chance me please!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>i've been looking around here lately and decided why not to ask for a chance. however here is a little back story. i am currently a sophmore now at new trier with a 3.64 gpa which i should raise to either a 3.68 or 3.7 at the end of 2nd semester hopefully. but as freshman i went a jesuit high school school in chicago and i got 2.5 gpa. i went from about a 2.1 gpa first semester to a 2.9 second semester. the reason why i had such a low gpa was that i was taveling everyday from indiana to downtown chicago which took about and 1.5 half each way and i was just dead tired from just the school day, EC's and the drive. i plan on raising my gpa at new trier even more so to a 3.7 or 3.75 during my junior year. so i was wondering how much is my freshmen gpa going to hurt me in terms of admission to usc or will the look at my upward grade trend more so?</p>

<p>EC: basketball, track, middle passage, community serivce, and camp counselor at a day camp for little kids. i also am going to get even more invvled next year with clubs</p>

<p>Junior Year Schdule: alg 2, AP US Hist, Chem, Spanish 3, English but i may try to get into Ap English Language, if thats a good idea?</p>

<p>Test scores: PLAN test was around a 27 composite score</p>

<p>i also know i am only a sophmore and a lot can change in terms of gpa and test scores, but i was wondering do i even have a realistic shot at USC in 2 years? haha. thanks for taking time to read my story!</p>

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<p>Bump bump...anyone pleasee?:)</p>

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<p>I have a realistic shot and I had a 1.8 frosh year. You've still got a while, just do your best.</p>

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<p>all, i'm going to say is that usc does put lots of emphasis on GPA and sat scores. try to be in their average ranges or higher.</p>

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<p>will being an urm give me an extra boost or help?</p>

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<p>What is an urm?</p>

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<p>Of course you have a shot. You will show a great upward trend (your grades improving even as you take harder classes) and you can explain your commute issues in a short essay so the adcom will see your Frosh grades in context. Meanwhile, you are now attending a very highly regarded high school, so doing well at New Trier will mean a lot. URM (Underrepresented Minority) is always helpful since many great universities look to enroll a diverse class who show they can perform well in college. Make sure you take challenging courses in the coming years, and do well. Your attitude is great. </p>

<p>You don't mention your intended major at USC and the different schools can be more competitive, so that will affect admissions, too. Best of luck.</p>