Chance me

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>Sorry to do another one, but I'm wondering what my chances are for scholarship consideration.</p>

<p>SAT I: 2170 (1440)
SAT II: Bio: 750, Lit: 700, Math 2: 750
ACT: 32 (sorry, don't know break down, lol, because I haven't actually received scores from December SAT since I'm international, but it listed the composite on the official scores page of one of my apps)
Full IB, with 4 higher level courses
GPA: around 3.8 UW. Have trend of a few Bs in 9th grade to all As in 11th and 12th grade.
Rank: 1 out of 40
ECs: limited actually. But I've been consistently involved in print publications as editor and with debate team since 9th grade. Have other leaderships in other clubs, but mostly activities that I've joined 11th and 12th grade. But on the app I didn't know what to list for the ECs, so I just put the years I was involved and any leadership positions I had.
Hispanic.
Essays: errr... They weren't terribly original, but at least they were grammatically correct and flowed well.</p>

<p>I know my standardized test scores aren't impressive, but do I stand any chance at a scholarship? A partial one, perhaps? Even if it's just like 1/10 of tuition, lol...</p>

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<p>I would say a scholarship is a reach, as you would need really good E.C's and essays to compensate for the SAT score.</p>

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<p>You've got 40 kids in your graduating? Mine has 840 :)</p>

<p>Great stats.. definately in. i'm not too familiar with USC's scholarship consideration.</p>

<p>You are an international student?</p>

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<p>i don't think his SAT score is that bad; however, i think your lack of quality ECs is going to hurt you because usc tends to focus more on what you did outside of the classroom more than most universities. i'm speaking of scholarships of course. i think you'll get in.</p>

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<p>Okay, this is what I actually put on the app (the app didn't give much
guidance on how to fill it in... so I just did it common app style w/o hrs/wk wk/yr because I didn't know if it was needed):</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Model United Nations: press (9/11); chair (12); delegate (10/11) <-- I elaborated on this activity in short answer essay
Diversity Club: secretary (10); treasurer (11); president (12)
Photography Club: founder/president (12)
National Honor Society: secretary (11/12)
Webzine: editor (11/12)
Online Literary Magazine: editor (9)
Library Volunteering (12)
Knitting Club (12)
Environmental Club (11)
Book Club (10)</p>

<p>Academic honors:
National Merit Commendation
Math comp. recognition
High Honor Roll
National Honor Society</p>

<p>And I listed 8 academic achievement awards for several academic classes (my school gives out awards for achievement for each course at the end of the year).</p>

<p>No work experience.</p>

<p>Summer programs: took two college credit courses in 11th grade, and took two non-credit courses in 10th grade.</p>

<p>Does this info help? On the scholarship site, it seemed to put an emphasis on standardized test scores, so I'm not sure how much ECs matter. </p>

<p>And I'm not international (I'm living abroad).</p>

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<p>well it depends: if you applied for USC's top ranked School of Knitting, then you're pretty much in.</p>

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<p>Of all the things I list... that's the one that cottons on?</p>

<p>I'm a HER btw.</p>

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<p>haha sorry. yeah knitting isn't so bad. i have a friend that's president of otter club.</p>

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<p>Wow, 40 students?!</p>

<p>My class has close to 1300. :(</p>

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<p>Yeah... lol, my rank doesn't mean much if you look at it that way. </p>

<p>But does anyone know what my prospects might be for any partial scholarships?</p>

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<p>Your SAT score is solid. You might get the 1/2 scholarship. However, remember that USC is good about covering any financial need that you have.</p>