<p>Date applied: 11/20something Date decision postmarked/received: today- 3/11/09 Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi, for Astronautical</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] SAT Subject Tests: Math 1- 750, Math 2- 770, Physics- 750
[<em>] GPA-UW/W: My school doesn't give out official "GPAs" but my GPA would be ~3.6
[</em>] Rank: My school doesn't rank; we have quintiles but those are only internal (
[<em>]AP/IB classes: AP Enviro (gr11)- 4; AP Calc AB/BC (gr12)- I have an A-; AP Physics B (gr12- school does not offer C)- I have an A; AP French Language (gr12)- I have a B+; IB Visual Arts HL (gr11-12)- I have an A
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I think my essays were good- personal (but not too personal!). My write-up about the "thing I do for fun" I think was pretty unique.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: I didn't see the recs, but I assume they were good, as all the teachers know me well (2 are from teachers I had for 2 years; 1 is from my art teacher of 4 years and advisor for grades 11-12; 1 is from a teacher I've only had this year, but I've known her since I was a freshman)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I didn't see it, but my counselor said he wrote me a good rec, highlighting what makes me unique- not only am I an "artsy" kid, I'm also a math/science kid.
[<em>] EC highlights: Varsity swimming (4 years), creative writing (4 years), music (4 years; various activities; I play guitar and sing), dance (4 years)[/ul] Location/Person:[ul][</em>] State or Country: NJ
[<em>] School Type: Private. My class size is ~100.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul] Other Factors, hook?: None that I know of, unless being a female applying for engineering is a "hook"?</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?: I didn't qualify for any of the big scholarships, but that's okay (I wasn't really expecting to qualify). I'm not sure if I'm going but I definitely want to visit again.</p>
<p>Date applied: 11/24. around thanksgiving. Date decision postmarked/received: postmarked: 3/9/09 received: 3/11/09 Accepted at which school/major at USC: College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences--Neuroscience</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2110 M: 680, CR: 670, WR: 760,
[</em>] ACT: didn't take it
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: didn't take any
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.927 -uw.
[<em>] Rank: 4/254
[</em>]AP/IB classes: ap bio and ap world history currently. no scores yet .
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: alright...i worked really hard on them :)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: amazing! :)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: i think she likes me... lol
[</em>] EC highlights: dance (indian classical), volunteer for my community, leadership programs, cty, etc. [/ul] Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: indian!
[</em>] Gender: female
[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: well, i was applying for resident honors, so i think that whole process works differently than regular admissions. i don't know if i'm going yet either--it hangs on fin aid and visiting. </p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?: X</p>
<p>Date applied: 12/1 Date decision postmarked/received: 3/11/09 Accepted at which school/major at USC: letters and arts and sciences (biochem)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2210 M: 800 , CR: 690, WR: 720,
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: 780 m2, 740 ush, 720 bio m
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.96
[<em>] Rank: 1
[</em>]AP/IB classes: 17 classes over 4 years
[/ul] Subjective: [ul]
[<em>] Essays: my essays were on my passion for taking ap classes, they sucked i did them the night before the app was due lol
[</em>] Teacher Recs: extremely good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: extremely nice
[</em>] EC highlights: acadec, science olympiad, math team, summer research, etc. Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] State or Country: Fresno, CA
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: east indian
[</em>] Gender: male
[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: i don't think so</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?: idk</p>
<p>Date applied: Novemberish? Date decision postmarked/received: Received 3/11 Accepted at which school/major at USC: Undecided</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: didn't send, but 2180 total
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: didn't send, but 780 bio, 750 math 2, 700 lit
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 93/99%
[<em>] Rank: school doesn't rank, but top 10% (competitive school)
[</em>]AP/IB classes: jr yr: ap bio, ap lang, apush, sr yr: ap physics, ap calc bc, ap euro, ap comp gov, ap lit
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Not very good. actually terrible.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: quite good I would think
[<em>] Counselor Rec: no idea
[</em>] EC highlights: Some school theater, newspaper, student gov, student action, etc[/ul] Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: IL
[</em>] School Type: Private/Catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: no "hook," just high ACT and many tough classes</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?: Happy to have gotten in, but I was only considering attending if I got scholarship money, which I haven't gotten (yet? never?) so unlikely. In at Notre Dame so probably going there.</p>
<p>Date applied: 11-28 I think Date decision postmarked/received: Postmarked 3-9, received 3-11 Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi/ Chem Engineering</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2080 M: 720, CR: 630, WR: 730
[</em>] ACT: Didn't take
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: 720 Chemistry, 680 Math 1
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.94/4.16 at time of applying
[<em>] Rank: School doesn't rank
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Sr Year: Calc AB, Chemistry, and US Government
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I think it was the best out of all the ones I wrote
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I have a strange feeling that I didn't request any...
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Generic I would assume, although I believe that he knows me better than I give him credit for.
[</em>] EC highlights: Volunteering, Youth leader in church retreat, some leadership in a couple of clubs[/ul] Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: Florida
[</em>] School Type: Private Catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: URM FTW</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?: My mom does not like it because it's so far away, but I'm trying to convince her otherwise. Going there depends on other schools and financial aid. I'm surprised it got to the east coast so fast.</p>
<p>Date applied: Novemberish
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/11
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi General Engineering</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT Total: eh...
* ACT: 33
* SAT Subject Tests: 760 Chem 760 Math 2
* GPA-UW/W: ~3.78/4.4
* Rank: 40/760
* AP/IB classes: 10 total(if you really want to know....ush(4), us gov, lit, lang(5), euro(4), psych,chem(5), physics b, stats, calc ab(5))
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: Decent
* Teacher Recs: I can only assume they were good
* Counselor Rec: ^^
* EC highlights: Volunteering, leadership in couple of clubs, marching band 4 yrs,
concert band for 8 yrs
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: CA
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: white
* Gender: Female
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors, hook?: none</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?: depends on other schools and any financial aid I get... :p</p>
<p>Date applied: Before Dec 1 X Date decision postmarked/received: Mar 9/Mar 11 Accepted at which school/major at USC: Computer Science and Business Administration</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2040 M: 770, CR: 570, WR: 700,
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Math 2, Physics 750 and 780 not sure which is which
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 4.173 / Don't know
[<em>] Rank: 5%
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Physics B: 5; Physics C Mech: 4; Physics C E&M: 5; Calc AB: 5; English Lang: 3; Calc BC: IP; English Lit: IP; Comp Sci A: IP
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Kickass. Really conveyed that the major I'm applying to is built for me and what I want to do in the future. Also discussed how the location is ideal, with numerous job/internship opportunities in the surrounding areas.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Probably Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably Good
[</em>] Head of Governor's School NJ Rec: Amazing.
[<em>] EC highlights: Been involved in web development for 3 years. Since last summer, I've held an internship in Manhattan at $20/hour + Food and Travel. I want to start my own business, and numerous projects I've participated in portray that. The Computer Science and Business Administration program truly is great for me.[/ul] Location/Person:
[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NJ
[<em>] School Type: Public Vocational
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul] Other Factors, hook?: Governor's School, Eagle Scout, a ton of experience relating to major. Probably more I can't remember</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?: USC has been at the top of my list since I first applied because of program, atmosphere, and location. The other schools I've applied to, while higher rated, I don't think I'd enjoy half as much. I'm set on attending USC.</p>
<p>My status sat at 1/21 "being reviewed" for a really long time. Most people that received this status were offered a scholarship. I can only assume my essays got me in at 1/21, but the rest of app wasn't good enough for a big scholarship.</p>
<p>Date applied: The last day...Jan 10th Date decision postmarked/received: Mar 9/Mar 11 Accepted at which school/major at USC: International Relations</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 CR, 770 M, 750 W)
[</em>] SAT II: 2400 + 780 (800 Literature, 800 Physics, 800 Chemistry, 780 Math 2)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87 UW for the 74 college credits I've taken (I'm home schooled)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load (College classes): Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, U.S. History, Honors Intro to Shakespeare, Honors Organic Chemistry I and II (with lab), World Politics
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load (Home School): Western Literature, Philosophy, Government
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Scholar candidate (not really big unless I get Semifinalist or Scholar)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Strategy game design, website management; Violin and Youth Orchestra; Boy Scout Venture Crew (Eagle Scout); Varsity Swim Team<br>
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts, Venture Crew, Eagle Project
[<em>] Summer Activities: Rayado program, major trips w/ Venture Crew, otherwise nothing major
[</em>] Essays: Wrote it on my experiences in my Venture Crew. Also sent in a 1500 word supplemental essay on my work in the video game industry.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One stellar, one good (from college professors)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: My dad wrote this (as I'm home schooled) and it was good in explaining my home school situation
[<em>] Additional Rec: Had one written by my "boss" at the website I work for. He was an Oxford tutor and it was absolutely stellar.
[</em>] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[</em>] School Type: Home School
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Below $60k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores that validate my advanced college coursework, overall well-roundedness while having a very unique "edge" (video games)
[</em>] Weaknesses: Video games are a risk, essays aren't brilliant
[/ul]General Comments: My decision will hinge on how my work in the video game industry is perceived by the adcom, since I made that my focus. I already received a likely letter from Columbia, which tells me that this strategy has been working pretty well.</p>
<p>Date applied: Late November Date decision postmarked/received: Received 3/10 Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marshall, Business Administration</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2260
[</em>] ACT: Didn't take
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Bio M 720, Math 2 700, US History 680
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.71/4.45
[<em>] Rank: School doesn't rank, top 10% though
[</em>]AP/IB classes: 7 APs (AP Scholar w/ Distinction after 11th grade) the rest Honors or Advanced
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good, I think
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Waived right to see, okay I suppose
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Who knows? She's a flake
[</em>] EC highlights: Formed a nonprofit org. that got a lot of media exposure
Played baseball along with many other sports recreationally
Worked since I was 12 at two different jobs
Lots of other church and community service time[/ul] Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type: Public, top rated
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: Maybe the nonprofit org?</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?: Is it a coincidence that my acceptance came the week after my FAFSA came in at 99,999? Really like USC, though. Waiting for UC decisions/$$$</p>
<p>Date applied: 12/1/08 Date decision postmarked/received: 3/9/09 Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi/Electrical Engineering</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2180 M: 780, CR: 670, WR: 730,
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Math II 800, Chem 740, US 620
[</em>] GPA-W: 4.28
[<em>] Rank: 1/360
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Physics C, Calculus BC, English Language, English Literature, French Language, Chemistry, Statistics, US History, US Government/Politics, European History
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Dunno
[</em>] EC highlights: Officer in 2 Clubs, Varisty Tennis, Soccer, metal band[/ul] Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: M
[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: Immigrant, Dual citizenship, US permanent resident</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?: Definitely considering... going to visit ASAP.</p>
<p>Date applied: Sometime mid november... forgot the exact date Date decision postmarked/received: haven't gotten mail yet but can login to the site Accepted at which school/major at USC: CLAS Undecided</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2210 M: 800, CR: 720, WR: 690,
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Maths 2: 760 Chem: 740 French: 710
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: W 3.5/4 - estimated not actually accurate
[<em>] Rank: doesn't rank
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Different System
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I loved it and so did other people that read them... but then again I am biased
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Didn't read them but REALLY hard to get from my school
[<em>] Counselor Rec: average - counseller doesn't know the US System
[</em>] EC highlights: Dance 12 years, Music Ensembles 9, 10, Volunteered with the youth program at my Synagoue since 8th grade... human rights watch 11th grade... i can't really remember I had a whole list[/ul] </p>
<p>Location/Person:
[ul][<em>] State or Country: Australia
[</em>] School Type: Public, Academically Selective - Top 5 in state
[<em>] Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: US Citizen Residing Abroad my whole life, self organised exchange to the US in 10th grade</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?: if i get the money DEFINETLY! first choice school since 9th grade.</p>
<p>Date applied: 11/15/08 or around that time. Date decision postmarked/received: 1/23/09 Accepted at which school/major at USC: CAS/Biochemistry with a PreMedicine emphasis</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2320 M: 790, CR: 800, WR: 730,
[</em>] ACT: 36
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: IIC-800, Chem-800, Bio-790, Chinese-780, Physics-710
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.8/4.4
[<em>] Rank: 23/~500
[</em>]AP/IB classes: 7 APs with 5s so far, 4 more this year
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Very good :) During Explore, my admissions officer came up to me and told me she was using my essay for an example to others. I was really proud after I wrote it.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Not sure :/ Mediocre, I think. Nothing terrible, but nothing outstanding.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Same as the above. She might even have used a template.
[</em>] EC highlights: 800 CSL hours @ local ER, library, convalescent home, Key Club; KC Scrapbook Committee & Treasurer; Advanced Drama 3 years; Yearbook Copy Editor; Band..I forget the rest.[/ul] Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: SOCAL BABY.
[</em>] School Type: Medium-small-ish; public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese :x
[</em>] Gender: Female :)
[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: I have no idea? I skipped a few grades..</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?: Trustee finalist, waiting for results; USC started off as a backup but has been topping my list since the scholarship offer&Explore USC (which is probably exactly what they wanted, the sneaky deviants)</p>
<p>Date applied: Dec 1 Date decision postmarked/received: Mar 9/Mar 11 Accepted at which school/major at USC: College of Arts and Sciences/bio</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2240 M: 780, CR: 660, WR: 800
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: 800 bio, 800 math 2, 760 french
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.97/4.6ish
[<em>] Rank: 4/~400
[</em>]AP/IB classes: bio, chem, eng lang and lit, calc bc, french lang, microecon, us govt, euro history
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: not that great
[</em>] Teacher Recs: dunno
[<em>] Counselor Rec: dunno
[</em>] EC highlights: nothing spectacular, but work, violin, swimming[/ul] Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: ca
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: chinese
[</em>] Gender: f
[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: not really..?</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?:</p>
<p>Date applied: November 30 Date decision postmarked/received: Received March 12 Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi/ Mech E</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2180 M: 800, CR: 700, WR: 680 (single sitting, only took once)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Math 2: 770, Physics: 770
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 4.00/5.40
[<em>] Rank: 22/598
[</em>]AP/IB classes: 3 jr yr, 5 sr year, will have 11 ap tests after may
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: mediocre at best
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good not great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: excellent
[</em>] EC highlights: eagle scout, deca internationalist, NMF[/ul] Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: Texas
[</em>] School Type: Competitive Public (29 nmf's in my class alone)
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: M
[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: No hook, just a plain old white boy from texas</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?: I hope they give me lots of $CASH$</p>
<p>Date applied: 11/24/08 Date decision postmarked/received: 3/12/09 Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marshall School of Business</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2190 M: 780, CR: 720, WR: 690
[</em>] ACT: Didn't take
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Bio: 710, Math2: 800, USH: 710
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.6/3.83
[<em>] Rank: No ranks at our school
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Bio, USH, Psych, Micro+Macro Econ, Stat
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good according to my teachers and peers but that's not really saying much :X
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Decent? I'm not really sure (you can see how confident I was to get in here)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Average (I talked to my counselor a grand total of 3 times in the 4 years of my high school career)
[</em>] EC highlights: 300+ hours community service at local daycare, Creative Writing (specifically a novel that is under literary review)[/ul] Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Competitive Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: The only really outstanding thing was the novel writing. Beyond that I had average SAT and low-average GPA. Maybe it was the fact that the first semester of senior year I took 5 APs and got A's in all of them, effectively giving me a 5.0 weighted GPA for that semester.</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?: I honestly thought that with my stats I wouldn't get in. I didn't land the National Merit Scholarship (off by 3 points ugh), so I'm not sure if I'll be able to attend for financial reasons ):</p>
<p>Date applied: by the 12/10 deadline Date decision postmarked/received: post marked 1/23, received 1/24 Accepted at which school/major at USC: College of Arts and Sciences</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2320 CR: 760 M: 760 W: 800
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Math 2: 800, Korean: 790
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.93/4.43
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>]AP/IB classes: 9
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Loved them...the English professor who interviewed me at the scholarship interview seemed to like it.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Don't know
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably vague
[</em>] EC highlights: Hospital volunteering, track for 2 years, Newspaper for 2 years, etc. [/ul] Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: ?</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?: Definitely way more likely after going to Explore.</p>
<p>Date applied: November something Date decision postmarked/received: postmark: 3/9, received: 3/13 Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi Mechanical Engineering</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2150 M: 780, CR: 660, WR: 71,
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: MathII:730, Physics: 680, Spanish: 660
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: UW: 3.65, W: 3.87
[<em>] Rank: n/a
[</em>]AP/IB classes: AB Calc: 5, this year: AP Psych, AP Stats, AP BC Calc, AP Spanish 4
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: amazing. one was the best i've ever written. spent about 4 months on them
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: incredible, said it was one of the best he had written that year. and he loves me.
[</em>] EC highlights: Amigos de las Americas Volunteer (7 weeks in rural Honduras), Amigos dlA Training Staff, Varsity soccer, Ski team and Ski team coach [/ul] Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: California (SF/Bay area)
[</em>] School Type: Big public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: female in engineering?</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?: stoked about getting in!! i would definitely be happy to go to usc! yay</p>
<p>Date applied: 11/29 Date decision postmarked/received: 3/9 Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi/Undecided Engineering</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2140 M: 710, CR: 740, WR: 690,
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Math I: 750, Math II:770, Bio E: 750, Chemistry: 710, Lit: 730
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.68
[<em>] Rank: 2/240
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Calc AB-5, Chemistry-4, Psych-5, taking Lit and Calc BC now
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good, I think.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I didn't see them, but I'd imagine they were good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: He said I was the most impressive student he'd seen in 15 years?
[</em>] EC highlights: All-State Chorus, President NHS, President Youth and Government[/ul] Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: PA
[</em>] School Type: Non-competitive public school
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: N/A</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?: USC's my third choice as of now.</p>