Right Direction to USC?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>Asian Male</p>

<p>GPA: 3.76 W/ 3.55UW</p>

<p>Aps: 2 IB:4
Not in IB full diploma</p>

<p>Courses (Junior): Honors Pre Cal, IB English, IB History, IB THeory of KNowledge, IB Physchology, Biology (Got 2 As in Pre cal and biology so far IB grades aren't counted yet because this is considered half semester and will do the other half in senior year)</p>

<p>sports
Badminton Varsity starter</p>

<p>Organizations
Key Club (9-11)
IB Club (11)
Martial Arts Club (11)
CSF(11)
36 hours of volunteer service</p>

<p>Outside activity
Paintball Team competed in tournaments got 6/25
Beach Fest (9-11)
Went in Basketball Academy for a few days
I sell/trade stuff on this website (don't know if that counts)
Participated in Science Olympiad in 8th grade
Participated in Badminton tournament in Orange County (went to 3rd round)
Gaming Competition (counter-strike) Cal League</p>

<p>Awards
Most Improved Doubles award
Rising star award
Cif Runner Up medal
Cif Runner Up trophy (for school)</p>

<p>Haven't done My Sats or Act yet, but will study. Will go to community college during school to get the extra points. Planning on joining more organizations such as NHS and 3 point play. During summer will look for job to gain experiences.</p>

<p>Colleges I want to go to</p>

<p>University of Southern California
University of Berkley
UCSD
UCLA (Yeah no chance doesn't hurt to apply)
SDSU
And the other UC schools like Santa Cruz, Santa Barbra etc...</p>

<p>Alright Guys bit painful , looking forward for some constructive criticism. Try not to be too harsh.</p>

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<p>It's very hard to tell without SAT or final UW GPA- but take a look at post #3-
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/422566-faq-usc-admissions.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/422566-faq-usc-admissions.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>I agree with cc411, telling us the SAT (or ACT) can help us better decide.</p>

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<p>the thread says am I on the right direction. Not Chance me</p>

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<p>Yes, it currently looks like you are. I just hope your test scores also bear testimony to this.</p>

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<p>That's why I said, telling us your boards will help us determine if you are fully in the "right direction" or not.</p>

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<p>What I find funny is that you appended "(no chance doesnt hurt to apply)" to UCLA, but not to UC Berkeley. If you don't think you have a chance at UCLA, chances are you don't really have much of a chance at Berkeley. And, given the relative similarities between applicant pools, I'd also extend that statement to USC. </p>

<p>If you do very well on your SATs, 2200+, then perhaps that would compensate for a sub-par GPA. UCLA, UCB, and USC would no longer be a "no chance" for you. But, as I said, that is all contigent on your SATs. No pressure.</p>

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<p>That'd be true if he was out of state. UCLA is a reach for me but not USC because I'm OOS. But then I realized he lives in orange county.</p>

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<p>Well I live near LA</p>

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<p>Well I live near LA in SD</p>

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<p>LA is about 2 hours from San Diego</p>

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<p>yep not that far away ima be going there this weekend</p>