<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 770 Math, 660 Verbal, 700 Crit. Reading
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 Math 2c, 750 Physics
[<em>] GPA: 3.908 Unweighted, 4.325 Weighted
[</em>] Rank: N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Ahersdflk. I don't really know. I just reread them now. I thought they were entertaining.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One from my AP Calc teacher, another from my 10th grade History/AP Econ teacher. I'd imagine they were both pretty good. They were my favorite teachers and I was enthusiastic in their classes.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great. I know him really well.
[</em>] Hook/Awards (if any): Uhhhhm. I did research with a professor at a USC graduate robotics lab. My dad went to USC. Harvard Prize Book Award last year.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type: Private, Jewish
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: M
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: I'm working on getting my pilot's license, so I've been flying a Cessna 172 most weekends since last year. I also scuba dive during the summers and whenever I get a chance during the year.
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected: Don't know. Don't care. Happy. :-)
[li] Other thoughts: See above.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: I took it 2x. My highest scores are 800 CR, 740 M, and 770 W.
[</em>] SAT IIs: US His: 800, Lit: 790, Math 2: 790
[<em>] GPA: 4.6 W
[</em>] Rank: 4/465
[<em>] Other stats: I did really well on my 5 AP Tests.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Long essay was one I had written for another college and revised. I wrote about my passion for God, and how it led me to lead a rally on my campus this year. My short essays were about how I work as a tutor at a library, and how I hope USC will help me discover what I want to do the rest of my life (I applied as an "undecided" major.)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Should have been wonderful. I know the teacher really well.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Didn't have one.
[<em>] Hook (if any): ???
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: So. California
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese/Japanese
[<em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars:
Theatre, etc.
Dance classes at school (2 yrs - performing class)
Flute (Church youth orchestra)
(I'm not great at any of the performing arts, but I love them)
Tutoring at city library (Captain 2 yrs)
Active at Church (inc. 6 week missions trip to Thailand this summer)
Christian Club (president this year)
NHS (3 yrs)</p>
<p>[li]Work Experience:[/li]I'm an usher at a local theatre, but I only work 10-20 hrs a month on average</p>
<p>[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/deferred: Stats, etc.
[</em>] Other thoughts: I did this application last minute - like the day it was due for the scholarship deadline. It was pretty stressful, and I didn't get it turned in until almost midnight. Thankfully, I was able to change one of the essays I wrote for another college for the long essay.[/ul]</p>
<p>Oh, and I was surprised to hear from USC so soon, too. I assumed I wasn't going to hear from them until March or April, like most of my other colleges.</p>
<p>Aaaah, what? USC decisions! Not cool telling me this. Now I'll be camping in front of my mailbox until I get something. CRAP! Did anyone hear anything about scholarships as well, or is that yet to come?</p>
<p>woahhh I just had a conniption fit about this thread. you guys are probably trustee scholarship candidates! congratulations but BAHAHHH im so scared.</p>
<p>ummm I'm not sure what you're asking exactly (fuzzy on the whole fin aid thing) but its a full tuition scholarship. from my research of posts last year, they send out the trustee candidate acceptances first (full scholarship) and soon after presidential scholarship (half tuition) and all those people are invited to attend the "discover usc" weekend and do an interview and soon after find out whether or not they received their respective scholarships.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 630 Math, 750 Verbal, 800 Crit. Reading
SAT IIs: 780 Spanish, 750 English Lit, 740 US History, 680 World History, 640 Math IIC
GPA: 4.10 Weighted, I don't know it unweighted
Rank: N/A</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Pretty gosh darn good.
Teacher Recs: One from my AP English Lit teacher last year, and one from my AP Euro and Ancient Civ teacher from 9th grade and 11th grade. I'm especially close to my Euro teacher.<br>
Counselor Rec: Good I would hope. I don't know her too well, but she's really nice.
Hook/Awards (if any): Both my parents went to USC, so I'm sure that was helpful. I got National Spanish exam awards, a National Hispanic Scholar award, National Commended Scholar, Dean's List, and some other things I'm forgetting.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: California
School Type: Private Girls School
Ethnicity: Ecuadorian/Caucasian
Gender: F</p>
<p>Other Factors:
Extracurriculars: I started a community service club at my school, and I'm community service rep on my grade's student council. I work at a food pantry every Saturday, do piano on Wednesdays, and tennis on Fridays. I'm also a member of the foreign film club at my school.
Why I think I was accepted/rejected: They like legacy kids, so I know that benefited me. But I think I wrote good honest essays, and I think my academic record and community service also helped me get accepted.
Other thoughts: It's so exciting to be accepted at a college! I'm still in shock.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2200 (730 CR, 740 M, 730 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750 Bio, 730 Spanish, 760 US Hist
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 UW
[</em>] Rank: ??
[<em>] Other stats: AP Spanish 5, AP US 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Simple, direct, straight to the point, without any flowery metaphors and verbose language
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Generic
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Ha, She doesnt even know me!
[<em>] Hook (if any): ??? My major, maybe, which was Health Promotion and Disease Studies
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: California
[<em>] School Type: Magnet
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian-American
[<em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: EIC, Community Service, nothing too spectacular!
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/deferred: My GPA and test scores
[</em>] Other thoughts: Good Luck to everyone else!!!</p>
<p>IS the trustee's scholarship thing true?? It would be absolutely lovely if I got one....</p>