I am also planning on applying to University of Michigan, UC Berkeley, NYU, and Michigan State. However, USC is my absolute dream school and like a lot of people applying I am very nervous! I am a…
Caucasian female
Michigan resident
Currently a senior at a nationally ranked public high school in Michigan
GPA 3.77 (unweighted) 3.87 (weighted)
A lot of community service:
-Volunteer for 2 years at Beaumont Hospital (about 70 hours)
-Service chair of a community service club at our school (20 hours)
-Involved in another local community service club at my school (37 hours)
NHS member
Intended major: Psychology, General (planning on getting a Master’s in Social Work)
Played JV softball for two years but not varsity
AP Exams passed: AP Language and AP Microeconomics
AP Exams being taken this year: AP Statistics and AP Psychology
ACT: Composite- 30 English- 34 Math- 28 Reading- 30 Science- 29 Combined English and Writing- 31
Attended a 10 day long camp on the USC campus in which I lived on campus in the dorms
Thank you so much for your help!
Sorry to disappoint you but your chance is: “low reach” for USC, as your GPA and ACT score are both rather low, with low number of APs. USC particularly care much about scores!
I would also say low reach for USC and UC Berk but I’d say U’Mich and NYU you’re fairly competent for and mich state is a match 
Chance me back! http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1816884-chance-me-pls.html
GPA is fine but ACT is a bit low, ECs are a bit on the low side too
USC- low reach
Michigan in state- match
MSU- safety
UCB- reach
NYU- high match
Predict Me- http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1816514-predict-results-accept-reject-waitlist.html#latest
Sorry, I’m going to be really honest:
You’ve picked some of the most expensive schools around. Plus your stats are not within the caliber of USC which likes to woo National Merit Finalists and winners.
How will you pay?
NYU is lousy with financial aid and at $72K per year, you are going to need help.
The UC’s are $55K per year and there are no scholarships for OOS students. You will not be able to gain instate residency coming with an OOS high school transcript.
USC is around $68K, and, they front load a lot of their aid packages with “assumed” loans. http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/undergraduates/admitted/how-much-will-my-education-cost.html
Plus, you do realize that an MSW makes really low pay? Lots of work for not a lot of pay. Plus, jobs are hard to come by. http://www.bls.gov/ooh/community-and-social-service/social-workers.htm
For those schools’ exorbitant costs, you should really go with an instate school if you plan on going to grad school.