<p>well... its better for you if your last post (post #216) was a lie... think about it : )
good luck and don't be mad.... i admit my post had a little bit of negativity in it. oops and sorry!</p>
<p>My stats is not as great as those with firm admission decisions so far:</p>
<p>Sat1 1800 (640M, 570V 590)
Sat2 (600 Chem, 530 Math)
Sat2 retake Jan 28th (Math, Chem, Phy)
GPA 3.3
International - studied in Asia, Europe, Africa and the US.
Major: Engineering
No spectacular EC</p>
<p>Anyone there to help me on my chances for 2010?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>callmeAZ- keep your hopes up. You couldn't be rejected, USC wants people with high scores just like you. If its true, there's no hope for the rest of us...</p>
<p>Good job to all of you! I'm applying next year but I'm really scared now. All of you acceptees have 3.8 + UW! I had a miserable freshman year, but I rebounded and received exceptional grades while taking 5 AP's junior year. Will USC let me slide on this?
Edit: I also have great test scores and very solid ECs.</p>
<p>guys, I'm just as worried as the rest of you but with all due respect I think it would be a good idea to leave this thread only for people who are posting whether they are accepted or rejected, not asking for chances. I know I'm probably not the only one who sees there is a new post on this thread and is dissapointed to find that it is not another acceptee, but someone asking for their chances. thanks!</p>
<p>*Decision: Accepted *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:2280
[</em>] SAT IIs:800/800/740
[<em>] GPA:98%
[</em>] Rank:2/650</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Quite risky. So far, its paid off for USC and UMich. It either shows I have no sense of decorum, or it shows tremendous maturity.
[</em>] Teacher Recs:good i think
[<em>] Counselor Rec:probably better than teacher's
[</em>] Hook (if any):Founded recognized intercity organization</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:Canada
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:Chinese
[</em>] Gender:Male</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Successful and big youth political organization (founder), poli sci club (founder), Amnesty club - very active, recognized by Amnesty and featured in Amnesty's newsletter (founder), volunteering experiences at Red Cross (repairing wheelchairs), work for one of my teachers (got a great rec from), own my own business with friends, work part time for past 3 years.
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/deferred: Stats, i believe.
[*] Other thoughts: Congrats for everyone who got in. But i'm hoping to get more acceptances in March 30/April 1st!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2190 (730R/770M/690W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Chem, 790 Math 2, 660 Bio E
[<em>] GPA: 3.91 uw
[</em>] Rank: 5/231
[<em>] Other stats: 5 AP Chem, AP US History; 4 AP Bio
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Okay, not great.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: One very good, unsure about the other one.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: No idea.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Nope.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Connecticut
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Cambodian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Nothing great, some community service.
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/deferred: Because I'm destined to go to the West.
[</em>] Other thoughts: I hope my visit in April is a good one.[/ul]</p>
<p>^ When did you get your acceptance?</p>
<p>I received it today :).</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:2120 (1470 M+V)
[</em>] SAT IIs:720 Chem, 720 Math 2, 620 Lit (lol)
[<em>] GPA:3.96
[</em>] Rank:No Rank
[<em>] Other stats:13 AP Classes
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays:Great
[<em>] Teacher Recs:None... only Counselor Rec
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Don't Know
[<em>] Hook (if any):None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:AZ
[<em>] School Type:Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:Indian (like from India)
[<em>] Gender:Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[</em>] Extracurriculars:Lots of clubs, 500+ hours of volunteering, helped to make 3 clubs at school
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/deferred: AP Classes?
[</em>] Other thoughts:Good luck to everyone still waiting!</p>
<p>are you guys regular or scholarship applicants?</p>
<p>congrads!!! :)</p>
<p>wohoo i got it today too</p>
<p>I was lazy so I didn't finish my application until the regular deadline -- I think I got mine back early because I got one of those Freshman Honors Science letters in the mail today as well.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2290 (CR 740, Math 790, W 760)
SAT IIs: 800 Bio, 800 Math IIC, 730 Chem, 720 US His
GPA: like 3.97 UW, 4.6 weighted
Rank: 1/679 xD
Other stats: AP Bio, Chem, US His, World His, Calc BC, Calc AB Subgrade-5, Eng Lang-4, Comp Sci A-2
Subjective: (what does this mean?)
Essays: I forgot really..my long essay was the same one I used for Harvard and Pomona though...
Teacher Recs: Not sure...I picked a teacher who absolutely loves me though
Counselor Rec: She loves me just b/c I don't get frustrated at her unreliability like everyone else.
Hook (if any): ...ranked #1? I duno...?
Location/Person:
State or Country: California
School Type: Magnet
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Other Factors:[list][li] Extracurriculars: Key Club President, USABO Semi-Finalist, AP SCholar with Distinction, won a school essay contest (I was the only entry ^^;;), NMS Letter of Commendation, Fencing Club, Academic Decathlon, Science Bowl, Journalism, LA's BEST Volunteering Program, Fencing Club, Multi-Cultural Fair Committee, MESA, JETS, AP Chemistry Club...[/li] Why I think I was accepted/deferred: Rank. Every year, the valedictorian from my school gets accepted. Now as for money, that's another issue. Other thoughts: See you guys there next year! xD</p>
<p>Btw, I heard that those who got their letters this early are being considered for Trustee and Presidential scholarships. I'm worried though...two of my friends already got their interview letters and I just have like...no word. Does that mean I've been rejected for scholarships or I'm already given the money? If I don't get money, I can't go..I wanted to go since 8th grade...T__T</p>
<p>Oh well. There's always UCLA. xD Lol.</p>
<p>NO! don't go to UCLA!</p>
<p>I read this recently:</p>
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<p>"What do UCLA and USC students have in common? They were all admitted to USC"?</p>
<p>Yeah, right.</p>
<p>If he cares so much about statistics, he should check out and see that plenty of USC students turned down UCLA, even though it was "superior."</p>
<p>Maybe because they weren't tightwads. Maybe because they didn't want to spend two years finishing their freshman classes, and having to go through two more years as a "junior." Maybe because they didn't want to spend college as a number. Or, you know, maybe because they wanted a good football team. Also, maybe because they weren't such asshats.
If you like the US News and World Report Rankings so much, you should see that UCLA has been on a decline-- from the #17 best school in the nation in 1990 to #25 in 2005. USC, on the other hand, jumped from #41 to #30 in the span of only five years (2000-2005).</p>
<p>Watch UCLA gradually lose those precious rankings, and watch USC continue to succeed.</p>
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<p>UCLA will never be better than USC</p>
<p>Oh god if my Euro teacher (UCLA freak) was here...</p>
<p>Anyway, I was really counting on at least half-tuition scholarship from USC. Without it, I don't know if my family will even consider letting me go. After all, we only have 1 worker who really makes a sufficient amount of money, a lot of which supports lower class family overseas and some goes to family in San Francisco. <em>sigh</em> I duno..if I don't get a decent financial aid package from USC, Cal-Tech, Pomona, or Harvard (doubt I'll get in there xD), my next choice was UCLA. Don't want to go to UCB and live with my older brother <em>shudder</em> >.<</p>
<p>guidez89...well put ;) USC>UCLA definitely. lol My lit teacher went to UCLA and when I told her today I had to miss a few days of school for my USC interview she was just like "<em>GASP</em>" :)</p>
<p>When I was on my way back from my guitar audition at USC, I was wearing a USC sweater and one of the flight attendants looked at me and said "you go to USC? ewwww". And I was like "UCLA hunh", and after a brief talk he admitted that USC was in fact better than UCLA. Everyone knows USC rules, its indisputable... lol</p>
<p>well good luck to you amlariul, I hope everything works out in the end. I was hoping for a scholarship too, but I got that letter in the mail today, so I guess I'll have to count on a music scholarship...</p>
<p>amlariul: i'm in the same boat as you haha... received notification of my acceptance early (last week), but no invite for presidential and trustees! however, i did get an invite for the thematic option (honors) program today, so hopefully that means i might have a good shot at getting one of the other scholarships...otherwise, as you said... there's always UCLA! (although i would definitely prefer USC...) good luck to you! : )</p>