Fall 2015 (class of 2019) USC DECISIONS STATS ONLY THREAD

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[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected**[/color][/size]

[ b]Date applied: **

[ b]Date decision postmarked/received:**

[ b]Which school/major at USC:**

[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses):
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details)::
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details)::
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details)::
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details)::
Interview:

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid?
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:

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[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

[ b]Date applied: 11/19 **

[ b]Date decision postmarked/received: Postmarked 1/23, received 1/24 **

[ b]Which school/major at USC: Biochemistry/Dornsife as Trustee Scholarship Finalist!!!**

[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 CR, 800 M, 770 W)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 - US History, 790 - Math II, 760 - Bio M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/700
AP (place score in parentheses): Bio (4), Euro (5), US History (5), Lang (5), Enviro (5), Calc BC (5/5)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Physics C, AP Spanish Lang, AP Gov, Ceramics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: ~8.5/10
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: Spanish teacher – 9/10, US History teacher – 7.5/10 (generic), Physics teacher (8.5/10)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 8.5/10
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: none
Interview: none

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes, but probably won’t get anything.
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: top bracket
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: SAT scores, GPA
Weaknesses: not very diverse ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: So honored to have been accepted to USC, especially with a chance at the Trustee scholarship!!! Good luck to everyone else!!!

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http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/docs/uscScholarships1516.pdf It says here that Dean’s scholarship winners won’t be notified until April 1, but earlier in this thread someone said even Dean’s winners would find out in this mailing cycle…anyone know which is correct?

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Mentioned in another thread, if you get a package in this early round with no mention of scholarship, it implies a Deans Scholarship which is 1/4. But who knows things can change, but that is what happened in the past. You get info on the Dean’s later, maybe because it could go up or down between now an then, idk.

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Decision: Accepted

Date decision postmarked/received: January 23rd, Received 24th

Which school/major at USC: Biochem, Dornsife CLAS (Presidential Scholarship which was guaranteed by me being a National Merit Finalist anyway)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Superscored - 2340, 800 M, 780 CR, 800 W
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II - 800, Chemistry - 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78 (das rite)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parentheses): I took 9 AP’s last year and got 5’s and 4’s on all of them .__. don’t think you guys want a giant list though
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP everything (English Lit, Gov, Macroeconomics, Stats, Chinese, and Physics 2)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, NMSF

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):

  • Academic Decathlon (Creative Director)
  • Economics Club (VP)
  • Stock Trading (Top 6 in state in Stock Market Game)
  • First chair clarinet of local orchestra (Show Director/Program Director)
  • Regional water quality research project competition (2nd place)
  • Editor-in-Chief of a Chinese School semi-annual publication thing
  • Peer tutoring
  • Varsity Tennis for 4 years
  • Generic Piano Stuff
    Job/Work Experience:
  • Internship doing research at a bio-pharmaceutical company
    Volunteer/Community Service:
    Summer Activities:
  • Aforementioned research internship
    Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7/10, talked really generically about everything but talked about how my passions would be explored utilizing USC’s resources… didn’t put too much time into it though.
    Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
    Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): English teacher (9/10) she loved me; Academic Decathlon Coach (8/10) she didn’t know me as well but knew how I kicked butt at AcaDeca and brung home 6 medals so…
    Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details): Mentor from internship - 7.5/10 I wrote it for him lol
    Interview: Didn’t do one (because it’s not necessary, seriously)

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Nope
State (if domestic applicant): CA (in-state helps I’m guessing)
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 250k+ (apparently but all our money is in stocks so we have like nothing lol)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection
Strengths: Scores, maybe recs, NMSF (automatically Presidential Scholarship if given Finalist… which is pretty likely), and relative depth of EC’s (not extremely deep but pretty deep)
Weaknesses: GPA LOL I GOT 9 B’S IM COOL
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m in-state and had NMSF so it’s probably a lot easier for me. I’m just in a field of green on our Naviance scattergram so I knew I was getting in anyway. It’s pretty easy for Californians.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Ivies (all reaches yes), URochester, UCSD (safety), UCLA, UCB
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: If you’re from California and you’re in the green, USC is pretty much a safety for you. Otherwise, just do what you do - set goals, work hard, and you’ll be fine. :slight_smile: Also it’d be really awkward if my friends from my school see this because now they know how low my GPA actually is heheh.

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I know this is stats only, sorry, but had to say congrats @capitalamerica, love the attitude, well done!

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@capitalamerica‌ , forgive my ignorance, but what is the reference to “green”?

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@LegacyMom If your school has Naviance, past acceptances have been accumulated and recorded, able to be viewed on scattergrams. A green square indicates that that particular person of a certain GPA and SAT/ACT score was admitted. Often enough, many universities have sort of a threshold where you can see that the majority of applicants with a certain GPA and SAT were admitted. If the circle indicating where you are on the scattergram is surrounded by green squares, then it is safe to say that you would be admitted (of course, this only applies to a limited number of universities, which doesn’t include the most extremely selective such as the Ivies).

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@capitalamerica‌ Haha --I doubt my son’s school has Naviance, since it is a small school and, since the only other kids from my son’s school who were admitted were his brothers (in recent history), I’m guessing I can’t rely on the “green” theory.

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gentle reminder to all to keep this thread to stats only for future years

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Decision: Accepted

**Date applied: Nov 25 **

Date decision postmarked/received:: Postmarked Jan 23, Received Jan 24

Which school/major at USC: Dornsife / Environmental Science and Health (Pre-med) Presidential Finalist

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Superscored 800 M 800 W 760 CR
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Bio E (750) Math II (800) Chemistry (710) US History (710) World History (700)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/~600 (1%)
AP (place score in parentheses): Chem (5) World History (5) Bio (5) APUSH (4) Lang & Comp (5) Spanish Lang (4) Environmental Sci (5) Calc BC (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Econ/Gov, AP Stats, AP Psych, AP Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):

  • Cross Country (Captain)
  • Track and Field
    Job/Work Experience: Kumon Teaching Assistant
    Volunteer/Community Service:
  • Hospital Volunteer (Volunteer Trainer)
  • Vietnamese Student Association (Vice President)
  • Food for Thought (Hunger Relief Volunteerism) (President)
  • AP Chem Prep Lab Assistant
  • Library Volunteer lol
    Summer Activities:
  • Work (see above)
  • Cross country camp
  • ASU Summer Health Institute
    Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 7 (It wasn’t particularly artistic or anything, but I gave what they asked for haha)
    Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: AP Biology Teacher (7; It’s somewhat general but hits several aspects of my personality) AP Spanish (Didn’t read, but she didn’t write it until the say before it was due…)
    Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: Didn’t read
    Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: N/A
    Interview: Went well-- I felt like I bonded with my interviewer over a couple of things

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian/ Chinese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection
Strengths: Test Scores. Possibly my enthusiasm about the major (it’s a dream come true for me!)
Weaknesses: Lack of awards and academic-based EC’s (e.g. Science Bowl, Research)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I can’t find a definite reason
Where else you are applying or have already applied: A few Ivies, several UC’s, lots of backups
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Stoked about my acceptance! Hesitant to tell the teacher who wrote my letter the news though (she’s a Bruin).

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Decision: Accepted

Date decision received: 01/24/2015

Which school/major at USC: Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering/ Biomedical Engineering, Presidential Scholarship finalist

Objective:

ACT: 35
SAT II: Math 2 ( 780 ) , Biology ( 780 )
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
AP: AP Euro (4), AP Bio (5), AP Stats (5), AP Calculus AB (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Physics C, AP Music Theory
Major Awards : NHS, CSF, AP scholars, MTAC Certificate of Merit, Principal’s Honor List, Student Athlete Awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Varsity Water Polo, Varsity Swimming, Piano Level 9
Job/Work Experience: Tutor (Algebra, Calculus, Chem, Biology, Physics)
Volunteer/Community Service: Music Student Service League (President, Co-founder), Junior Lifeguard coaching, UNICEF Club ( Treasurer), Global Health Force Club (Vice President)
Summer Activities: Junior Lifeguard, Boeing internship
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10, honest about yourself, showing leadership
Teacher Recommendations: 10, work hard and be known
Counselor Rec : 10
Additional Rec: Music Teacher
Interview: Early college visit, asked for interview

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male

Reflection
Strengths: Discipline, healthy lifestyle
Weaknesses: none
Why you think you were accepted: Well rounded, GPA and ACT
Where else have already applied: USNA , Notre Dame (EA, Accepted), Boston College (EA,Accepted).

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Decision: Accepted

**Date applied: ** Nov 30

Date decision postmarked/received: postmarked Feb 23/ Received Feb 24

Which school/major at USC: Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering/ Chemical Engineering, Presidential Scholarship finalist

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 35 (33 English/ 36 Math/ 34 Reading/ 35 Science)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II 800 Chemistry 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parentheses): AP lang (4) APUSH (5) AP Calc BC(5) AP Chem(4)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio AP Gov AP Computer Science AP Lit and some non AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, CSF, AP scholars, Principal’s Honor List

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Aca Deca, FIRST Robotics, self-made website for charity in a specific region(founder)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community Service: UCLA lab volunteer
Summer Activities: website building, Aca Deca
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 10 background+activities very sincere and truthful
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: haven’t read
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details)::
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: Lab supervisor
Interview: did not have one

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? No
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection
Strengths: honestly idk maybe my story and the website??
Weaknesses: Not many awards, not as competitive academically
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: my essay is very moving and reveals my passion, not bad grade
Where else you are applying or have already applied: some Ivies, UCs, and liberal art colleges
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: need an attracting story, but grades and scores have to meet the requirement first

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@ykk1203 wait you mean you received it January 24 right…? not feb 24?

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Decision: Accepted

**Date applied: November 30 **

**Date decision postmarked/received: Postmarked 1/23, received 1/26 (around 1/25 in the US) **

**Which school/major at USC: International Relations and the Global Economy (Dornsife), Presidential Scholarship Finalist **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (670 CR, 790 M, 740 W, 11 Essay)
ACT (breakdown): 33 (34 E, 33 M, 32 R, 31 S, 9 Essay)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Chem 800, Math 2 770, Chinese w/listening 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A, I’m an international school student in Hong Kong :smile:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses): Predicted 44/45
Senior Year Course Load: Full IB Diploma
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate, worked with a large organization in Hong Kong advocating for human trafficking issues in Asia, swimming, Global Issues Group (the usual stuff you’d see on a typical high school senior’s resume…nothing too unique in my opinion)
Job/Work Experience: Worked on a clinical trial for scoliosis
Volunteer/Community Service: Peer tutoring, volunteer farming,
Summer Activities: Volunteering in a local hospital
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: Alright. Perhaps around a 7.5
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: Didn’t get to read them, but I guess they’re quite decent (7-8??)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: Probably close to a 7
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details)::
Interview:

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong, but a resident of California (I’m American)
School Type: International school (IB school)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths: Honestly, not too sure.
Weaknesses: Standardized test scores. Essays could’ve undergone some more revision as well.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Honestly, I’m still at a loss at how I got accepted, particularly at how I managed to clench a spot as a Presidential Scholarship finalist. I’m not the most amazing applicant; my test scores are okay, my extracurricular activities are okay, and overall I’m just a typical Asian male applicant (not exactly at an advantage during the college admissions process). Sometimes what really needs to happen is just to take that risk and apply. You never know what’s going to happen. The college admissions process is complex and there’s no magical formula to getting admitted, whether it is USC or any other college for that matter. Just try and maybe you’ll surprise yourself with what you receive in the mail :slight_smile:

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yeah you are right. just changed it. thank you for reminding me

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Decision: Accepted

Date applied: November 30

Date decision postmarked/received:January 23/January 25

Which school/major at USC: Dornsife/International Relations

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):2130 (730/660/750)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses): US History and Lit- 720 both
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88 (All honors/AP)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank/ too competitive
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Chemistry 3 (but to be fair no one in the last 7 years has gotten a 4 or higher)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load:AP Physics 2, AP English, core honors courses
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): regional and state awards for a national organization, Scholastic Silver Key for poetry, essay on confidence published in an anthology

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): HOSA (VP), county-wide community service org (Co-Pres), Interact club, Juvenile Conference Committee
Job/Work Experience: Intern at United Nations
Volunteer/Community Service: All done through community service clubs, haven’t logged but minimum 200 hours
Summer Activities: suuurree
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Commonapp: 9/10 because I’m hard on myself, but it was pretty darned good, very personal so I won’t go into details but it definitely showed how mature and perceptive I am; Supplements- 9/10, again hard on myself but I wrote one about the hungry and community service I do to mitigate that, and the Why USC was pretty good, talked about global focus etc.
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: Both I’d say 9/10, haven’t read them but I won awards in their classes for my performance (given to only 1 or two students)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: no idea, she doesn’t know me very well
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details)::
Interview:

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Of course!
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: competitive magnet
Ethnicity: African-American
Gender: F
Income Bracket: not really sure
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, probably geographic location as well since Cali schools like east coast kids (or so I’m told)

Reflection
Strengths: URM, ECs (only had a few but I was dedicated), recommendations, essays, strong writer so awards i got for that
Weaknesses: test scores, possibly more major awards??
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: going into IR and intern at the UN, expressed my love for USC (originally from Pasadena, CA so I’m very familiar with it!)
Where else you are applying or have already applied: couple Ivies, state schools, some private New England schools, couple claremont LACs
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: EXTREMELY excited to have scored a spot as a scholarship finalist! I’m still in shock! Can’t wait to see what happens!

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Date applied: December 1st (I think. Hours before the deadline…)

Date decision postmarked/received:January 23/January 26

Which school/major at USC: Dornsife/Neuroscience

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Uh, no.
ACT (breakdown): 34 (31M/36W/35R/32S)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): US History 760, Bio M 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.909
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/847
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Chemistry (3), AP Biology (4), 5 on AP US Gov, Comparative Gov, Environmental Science, US History, AB Calculus, English Language, Macroeconomics, Psychology.
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP Courses, 3 dual-enrollment courses (per semester. )
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Sunshine State Scholar, mayor-chosen humanitarian award, AP National Scholar, Art and Essay Contest winner, history department & biology department Student of the Year (at my school). QUEST BRIDGE FINALIST HOLLA
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Model United Nations (President), Love Letters (card-marking club for terminally ill children, president), Science Honor Society (treasurer), Quizbowl (captain)
Job/Work Experience: Paid tutor at a company
Summer Activities: E2@MIT summer camp at MIT, scholarship-funded study abroad program in Barcelona
Volunteer/Community Service: 300+ hours at a local nursing home, 100+hours at a women’s hospital, 50+ hours through my Love Letters Club
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App essay was really cool (I think) about my fascination with insects, so I would say 9/10. My writing supplement, as I look at it now, look pretty good. A couple grammatical errors here and there, but quite unique I guess.
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: US History teacher 10/10 (she’s been my rock since sophomore year, when I moved to this school). Calculus teacher 7/10 (ehh? I don’t even know lol)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 10/10 We are really close.
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details)::
Interview: NOPE

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? OH YES.
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Grossly large public school
Ethnicity: Mexican and Indian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Less than 10,000…
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, Questbridge Finalist?, I LIKE BUGS?

Reflection
Strengths: URM, ACT, rank(out of so many students), taking a bunch of dual-enrollment courses specific to my intended majors.
Weaknesses: ECs, major awards, research experience
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m pretty hip?
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Couple of Ivy League colleges, quite a few top schools in the south.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: SO EXCITED I MIGHT DIE. Don’t procrastinate like I did guys.

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Date applied: November 11, 2014

Date decision postmarked/received: January 23, 2015/ January 26, 2015

Which school/major at USC: School of Architecture

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33
SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW 4.66 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 49/822
AP (place score in parentheses): Psychology (5) Spanish Language (5) English Lang. and Comp. (4) US History (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Art History, Photography 3, Drawing 2, Calculus, English, and other elective
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Honor, District Art Show, Principals Award

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Secretary of International Club, Community Service Leader of Mason African Students for Change (only non-black member lol), National Art Honor Society, Student Government, Varsity Track
Job/Work Experience: Summer job as barista at a local coffee shop
Volunteer/Community Service:
Summer Activities: Pennstate architecture camp, 2 week service trip to Hawaii
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10 – known her for 3 years and am going on a trip with her to Europe this summer lol
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 8-- visited him every week during lunch during college app. season
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details): N/A
Interview: I thought it went terribly but I drove all the way to Chicago from Ohio for it and they seemed to be impressed by that

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public School (largest in the state)
Ethnicity: Mexican
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection:
Strengths: Definitely my essays
Weaknesses: My course load wasn’t the most challenging and my portfolio wasn’t the best
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My essays were creative and I had a creative theme for my portfolio
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Wash U, Northeastern, Pennstate, Ohio State
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Don’t underestimate your essay and supplements