Chance Me for USC 2022

Stats:
SAT: 1510 (800 M, 710 R/W)
SAT IIs: 780 Math 2, 690 Spanish
GPA: (unweighted): 3.98
CNA (weighted): 99.9/100
Rank: 40/550
APs: AP Gov (4), AP World (3), AP Comp Sci (4), AP Calculus AB (5), AP Lang (4), AP Spanish (5), AP Physics 1, AP Stat, AP Macro, AP Micro, AP Psych

Subjective:
Essays: Fairly good
Teacher Recs: Fairly strong, AP Calculus and AP Lang teachers
Counselor Rec: Strong, know very well bc is sponsor of club I am President of
Hook (if any):

Location/Person:
State or Country: GA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male

Extracurriculars:
Speech (Forensics) (9, 10, 11, 12): Treasurer, Over 20 awards won
Theater (9, 10, 11, 12): Vice-President, Variety of lead and supporting roles, 2-3 productions a year
Student Ambassadors (10, 11, 12): President
National Honor Society (11, 12): Secretary
FBLA (9, 10, 11, 12): Awards won
Work at Ice-Cream Shop (10, 11, 12): 5-10 hrs per week during school year, 30 hrs per week during summer
Other Clubs: Math National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society

I am trying to get into Marshall as a Business Administration major focusing on Marketing and applied by the merit scholarship deadline.

In terms of getting “Chanced” for USC, 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…

These days, USC is a reach for almost everyone. You have a better than average chance but USC admissions are pretty random so don’t count on getting in. I would say it is a low reach for you.

My friend had similar stats to you. Last year he was rejected from USC and accepted at Yale…