Fall 2014 USC DECISIONS STATS ONLY THREAD

[hashtagyoloswag]

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: December 1 - Yay for procrastination
Date decision postmarked/received: Received January 27
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi - Astronautical Engineering</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2130 M: 710, CR: 730, WR: 690,
ACT: 32
SAT Subject Tests: Math II: 770, Chem: 730
GPA-UW/W: 3.95/4.7
Rank: 5/517
AP/IB classes: US History (4), Language & Composition (5), AB Calc (5), Chemistry (5). Senior Year: Physics B, US Government, BC Calc, Literature & Composition</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: My common app was alright - I changed a lot of things after I submitted and I think it’s much better now, but I guess it was decent enough to begin with. I liked my USC supplements. They were pretty last minute, but very honest. I’m passionate about my major which helped. I didn’t take the short answers very seriously, which I regretted, but it worked apparently.
Teacher Recs: 7/10 for both. Pretty good.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read but we have a good relationship so I’m assuming it was good.
EC highlights:
Student Council - 4 Years
Leadership:
Student Body President
Student Body Secretary
Sophomore Class President
Freshmen Class President
Community Service - 4 years
Leadership:
Planned various projects, specifically one that sponsored 3 students in Honduras for a year of education. There are others but I focused on that one the most.
President of a few other clubs.</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Nevada
School Type: Public, ~2000 students
Ethnicity: Painfully white
Gender: Male
Other Factors, hook?: Sort of first generation college student, depending on your definition. Parents both attending college for a few semesters but never graduated. Not much besides that though.</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Presidential Finalist. I’m really surprised, I wasn’t expecting anything. I saw people saying they saw on the portal or received their packet already so I figured I had no chance. Checked the mail just to be sure, almost had a heart attack when I saw the fat USC packet. Finally feeling like the hard work has paid off! </p>

[actstudent]

<p>Decision: Accepted!!!</p>

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

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: Received January 28</p>

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

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT Total: X M: X, CR: X, WR: X,
ACT: 35 (36 on every subject at different times; sent them all)
SAT Subject Tests: Math II: 800
GPA-UW/W: 4.00/4.45
Rank: 1/400
AP/IB classes: 1 sophomore year, 2 jr, 3 sr, 8 honors classes</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: common app good, supplements well-researched
Teacher Recs: probably good
Counselor Rec: probably good
EC highlights: extensive medical research, intern with congressman, president of 2 clubs…too many to list here</p>

<p>State or Country: Illinois
School Type: Public (one of best in state)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: X</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: TRUSTEE FINALIST! FIGHT ON!</p>

[lancington]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: 12-1 (11:59 PM)</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1-27</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: Annenberg School of Journalism, Broadcast and Digital Journalism </p>

<p>Stats: </p>

<p>SAT Total: 2180 M: 760, CR: 700, WR: 720
SAT Subject Tests: Math II: 730
GPA-UW/W: 3.88/4.33
Rank: N/A
AP/IB classes: AP Calc BC (5), AP English (5), AP Lit and AP Spanish this year. School only offers a few APs though</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: Probably one of my biggest strengths, especially CommonApp essay (depending on reader)
Teacher Recs: Private school recs, so probably really good
Counselor Rec: Private school recs, so probably really good
EC highlights: Years of professional writing and radio experience, 2 year varsity basketball captain, much music whatnot, spokesman/inaugural youth ambassador (or something) for foundation of disease I have</p>

<p>Location/Person: </p>

<p>State or Country: California (SF Bay Area)
School Type: Small private
Ethnicity: White caucasian
Gender: Male</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: Interviewing was likely a help. Fairly low income, probably not enough to make a big difference. Significant and unique journalism opportunities so I may have out-lucked other Annenberg applicants having found some good opportunities early on. Grew up with and pretty much beat unusual brain disease (CommonApp Essay basis) so that might be a big help as it really impacted me severely.</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Actually applied for Communications major at Annenberg but specified in interview that I was torn between Communications and Broadcast Journalism so either would be fine going in. Candidate for full merit scholarship (they didn’t specify which type) and I’d expect at least 70% need-based scholarship even without it because I can’t pay too much at all. If that all works out (plus Cal grants), I will for sure go to USC. It was deadlocked with Stanford for first choice and I didn’t get into Stanford so luckily I don’t have to choose between them. Probably would’ve gone with USC anyway. I intend to also major in business. My next choices would be Penn, Northwestern, NYU, and Michigan. BEST OF LUCK TO ALL, especially if you’re like me and financial aid could be a deal-breaker. </p>

[vc2014]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

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

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 11/24 received 11/29</p>

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

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT Total: 2250 M: 740, CR: 800, WR: 710
ACT: N/A
SAT Subject Tests: Literature: 800, Math II: 780, Physics: 740
GPA-UW/W: 3.988, no weighted GPA
Rank: school doesn’t rank but close to top in class
AP/IB classes: Taken: Calc AB 5, Physics B 5, English Language 5; will take another 4 or 5 this year</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: Honestly, didn’t put as much work into these essays as I should have, but I guess it didn’t hurt me. I think my CA essay was 8/10 and all USC essays were 7/10
Teacher Recs: solid, probably 9/10 for both
Counselor Rec: 9-10/10
EC highlights: Captain of lacrosse and state champion cross country teams, President of NHS</p>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<p>State or Country: US
School Type: Private Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: Will be a NMF</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Presidential candidate. Hopefully financial aid comes through. I know that I’m going to receive at least half automatically, but no idea if that will do me any good. USC is definitely a top option if it isn’t prohibitively expensive.</p>

[muftogun]

<p>So excited I get to finally do this!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: November 21, 2013</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: post: January 24th, received: January 29th</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornslife - Computational Neuroscience</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2000 M: 740, CR: 630, WR: 630
ACT: N/A
SAT Subject Tests: Math 2 - 690 Physics - 600
GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.75
Rank: 1/323
AP/IB classes: AP Government and Politics (4), AP Calc AB (5), AP English Lang. and Comp (4), AP Computer Science (5), AP World History (3), AP Calc BC, AP English Lit. and Comp, AP Spanish</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: My common app essay was very unique and creative in my opinion. My two supplements were just straightforward and honest.
Teacher Recs: I’m sure they were good. I had a good relationship with both of them.
Counselor Rec: Great! She loved me.
EC highlights: Colorguard for 4 years (Captain for 2), Treasurer of Class Board for 4 years, NHS, Spanish NHS</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: MD
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Other Factors, hook?: Not that I can think of. I expressed interest in the school.</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I didn’t think I would get in let alone be a Presidential scholarship finalist! I’m excited, but even if I do get the scholarship, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to attend. But we’ll see. Waiting to hear from Rice, GWU, Carnegie Mellon, MIT; Accepted into USC, UPitt, UMD; Rejected from Stanford</p>

[Asoka11111]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: December 1st, 2013</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: January 27th, 2014</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornslife for Economics and Math</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT
Total: 2230 (superscore) 2120 (one-sitting)
M: 710,
CR: 780,
WR: 740 </p>

<p>ACT: N/A</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests: World History - 710, Chemistry - 730, Math II - 760</p>

<p>GPA-UW/W: 3.881/4.219</p>

<p>Rank: 56 of 392</p>

<p>AP/IB classes: Statistics - 5, World History - 4, Language - 4, Physics B - 3, Chemistry - 4, Calculus BC, Literature, US Government and Politics, Macroeconomics, Computer Science A</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: Wrote about the things I love and the things people say they love about me. That’s the trick to killing interviews and essays. Actually applied to Viterbi as well, but the two essays for that were extraneous and it was my second choice. I was pretty lifted when I wrote them and I think it actually helped.</p>

<p>Teacher Recs: idk. Never read them. They were probably pretty good.</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: Confident that she wrote amazing things about me. KEEP A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR
COUNSELOR ALL FOUR YEARS. I feel like it’s not stressed enough</p>

<p>EC highlights: Track and Field, Beta Club, Cross Country, Mathnasium Instructor, Math Team, Academic Team</p>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<p>State or Country: Georgia</p>

<p>School Type: Public school, but it’s widely considered one of the most academically rigorous schools in the state</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Black. More specifically, My parents were born and raised in Nigeria and moved here to have me
Gender: Male</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: </p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I am a National Achievement Finalist, so this college is at the top of my list right now. Got into a bit of trouble for possession of illicit substances this year, but I explained it all in the mandatory letter. Guess they thought it best to overlook it haha. If you are willing to work hard enough, you can make it in. Good luck and Godspeed to all applicants. Hope you find what you’re looking for, wherever you end up going to college.</p>

[enzymatic]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: 11/15/13</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1/24/14</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornslife/Political Science</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT Total: Didn’t take
ACT: 34
SAT Subject Tests: Math 2C: 800, Chem: 720
GPA-UW/W: 3.86 UW
Rank: N/A
AP/IB classes: AP Bio (5), AP US History (4), AP English Lang (5), AP Calc BC (5)</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: My common app essay was good, but I only spent an hour or so on the supplement
Teacher Recs: One was good and one was meh
Counselor Rec: I have no idea
EC highlights:
-Research at USC Keck and at a hospital in Boston
-Mock Trial
-Government-related academic team
-Piano
-President of volunteer organization</p>

<p>State or Country: California
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: Parents work there (dunno if this is a hook or turn-off)</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Presidential scholarship finalist! I’m waiting on Stanford and Princeton before making a decision, but I’m likely going to attend USC. </p>

[cgreenie]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: 11/22/13</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25/14</p>

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

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT Total: 2100 M: 670, CR: 710, WR: 720,
ACT: didn’t take
SAT Subject Tests: didn’t submit
GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.2
Rank: N/A
AP/IB classes: AP English Language (5), currently taking AP English Literature, AP Statistics, and AP Spanish Language</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: I wrote my Common App essay about my process in writing a book/fleshing out realistic characters, highlighting my dedication to the art of fiction writing. I spent a fair amount of time on both that and my supplement, where I talked about my community service helping teach elementary schools creative writing, as well my passion for stories. I think they were very good.</p>

<p>Teacher Recs: I chose two teachers who not only knew me very well (private school), but were part of a self-made independent study course. One of my teachers in particular I’m close to outside of class, and have been since freshman year. I imagine very good.</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: Very good - the counselors keep an eye on us since freshman year, and I spoke to her and we got to know each other well especially during the college season.</p>

<p>EC highlights: My biggest thing is writing - I’ve written 20 full length novels, where some have faired well in contests, and I self published one over the fall. Otherwise, my short fiction has won a few awards (Scholastic Writing Awards and such), I wrote a one-act play for my school’s one act festival junior year, I made the layout and was editor of the school’s literary magazine, I’m head of the creative writing club, and I’m a staff writer and senior editor on the school newspaper. Most of my community service involved working at elementary school as a TA.</p>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<p>State or Country: California (South Bay)
School Type: Independent school
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: I don’t know if actually being from the LA area helps… Uh, my neighbor is a volunteer at admissions, and knows my area’s rep well, so I don’t know if he put in a good word. Otherwise, hah, I guess they found me interesting.</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Trustee finalist, and man, I did not see it coming! I think that whether or not I get the scholarship, I’ll be attending USC this fall. I’m excited! :D</p>

[veldurak]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: November 20th 2013</p>

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

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT Total: N/A (didn’t send)
ACT: 33 (with writing)
SAT Subject Tests: N/A
GPA-UW/W: 3.9/4.0
Rank: 53/500
AP/IB classes: AP History (4), AP Environmental Science (4), AP English 11 (5), AP Macro Economics, AP Calculus AB, AP </p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: Very good. Common App talked about my deconversion from Mormonism. The USC ones turned my Undecided major into a positive.
Teacher Recs: Fairly good
Counselor Rec: No idea
EC highlights: Debate Lincoln-Douglas/Policy captain, National Honor Society, Boy’s State senator, Leo’s Club, Eagle Scout, Shift Leader working 20+ hours a week, cross country for two years. </p>

<p>Location/Person: Boise</p>

<p>State or Country: Idaho
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: Coming from Idaho could of worked in my favor. </p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I had little expectation of getting in, let alone the Trustee scholarship! I think the Scouting, debate, and work leadership are what caught their eye. Will definitely attend if granted the award! </p>

[kangroos]

<p>Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: 12/01/13</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: 01/24/14</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife/Applied and Computational Mathematics B.S.</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>SAT Total: 2220 superscored M: 790, CR: 730, WR: 700
ACT: N/A
SAT Subject Tests: Math Level II: 800, Physics: 730
GPA-UW/W: 3.92/4.55
Rank: 4/599
AP/IB classes: AP Statistics, AP Physics C, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Economics, AP French, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics B, AP English Language and Composition, AP U.S. History, AP World History
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Essays: 8.5/10 Looking back, my Common App essay sounds a little cheesy. My supplements were better. I think I did a pretty good job of showing my passion for my interested field of study.
Teacher Recs: 8.5/10 My teachers were very supportive of me, so I would assume they wrote great recs.
Counselor Rec: 9/10 My counselor loves me and is also very supportive of what I do.
EC highlights: Math Team, Computer Engineering, Women in Science and Engineering, National Honor Society, Science Olympiad, Puzzle Club, California Scholarship Federation
</code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: girl in STEM</p>

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

[micheIlemybelle]

<p>I hope my post gives some people hope </p>

<p>Decision: Accepted as a finalist for Presidential scholarship</p>

<p>Date applied: Scholarship Deadline</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: Last week of January</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: Pre-law; Philosophy, Politics, & Law Major</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT Total: 2080 M: 660, CR: 720, WR: 760,
ACT: Didn’t Take
SAT Subject Tests: Didn’t Submit
GPA-UW/W: 3.8/4.3
Rank: 42/490
AP/IB classes: Took one junior year, am taking 5 now. </p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: I was really proud of mine, praised highly by teachers
Teacher Recs: One that seemed kind of formatted, and one by a USC alum!
Counselor Rec: I have no idea, but she likes me!
EC highlights: VP of Debate, VP of Korean Culture Club (but not Korean, ha), and other smaller roles in other clubs.</p>

<p>Location/Person: So Cal</p>

<p>State or Country: California
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic x Asian
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: Not really! </p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I’m kind of confused, after seeing how successful most of the posters on here are, but I feel extremely grateful! If I had to take a guess, I’d have to say that my essay was my selling point </p>

[cheetah8]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: November 25th</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked: Not sure, received Jan 28th and I currently am getting my mail forwarded, so it probably took a few extra days :)</p>

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

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT Total: 2250 superscored 760 WR, 750 M, 740 CR
ACT: 34 (with writing)
SAT Subject Tests: 750 Math II, 710 Literature
GPA-UW/W: 4.0 UW, 5.0 W (I’m in a full IB, so every class is weighted like AP)
Rank: N/A, probably top 10%?
AP/IB classes: Full IB, — HL Math, HL English, HL Psych, HL Visual Art, SL French, SL Environmental</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: My CommonApp one was okay, but I think I shone on the USC Supplements, I really worked the Undecided card and made it positive and specific to USC.
Teacher Recs: Fairly good I think, wasn’t allowed to read them at my school
Counselor Rec: I’m on really good terms with him, so hopefully good!
EC highlights: Varsity Swim Team Captain, Varsity Water Polo, National Honor Society President, French Honor Society VP, a bunch others, and I wrote/published a children’s book and really milked that haha</p>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<p>State or Country: Hawaii
School Type: Small Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: I interviewed with someone from admissions and I think it went pretty well, though I feel like I seemed a bit ditzy! Also I really think my book helped me get in, I’m very lucky</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Awarded Dean’s 1/4 tuition scholarship, but not a finalist for any of the big guys. I was so shocked to get in!! I cried when open the packet, I had no idea it was going to be my letter I thought it was just more pamphlets! So SO SO grateful</p>

[actstudent]

<p>quick question for those of you who had a scholarship interview: My stauts is back to “the committee has acted on your application, and we have mailed notice of the decision….” Does this mean my info regardings scholarship is coming in the mail or is this jus the leak that happened before for info about getting the scholarship interview?</p>

[Lakerfan123]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: November 20ish</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: Jan. 21</p>

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

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT Total: N/A
ACT: 33
SAT Subject Tests: N/A
GPA-UW/W: 3.7/4.4
Rank: Top 10%
AP/IB classes: 8 AP (including senior year) AP Scholar Award</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: Common App - Decent, Supplement - Decent
Teacher Recs: I’m assuming great, I was the only student to get a 5 on that AP exam that year
Counselor Rec: Above average, I go to a pretty big school
EC highlights: HOSA, MUN, Volunteer (~150 - 200 hours), Hospital internship (6 weeks), NHS, Red Cross Club, FBLA, DECA, etc.</p>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<p>State or Country: CO
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:
Gender: Male</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: Dad worked there for 15 years?</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Presidential Finalist, but I will not be attending USC. My top program/school was my state’s BA/BS-MD program , and I got accepted there so I will be going this fall. Congrats to everyone accepted, and good luck for the rest! Don’t be bound to one school; any school would be lucky to have you!</p>

[sweetsourcherry]

<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>

<p>Date applied: Nov. 30</p>

<p>Date decision postmarked/received: Jan. 27</p>

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

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT Total: 2280 superscore, M: 720 CR: 760 W: 800
ACT: N/A
SAT Subject Tests: {Math II 790 Physics 760} World History 690 Literature 690 (lol at my humanities)
GPA-UW/W: 3.9/4.7
Rank: My school doesn’t rank, but class size is 575
AP/IB classes: 10 APs (including senior year), AP Scholar Award</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: I thought my CA was solid
Supplement: I’m assuming they were good
Teacher Recs: My AP Lang, AP Govt, and AP Physics teacher. Did very well in all classes, so probably great
Counselor Rec: He knows me pretty well, so I think it was good
EC highlights: 350+ hours of community service, Optometry internship, NHS, VP of NAHS, SNHS, MHS, Leader of FCA, Debate Team (county finalist, 4 years), Varsity Tennis (State and Country champions at 2nd doubles), Junior Tennis Instructor, Tutoring, many art awards, etc.</p>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<p>State or Country: MD
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: Did an interview and brought my art portfolio… Interviewer was so impressed he asked to keep all my pieces!</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Interviewed for and received the Trustee Scholarship! Super excited to be going to USC next year!</p>

[itsapillowpet]

<p>I guess I’ll be the first non-merit poster? Hopefully my stats will give others some hope. I don’t have the best numbers as you’ll see :/</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: December 1st</p>

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

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

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT Total: 2010 (superscore) M: 640, CR: 670, WR: 700
ACT: 28
SAT Subject Tests: US History 760, Math 2 670, Japanese 600
GPA-UW/W: 3.55/4.02
Rank: 47/502
AP/IB classes: APUSH, AP English Lang and Comp (both 5s), AP Euro (4), AP Chem, AP MacroEcon, AP Calc AB senior year</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: Probably what saved my application in spite of my “numbers.” Spent a lot of time on the supplement and got some help from my guidance counselor about how to make them stand out.</p>

<p>Teacher Recs: Two teacher recs; the teachers loved me and even though I didn’t get to read them, I’m sure they were amazing. They focused on how I was only a decent student in the beginning but excelled in second semester (I had gone from straight B’s to straight A’s in my junior yer pretty much). 10/10</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: My counselor loves me. I visit her multiple times a week, and we’ve talked a lot. 10/10</p>

<p>EC highlights: Varsity Lacrosse freshman year, varsity tennis the remaining three years (captain senior year), Student Class Council all four years, peer tutor for a year, VP of K-pop club senior year (member for all four), AVPA Film senior year. Spent 2 summers volunteering at the nearby elementary school as a Japanese teacher for K-1. Lots of other miscellaneous volunteer stuff (too lazy to list). Went on a delegation program to South Korea last summer (this is what I talked about in the common app essay; my selling point basically) </p>

<p>Location/Person: SoCal</p>

<p>State or Country: California
School Type: Medium sized public? About 2000 students.
Ethnicity: African-American
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: I had an interview with an admissions officer and I think he really liked me. It lasted about half an hour and I feel that it went really well. I also sent in my mid-year grades as soon as they were official. I had straight A’s despite taking my hardest classes of high school, so that probably demonstrated that I have the potential?</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Cost of attendance is crazy, but I’m for sure going! Been my dream school since sophomore year. Hopefully they’ll be nice with FA…? Ecstatic to be a trojan though, I really thought I had no chance. Fight On!</p>

[AmaranthineD]

<p>​Decision: Rejected
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 740M/750CR/770W 2260 Composite
[</em>] SAT II: 780 Math II, 800 Lit, 720 Chem
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/1070
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem:4, USH:5, Lang 5
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc, AP Physics, AP Stats, AP Gov, AP Econ
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Girl Scout Gold Award, Presidential Volunteer Service Award, Scholastic Art and Writing Honorable Mention</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Girl Scouts(President), Piano, Piano teacher, research intern at UCI Medical Center Neuropsychiatry Ward, church band, church children’s ministry
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Piano teacher(6+ students)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: See above
[</em>] Summer Activities:E2@MIT
[<em>] Essays: CA-about being online schooled, supplements research from website, Nerd/Geek essay I also used for Stanford ://// super dubious about that now XD.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: IDK, good?
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Doesn’t know me XD
[</em>] Additional Rec:GS leader
[li] Interview: None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Online public charter
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian(Chinese)
[<em>] Gender:F
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection [ul]
[<em>] Strengths:E2, strong academic record
[</em>] Weaknesses: No amazing ECs or awards
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not enough interest, didn’t interview, barely mentioned USC in “Why USC” essay oops
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UCI w/Regents, UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, Rochester, Rose-Hulman. Waitlisted: Harvey Mudd, Rice, Cornell, Lehigh, Rejected: MIT, USC(LO-FREAKING-L)</p>

<p>[/ul] General Comments:[list]
[*] -____- Really now XD. My USC supplements did suck, but yay, out of the 12 schools that I applied to, only rejections from MIT, (presumably) Stanford, and freaking USC. XD</p>

[jbourne]

<p>Accepted: RD Dornsife, Earth Sciences (major did show on FA page earlier this week)</p>

<p>Objective - ACT 33
GPA 3.95 UW/4.1 W
no school ranking, but competitive CA high school, probably top 20%
1 AP, 2 honors (weak spot on resume)
Subjective - Essays - ok, hard to say
Teacher Recs - didn’t see but expect they were very good
ECs - part time job, 3 sports x 4 years, 300+ community service
2 clubs, one officer position (not a collegiate athlete)
Other - Caucasian female, will be touring over spring break to USC as well as UCSB and
Cal Poly. Rejected at UCLA and UCSD</p>

[wrenfromtroy]

<p>This is for the kids with the low scores! We all have a chance to be Trojans! </p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: November 26</p>

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

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: Annenberg, Public Relations</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT Total: 1760 (superscore) M: 500, CR: 590, WR: 620
ACT: 29
SAT Subject Tests: US History 760, Math 2 570, World History 600
GPA-UW/W: 3.8/4.21
Rank: 29/570
AP/IB classes: Full IB diploma</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: Probably the strongest part of my application, because as you can see, my scores and grades are not the best. I wrote about the thrift store being the place where I was most at peace for my common app essay, and my supplements showed how passionate I was about PR and USC’s Annenberg. </p>

<p>Teacher Recs: 2 teacher recs, both I didn’t read, but they were teachers that really enjoyed me, I hope. One of them was my journalism adviser, which probably helped me get into Annenberg.</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: My counselor is an angel, and we are very close. Her husband also works at USC. </p>

<p>EC highlights: award winning newspaper editor-in-chief, literary magazine editor-in-chief, co-founder and president of tutoring program that uses Skype to teach foreign students English, elected as co-public relations student government, co-public relations of link crew, in a signed band woth my sister, 2 sports freshman year</p>

<p>Location/Person: SoCal</p>

<p>State or Country: California
School Type: large competitive IB school with over 80 diploma candidates. About 2500 students.
Ethnicity: African-American
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook: I interviewed with them and handed them my portfolio. Maybe because I’m in a signed band with my twin sister, also. I can’t really think of what made me stand out, if at all.</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: USC has been the dream for a long time, and I was so shocked, happily shocked of course. I cried for two hours, especially because both my twin and I got in, which we were afraid would not happen (she has a higher GPA and rank than me an I have a higher test score), but we are so grateful they took us both! I got into some great schools (UCSB, UC Berkeley, and Boston University) but USC is defnitely a dream come true. I hope I get some financial aid, I am planning to attend in the fall. </p>

<p>I thought I had no chance, because UCLA rejected me and UCSD waitlisted me, but always have faith in yourself! </p>

[geomom]

<p>ACCEPTED to School of Cinematic Arts, Interactive Entertainment (major did show on FA page earlier this week)</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2390 M: 800, CR: 800, WR: 790
SAT Subject Tests: Physics 790; US History 790; Math 2, 800
GPA-UW/W: ~3.8/~4.3
AP/IB tests/classes: CS 5; Calc BC 5, US History 5; Micro 4; Macro 5; Senior year: Eng Lang, US Gov’t, Physics C Mech, Physics C E&M
College and specialized computer classes: Computer Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, Parallel Computing, Robotics, Digital Electronics, Engendering Compassion through Interactive Media, Computing Research Lab</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: main essay OK, supplements showed depth of interest
Teacher Recs: English teacher wrote 2 enthusiastic pages, computer science teacher probably very good
Counselor Rec: probably good
EC highlights: creating, moderating and managing game server; writing a blog; making & editing videos; computer science club; fiction writing club; making game levels; summer employment as a programmer.</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Virginia
School Type: public magnet
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: Grandfather attended USC?</p>

<p>General Comments:
Scholarship: National Merit Finalist
Going to USC? Yes, yes, oh yes.</p>