So don't even bother applying cause I have no chance?

<p>Hi, my name is Richie and I am getting very nervous about my college chances. I would, from the bottom of my heart, appreciate any response and opinions on my chances of getting into USC regular decision. I was stupid and didn’t do early because I was unsure about my college chances especially since I just got my SAT scores back a couple of weeks ago and did a lot better. I didn’t even realize there was an October deadline for part 1 or something. Can I still apply? Anyways…here’s my stats…</p>

<p>Ethnicity: White male</p>

<p>Location: NY…OUT OF STATE</p>

<p>GPA: Our school gives number grades out of 100 so my weighted average from 9-11 grade is 99.604. It would therefore be a 4.0 GPA.<br>
Rank: Top 25% out of approx. 140 students (Very competitive grade)</p>

<p>SAT I highest composite: 570 verbal, 640 math, 670 writing (11 on essay)…1880 overall
Remember: USC looks at writing just as much as math and verbal
SAT II: 700 US History, taking another one (not sure yet) in December</p>

<p>Activities: (All from grades 9-12):
Wrestling, baseball, chamber singers, interact community service club, students against drunk driving, newspaper club</p>

<p>Awards:
All-State Chorus
All-County Chorus (grade 9,10,11,12)
All-County Wrestling (grade 11)</p>

<p>Note: I will be emphasizing how much I want to sing at their school, it looks good to want to help out the music program as schools get a lot of recognition for winning choral competitions believe it or not.</p>

<p>Decent amount of community service hours; probably around 60-70 hours overall. </p>

<p>Decent amount of work experience; had about 3-4 jobs for short periods of time but I continue to have a small eBay business. </p>

<p>AP Scores:
AP European History: 3
AP American History: 3
AP Language and Composition: 2 </p>

<p>Currently taking AP Government, AP Spanish, AP Physics, AP Literature</p>

<p>So therefore I took a combined 7 AP classes by the end of high school and the rest a majority of honors classes.</p>

<p>Richie, your chances are okay. I would not tell you to forget about USC. Your SAT is a tad low but your GPA makes up for it. However, you really lack ECs. Although I don't believe you have a really really good chance, I think you have a somewhat decent shot at it. So apply and try to emphasize some great ECs you have done. Good luck, Richie.</p>