Chances at USC- High GPA, Amazing ECs, Avg SATs

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi there-
I am looking into attending the journalism school at the University of Southern California. </p>

<p>GPA
9th - 4.0
10th - 3.7
11th - 3.9</p>

<p>ECs
-Summer Internship at the Orlando Sentinel newspaper for 5 weeks
-Started an Operation Smile club and raised over $1,000
-3 years starting on Varsity Lacrosse (received "Coaches Award" in 10th grade)
-National Honors Society, English Honors Society, and Quill & Scroll Honors Society
-200+ hrs of community service</p>

<p>SCHOOL DETAILS
9-10th grade: public school in California
11-12th grade: public school in Florida</p>

<p>SATs
1750 (will retake)</p>

<p>ACTs
25 (will retake)</p>

<p>Please be realistic!! Would love some input!
Thanks!</p>

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<p>Generally, USC doesn't worry much about the writing section of the SAT, just the Verbal and math sections. You will need about a 1250-1300 on these two to get in with your statistics, in my view.</p>

<p>Best of success</p>

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<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Also note that the GPAs that I listed are unweighted.
SAT breakdown: CR 530, M 630, W 590</p>

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<p>What ACT score do I need to help my chances? I've taken the SATs twice and barely improved.. so now I am prepping for the ACTs.</p>

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<p>your GPA is fine, but you really need to get SATs up.</p>

<p>These are the 25th-50th percentile breakdowns for USC's Fall 2006 entering freshman class:</p>

<p>CR: 630-720
Math: 650-740
Writing: 640-720
Total: 1920-2180</p>

<p>ACT 25-50th percentile was 28-32 for the same class</p>

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<p>Thanks! I'm working my hardest this summer on the ACTs and aiming for a 27-28.</p>

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<p>please help and chance me at this one school.. or other journalism schools on the west coast that I could attend with my stats?</p>

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<p>Please.. anyone out there?!?</p>

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<p>USC: slight reach</p>

<p>Get the SATs up to at least 1900, preferably 2000+ and it'd be a match.</p>

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<p>Friend of mine got into USC this year (and will be attending) with way worse everything. His dad had a connection and got him into an interview, which he dominated. He was accepted despite mediocre everything.</p>

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<p>It's a REACH as of now. Around 25% chance of getting in. </p>

<p>Make the ACT's a 30 if you can or 2000+ for SAT's. That'd up your chances much more.</p>

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<p>Yeah I know my ACT score sucks.. but does my internship help at all? It starts next month and I had to work sooo hard to get it! 80 kids applied and then it was taken to 30 to be interviewed and then 10 people got it. The newspaper I am interning with is a top newspaper in Florida! And I want to be a journalist very badly.. and pursue my passions at the USC journalism school.</p>

<p>One of our really good family friends is graduating there this year, so besides that, I don't really have any connections.</p>

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<p>....bump....</p>

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<p>...bump...</p>

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<p>your in trouble in my opinion. how tough are you schools? because your GPA looks like your either a hard worker or the school isn't very tough... i mean a 25 ACT usually converts to a 3.2 student.... doesn't make much sense in my view of it. i would say you need at least a 30 to get in out of state.</p>

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<p>I am just a bad test taker when it comes to standardized testing. That was also my first time taking it with absolute no preparation. I'm taking the ACTs during the beginning of the school year and am aiming for a 27-28.</p>

<p>Also, I was wondering if this would help my chances.. my Grandfather's brother used to work as the boss of the Health & Science section in USC. Does that help at all? Too bad no buildings were named after him hehe.</p>

<p>Would love some feedback. Thanks!!</p>

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<p>that probably wouldnt help your chances.</p>

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<p>are you a junior or senior in august?</p>

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<p>Get your SAT up to 1920+ and you will be fine.</p>

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<p>I am going to be a senior in August</p>