Horrible grades (sub 3.0), good test scores (2350+)

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@bluebayou

Instead, look to test-score happy schools, which place a (much?) higher value on test scores, like USC

blujebayou, the average UNweighted GPA of accepted students at USC for Fall 2011 was 3.8. Yes, the average test scores are also high (middle 50% = 2020-2240), but those scores are combined with great transcripts and interesting/impressive ECs. It honestly looks silly for you to suggest that this applicant is a viable candidate for USC with a 2.89 GPA, especially with USC’s move to the Common Application this year and an expected 40,000+ applications.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1112/USCFreshmanProfile2011.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1112/USCFreshmanProfile2011.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;