<p>dkbear, you HAVE to appeal. you have amazing stats, awesome ECs, solid numbers, overall good application. maybe one of the reasons they denied you was because they didn’t really know your school’s situation. try to explain that you didn’t have many opportunities for AP/honors classes.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Date applied: January 10, 2009
Date decision postmarked/received: March 30, 2009
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marshall</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 1810 M: 630, CR: 580, WR: 600,
[</em>] SAT Subject Tests: US History: 730, Math Lvl2: 710
[<em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.61/4
[</em>]AP/IB classes: AP Economics (Micro and Macro), AP Psychology, AP Statistics, AP Chinese, AP US History, IB Business & Management, IB Chinese Literature
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I think I wrote about how my dad inspired me to be a leader and that motivates me to strive for the best and study finance.
[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][</em>] State or Country: China
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: I got recommendation and award from a local district in Taiwan, where I did volunteered work.</p>
<p>**Decision: Rejected **</p>
<p>Date applied: sometime in november
Date decision postmarked/received: 4/1
Accepted at which school/major at USC: applied to CLAS</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2100 M: 680, CR: 700, WR: 720,
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: didn’t take any
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.9/4.0
[<em>] Rank: 12/240…top 5%
[</em>]AP/IB classes: English, Lit, Physics, US History, European History, Calculus, Government, Macro Econ
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: i thought they were good, i had my teachers proofread them
[</em>] Teacher Recs: pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: my counselor loves me so im guessing really good
[</em>] EC highlights: 14 years of ballet, NHS, board member of Student Symposium, Mu Alpha Theta, teach preschool sunday school on sundays for 4 years…a few other less involved activities [/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: Texas
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: F
[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: legacy</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: i honestly thought i had a good chance of getting in…usc is my DREAM school so im definitely planning on appealing and (if that doesn’t work out) transferring</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>**Date applied:November 31
Date decision postmarked/received: March 20
Accepted at which school/major at USC: International Relations</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[li] SAT Total: 2200 M: 670, CR: 770, WR: 760,</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: US History 760, Biology 750
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.6
[<em>] Rank: Top 10%
[</em>]AP/IB classes: APBiology-4, AP Stats-4, AP Spanish-5, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Chem
[li] Awards: Commended Merit Scholar[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: About having a passion to work with women who are oppressed in other countries.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great.
[</em>] EC highlights: volleyball, community volunteering, church, clubs etc.[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: Living overseas for a summer and other cross-cultural experiences.
General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Financial Aid came back 9k higher than Fafsa EFC + $5500 in loans. Idk…it would mean taking out $14,000 a year in loans----graduating with $56k in debt.</p>
<p>DD was rejected for Viterbi. 2100+ on SAT, 35 on ACT, NMSF, many awards, state champions in robotics competitions, six APs, and double legacy (her brother is there now). 3.5 GPA must have been the issue.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Date applied: 11/22/08
Date decision received: 3/19/09
Accepted at which school/major at USC: College of Letters & Sciences, Biological Sciences (Pre-Pharmacy)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2130 M: 710, CR: 690, WR: 730
[</em>] SAT Subject Tests: Math II (790), Chemistry (710), Biology-E (720)
[<em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.98/4.3
[</em>] Rank: school doesn’t rank
[<em>]AP/IB classes: Biology - 5, Chemistry -4, English Language -5, U.S. History - 4
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: good, hopefully 
[</em>] Counselor Rec: probably average/decent
[<em>] EC highlights: yearbook editor, environmental science club secretary, math club publicist, piano
[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: public, small
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: female[/li][/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: not really…</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I was hoping for a merit scholarship, but I guess that was reaching a little high. I’m going to USC for sure, even though I’ll probably be taking out a LOT of loans :(</p>
<p>After seeing some of these statistics, I’m surprised I even got in at all. </p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Date applied: Around mid-December
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/21/09 (received…Oasis is down right now, so I don’t know when it was postmarked.)
Accepted at which school/major at USC: School of Cinematic Arts - Division of Animation and Digital Art</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 1940 M: 650, CR: 630, WR: 660,
[</em>] ACT Total: 30 E: 36 M: 25 R: 36 S: 23 W: 32
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Literature: 680 Japanese: 500 Math: 570
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.93 (unweighted)
[<em>] Rank: Top 5% (out of 99 students)
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Our school doesn’t have AP/IB classes, but we have College Dual Credit Courses…so Math 115 (Statistics), Math 205 (Calculus), and English 100 (Expository Writing), I guess.
[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: About my television obsessions, and how they inspired me to get into the creative side of media. I thought it was pretty good, and definitely said a lot about me as a person.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Unbelievably good. I honestly think my Video Production teacher’s rec is what helped me get into SCA.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good.
[</em>] EC highlights: Swimming (10 years total, 4 years Varsity, Team Captain Senior year), National Honor Society, Japanese Club, Art Club, Learn-to-Swim instructor, Yale Book Award recipient, What’s Up Warriors Broadcast crew member, lots and lots of community service?[/ul]</p>
<p>Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Maui, Hawaii
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hawaiian/Japanese
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]</p>
<p>Other Factors, hook?: I think my art/video portfolio was what sold me. They both had a wide variety of work and tied my Personal Statement, essay, and teacher recommendations together quite nicely.</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I found out I got in through an e-mail from my mom. It’s safe to say I scared about half my class AND my teacher when I screamed out loud and nearly fell out of my chair. Seriously, I still can’t believe that I got into SCA. USC’s my top choice unless my financial aid package ends up being so crappy that I end up $100,000 in debt after graduating. If not, Stanford or Chapman’s Dodge College ain’t too shabby…</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Date applied: late November
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/9/09
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Undecided, CLAS</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2040 M: 720, CR: 640, WR: 680
[</em>] ACT: none
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Math2 760, Bio(M) 770, Chinese 800
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.67/4.03
[<em>] Rank: 21/607
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Euro History 3, APUSH 4, Calc AB 5, Bio 5, Macroeconomics, US Govt, Eng Lit, Spanish Language, Statistics
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: assumed it is good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: none
[</em>] EC highlights: involved in many clubs and hospital volunteering[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: female
[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: first generation, immigrant</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: didn’t get scholarships, most likely going to USC (waiting for TAP decisions)</p>
<p>If you are new to the board and applied this year for fall 2009 please post stats here.</p>
<p>I got in with a 1600/2400…</p>
<p>*** ^</p>
<p>1600/2400</p>
<p>wat the eff ^</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected… then ACCEPTED WITH AN APPEAL!!! Spring Admit</p>
<p>Date applied: December 1
Date decision postmarked/received: Rejected on March 31, accepted on May 15!!
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Arts and Sciences - Political Science</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2060 M: 600, CR: 730, WR: 730
ACT: 30
SAT Subject Tests: didn’t take SAT IIs
GPA-UW/W: 3.3/3.6
Rank: School doesn’t rank
AP/IB classes: AP European History - 5, AP English Lit - 5, AP Spanish Lang - 4, AP US History - 4, AP Gov, AP Human Geography, AP English Lang
Awards: None really…</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: My personal statement was really creative and interesting. My appeal letter/essay was really heartfelt and sad but I spent weeks on it. It meant the world to me - it’s honestly the reason I got in.
Teacher Recs: Average
Counselor Rec: Average
EC highlights: State debate champion, lead in musical and plays, tennis team, Junior Denver Nuggets Dancer, volunteer at Planned Parenthood</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: CO
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Other Factors, hook?: Legacy, spent two summers at USC</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Definitely going to USC!!!</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **
Rejected initially, Accepted upon Appeal for Fall 2009</p>
<p>Date applied: December 1st, 2008
Date decision postmarked/received: In The Mail!
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Business</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2030 M: 720, CR: 670, WR: 640,
[</em>] ACT: 28
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Math II: 610, Bio-E: 620, Chem: 520, Wrld History: 480
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.49
[<em>] Rank: 10/481
[</em>]AP/IB classes: AP Art History (4), AP Euro (4), AP Government (TBD), AP Lang (TBD), AP Calc AB (TBD), Stats and US History at community college
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Decent, but I’m not a writer
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Really good, especially for appeal
[<em>] Counselor Rec: N/A
[</em>] EC highlights: Involved but not stellar
[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type: Competitve Public School
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: Extremely personal letters of recommendation for appeal</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Was gonna go to UCLA and bruin my life. But my appeal worked!</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted (via appeal) **</p>
<p>Date applied: Mid October 2008
Date decision postmarked/received: 4:30pm via email, May 14, 2009
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marketing (Marshall)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2070
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Math(750), US History(740)
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.7/4.06
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Calc AB, Calc BC, Computer Science, Biology, English Language, US History, Stats, Government, English Literature
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Wrote about breaking my femur freshman year, wasn’t that great, but my english teacher told me my appeal essay was one of the best he’d ever seen
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Pretty confident about at least 1 of them
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Really good
[</em>] EC highlights: Class rep 2 years in a row, 7 years of tae-kwon-doe, a number of jobs including consulting work for a top radio station[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Private Catholic (Student body: 1600)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: Wrote about how my work experience will benefit the Marshall community in my appeal</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Can’t even begin to describe how happy I am</p>
<p>Some of these stats are amazing! It’s people like you guys, with the ACT’s in the upper 20’s and the SAT’s in the 1800’s that give me hope that my overbearing EC load will help me!</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Date applied: November 2008
Date decision postmarked/received: February 2009
Accepted at which school/major at USC: College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2100 M: 720, CR: 670, WR: 710
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Chemistry: 760, Spanish: 730, World History: 710
[</em>] GPA-UW: 4.0/4.0
[<em>] Rank: 1/678
[</em>]AP/IB classes: AP: World History (4), Spanish Language (4), US History (4), Chemistry (5), Spanish Literature (5), English Language (5) Senior yr: AP English Lit, AP Calc BC, AP US Govt, AP Macroecon, AP Art History, AP European History, AP Biology, Anatomy and Physiology Honors
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Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Wrote about how biology has changed my life. So many things must happen in the body so that we can function and we are unaware of them. Similarly, many external factors, such as different people, impact our life of which we are also unaware.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: 1 from AP English Language, 1 from AP Chem.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 1
[</em>] EC highlights: Tennis, Debate, NHS, STAND, Spanish NHS, Science NHS [/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: TX
[</em>] School Type: Public
[li] Gender: F[/li][/ul]
General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I love USC. Turned down Hopkins and Rice to come here and have never regretted it. Presidential Scholarship.</p>
<p>Bumping for information for 2010 applicants. last year the first acceptances were postmarked 1/23 and received 1/24, so some of you may hear any day now. Please post your stats on the NEW 2010 thread <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/852880-stats-only-usc-decisions-2010-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/852880-stats-only-usc-decisions-2010-a.html</a> for next year’s applicants. </p>
<p>GOOD LUCK!</p>
<p>bump again</p>
<p>i really want to bump this again. check out the last few pages. Some kids with really good stats got rejected, while kids with rather low stats were admitted. </p>
<p>I want to believe its because of the major to which the student applied, but I thought USC’s policy was that if you don’t get accepted to your major, you can still be accepted as undecided? So what’s going on with these stats??? After seeing them I really don’t think I have a chance of getting in at all lol.</p>