<p>Californiapink: It doesn’t look like UCLA applicants all have great numbers. Actually USC applicants are probably a bit higher in stats than are UCLA applicants. If one looks at the stats of the attending students from each (supplied by the College Board) one sees that the USC mid 50% scores are quite a bit higher. USC supplies their applicant pool scores and their accepted student scores as well in their profile. The applicant pool is lower than the attending; the admitted group is higher than attending. Since UCLA does not do that, a direct comparison of those groups is not possible, but I assume it follows the same distribution.</p>
<p>It may even add to the argument that stats alone don’t make the final determination at UCLA, or that the UCLA applicants as a group simply have lower stats. Who knows?</p>
<p>UCLA
SAT Critical Reading: 570 - 680
SAT Math: 600 - 730
SAT Writing: 580 - 700
ACT Composite: 24 - 31</p>
<p>USC
SAT Critical Reading: 620 - 710
SAT Math: 650 - 740
SAT Writing: 640 - 730
ACT Composite: 29 - 32</p>
<p>Yes indeedy, CALIFORNIAPINK, UCLA applicants are a well-qualified bunch. (As idad says, possibly *not quite *as well qualified as USC!) The question to which I was responding was: Does a rejection from UCLA predict a rejection from USC? The answer remains, no, UCLA (a public university) admissions have absolutely nothing to do with USC (a private university) admissions. There are disctinct differences in admissions policies between the universities.</p>
<p>As you say, you hear of the very well qualified students - by the numbers - who are not accepted to UCLA or UCB, but it is very rare to hear of a student with lesser “numerical” qualifications who is accepted based on placing greater emphasis on their essays, ECs, etc.</p>
<p>USC, on the other hand, is free (as a private university) to accept a student with not-quite-perfect “numbers,” but something else that makes them stand out, who might have been ignored by UCLA or UCB.</p>
<p>I’m from New Jersey and got my packet today!!! I’m soooo excited!</p>
<p>Just to put at least some of the status rumors to rest (maybe):</p>
<p>My status was at “forwarded”, and then the day they sent them out it changed back to the “being reviewed by admissions” default status. Also that day, I clicked the enrollment link, and the form popped up with mine and my parents’ names.</p>
<p>tdawsn8 - you received your packet all the way on the east coast?! Wow, what’s the postmark date? Maybe there was a batch sent out earlier than we thought.</p>
<p>Lots of good news! If any of you want to browse around and start thinking about your classes, here is the [Fall</a> 2010 | Schedule of Classes](<a href=“http://web-app.usc.edu/soc/term_20103.html]Fall”>302 Found)
Enjoy!</p>
<p>balimom - don’t worry i live in socal and i haven’t heard yet either. you’re not alone. ugh! i hope the letter comes soon. my status never changed from “being reviewed by admissions committee” so maybe they just haven’t gotten to it yet. as many people have said, there are more admissions to come.</p>
<p>I don’t know if I would say they are more holistic - USC has risen in the rankings by pursuing high-stat applicants. However they are, because they are a private university, free to place the emphasis wherever they please - and accept an applicant that catches their eye because of an essay or accomplishment or ??? UCLA has to go through the 14 elements of the Comprehensive Review step-by-step, placing more emphasis on #1 than #2, and more on #2 than #3, etc… and if #12 is GREAT, but #1 - #11 didn’t measure up, that student won’t be admitted.</p>
<p>I am not saying that one method is better than the other, by the way, just that they are different.</p>
<p>I have my fingers crossed for you, jackdaniels!</p>
<p>@FindAPlace - well my mail box is a shared community one. so…my box itself is only about…5x5? but its really deep. so…its gonna get rolled up huh</p>
<p>stevenboi27 - I am located an hour away from USC.
I wouldn’t worry too much about not receiving your packet yet. They are sending them out in waves.</p>
<p>if kalel4 just said his/her friend just got a rejection email, then he/she got a rejection email… i dont know why you’re trying to argue with that</p>