Less than two weeks left, chances at USC & UCB?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>The entire admissions process is winding down and I'm curious if acceptance is realistic at this point in the system.</p>

<p>I am just waiting on letters from University of Southern California and UC Berkeley.</p>

<p>SAT: 1750 (9 essay)
Math II SAT: 670
Unweighed GPA: 3.92
Major: Business Administration AND Computer Science (if they let me)
Ethnicity: Korean (adopted)
Income: Lower middle class
Location: Out of state</p>

<p>Extras:
1st Place Business Professionals of America at the NLC in 2005 (and will probably do the same this year)
Ambassador of the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Program (I also went back and helped on the Junior staff, doing the same this year)
Chosen to Attend Boys State
"Best Overall" award (trophy) at the Cavalcade USA camp hosted at Boise State University (over 100 drum majors attended from all over the northwest)
National Honor Society
Physics Club (President)
Chess Club
Marching Band (Drum Major of 2 years)
Pep Band
Baseball (Varsity 2)
Internship (3 years at a local business working in the IT department doing miscellaneous tasks such as programming, technical support, software development, and systems administration)</p>

<p>For reference I got denied to UCLA, reason unknown.</p>

<p>Do I have a shot?</p>

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<p>What's the section breakdown on your SAT?</p>

<p>Your GPA is higher than the average for the admitted class to USC last year. USC is still accepting, btw.</p>

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<p>670 Math
580 Reading
500 Writing</p>

<p>I hold a school record for the highest score on the ISAT (Idaho State Achievement Test) with a 306, shamed it doesn't matter.</p>

<p>I should also mention my town is very small and my high school only has 500 students in it.</p>

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<p>rejected from berkeley</p>

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<p>Arti:</p>

<p>What about USC?</p>

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<p>I'm not sure, but that SAT seems pretty low. Find their 25th-75th percentile.</p>

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<p>USC Middle 50:
620 - 710 Verbal
650 - 730 Math</p>

<p>Berkeley Middle 50:
580 - 710 Verbal
620 - 740 Math</p>

<p>UCLA Middle 50:
570 - 690 Verbal
600 - 720 Math</p>

<p>I was hoping BPA would carry some merit, the NLC last year was held in Anaheim, CA even. The competition was basically a large programming project in a business environment (perfect for my majors).</p>

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<p>Any others? I really think I have a lot to offer both schools in the way of leadership, skills, and activities. At USC I would play in the Trojan marching band and be involved in many clubs. At Berkeley I could contribute to the latest technological developments with my programming knowledge and skills.</p>

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<p>bhanson:</p>

<p>UCB: Super Reach (out of state)</p>

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<p>Being out of state will severely hurt your chances....</p>

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<p>UCB: Super Reach (OOS)
USC: Reach</p>