Legacy Questions

<p>Does legacy help a lot at USC? Are there numbers to support this?</p>

<p>i mean to be accepted</p>

<p>I think so, but it depends on how close the relation is... Sorry, I don't really know the specifics.</p>

<p>my friend was legacy with 1700 SATs but 4.5ish GPA and varsity soccer captain and she didn't get in..</p>

<p>i'm sure that they take it into some consideration, but legacy status probably won't make up for any HUGE faults.. unless you're related to someone really famous or rich or something :P</p>

<p>4.5 gpa and 1700 sat = not that smart...sorry to tell you, but that means that the school was really easy. im not a good standardized test taker, but if you have a 4.5 you should not be getting a 1700.</p>

<p>my dad went there, and my sister does now..</p>

<p>Legacy helps, but certainly isn't everything. It won't make up for any huge problems like very low GPA/SAT's etc. It can help in interviews though, I guess, my interviewers for both the normal interview + Explore interview loved the fact that my M was a Trojan and we bonded over that.</p>

<p>what about a kid whos dad went to USC and has a 1600SAT and like 25ACT? theres this kid at my school who wants to go to 'SC and i really dont want him to get in & spend four more years with this jerk hahaha</p>

<p>Truthfully, it depends on the alum. If they are pretty rich and contributing a lot of money to USC, then your chances go up of being helped by it.</p>

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