chances at west coast schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a junior and just wanted to get a rough idea of my chances for next year. I got all of my official info today (GPA, class rank) so I made a new post.</p>

<p>Senior year classes: AP English, Honors FST, AP Euro, Phyc (taking AP test), Econ (maybe taking AP test), and another class open that I haven't decided on yet.</p>

<p>Pretty Good ECs. Shows commitment and leadership.
President/leader of 2 clubs (member for 3 years in one and 2 years in another)
Senior Leader of varsity team (on varsity 4 years) Intramurals for the same sport. Very committed
Spanish Honor Society
Student council (4 years)
I worked with the marketing director and office manager of a marketing/design company as an intern last summer and will be doing the same at a different company (or possibly the same company) this summer.
I have my own business doing similar work as company.
Steady job for 2+ years doing office/case work for lawyers in my city</p>

<p>My GPA is 3.447 (able to improve to 3.6-3.7 by end of this year) and I have a huge upward trend.
UC GPA is 4.15
Ranked in the Top 20% (80/365)</p>

<p>SAT: okay on PSAT but not taking
ACT: scored a 25 with no studying so aiming for a 28+ in june. (Judge chances by the 28)</p>

<p>Will I get in at:
Loyola Marymount
U San Diego
UCSD (OOS)
and USC</p>

<p>If you want to recommend any other schools feel free to do so.</p>

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<p>jdlex:</p>

<p>UCSD: Match (out of state)</p>

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<p>USC is a reach, even with the 28 ACT and 3.7 GPA.</p>

<p>USD you should be fine. I don't know enough about Loyola Marymount to make a decision.</p>

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<p>Thank you.. yeah i figured USC would be a reach but it's good to hear i'm okay at UCSD and USD. Anyone know anything about Loyola Marymount?</p>

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<p>UCSD will be a slight reach
Loyola marymount is a saftey.</p>

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<p>lmu: safety
usd: match
sd: slight reach
usc: reach/slight reach</p>

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<p>That seems about right vgurl008, that's what I thought. Do other people feel the same way?</p>

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<p>About USD and LMU, you should get in, so i would consider them safety or at worst low match (so dont worry bout those)</p>

<p>UCSD and USC are reach/slight reach, but I can definately see it happening</p>

<p>btw, r u out of state or in state? cuz for USC and UCSD it will all depend on different things.</p>

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<p>the in state/out of state thing would matter for ucsd, not as much for usc.</p>

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<p>UCSD: slight reach (oos)
USC: reach / slight reach</p>

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<p>I am OOS I know it matters for UCSD but not USC. I will be submitting the Part 1 App. for USC next year to show that I am very interested, try to get an interview, and let them know that they are my first choice. I think I'm applying EA for USD to get a response back early and will be applying in nov. (at the latest) for LMU's rolling admission so I can get a quick response back. I will prob be taking the ACTs again in May and in June so I will have everything all set for apps.</p>

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<p>sorry to go off topic, </p>

<p>but if a 3.7 GPA is a reach for what USC usually accepts, then what kind of GPA and SAT/ACT scores would one have to possess to have a decent chance at getting into USC?</p>

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<p>USC posts on their website median GPA for admitted students 2006-07 was 3.8 unweighted. I have seen a link to another place on their site suggesting median SAT is 2100.</p>

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<p>USC has an average of 4.0W (However they don't weight honors courses, just AP/IB).</p>

<p>As for SAT's somewhere in the 2000 range.</p>

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<p>Class of 2010 Freshman profile: <a href="http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/docs/admission/Freshman_Profile_2006.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/docs/admission/Freshman_Profile_2006.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Also check out this thread: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=259774%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=259774&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Keep in mind that those numbers are somewhat skewed by the large number of merit scholarship recipients at the school.</p>

<p>signitinblack: Glancing through your past posts, it seems that you are planning to apply for film, which is a whole different animal for USC. Acceptance rate of ~5%. So stats would need to be significantly higher to have a realistic shot at admission to the film school.</p>

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<p>sfgiants: Eh, I don't want to hijack the thread, but.. I'm considering another major, and possibly taking Film in grad school. Thanks for all the information. (Did you get accepted at USC?)</p>

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<p>No problem. And yes, I'm a freshman at 'SC.</p>

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<p>sfgiants, what do you mean by the numbers are skewed by the merit scholars?</p>

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<p>Well the really high stats of the merit scholarships recipients push the averages slightly higher than what would really be necessary for admission.</p>

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<p>yeah i found it wierd that a 3.7 is a 'reach' gpa because most people tell me that is pretty good for USC as long as your test scores are okay. Also, i think i have pretty good ecs I have a lot more that I didn't list.</p>