<p>What are my chances of getting into USC for a current sophmore in high school</p>
<p>Dad: Alumni
Sister: Current Marshall Student
Top 10 Private School--most competetive on west coast</p>
<p>3.5 gpa sophmore year..shooting for 2000-2100 gpa
this year im takin Spanish 3 (A-), Algebra 2 (A), Chemistry (A-), World and Europe 2(B-), English 2(B)</p>
<p>Next year, Spanish 4, PRe Calc, English 3, AP Environmental Science, US History</p>
<p>Senior Year</p>
<p>Ap Spanish, English 4, AP Econ, AP Statistics, dont know what else haha</p>
<p>What was your freshman GPA? USC looks at grades from 9,10,11, and 1st semester senior year so it is obviously difficult to look at your "package" now. </p>
<p>Legacy status is not a major factor in admissions- in fact, we have seen evidence from some admit stats that it does not matter at all. </p>
<p>If you are applying to Marshall, you really should try to take Calculus your senior year. </p>
<p>If you won't have close to a 3.8UW, shoot for OVER 2100 on your SAT. Make sure you are using your time outside of school to develop your interests and show this passion in your essays. </p>
<p>(And just a quick hint, spell-check your post before submitting- esp. on a "chances" thread if you want to be a "competitive sophomore"! I don't mean to be picky, but you have to show your best when it comes to college admissions- only on CC!)</p>
<p>Well, you have a 3.6 this year so you are going up. USC likes to see upward trends. Yes, it will help that you are from a top school in the west. USC will know your school well and judge your grades and course selections based on that. Stay focused and just do the best you can. (You'll have time in college for fun!)</p>
<p>It is very important to know that GPA is not the only factor. Check out these two threads and see the stats of those who were just accepted/rejected. Many with lower GPA's were admitted because of their ec's (extra-curriculars) and possibly their essays. The earliest admits were those who received the high-level scholarships so keep reading towards the end to get a good look. Also, don't be too scared off- stats of students on these boards tends to be higher than the average applicant.</p>
<p>i am the varsity baseball manager at sschool or 3 years most likely, 1 year of jv baseball, 2 years of varsity basketball manager, i work at hospital as an intern, i have a job as a junior umpire at my little league, im trying to get a job over the summer at a store. im trying to think of more. haha.. sorry about the writing and thanks for the help.</p>
<p>Past admission statistics from your own school will give you the best indication of your chances. Does your school's college counseling office use Naviance? Once you get access to the site in your Junior year, you'll see how much of a boost other students got from attending a very competitive high school and be able to compare their GPA and SAT scores to your own on the USC graph. It may well be that an unweighted GPA over 3.6 and SAT over 2100 will be enough to get you admitted, particularly if you take a challenging course load and are viewed as a legacy. I agree that you should try to take Calculus in your senior year if at all possible.</p>
<p>Keep up with the hard work to improve your gpa and aim for high SAT scores. What school do you attend? There are some private schools in CA (i.e. Harvard-Westlake, Loyola, and Bellarmine Prep) that are highly represented at USC.</p>
<p>I'm no expert but I'd describe Naviance as a web-based services that tracks and analyzes student records and application outcomes. I think the actual program our high school used is called Family Connection. It's an amazing resource as you can see previous year's results for students at your own high school at individual colleges. Your own statistics are overlaid on graphs so you can compare yourself and estimate your chances. The only downside is that you don't know if the earlier students were legacy students, amazing athletes, and so forth. Still we found it to be really useful and pretty accurate in predicting my daughter's results. If you are at one of the top private high schools in California, I would guess they use Naviance. Ask your college counselor.</p>