Chance me for USC & UCLA please? :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>@ Osserpusser</p>

<p>I feel your frustration when 4.0 UW GPAs seems to be a minimum requirement for possible addmission. However, I’m sure USC has an algorithm to determine which high school may practice grade inflation. My alma mater, a very well regarded east-coast private university, assigns each applicants’ HS a score from 1 to 5, 5 being most rigor course work/low grade inflation.</p>

<p>From reviewing admissions summary reports, numerous student identified “attending most prestigous public HS” received an unflattering HS score of 2! </p>

<p>It’s unfortunate since there are many exceptional students who are eliminiated through this process. But since there are so many appliants each year, admissions office have to devise a method to help normalize disparate HS grading practices; exceptional students end up being “collateral damage”.</p>

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<p>I’m a high school senior, and was just admitted into both USC and UCLA. I think that you need to do everything you can to raise your GPA, because unless you have some hooks or something else that will really set you apart, I think your GPA is too low for either school. Or you’ll need to address why your GPA is low in your applications. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Your chances of getting in depend on what major you apply for. I’m interested in knowing your weighted GPA. Your unweighted GPA is a bit low. I’m not sure how a 32 on the ACT would translate in SAT score. It’s always safer to be higher though.</p>

<p>I got accepted by USC with a 3.8 UW and a 4.2 W GPA. My SAT superscore was a 2060. However, I applied for a major in Fine Arts, so my portfolio let me get away with my mediocre grades and ECs.</p>