Hi!
USC is my dream school and I would really like to hear from some of you what you think my chances are of getting in. Thanks!
(This is all at the end of my junior year. I don’t know if they count grades for senior year, could someone let me know please?)
GPA: (mix of A’s & B’s fresh/soph year with one AP, all A’s/A+'s junior year with 2 APs)
4.35 weighted
3.54 unweighted
ACT: 33 (taking one more time hoping for a 34-35)
Extracurriculars:
Summer children’s hospital internship
Animal shelter volunteer
Started a charity club with the kids in the hospital & run events with the therapy animals
Long term nannying job (good relationship with that family) and working in a preschool since freshman year (kids are my passion)
Peer minister in church and run mission trips and events
Clubs: National Honors Society, 2 leadership positions (for freshman PE & guidance), Special Needs Athletics, Interact (a charity club), and medical science club (interested in pediatrics). I also used to play sports but haven’t since freshman/sophomore year.
I have great relationships with teachers and wonderful nurses at the hospital where I work with the kids so am hoping on some good recommendation letters. With a good essay, do you think I can get in? I am worried about my unweighted GPA holding me back.
Also, how is their financial aid and scholarships for someone with my background? I am out of state (midwest) and know UCLA or any other UC school would probably be just as expensive as USC for me because I’m OOS.