<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I:1500
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 writing, 750 IIC, 710 chem
[<em>] ACT: 31
[</em>] GPA:4.0
[<em>] Rank: 4/91
[</em>] Other stats: quite a bit of community service, coming out of a very competitive school
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays:very good
[</em>] Teacher Recs:very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec:very good
[</em>] Hook (if any):none
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:NH
[</em>] School Type:Catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity:caucasian
[</em>] Gender:female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:strong essays, good recs, good outside activities, my most unique point was working on a political campaign
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:I had a pretty good complete package, my passions really came through, my essays were intensely personal
[/ul][ b]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:I was accepted to USC, and I wish everyone good luck in your applications.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I:1480
[</em>] SAT IIs:Chem, Math IC, Math IIC-800; Biology-730; Writing-720
[<em>] ACT:Didn't take it
[</em>] GPA:4.2
[<em>] Rank:Our school doesn't rank
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays:Pretty bad
[</em>] Teacher Recs:Veeery Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec:Don't think it could have been that good....
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:Southern CA
[</em>] School Type:Highly ranked public school
[<em>] Ethnicity:Chinese
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[/ul][ b]Other Factors:** General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:I wish I would have gotten more scholarship money but then again I guess I should have studied for the SATs...</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I:1440
[</em>] SAT IIs:Writing-770, Math 1C-780, US History- 660
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA:~4.1
[<em>] Rank:None at school
[</em>] Other stats:Fives and Fours on all AP's
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays:Pretty good, especially short answers
[</em>] Teacher Recs:Didn't see, but great teachers
[<em>] Counselor Rec:She likes me, but didn't see
[</em>] Hook (if any):Cuban, National Hispanic Scholar, Jump Rope (interview hook- really!)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:CA
[</em>] School Type:Public, but basically private
[<em>] Ethnicity:Cuban
[</em>] Gender:Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:Good All around- lots of volunteer work, Gold Award Girl Scout, Very good interview. However, weak scores on some and weaker GPA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:I had high scores. I freely admit that USC bought me with a really good scholarship.
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:Good luck everyone. Definitely apply for the scholarship deadline. You never know what could happen!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 1330 (570V, 760M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Writing 650, Math IIc 660, Physics 650, U.S. History 720
[<em>] ACT: 30
[</em>] GPA: 3.9 Weighted Final
[<em>] Rank: n/a
[</em>] Other stats: 5 in AP U.S History, 3 in AP Eng. Lang
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I guess good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Definitely good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I hope so (never saw it)
[</em>] Hook (if any): School delegate to School Board advisory group, VP of History Honor Society....
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:Virginia
[</em>] School Type:Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[</em>] Gender:M
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:Strength: Volunteered a LOT.
Weakness: Test scores and Spanish grades. That must have killed my scholarship chances.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:All of the above.
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:No scholarship even though I applied by the deadline. But I'm happy with USC, I think I'm going to have a great time. Good luck to the HS Class of '06 as you suffer the pains of applying to colleges! :)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 1320
[</em>] SAT IIs: 710 MathIC / 700 USH / 630 Writing
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 4.16
[<em>] Rank: top 1 percent (of 632)
[</em>] Other stats: Co-Valedictorian, All-County Sports, self-run company....tons of other EC's.....</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Very Personal (Good)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Very Personal (Good)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very Personal (Good)
[</em>] Hook (if any): Low Income + Single Parent + First Generation College</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NY
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths: GPA + EC's
[</em>] Perceived Weaknesses: Test Scores <em>shakes head</em>
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: CO-Valedictorian + a very personal essay about struggles from low income and parental figures.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I really wanted to head out to Cali for school. USC offered me like the perfect financial package (unlike Berkeley) ;D So all those who are afraid you won't be able to afford the tuition...USC is very generous with aid!</p>
<p>SAT: 1130
SAT IIs: 500s
GPA: 4.0/4.0 or 4.375/4.0
Top 5% of class</p>
<p>Did summer classes at UCSB and College of Marin--got very good grades
Many many awards, many many sports.....
Hook: Elected to be Youth exchange leader. I took French and Spanish in school and taught myself German and Farsi at home. (I am majoring in IR and GB)
Volunteered in coaching girl's soccer team
Worked at a Law Firm
Essays were good. My essay was about how I loved to write and I gave them a poem that was about surfing my favourite board but explained it to them as a euphemism for making love with my girlfriend.</p>
<p>Obviously, I cannot take a standardized test to save mankind. My first score was I believe a 980! Thankfully the admissions saw my strengths outside of testing. Good luck!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 1390
[</em>] SAT IIs: Didn't take 'em!
[<em>] ACT: 29
[</em>] GPA: Here's some hope for you low-GPA'ers-- 3.4 (!)
[<em>] Rank: No rank
[</em>] Other stats: Only three APs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good, I guess
[</em>] Teacher Recs: My school does not allow teachers to show their recs to the students. I imagine pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Hook (if any): Asian American living in a Southern state...?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: US of A
[</em>] School Type: Private Catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese American
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: AWFUL math and science grades. A's in everything else: English, history art etc were great
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I believe it helped that my dad's an alum
[/ul]Other Factors: Editor school paper, editor literary magazine, pro-life club, minority club, academic team, Amnesty International group, piano, violin, swimming, plays General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: USC is awesome! Maybe I'll go there for grad school, but for now, I'm going to another college</p>