-8
Junior Year:
[<em>]AP Calculus BC (5)
[</em>]AP Spanish (5)
[<em>]AP English Language (5)
[</em>]AP Biology (5)
[<em>]AP US History (4)
[</em>]AP Physics "C" Electricity & Magnetism (4)
Senior Year:
[<em>]AP English Literature
[</em>]AP Statistics
[<em>]AP US Government
[</em>]AP Psychology
[<em>]Speech & Debate (Elective)
[</em>] Major Awards : 2 years of top-150 in US Chem Olympiad, I've done pretty well in Science Olympiad (listed that on my app), National Merit Semifinalist
Subjective:
[<em>]Science Olympiad 9,10,11,12 (event leader for chemistry 11,12)
[</em>]Quiz Bowl 9,10,11,12 (co-president 11,12)
[<em>]Academic League 9,10,11,12 (freshman coach 12)
[</em>]Volunteering Club 11,12 (treasurer)
[<em>]Paid Private Tutoring 11,12
[</em>]Jewish Youth Group 10,11,12 (counselor 10,11,12)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: around 200 hours through volunteering club
[</em>] Essays : 3 of my essays were fine, but my "Why USC?" essay was pretty bad to be honest
[<em>] Teacher Rec #1: 10/10, she loves me so much and we have an amazing relationship
[</em>] Teacher Rec #2: 7.5/10, she is really nice and funny and likes me but not nearly as close as rec #1
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 7/10, generic, but she kind of knows me
[</em>]Interview: Didn't get one
[<em>]Other
[li] State (if domestic applicant): California[/li][</em>] School Type: Public, 500-550 in my graduating class
[<em>] Ethnicity: White / Middle Eastern
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: less than 60k/year
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation to go to college
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<p>Thank you in advance!</p>

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<p>Cmon and everyone else wondering about their chances—check out this thread which gives you a lot of background on how you will be evalutated, based on observations of admissions patterns over the past several years. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/1558825-what-my-chances-usc-final-answer.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/1558825-what-my-chances-usc-final-answer.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>What are my chances for seeing madbean’s chances thread? Dammit, beaten.</p>

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<p>For admission, I am confident they will accept you, as long as your essays aren’t rambling. Low match, maybe even safety.
For the scholarship, I would say you had a good shot. My interpretation is that selection for scholarships are usually much more subjective than admission. A friend with a 35 ACT, 4.0 GPA, founder and head of a volunteer tutoring group got a half tuition scholarship I think, while (if I recall correctly) someone with a 23 ACT, 3.0 GPA, no honors or AP, got full ride. Then again, she was a black female who had distinguished herself with through extracurriculars.
That being said, you are a very well qualified candidate to receive a merit scholarship. I couldn’t say whether it was certain, but I would say you have a good shot.</p>