<p>Im currently a senior at a private high school. I have an unweighted gpa of 3.5/3.6, sat of 1990, 2 AP's (4-Stat and 5-physics), decent ec's, community service, athletics. I am taking the sat's again to see if i can crack 2000 but my question is I am from New York, I was just wondering if being that far away give me a slight advantage or does USC not really care about demographics inside the US. Thanks</p>
<p>not absolutely sure but no, it shouldn't more so because its a Private Institution that doesn't have to meet certain state requirements of in-state student to out-of-state/international ratio</p>
<p>I'm from NY myself. USC is trying hard to diversify the geographic regions from which it selects students, although I doubt the NY region will carry much weight. The school already has a large number of new yorkers compared to other eastern states. That's not to say it will hurt your application chances - it certainly won't. New York is still hugely under-represented in comparison to California.</p>
<p>good luck with your application.</p>
<p>The 2005-06 Freshman Profile and Admissions Information document indicates that only 51% of the incoming freshman class came from California and that New York is among the most popular non-California areas represented.</p>
<p>What about an American student studying internationally in China? Would that carry any weight in the selection process?</p>