<p>I've honestly been on the borderline for applying to USC. I really want to go there, but I always think about how my stats aren't high enough. But, maybe it's best if I get someone else's opinion..so please chance me!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1420/2160; 740M, 680CR, 740W (superscore)
ACT: 31 composite (33M, 31S, 31W, 30R)
GPA: 3.6 UW; 4.2/5.0 W (this is what makes me doubtful) (my GPA according to my school is 3.85/4.0 W)
Rank: top 17%~20% (school doesn't rank, this is a guess; also, my hs inflates the GPA, meaning students in lower classes can have high GPAs)
AP: USH(4); Lang(3); Chem(3) (this was extremely unexpected, not that it matters)
Senior Courseload: AP Bio, AP Stat, AP Psych, Physics H, Band, English</p>
<p>ECs:
Volunteer at local Chinese school for 3 years
Piccolo - Marching Band (100hrs/year) (9-12)
Oboe - Band (9-12) / Wind Ensemble (honors) (9-12) / Woodwind Quintet (11) / Orchestra (9-12) / 1st Chair (11)
Webpage design/ assistant for my mom's solar panel company
spent a summer building computers at my dad's old IT company
NHS
Tri-M
French Honor Society
volunteered at various Asian/Chinese culture events (I'm not sure if this is worth including)</p>
<p>Location/Person:
New Jersey
Public School
Taiwanese
Female</p>
<p>I'm not sure if this matters but...
<$20,000 income
parents recently separated (Aug 2011)
i spent a lot of time at home watching my 2 younger sisters
i have another sister in college (NYU)</p>
<p>I'm also applying to Rutgers, Boston College, and Villanova
USC is my reach :) and I'll probably be going for an interview</p>