<p>Hey, I'm new to the site and I just wanted a little feedback on where i might stand as of now and/or what i may need to do to have a better chance of getting accpeted to USC. </p>
<p>Here is some basic information right now.
I'm a junior in high school
Gender: M
I live in Connecticut
College Class Year: 2014
Weighted GPA: 3.6/3.7
Most of my classes are honors, and i will be taking all honors and ap courses next year/senior year. My GPA would be much higher if my freshamn year did not count toward it (I know UC schools do not look at fresham year grades, I don't know if USC is the same)
Class Rank: top 25%
o Class size: About 350
SAT: 2120
o Critical Reading: 710
o Math: 730
o Writing: 680
Athletics:
o Junior Varsity Football: 9th grade
o Varsity Football 10th, 11th, 12th grade
o State Championship 11th grade/2008
o Junior Varsity Baseball: 9th, 10th grade
Music:
o Have been playing Guitar for 5 years.
o Have been playing Piano for 2 years.
Community Service:
o Counselor in Training at local Summer Camp during the summer of 2007. 100+ hours.
o Bible Camp Counselor during summer 2006. 40+ hours.
o Relay For Life Team Captain
Clubs:
o DECA/ Marketing 2007-2009</p>
<p>I don't have any particular major i'm interested in, I would just like to know where i stand in the acceptance ladder as of now. Thanks.</p>
<p>I am no expert, but your GPA is weak. Try to get it up. </p>
<p>At admitted students day, USC made a big deal over the high GPA of our cohort this year.</p>
<p>Being a varsity athlete helps. USC made a big deal about that.</p>
<p>Playing an instrument helps. USC made a deal about that. </p>
<p>Your SAT is on track. Higher never hurts.</p>
<p>I’m not really sure how to react to these threads talking about needing astronomical GPA and test scores. After hearing someone be told that they need to raise their 3.8 or they have no chance, I feel so underqualified for USC.</p>
<p>I was admitted this year to the School of Theatre for Fall Semester with a 3.4 (unweighted… probably around 3.8 weighted), 1810 SAT and 29 ACT.</p>
<p>you got into USC with a 3.4?</p>
<p>did u get a scholarship for something?
sorry that sounds rude I’m just wondering because I’m freaking out because I have a strong 3.5 and want to go to USC but am afraid they won’t take me.</p>
<p>musicalstudent, you can check the freshman profile for USC 2008-9 admits (the current year is not posted yet) here: <a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/0910/FreshmanProfile2008v3.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/0910/FreshmanProfile2008v3.pdf</a></p>
<p>No one on cc can know what the adcoms see in each applicant. The quality of your essays, your auditions, or your recommendation letters. No one can judge the level of ECs. So all we can use as a guide are these numbers. As you can see, for Admitted Students, the average unweighted GPA was 3.8. So there will certainly be admits with lower GPAs, but often those have some other qualities the university is looking for.</p>
<p>Congratulations on getting into USC! I would suspect you showed a lot of talent and spent a lot of time doing plays, etc in high school and you certainly deserve that spot.</p>
<p>Oh, and I meant to add–not all high school’s GPAs are judged by the same criteria. There are many highly regarded HSs with grade-deflation and USC acknowledges that in their decisions. Check Naviance, if your school has that, to see the grades and SATs that get accepted from your particular school.</p>
<p>MusicalStudent,
There are certain qualities which appeal to Schools of Music, Theatre, Musical Theatre and Cinema. These can be talent, imagination, creativity, originality and artistry. As far as I know these qualities are not measured by SAT scores.
Each school within the university is looking for different qualifications. In your case you must have those wonderful gifts…talent and accomplishments. The School of Theatre, after considering your application and audition, decided you had the qualities they wanted for the famous school. You were selected over hundreds of highly talented individuals.<br>
If someday you star on Broadway or win an Oscar, nobody there will be asking what you scored on the SAT!</p>