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Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>Applying RD</p>

<p>Asian Male from Minnesota</p>

<p>3.32 UW GPA (83rd percentile)
School does not weight but...
3.7-3.8ish weighted</p>

<p>National Merit Semifinalist</p>

<p>Hardest courseload possible, including:
AP US History (3)
AP European History (3)
AP Language (4)
AP Statistics (5)
AP Literature (Taking this year)
AP Calculus AB (Taking this year)
AP Government (Taking this year)
College in School: Spanish</p>

<p>I also took the AP Chem test and scored a 3</p>

<p>(AP test scores in parenthesis)</p>

<p>34 ACT (2nd sitting, 1st was 32)
Superscored SAT (800M, 720CR, 690W, 2210 composite)
Highest single sitting SAT (770M, 720CR, 680W, 2170 composite)</p>

<p>SAT II</p>

<p>670 Literature
700 Math Level 2</p>

<p><strong><em>Extracurriculars</em></strong>
My school is known for it's music program
*1 year Drumline
*2 years leader of school's symphonic band
*2 "excellent" ratings in Minnesota instrumental solo contest (4-mallet solos)
*2 years Jazz band
*Active member of MENSA</p>

<p>Job Experience: Work at a private company that develops practice standardized tests (MCA's) for Minnesota (grades 6,7,10,11) and helps struggling schools meet goals that grant them government money, I also donated tests I designed to over 50 schools and volunteer taught math at a Volunteers of America high school in Minneapolis, implementing the testing system I designed to increase student proficiency in math.</p>

<p>Excellent Recommendations
Good Essay (I think?)</p>

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<p>Your GPA is your only weak spot, but because everything else looks very solid, you have a good chance. It will also depend on which school (major) you are applying to.</p>

<p>(USC ONLY has RD- no ED or EA.)</p>

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<p>Agreed, you have a very good shot</p>

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<p>It has never been entirely clear to me if National Merit Scholarship Finalists need to apply by December merit scholarship deadline in order to receive USC's half tuition scholarship. You should probably ask that question or, to be safe, just apply by that deadline.</p>

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<p>When they sent me a national merit information packet, they said that in order to receive the half-tuition scholarship through national merit, you have to apply by the dec.10 deadline.</p>

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<p>Does USC put you in a specific school depending on what you put your first choice major to be? What if you put undecided? I didn't, but I was just wondering.</p>

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<p>Every major is in a specific school-
USC</a> Catalogue: Undergraduate Education: Undergraduate Degree Programs : Degree Programs</p>

<p>Undeclareds are in CLAS- College of Letters, Arts and Sciences</p>

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<p>So if you switch major, you switch school?</p>

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<p>If you switch majors within the school, no. If you switch majors out of the school, yes. Some switches require transfer applications.</p>

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<p>Ah, I always get confused about those things. But I already know what major I want.</p>