So, did anybody get in? What were your stats?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>I'm looking to apply to USC as a freshman. Nobody in my school this year got accepted, including the ones that got into Harvard and Brown university....I'm serious. The only reason why I want to go is because of their financial aid and awesome locality. I would like to know the stats - such as gpa, test scores, extracurricular's, background history, and ethnicity - of applicants that actually got accepted to this school.</p>

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<p>I find it hard to believe that your school has Ivy acceptances yet no USC acceptances, but take a look at this:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1011/FreshmanProfile2010.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1011/FreshmanProfile2010.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Those are the admission statistics for the Class of 2014. Admission for the Class of 2015 was slightly more competitive (1-2% lower acceptance rate, probably higher SAT middle 50, etc.), so you might want to wait for USC to release its Class of 2015 statistics, which should come around August.</p>

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<p>This is an informal thread we do every year:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/1074764-usc-fall-2011-stats-only-decisions.html?highlight=fall+2011[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/1074764-usc-fall-2011-stats-only-decisions.html?highlight=fall+2011&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>If I learned one thing from that thread, I learned that, while stats are very important, USC puts a ton of stock in the “full picture.”</p>

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<p>Nah, none of us got in, we’re all just chillin here, living our fantasy lives of attending USC Cinema and attending classes with the beautiful girls of Southern California. </p>

<p>In other news, check out the Freshman Profiles as zd suggests, and I’m sure you can find the stats/decisions thread for every year if you search these forums. </p>

<p>SC gets a little bit more competitive each year; with the Common App though, that little may be a LOT this year.</p>

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<p>I feel like I lost all hopes of getting into this school after looking at that thread. I’ll probably end up with a 3.5UW gpa at most and my test scores aren’t all that great either. Everybody that got in is absolutely perfect.</p>

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<p>What year in school are you?</p>

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<p>^I’m a senior</p>

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<p>David,
SC considers the entire application. Do you have any special talents? Have you been a community or regional leader? Did you initiate a program for a charity or done some unusual community service over a long period of time? Have you had any of your writing published? Have you had to overcome some physical challenge? Are you the major support of your family?</p>

<p>So many factors can affect your chances for admission. Apply, but send in other applications to universities you know have the major you need. Be sure you have a “safety” that is also a financial safety.</p>

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<p>I’m a perfect example of someone who didnt have good stats–1890 and a 3.66! I still don’t know how i did it, but stats aren’t everything at USC! </p>

<p>Since i didnt have the stats, i made sure everything else was great e.g. essays, i interviewed, emailing counselor, extracurriculars, etc. </p>

<p>I think talking to your counselor at USC is a really great thing to do!</p>

<p>also it doesnt hurt to be really really ridiculously good looking ;)</p>

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<p>David,</p>

<p>Itl be pretty hard to boost your cumulative GPA past the average 3.8UW as a senior, but it only takes one day to land a 2200+ on the SAT. You still have a few months for that. Study hard lol.</p>