<p>well... after much hope and 20 days on review by committee... I got the little envelope from USC saying that I was not offered an interview
though 1000/7500 anticipated acceptees were...</p>
<p>BUt dont lose hope they say!
maybe if your national merit
well I'm not</p>
<p>anyways
I had a 35, ranked 2/750, 2240, 780 math 2. Good clubs. Selected Regents for UCLA. (so I'm top 800/55000 for ucla... but not 1000/35000 for usc)
standard counselor rec.
Teacher rec that said "I am a better man for knowing ____" (i couldnt have bs'd a better letter)
But my essays were uninspiring, and just
I was NOT proud of them, they were just like... decent ish? You could say they SOUND contrived, but they really werent. I dont know where I went wrong. Decentish enough to get me rejected from stanford. :)
Whatever, I just wish they knew it was my first choice, and even 1/2 tuition and I'm there.
but...</p>
<p>go bruins?</p>
<p>my parents still pretend that they support me going to USC (hell if i even get in)... but there's no way I can afford it (and I am 100% sure I'm getting no FA)</p>
<p>awww, well don't be too sure that you're not getting FA. plus there's work study, and not to artifically get your hopes up, but there's a lot of scholarships that are exclusively for continuing students (i.e. Topping, and some scholarships around Viterbi (the school of engr))</p>
<p>hopefully that helps (anything to keep you from turning into a bRuin =P (all in good fun, disclaimer: always pick the best school for you))</p>
<p>my dad made way too much money, and then lost his job
so fafsa makes it look like we have enough
but 6 months of no work says otherwise</p>
<p>I guess my extracurriculars are not that great... I'm just in standard clubs, President of 2, founder of 1, officer in 2. Work 20 hours a week. I think its plenty (sure does take a lot out of me!) but nothing earth shattering.
whatever... I'll take my 4.84 other places! ;) lol</p>
<p>How pathetic is this I really cant get over how mad/bitter I am!</p>
<p>WHen the visitor came to our school she basically said like 2250 and 4.4whatever... and i was like shooo i got that</p>
<p>SO many people from my school that are REALLY qualified got nothing
only NMSF
whatever (no matter how many times I say that, I'm not gonna get over it...)lol</p>
<p>^ braaap....regarding fin aid, and your dad's loss of job, I would suggest you write a letter of "special circumstances" that explains your situation and the impact it may have on 2008/2009. You can enclose this letter with the parent 2007 tax returns you are required to fax.</p>
<p>the only thing i'll say is that you still have a shot at the Deans' Scholarship. and if you talk to financial aid, you might get generous help there.</p>
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QFT</p>
<p>you shouldn't feel entitled to anything. i had a 4.7, MVP on my golf team for several years, and played 2 instruments (at the time...more now). i got the same letter. was i disappointed? hell yeah i was. but i took it in stride. i had other schools lined up, and knew things would be ok one way or another...</p>
<p>found out later that i still got a Deans' Scholarship (quarter tuition), then even later that they were willing to give me almost $20000 in grants. do i still feel as though i was entitled to any of it? no! there's no good that comes out of a bitter and poor attitude. things happen for a reason. you have impressive stats and pretty good ECs, yes. but as evidenced by this thread, you seem at the very least whiny (guess you can't argue that, you said it yourself) and possibly somewhat arrogant. and who knows, that attitude may have been reflected somewhat in your essays. i would love to, as others here have done, give you more words of encouragement, but i find it hard to do so when you feel so entitled to everything and sure of yourself. i suggest you change your attitude...if not now, you'll learn in less pleasant ways that you'll have to later.</p>
<p>Braap, UCLA is at least as good a school, probably better in some ways. You should feel GREAT that you have that in the bag, and as others have said, USC could still work out if that is where your heart is. But take it from me and others who have been through the process --- your future success depends much more on what you do at school than the school from which you graduated. I would be delighted if D had to choose between USC and UCLA :-)</p>
<p>Man, I would kill for your stats. Relax. Like a few people before said, you should write a letter and explain the situation. If a college wants you, they will try hard to keep you. As Groovy Geek said, UCLA probably statistically is a better school (though I still like USC the best). I'd be so stoked if I had to choose between UCLA and USC. Hope you get in! Fight On! :)</p>
<p>Aha looking back on these posts, I am pretty embarrassed how ... Whatever I was (whiny b-word totally fitting). But I am way over it now, and realize stuff may just not have been meant to be, oh well. Life goes on!</p>
<p>Funny how this all works. MY dream school is UCLA, so I'd kill to be in your position. I did get into USC already though, and I also am interviewing for a Presidential Scholarship... however my stats arn't NEARLY as high as yours.
My essays were pretty decent-- or atleast I did a good job of putting "me" into the essays. Who knows how they choose...</p>
<p>I'm in a similar situation as braaap. I didn't feel entitled to the scholarship, but I was sort of dreaming about it. I mean, I had all the stats that were required, and I did my best to put myself across through my essays. Oh well. At least I know UCLA is the better school for sports (and education).</p>