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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:• SAT I (breakdown): 2020 (630 CR 650 M 740 W)
• ACT: 29
• SAT II: didn’t take
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% (class of 60 students)
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4) Computer Science (3)
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP English, AP Art, AP Calc AB, AP US History, Bible</p>

<p>Subjective:• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis (Captain 1 year), NHS (secretary), guitar, photography, Varsity Softball, peer tutor, etc. (i did a lot I just don’t want to list it all)
• Job/Work Experience: babysitting, summer internship for a TV show, tennis coach
• Volunteer/Community service: LOTS. 3 mission trips to Europe/South America, served in community, etc.
• Personal Statement: the best thing i’ve ever written.</p>

<p>Other• Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
• Intended Major: English
• State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
• School Type: Private
• Ethnicity: white
• Gender: female
• Income Bracket: one of the top ones (we did not qualify for aid.)
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I’m from Georgia?</p>

<p>Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: essays, GPA
[</em>] Weaknesses: test scores (not extremely low, but not really that high either)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essays. I got into UCLA, NYU, BU, Pepperdine, and UGA so i guess i was they were looking for this year?</p>[/li]
<p>IM COMING TO USC! SO EXCITED! FIGHT ON!!!</p>

123

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: 11/31/12</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 3/28/13</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife/Biochem</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2190 M: 730, CR: 680, WR: 780,
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Chem 790, Math II 780
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.96/4.3ish
[<em>] Rank: We don’t rank, but within the top 9% (UC ELC)
[</em>]AP/IB classes: AP Chem (5), AP Calc AB (5), AP French, AP Calc BC, AP Bio
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good. I wasn’t in love with them, but they were done with care.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Didn’t read, but both teachers loved me so I assume they were good!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read.
[</em>] EC highlights: Competitive cheerleading for 2 years(4th at USA Nationals), National Charity League, springboard diving for 3 years (captain 1 year), summer camp counselor[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type: Public (in top 100 in the country)
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: National Merit Scholar Finalist, interviewed twice</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: GOING!! So excited. SC is actually perfection.</p>

124

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: Around 20th December</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 3/28/13</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife/PPL (Philosophy, Politics, Law)</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2140 (M680, CR 660, W800)
ACT: NA
SAT Subject Tests: Math II 720, Physics 680
GPA-UW/W: NA
Rank: NA
AP/IB classes: 38 IB predicted (Economics HL, English Literature HL, History HL, Math SL, French SL, Physics SL)
Essays: Great. Good supplement in general.
Teacher Recs: Didn’t read, but both teachers like me and write articulately.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read. Hopefully it was good.
EC highlights: A lot of football (soccer), leadership (Student Council), and community service. Tried to make each activity sound real and made my application as personal as possible.
State or Country: India
School Type: Private International (full IB Diploma)
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Other Factors, hook?: NA</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Still deciding, though USC is great and the PPL major is really rare!</p>

125

<p>I can’t believe I finally get to do this…</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: Dec. 1</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 3/29/2013</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: School of Cinematic Arts (Media Arts and Practice)</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: Didn’t send!
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: None
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.66
[<em>] Rank: Top 20% 87/600
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Full IB Diploma, Honors and AP in 9th and tenth.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: My common app essay was the best I’ve done. It managed to tell everything I wanted to say about who I am and my character, without ever actually saying it. My portfolio for SCA also had three well written works, though I only spent two weeks planning them out…
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One was from my film teacher who hardly knew me but knew about my love and passion for film. The other was from a history teacher who adored me, said it was her easiest letter to write yet.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good! I visit her now and then and we can talk for several hours. Was probably a very personal letter.
[</em>] EC highlights: Class President, High School soccer captain, Captain for premier soccer team, Youth Captain of PWY (a nonprofit YMCA organization) Relay for Life captain, Started my own online clothing shop, Campaign photographer for the 2012 presidential election, 150+ hours of community service at several food banks and rotary clubs, School newspaper staff, FBLA member, Honors society member, Film club member, and a few other smaller things [/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Oregon
[</em>] School Type: Large and Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female![/ul]**
Other Factors, hook?:** I showed how badly I wanted to go to USC. Truly did everything i could. Went to two events in my area. Went to my school visit, made a formal introduction with the rep who came to our school (he turned out to be the man who interviewed me, and also the regional manager). The interview went super well and it was easy conversation. Also I went to a week long soccer camp at USC over the summer and mentioned that in my why USC. </p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Numbers aren’t everything guys! Not at all. A 3.66 got me into the best film school in the country, dream it and you never know.</p>

126

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: 12/01</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 3/27</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife/Biological Science</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 1990 M: 720, CR: 580, WR: 690,
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Math II-710, US history- 610, Korean with listening- 790
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.73/4.17
[<em>] Rank: 15/713
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Calculus AB/BC, Biology, English Language, Physics B, US History, Environmental Science; currently taking Econ, Spanish Language, Statistics, and Psychology
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I think my essays were very personal and I believe my essay helped about 40% of my chance of getting in…
[</em>] Teacher Recs: moderate
[<em>] Counselor Rec: great! My counselor supported me very well.
[</em>] EC highlights: I really didn’t have any EC… I just had bunch of part time jobs and volunteered at many places[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[</em>] Gender: Female[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: I used commonapp for application & I spent about 1 month writing my essays & supplements… My supplement showed how much I wanted to become part of Trojan family… SHOW YOUR SPIRIT</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I still can’t believe I got accepted to my #1 dream school without even interviewing! I was butthurt by rejection from UCLA the week before but USC MADE MY DAYYYYY. I hope those of juniors right now with low sat/act score don’t give up and apply! Just make sure your essays show who you truly are! I am still waiting for my financial aid packet, but I am 90% positive that I will attend USC next year! Fight on Trojans!</p>

127

<p>Decision: Accepted for Spring 2014</p>

<p>Date applied: 01/15/2013</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 03/30/2013</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marshall School of Business</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 1810 M: 690, CR: 520, WR: 600,
ACT: None
SAT Subject Tests: Italian: 750, Spanish: 680
GPA-UW: 3.72 (My school in France doesn’t do Weighted GPA)
Rank: 3/38
AP/IB classes: None
Subjective:
Essays: Really good I think, and reviewed by many people! One was about how I was made for doing business, and the second one was about the association I belong to
Teacher Recs: 2 were excellent, 1 was not good but VERY short
Counselor Rec: Good
EC highlights: I play soccer & golf, belong to an association to help disabled people and participate in fundraising by selling breakfasts in my school.
Location/Person: France
State or Country: France
School Type: Private & Extremely strict (Among the Top 5 or 10 schools in the country)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Other Factors, hook?: I speak 4 languages and I’m very active in my community :)</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I was accepted to a dozen schools and USC was really one of my dream schools (2nd choice). I really consider coming there, but the fact that I was accepted for Spring is kinda disturbing, and I’m still waiting for Georgetown’s reply! But I’m super happy :D</p>

128

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: November </p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 3/27/2013</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: SCA Film & Television Production</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: M: 580, CR: 580, WR: 540, (test taking isn’t my thing)
[</em>] ACT: 27
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: N/A
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.75/4.25
[<em>] Rank: 66/695
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Calculus AB & BC, Physics, Chemistry, American Literature, and United States History
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Very unique, I wrote about my other passion Parkour.<br>
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Known me for 4 years. Done many film related things for them which made film stand out.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see but I filmed the Boys and Girls Water Polo video for the 2 years her. She is the coach for both teams
[</em>] EC highlights: Sector Leader for Parkour in the Urban Arts Club
Head Director and Executive Director in our schools Weekly Television Program
Film many school events ranging from Sports to concerts to plays to psa
Volunteer my film making for different causes
Different professional video work (Editing, Directing, Cinematography) [/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: African American
[</em>] Gender: Male[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: Internship with the US State Department to go Argentina and film a documentary for them. </p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Just waiting for the FA. Im so excited for USC! Still shocked I got in, but I am very excited about it.</p>

129

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: 1/7</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 3/26</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi, Mechanical Engineering</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2020 M: 740, CR: 630, WR: 650 (superscore)
[</em>] ACT: Didn’t take
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Phy: 680, Bio: 690, Chem: 730, M1: 760, M2: 770
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: we dont have that (intl student)
[<em>] Rank: dont have this either
[</em>]AP/IB classes: UK A Levels? A2 Chemistry, A2 Mathematics, A2 Physics
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: awesome
[<em>] Counselor Rec: awesome
[</em>] EC highlights: Cross Country school team, Ball Hockey school team, Athletics school team, Underwater Robotics team captain, Senior House captain, Head of a school charity group[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Hong Kong
[</em>] School Type: Competitive Private International
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: I went to the Summer@USC program, but I didn’t put that in my application. But I guess my recs and essays were good, cuz my SAT sucked.</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: This is my top choice school and I was really happy when I got in. I didn’t apply for scholarships. I got into Carnegie Mellon as well, but I’d rather go to USC. Fight On! :)</p>

130

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: October 10</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: March 28</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marshall School of Business - Business Administration</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 31 (32 Superscored)
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.8/3.6
[<em>]AP/IB classes: US History, Econ, English, Govt, APES
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: dont know
[<em>] EC highlights: Internships, extensive international volunteer experience[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Alabama
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Female[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: being a liberal in Alabama?</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: DEFINITELY GOING!</p>

131

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: 12/1</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 3/29</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marshall School of Business</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2320 M: 770, CR: 800, WR: 750,
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Math II - 740 USH - 750
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.21 UW, idk weighted
[<em>] Rank: doesn’t rank
[</em>]AP/IB classes: US History, English, Stat, Econ, Euro History, AP AB Calc
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: i don’t even know, probably pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: decent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: decent
[</em>] EC highlights: X[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Texas
[</em>] School Type: small, good private school
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male [/ul]Other Factors, hook?: NMF, good interview, good internships relating to my major</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: kinda surprised because of my godawful gpa but definitely not complaining. Waiting to see if I get that Presidential scholarship fr/ National Merit. Probably going here or BU!!</p>

132

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: November 2012 </p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: March 28th, 2013 </p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife/Math </p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2040 M: 790, CR: 590, WR: 660,
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: n/a
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.72
[<em>] Rank: 2nd
[</em>]AP/IB classes: AP Human Geography - 3
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good/decent
[</em>] Teacher Recs: excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: excellent
[</em>] EC highlights: Mu Alpha Theta, French Honor Society, National Honor Society, Early College Program[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Florida
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White/Asian
[</em>] Gender: male[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: participated in Florida Early College program so I’ll have about 60 college credits and an A.A. after this year</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?:</p>

133

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: Dec. 1st</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 3/26</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi School of Engineering, Computer Science</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2110 M: 700, CR: 670, WR: 740, (Superscored)
[</em>] ACT: Didn’t take!
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: None!
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.12
[<em>] Rank: 1/168 at time of application
[</em>]AP/IB classes: AP Psychology (5), AP Music Theory (5), AP English Lang (4), AP Calc AB, AP Physics, AP Comp Sci, AP English Lit
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays:
Common App - Definitely unique, but a little risky! I wrote a poem and supplied a little anecdote in between. Basically my poem was me comparing myself to a computer/machine and it all rhymed. My story was about how I would memorize nursery rhymes before I could even read and how my cousin described I take information in and save it like a computer. It all intertwined because of the whole poetry/nursery rhyme connection and the fact that I intend on majoring in computer science. Not sure how it would be received to most of the colleges I applied to–but hey, I got in!
Supplements - In my ‘Why USC’ paragraph I basically talked about how I am interested in so many subjects and how I really appreciated their interdisciplinary program. Viterbi ones were just about how I want to use Computer Science to help lives and how geek/nerd can be seen as compliments if taken the right way.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Junior year Honors English teacher and Honors Chem teacher. Both love me and I participated heavily/was very positive and encouraging in both classes.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good I presume. I talked to my counselor a lot outside of our meetings, and from the snippet I read, it was a good reflection of me!
[</em>] EC highlights: Co-captain of the Math Team, Multicultural Student Union, Coding Club, Lacrosse, Piano, Korean Club, NHS, Volunteer Camp Counselor, A lot of volunteering really, NHSHSS[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: WA
[</em>] School Type: Private, Catholic, All-girls
[<em>] Ethnicity: Filipino
[</em>] Gender: Female[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: I can really think of anything else? I was National Merit Commended Student but that doesn’t help me much… I’ve won awards for technology/computing but that was after I submitted my application so I don’t know.</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I didn’t know what to expect after applying to USC. I’m so excited I got in! I really want to go, but it’s way too expensive. They didn’t offer me any scholarship and it makes me wonder if they didn’t receive my application by the scholarship deadline. :frowning: My advice: even if you’re a last minute person (like me) don’t wait until the deadline! Especially with scholarships! I applied on Dec. 1st but it was after 9pm. I’d expect them to go by PST but the Common App lists things with EST so I can never be too sure… Anyway I wish to be a future Trojan but it’s between USC and UW now! In-state tuition vs. USC’s expected contribution of ~60k a year is just… yikes. And UW has a great Comp Sci program so I just don’t know! Congratulations to all of the admitted students though! Maybe we’ll be classmates in the future!</p>

134

<p>**Decision: Rejected **</p>

<p>Date applied: 1/09/13</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 3/28/13</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: Rejected at Marshall School of Business</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2090 M: 720, CR: 660, WR: 710,
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: N/A
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.6/4.2
[<em>] Rank: Top 7%
[</em>]AP/IB classes: AP Calculus AB, AP Physics B, AP Economics, AP Government, AP Psychology, AP Statistics
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: 8.5/10 They were pretty solid, but I had a typo in one of the last sentences.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: 10/10 Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 8/10
[</em>] EC highlights: [/ul] I had 3 years of basketball, both for my school and for a club/AAU travel team. I was in Key Club and CSF. I had one paid job as a receptionist. I had an internship at a medical office. (I worked for a USC Marshall alum, who wrote an excellent letter of recommendation for me.) In total, I have over 1000 hours of work experience.
Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type: Large, Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: My sister went to USC.</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I knew that it would be tough for me to get into USC. I had only taken 1 AP class from my freshman through my junior years. I also only got a 4.1 GPA. However, USC sent me an email and said that they had completed an initial review, but wanted to see my senior year grades before they made their final decision. I asked people at my school if they received this email, and the smarter kids said that they received this email, and the not so smart kids did not receive this email. I then thought my senior year grades would be the deciding factor for my admission. I had a huge upward trend. I was enrolled in 5 AP classes and I received a 4.7 GPA. I was so confident that I was gonna be admitted after I received that email. Oh well… I guess that I should have tried harder during the first few years of high school. Congratulations to everyone who got in though. You all deserved it!</p>