<p>I'm am international student and will graduate with an American Diploma, I want to apply to the University of Southern California.
I have 3.5 unweighted GPA, good recommendation letters,and participated in many Extracurricular activities. I also took a couple of Ap classes with scores of 4. But I took my SAT and got a pretty disappointing score, a 1760. Will this set me back? Do I have a chance of getting accepted, thanks nick.</p>
<p>I cant really say for chances but im in a similar situation as you. I have 1760, a 3.7 gpa, top 11 percent in my class and weak ECs and ftom my understanding, getting in is a bit of a gamble but its important to be noticed by the admissions… Soo… essays would play a large role but yes your SAT will hurt you quite a bit, especially with your gpa. In my case im still a junior so im going to work to raise my SAT and hopefully I can raise it enough to get in. but like I said its important to be noticed so you should focus on your essays. I have heard of kids with low test scores who have gotten in.</p>
<p>Test scores aren’t everything.</p>
<p>I’ve seen people with 1700s get in. So yeah, test scores aren’t everything!</p>
<p>Each year the test scores of accepted seniors have risen. With the common application in use I am expecting scores to go up again. There will be even more applicants to consider. My guess is those students with lower scores most likely had some talent, accomplishment, unique experience or challenge overcome to bring their application to the attention of the admissions committee.</p>
<p>A student has nothing to lose by sending in an application, except the fee. All applications are read. All essays are read. The admissions committee is building a class and chooses holistically. </p>
<p>According to the SC brochure the SAT scores of accepted seniors last year had middle 50% SAT scores of 2020-2240. Enrolled students were slightly lower. </p>
<p>The brochure listed the following as factors considered in the admission process:</p>
<p>Academic performance
Rigor of course of study
Writing ability
Test scores
Extracurricular activities
Community service
Fit for the SC community</p>