<p>i'm so nervous i haven't heard anything yet</p>
<p>i have 2280 SAT (800 writing, 750 CR, 730 math)
SAT2s: 760 (math2c), 730 (us history), 710 (lit)
GPA (unweighted): 3.85
ECs: senior class president, sophomore class vice president, junior class historian, member of Contra Costa Childrens Chorus (an international touring choir)
Awards/Honors: National Honor Society, National Merit Commended Scholar
Job/Work experience: Kumon (tutor, 2.5 years), Coldstone (shift manager, March 2005- present)</p>
<p>My essays were great and I know my teacher recs were too. I also have a very rare lung disease that requires hospitalization about twice a year and necessitates an oxygen tank. </p>
<p>I haven't heard anything yet- does that mean I have no shot at trustee or presidential scholarships? I live in northern california, and nobody from my school has heard back either.</p>
<p>Just to give hope to everyone who is waiting (as I am one of you).... last year a first wave of acceptances was sent on Feb 1st, then Feb 8th... then they waited 'til March to send out more. So maybe at the end of this week they'll send another wave? we can only hope!</p>
<p>awesome! thanks dawn that really does give me hope..</p>
<p>an update for all of you:
i just called the usc admissions office, where i asked what you all have been asking: will more scholarship admissions be sent out? he said that (as some of you have been saying) they are being sent out in waves, so just because you haven't received anything yet doesn't mean you're out of luck! he then offered to look up the status of my application.... and after 2 anxiety-filled minutes (for me, not him) told me "sorry, i can't go any further, i can't say anything more... just give us a little time!" confused, I asked, "oh i see. is there nothing yet?" He replied "no... not nothing.. just give us a little time." I have no idea what these means, but hopefully its good and hopefully i'll find out by next week!</p>
<p>p.s. rachel212, thanks for giving me a little boost of confidence...i hope so.</p>
<p>I just got my scholarship letter. I'm being interviewed for presidential, which was more than I expected because of my relatively low CR score (660). </p>
<p>Anyway, the explore USC overnight thing looks like fun.</p>
<p>CzarDerivative...you got your scholarship letter already? Ack..I didn't get one yet....oh goodness, now I'm freaking out. I want my scholarship letter!!!</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 2270
* SAT IIs: 730 Biology
* GPA: 4.0 unweighted
* APS: 5 Calc BC, 5 Bio
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: great essay detailing my passion for math and sciences
* Teacher Recs: have no idea. probably pretty good
* Hook (if any): I like math and science a lot?
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: CA
* School Type: Public, it's okay. Title One school
* Ethnicity: Chinese
* Gender:Male
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:</p>
<pre><code>* Extracurriculars: Academic Decathlon, Peer Tutorial Club, Computer Science Club
* Why I think I was accepted: Perhaps teacher rec, good essay, good scores, good grades, etc.
* Other thoughts: Great!
</code></pre>
<p>*Decision: Accepted Marshall School of Business *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2400
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, Lit, USH, and Bio-M
[<em>] GPA: 4.0UW
[</em>] Rank: 2/445
[<em>] Other stats: Ummm, 5 AP 5's, one AP 4. Perfect PSATs...if they see that. Some online and local university courses in math and econ.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Don't know...didn't like my long that much, really liked my shorts
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Teh shizzle
[</em>] Counselor Rec: New this year, so pretty generic is my guess
[<em>] Hook (if any): Ummm, geographic diversity? Lots and lots of contact with them that emphasized how much I loved them? No real innate hook. I'm an Indian interested in business...come on.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Tennessee
[<em>] School Type: Medium Public with decent AP courseload and Honors
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Quiz Bowl, Mock Trial, Model UN, Science Olympiad, Nursing Home Volunteer, all with significant hours.
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/deferred: Don't know.
[</em>] Other thoughts: Woohoo!!! And my best friend is a freshman there this year. Sweetness!</p>
<p>ehhh. im starting to panic. are people who definitely received acceptance letters going to be invited for scholarships or is it possible that some won't be??!?!?</p>
<p>gcards1: I'm pretty sure the majority of the people receiving their acceptance letters early will get scholarship interviews, but i'm not sure, so don't take my word for it!!!!
I'm still waiting to hear from USC at all, but I talked to the admissions office today and things look hopeful...</p>