People laugh when I say I want to go here.

<p>I want to go to the University of Southern California.
I am thinking about applying for the film program. If not, I will apply for psychology.
I currently am a junior at a public high school in Missouri.
GPAs at my school are not weighted, and I currently have a 4.0, so I am top of my class.</p>

<p>Freshman:
Geometry
Civics
Geography
Gifted English
Pre-AP Biology
PE
Health
Computer Applications
Academic Lab
Spanish 2</p>

<p>Sophomore:
Algebra 2
World Civilizations
Gifted English 2
Pre-AP Chemistry
Art 1 and 2
Spanish 3
Theatre 1 and 2
Foods
Digital Imaging</p>

<p>Junior:
Pre-Calculus and Trigonometry
US History
AP Literature
AP Biology
Personal Finance
Psychology 1 and 2
Digital Video
Spanish 4
ACT prep</p>

<p>Next year I will be taking...
Statistics and Problem Solving
AP European History
College Composition
Forensic Science and Environmental Science
AP Spanish 5
College Psychology
Broadcast Media
Drawing and Painting
Creative Writing
Gifted Exploration</p>

<p>I'm slacking a little bit in math and science, because I hate those subjects, and do not want to be miserable.</p>

<p>I currently have a 28 on the ACT, but I am pretty confident that I can get a 31 by the time I am finished with my tutor. I am the captain of a synchronized ice skating team, and most of my time is taken by national competitions. I am a part of the national honor society. I have been in multiple school plays, and will be part of my school's news team next year. I am also planning on starting volunteer work soon, I just applied to help with the suicide hotline.</p>

<p>I not only need to be accepted to USC, I also need merit-based scholarships. My family will not qualify for any need-based, but we definitely cannot afford 60,000 a year.</p>

<p>Any chance??</p>

<p>bumppppppppppppppp</p>

<p>You definitely have a chance. I know people in my school that don’t even deserve to be there, yet they got in… I honesty don’t know if it’s just my school itself (we have hookups with SC lol… 70% of the people who apply from my school usu. get in)
But you’re definitely in range.</p>

<p>The only problem I’m thinking of is your standardized testing scores… Try to get a 33 or 32 on your ACTs, but as for the merit based scholarship, that might be difficult.</p>