Stats Only - USC Decisions 2010

dreamupsided0wn · March 30, 2010, 6:47pm

**Decision: REJECTED **

Date applied: 11/28, I think. A few days before the 12/1 deadline.
Date decision postmarked/received: letter dated 3/27, received 3/30.
Accepted/Rejected at which school/major at USC: School of Cinematic Arts (1st Production, 2nd Critical Studies)

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 2090 (CR: 710, M: 650, WR: 730)
[] ACT: 31 (if they superscored it I’d have a 33 ugh)
[] SAT Subject Tests: Literature 620, Math I 660, US History 660
[] GPA-UW/W: ~3.3/3.8
[] Rank: 116/561 (top 20%)
[] AP classes: European History (4), Art History (3), English Lang & Comp (4), US History (5), US Gov & Pol, Spanish Language, English Lit & Comp
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: I thought they were decent. I did Visions and Voices and I talked about building an 8,000 gallon pool for my school’s producion of Mary Zimmerman’s play Metamorphoses. My activity one was about my orchestra teacher and his insane dedication to Beethoven.
[] Teacher Recs: All of them know me really well and also sponsor the clubs I’m in. I had them for three of my AP classes.
[] Counselor Rec: She loves me.
[] EC highlights: Drama Club (Historian, Co-Vice President), Technical Theatre Club (Historian, Vice President, Stage Manager for a lot of stuff), International Thespian Society (Honors Thespian), Concert Orchestra (Officer, Section Leader for 1 concert, Concertmaster for 1 concert), Honors Symphony Orchestra (Secretary), Habitat for Humanity, Scholastic Bowl, Math Team. I also mentioned that I work in my school’s theatre as a hired stagehand for people who rent our space.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State: Illinois.
[] School Type: Public.
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian.
[] Gender: Female.
[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: I’m an immigrant from Ukraine and I’m multilingual. I have high test scores and I sent them all 4 of my ACT scores so they saw my highest points in each category (35 verbal, 33 science, 34 reading… 28 math). I have a lot of ECs and leadership roles in them. I’m really dedicated to theatre.

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: fall grades > forwarded 3/13 > being reviewed 3/28 > acted on 3/29. I really thought I had a shot… unless NYU gives me $20,000 more in grants, my only option is either Carnegie Mellon’s priority waitlist or community college. Most likely community college. I think I might appeal… meh.

rrraaayyy27 · March 30, 2010, 7:11pm

Decision: Accepted as a Spring Admit

Date applied: 11/1
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/27-3/29
Accepted at which school/major at USC: CLAS/International Relations

Stats:
SAT Total: X
ACT: 32
SAT Subject Tests: Math=680 US=690
GPA-UW/W: 3.72/4.143
Rank: X
AP/IB classes: AP Europ (soph), AP Environmental Science (junior) AP US History (Junior) AP Calc AB (senior) AP Stat (Senior) Spanish 4 Honors (Senior)
Subjective:
Essays: Great
Teacher Recs: Great
Counselor Rec: Good?(didnt read)
EC highlights: 10 years of club soccer, job at cold stone creamy for 3 years (crew leader), internship at Nordstrom, Treasurer of 2 clubs, NHS, CSF, lot of community service…Holocaust Memorial center, etc (main EC was job)
Location/Person:
State or Country: Norcal
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Other Factors, hook?: I think my essay was very genuine, and I had a great interview. Also, I had a combined 4.05 gpa after junior year, but got a 4.5 senior year which i think played a big role.

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: trying to decide if spring is worth it…but im thking yes

skilaketahoe · March 30, 2010, 9:37pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: December 11 (ish)
Date decision postmarked/received: January 29 (ish)
Accepted at which school/major at USC: college of letters arts and sciences, undecided

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 2140 M: 690, CR: 710, WR: 740,
[] ACT: didn’t take it
[] SAT Subject Tests: Literature 690, Math I 720, US History 650
[] GPA-UW/W: 4.07
[] Rank: school doesn’t rank
[]AP/IB classes: AP English (4), AP Macroeconomics (4), AP Stats, AP Euro, AP Spanish
[/ul]Subjective:[ul][] Essays: good i guess… we discussed them in my scholarship interview
[] Teacher Recs: probably very good
[] Counselor Rec: probably very food
[] EC highlights: Euro Challenge National Champion, founded one club, Fed Challenge, several officer positions, crew captain[/ul]Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: NJ
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: none that I can think of.

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: i got notification about my presidential scholarship yesterday!

bellabelle · March 30, 2010, 11:42pm

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: early November
Date decision postmarked/received: March 15
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Biology major, CLAS

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT Total: 2210 M: 680, CR: 730, WR: 800,

ACT: didn’t take it
SAT Subject Tests: Literature 740, Bio E 730
GPA-UW/W: 3.86/4.34
Rank: school doesn’t rank
AP/IB classes: AP English Language (5), AP Biology (5), AP English Literature (planned) AP Gov (not taking test) AP Calc AB (not taking test)
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Essays: i’m a good writer, but i didn’t have anyone proofread them. so probably fine.

Teacher Recs: one very very good, the other probably pretty good
Counselor Rec: probably good, she’s new but has gotten to know me pretty well
EC highlights: national merit finalist, varsity cheer captain, 4 years of competitive gymnastic, varsity track, senior class secretary, national spanish honor society
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: CA

School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
</code></pre>

Other Factors, hook?: umm probably National Merit and my essays.

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: i’m going! received the presidential scholarship for NMF and will commit this week.

mimizist · March 31, 2010, 12:10am

**Decision: Rejected **

Date applied: 12/1
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/27
Accepted at which school/major at USC: 3/30

Stats:
SAT/ACT: 1930 Math: 690 Reading: 580 Writing: 660
SAT IIs: Chinese: 800 Math II: 690
GPA (UW): 3.88UW
GPA (W): No idea, have taken 3APs (all As) and taking another 3 this year
Rank: 59/350ish…(I moved around so much…and my current school is ranked top 100 in the nation so my class rank is messed up)
Leadership Positions: First/second chair flute, Online Editor in Chief
Awards/Honors: several music/art/Chinese writing/community service awards, AP Scholar
Other Extra-curricular: Concert/Marching Band (Section leader), JV Tennis, Online editor, 200+ community service inclucing tutor and summer camp assistance instructor
Location/Person:
State or Country: Washington (1-7th grade in China, 8-9th grade in Michigan,10-12th grade in WA)
School Type: Really competitve public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: F

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I didn’t do this on the forums of any other colleges I was rejected by. But USC, or rather USC forum, has simply meant too much to me over the past few months. I truly appreciate all the selfless support I’ve received on this forum and wish everyone the best in their future pursuit of educational goals.

cnatyshak · March 31, 2010, 1:47am

**Decision: Accepted **

**Date applied:[11/30] X
**Date decision postmarked/received:[3/23] X
**Accepted at which school/major at USC:[School of Theatre-- B.A. Theatre Major] X

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 2050 M: 620, CR: 720, WR:710 ,
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT Subject Tests: Literature-750
[] GPA-UW/W: 4.0 W
[] Rank: Top 15%
[]AP/IB classes: AP US History, Psychology, Spanish, English, Government
[/ul]Subjective:[ul][] Essays: Very good Visions and Voices essay
[] Teacher Recs: Very good rec from head of the drama dept. at my school
[] Counselor Rec: Fine
[] EC highlights: Lots of performances throughout highschool, notable summer theatre intensives and professional theatre experience [/ul]**
Location/Person: **[ul][]
State or Country: OH
[] School Type: Private, extremely competitive
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: Must have had an exceptional audition with the Theatre Professors

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: This is my number one choice by far, but haven’t heard about financial aid yet. Is there any hope for scholarships besides Presidential and Trustee? I want to go to USC more than any other school, but it doesn’t look like I can afford it at this point.

BlackjackCF · March 31, 2010, 1:54am

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: November 30
Date decision postmarked/received: Late January (I can’t remember the exact date)
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Letters Arts and Sciences, Undecided - RHP student

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 2280 M: 800, CR: 760, WR: 720,
[] ACT: X
[] SAT Subject Tests: X
[] GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.3
[] Rank: 1
[]AP/IB classes: 4 AP, 5 IB
[/ul]Subjective:[ul][] Essays: Pretty decent
[] Teacher Recs: Excellent (never read them but I picked great teachers to write them :P)
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] EC highlights: 3 years of drama, officer in Thespians club sophomore and junior year, officer in FBLA junior year, volunteered for the USC University Hospital, worked at professional theatre[/ul]Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: California
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: No idea!

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Got presidential scholarship… was accepted pretty early… committed to USC already. :)

adambedford · March 31, 2010, 7:50am

**Decision: Rejected **

Date applied: November 30th
Date decision postmarked/received: March 31st

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: X M: X, CR: X, WR: X,
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT Subject Tests: 740 Spanish
[] GPA-UW: 3.7ish (different because I did the English curriculum)
[] Rank: N/A
[]AP/IB classes: All my classes were advanced, college level.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul][] Essays: I thought it was brilliant. I spoke about my desire to attend USC and how that had helped me focus on the past 4 years of school.
[] Teacher Recs: Specific to USC. I thought it was really good.
[] Counselor Rec: N/A
[] EC highlights: Multiple internships in the Music Industry. Tennis for 10 years. Started my own business aged 11. Not a lot but I thought they were decent.[/ul]Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: United Kingdom
[] School Type: International (in Spain)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: I thought that being an international student (and not being from Asia) would be a bit of a hook. I expressed my love for USC in my essay and how I’d wanted to go there for years. Apart from that, probably not a lot by the looks of it.

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I almost can’t believe its happened. By no means was I the best scholastic applicant but I thought I was in a good range. Something that has occupied my life for such a long time is now over and I don’t really know what to say. I’m disappointed, really disappointed but I have other options and I know that I’ll be OK wherever I end up (which will be at Chapman!). Its been really fun being a part of the USC CC board and its a bit surreal that the journey is over now.

ttliyusu2 · March 31, 2010, 2:44pm

**Decision: Rejected **

Date applied:Mid-Late November X
Date decision postmarked/received:postmarked 3/27/10, received 3/31/10 X
Accepted at which school/major at USC:Marshall, Business Admin. X

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 640 M: X, CR: 570, WR: 640,
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT Subject Tests: MathII -640, Chem-640
[] GPA-UW/W: 3.3/4.9, yeah i know my gpa’s really low
[] Rank: 196/584, pretty terrible i know
[]AP/IB classes: Calc AB, Chem II, Human Geo, Chinese, English IV, Gov, US hist, Eco, World Geo,
[/ul]Subjective:[ul][] Essays: i thought it was really good
[] Teacher Recs: pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: the best, counselor has ties with USC
[] EC highlights: founder/president of RUFF- community service club, student council, Invisible Children for 4 years, JV Tennis District Champ, Varsity Dance Team, have had 7 jobs, plenty of work experience, National qualifier for DECA, - first year, 500+ volunteer hours peer/esl tutoring and just around the community[/ul]Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: Sugarland/Houston,TX
[] School Type: large public, VERY competitive
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: making DECA nationals my first year, plenty of work experience- 7 jobs, 500+ volunteer hours, took 2 languages, all honors/ap classes all 4 years, plenty of involvement, 2 sports, I guess it just wasn’t good enough

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I’m torn I was rejected, I guess I’m going to appeal, USC is my first choice

dfotinich · March 31, 2010, 5:31pm

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: November 28
Date decision postmarked/received: March 24
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marshall School of Business

Stats:
SAT Total: 2250 M: 800, CR: 680, WR: 770,
ACT: didn’t take it
SAT Subject Tests: Math II 690, US History 730
GPA-UW/W: 3.7/4.2
Rank: 42/295 (13th percent)
AP/IB classes: APUSH, AP Economics, AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP French IV, AP Calc BC
Subjective:
Essays: Good.
Teacher Recs: probably very good
Counselor Rec: probably very food
EC highlights: JV swimming two years, Varsity swimming, club swimming year round (12 hours a week, every week), Piano, Community Service (200+ hours)
Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I am going to berkeley.

M0NA2010 · March 31, 2010, 6:53pm

**Decision: Rejected **

Date applied: 12/10
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/31
Applied at which school/major at USC: Psych

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 2100 M: 720, CR: 680, WR: 700,
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT Subject Tests: X
[] GPA-UW/W: 3.6/5.33
[] Rank: 79/584
[]AP/IB classes: Calc BC, BioII, ChemII, English 4&5, Psych, Latin3&4, human geo
[/ul]Subjective:[ul][] Essays: decent
[] Teacher Recs: good (I’m assuming)
[] Counselor Rec: good (again, assuming) but he apparently had ties to USC
[] EC highlights: -Head Sports Med Trainer
-President Latin Club
-NHS
-100+ volunteer hours
-clubs etc
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: US!
[] School Type: good public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: none?

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Just weighing my other options! It became evident after a while that I wasn’t getting in, but it’s no one’s fault but my own. I guess I should have worked harder! Not too bummed though, veryyy expensive!

A_Procrastinator · March 31, 2010, 8:05pm

**Decision: Rejected **

Date applied: January 10, day before deadline
Date decision postmarked/received: Postmarked 3/27, Received 3/31
Rejected at which school/major at USC: Marshall School of Business

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 2040 M: 710, CR: 670, WR: 660,
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT Subject Tests: N/A
[] GPA-UW/W: ~3.4/4.05
[] Rank: 31/504
[]AP/IB classes: AP Lit, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus AB, AP Government, AP Language and Comp, AP US History
[/ul]Subjective:[ul][] Essays: I thought my essay was good, but now after getting rejected I really wish I chose a different topic. To future applicants, I suggest choosing a serious topic that will allow you to show your passion towards whatever your major is.
[] Teacher Recs: Wanted to cry when I read them, really heartfelt =)
[] Counselor Rec: n/a
[] EC highlights: Multi-sport varsity athlete. MVP awards in different sports- XC, Track, Soccer. Team Captain. Was manager for my job at an auto paint ‘n’ body shop. Currently have job for energy drink company as salesman. Maybe 200 hours community service. On the Science Bowl Team. My other EC’s aren’t worth mentioning… Really lacking in the EC department…[/ul]Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: CA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Mexican/white
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors, hook?: anti-hook: Low GPA and Lack of ECs. Probably could have raised my SAT score a bit too, oh well.

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I knew I was underqualified for USC, so my rejection isn’t surprising. Still really bummed though =/. Based on the low percent of appeals they accept, I’ll probably just try again as a transfer. While I do have “new information”, I don’t think it could possibly make up for my ugly GPA. Ugh.

ttliyusu2 · March 31, 2010, 9:57pm

oops, my math is a 740! typo!

kagirl16 · April 1, 2010, 10:56am

Decision: Rejected

Date applied: November 25, 2009
Date decision postmarked/received: Letter dated March 27, 2010, Letter received April 1, 2010
Rejected at which school/major at USC: CLAS - Chemistry

Stats:
SAT Total: 1990 M: 610, CR: 690, WR: 690,
ACT: N/A
SAT Subject Tests: Latin - 630
GPA-UW/W: My school is not on a 4.0 and does not weight GPA, but my three-year average was 95.1
Rank: 17/467
AP/IB classes: My school does not have AP classes, but all my classes are Honors

Subjective:
Essays: I thought my essay was well-written, and everyone who read it told me it was good. However, looking at how USC ranks their application materials, the essay is second to last, so I guess it isn’t a huge part.
Teacher Recs: I did not read them, but I’m sure they were good, as the teachers who wrote them know me very well. But again, looking at how USC ranks their application materials, the teacher recommendations are last.
Counselor Rec: Probably didn’t have a lot of depth in it, as our counselors pretty much just stick to our stats.
EC highlights: 4 years of Varsity Gymnastics (my school has been the undefeated champion for 3 years in a row), National Honor Society, 3 years of Leader’s Club, 4 years of Blue & Gold Sportsnite (with senior year leadership position), a lot of volunteering … at my school it’s rather difficult to participate both in clubs and sports, you have to pick either one. as i am a 2 season athlete, my participation in clubs was not as strong as it should have been.

Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
School Type: Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Other Factors, hook?: I did a lot last summer (2009), and I thought it would have looked really good on my college applications: I attended a LeadAmerica conference and a chemistry seminar at my school, I volunteered 7 hours a week, and I also had a paying job.

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I don’t think I realized just how competitive of a school USC is. Last year when I visited, my tour guide and all the other representatives made it seem as though if you really put yourself out there for USC, USC would eat you right up. Knowing this, I attended everything USC had to offer, including meeting with a representative when he came to my high school, interviewing, and attending the “Meet USC” conference in NYC. Also, last year the one student from my school who was accepted to USC had around the same stats as me, and was not too involved with extra-curriculars. Because of all this, I thought my chances of getting into USC were much greater. Although USC was my #1 and I really wanted to go there, I’m okay, and I will most likely be attending UCSD or UCSB. Who knows though, there’s always graduate school…

FP9 · April 1, 2010, 2:26pm

Decision: Rejected

Date applied: Before December 1st
Date decision postmarked/received: Postmarked 3/27, Received 4/1
Rejected at which school/major at USC: Marshall School of Business

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT Total: 2110 M: 690, CR: 670, WR: 750,

ACT: 31
SAT Subject Tests: Math 2: 710 US History: 660
GPA-UW/W: 3.7 UW
Rank: 30/314
AP/IB classes: AP Gov, AP US, AP Calc AB, AP Micro Economics, AP Macro Economics
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: PA

School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian American
Gender: Male
</code></pre>

Other Factors, hook?: anti-hook: Idk

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: The dream ends here, goodbye USC CC board.

Vinny623 · April 1, 2010, 3:35pm

Decision: Rejected

Date applied: Early January
Date decision postmarked/received: 4/1
Rejected at which school/major at USC: CAS - Applied Math

Stats:
SAT Total: 2010 M: 750, CR: 580, WR: 680,
ACT: 30 (M: 35, E: 30, S: 30, R: 23)
SAT Subject Tests: Math II: 780, Physics: 730
GPA-UW/W: 93.08 UW (no weighted GPA or 4.0 scale)
Rank: 29/299
AP/IB classes: AP Bio, AP Physics B, AP Physics C, AP Calculus, AP Lit, AP Lang, AP US History, AP US Gov, AP Statistics (IB courses not offered)

Subjective:
Essays: I thought they were great. Teachers agreed.
Teacher Recs: I didn’t read both, but the one I did read was excellent.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read. Probably good, but nothing special.
EC highlights: Varsity Volleyball Captain, several clubs and some community service, nothing crazy. Ex: Nursing home, FIRST Robotics, some other school clubs.

Location/Person:
State or Country: New York
School Type: Public (long island, incredibly competitive)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male

Other Factors, hook?: Probably nothing. I guess that’s why I didn’t get in? I am from across the country which I thought might have helped, but only slightly.

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I know my critical reading scores are atrocious. I’m great at math…I’m horrible with critical reading. I also didn’t prepare for my SAT at all. In hindsight, that probably wasn’t a good idea.

I know USC was really competitive this year, but I expected to get in after being admitted to UCLA, which is generally much harder seeing how I’m out of state. Oh well…

tx5athome · April 1, 2010, 4:33pm

**Decision: Rejected **

Date applied: late November
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/30/2010
which school/major at USC: applied “Open/Still Deciding”

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 1890 M: 710, CR: 580, WR: 600,
[] ACT: 28
[] SAT Subject Tests: Bio 610, Math II 680, US History 590
[] GPA-UW/W: 3.9/4.3
[] Rank: 7/280
[]AP/IB classes: AP World History, AP US History, AP Bio, AP Eng lang, AP Calculus, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Eng lit
[/ul]Subjective:[ul][] Essays: good
[] Teacher Recs: good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] EC highlights: 3 years Varsity basketball (captain, starting point guard), 4 years Varsity tennis (captain, #1 singles), ASB commisioner of Athletics,CSF, Pepperdine YCS 
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: Orange County, CA
[] School Type: public (50% ESL)
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: mom graduated USC Pharmacy School
General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: To be completely honest I have always wanted to go to a Pac-10 school. USC was kind of my back-up in case I didn’t get into UCLA or Berkeley. But truthfully I could not afford it unless I got significant financial aid. So it is kind of funny that I got into UCLA AND Berkeley but not USC. I wonder if I would have gotten in if I had applied as a math major rather than “still deciding” if it would have made a difference.

Hoobucs720 · April 1, 2010, 10:22pm

Decision: Rejected

Date applied: late November
Date decision postmarked/received: 4/1/2010
which school/major at USC: applied “Open/Still Deciding”

Stats:
SAT Total: 2120 M: 730, CR: 710, WR: 680,
ACT: 29
GPA-UW/W: 3.5
Rank: Did not rank
AP/IB classes: AP Statistics
Subjective:
Essays: good
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: great

Location/Person:
State or Country: CT
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Other Factors, hook?: none that I can think of. I had an interview if that counts (I didn’t think I was very good in the interview as I was very very nervous).

thementor5 · April 1, 2010, 11:23pm

**Decision: Rejected **

Date applied: Dec 1
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/27-4/1
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marshall

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 2080 M: 730, CR: 650, WR: 700,
[] ACT: NA
[] SAT Subject Tests: Physics:660
[] GPA-UW/W: 3.6 unweighted
[] Rank: NA
[]AP/IB classes: AP music theory, AP Gov, AP Environmental Science, AP World History, AP Literature
[/ul]Subjective:[ul][] Essays: Positive remarks overall. i thought it was clever. lol
[] Teacher Recs: Didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[] EC highlights: 4 years debate team(leadership position), 3 years wrestling team, 3 years section leader jazz band, lead singer/guitarist rock band, summer internship, summer debate institutes (3 years) [/ul]Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: NY
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: None unfortunately

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: It hurts getting rejected to your number one, especially when I know that if I was accepted, I would attend 100%. My grades are mediocre I guess, and there were many superqualified candidates, so I guess even though I’m frustrated, I can’t be angry at their decision. They definitely worked hard. I am going to appeal though. Hopefully, I can find some tricks hidden in my sleeves.
My status was first received, then reviewed. Then it went to finished preliminary review, Then they asked me for fall grades, i submitted them. Then my status was at fall grades for a good while until the next to last week of March. It changed to Forwarded on Wednesday or Thursday (24/25). Then it changed to reviewed again on saturday i think, then acted on on sunday. Hope this helps future applicants =D

dani32403 · April 1, 2010, 11:50pm

**Decision: Accepted ** Spring Admit

Date applied: December 1st, 2009
Date decision postmarked/received: March 25, 2010
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Biological Sciences

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 530 M: 530, CR: 9, WR: 580,
[] ACT: 23
[] SAT Subject Tests: US History: 620, Math II: 540
[] GPA-UW/W: 3.9/4.3
[] Rank: 2
[]AP/IB classes: US Hist (4), AP Lang (2), AP Calc AB (4), AP Calc BC (3), AP Physics B (1), AP Spanish (TBA), AP Biology (TBA), AP Stats (TBA), AP Govt (TBA)

[/ul]Subjective:[ul][] Essays: Decent, horrible writer but inspirational
[] Teacher Recs: really good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] EC highlights: Involved in clubs, sports, community service
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: California
[] School Type: PI Public School
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: Anything is possible. I may not have the most outstanding stats, but something stood out and I got in just as same as all the others who have crazy stats.

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: X

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