The New Unofficial "Chance" Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>First time chance post? :)</p>

<p>Applying to Marshall - Business Admin</p>

<p>Asian Male
Location: Delaware
High School and Rank: Public Charter; Top 50 by US News; Most selective school in Delaware
Middle Class
Both parents are full-time employees at the University of Delaware</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0+ weighted (positive upward trend … 3 B’s Freshman year x_x)
3.8-3.9 unweighted</p>

<p>School does send class rank … at least top 15% though</p>

<p>SAT: 2210 (780 Writing, 760 Math, 680 Reading) Might retake?
SAT Subject: Chem 770, Math2 800, Chinese 750 (lol fail… probably won’t even send this)</p>

<p>All of my non-AP classes have been Phase 5 (considered honors) classes</p>

<p>AP Exams taken:</p>

<p>Calculus AB: 5
Calculus BC: 5
AB Subscore: 5
Chemistry: 5
Eng. Lang: 5
Microeconomics: 5
Macroeconomics: 5
Chinese: 5</p>

<p>Senior Classes:
AP US Gov’t
AP Statistics
AP Eng. Lit
University of Delaware MATH 243: Calc 3
University of Delaware MATH 302: Ordinary Differential Equations (both classes are taught in my school by a Professor)
Physics
Organic Chemistry Elective
Java 1 and 2 (required for graduation)</p>

<p>EC’s
Volleyball (JV/Varsity): 3 years
Yearbook Club: 4 years (Senior Editor)
CSW Buddy Club: 2 years
NHS: 1 year (only allowed Senior year)
Baseball: 1 year (frosh year)
Key Club: 4 years</p>

<p>Summer
NSLC International Business 2008
Governor’s School for Excellence in Chinese Language and Culture (7-week study abroad in China)
Root-Seeking Summer Camp in China (5-week trip to China)
EntrePrep Summer Institute
Volunteer Work at Local Library (65+ hours)</p>

<p>Awards
Honor Roll
National Merit (Most likely semi-finalist)
Perfect Attendance
Rising Star: Yearbook and Gov School
National Level Honorable Mention: High School Math Modeling Contest</p>

<p>Volunteer
Total of 150+ hours … plus a potential 50 more hours required for Sr. Year</p>

<p>Work
Math Teacher Assistant for MathPlus (tutor students in math)</p>

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<p>Hello, I am a male from Tennessee. I will not require any tuition, it will all be payed for (this might help my chances)</p>

<p>GPA: 3.95 unweighted
Top 10% of my class.
ACT: 26 (retaking and also taking SAT)
AP Test: APUSH- 5</p>

<p>Senior Classes:
AP English 4
Precalculus Honors
Marketing 2
AP Calculus AB
Honors College Writing
Intro to Film- Dual Enrollment
Gov./Econ. Honors
Webpage Design</p>

<p>About 15 Honors classes and will have 4 APs by the end of my Senior year (my school only offers 6)-A’s in all AP</p>

<p>ECs:
-Volunteering at Hospital in the summer</p>

<p>-Work part time at Chick-fil-A (3 yrs)</p>

<p>-Lettered in Band, Bowling, Football</p>

<p>-Writer for School Paper</p>

<p>-Member of Mock Trial for 4 yrs. Co-captain </p>

<p>-I have a lot of various community serive hours like tornado recovery, Red Cross, charities, and school volunteering</p>

<p>-Member of NHS</p>

<p>-Member of BETA</p>

<p>-Member of DECA and FBLA</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>Billy Mitchell Award- c/2ndLT. in Civil Air Patrol (equivalent of Eagle Scout) Also the leader of my squadron. </p>

<p>I was also an International DECA competitor (business and marketing club) for creating a business and went to Anaheim CA.</p>

<p>I also attended the TN Governor’s School for International Studies at the University of Memphis. I was a student there and took classes in Political Science and Microeconomics</p>

<p>I would like to apply to Marshall.
Thanks for reading!!</p>

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<p>Bump…please chance!!!^^^^^</p>

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<p>Hey, Im a rising senior looking at usc and uw!</p>

<p>Anything you have to say would be great!</p>

<p>-White Male from Wa</p>

<p>3.97 unweighted G.P.A.
Ap Language, Junior Year- A Ap exam- 4
Ap Us History, Junior Year- A Ap exam 4
Ap Calculus, Junior Year- A</p>

<p>Senior Year Plans-
Spanish 3, 4
Ap Gov
Ap Lit
Ap Bio
Ap Calculus BC
Physics[not offered in Ap]</p>

<p>Class Rank- Top 5%</p>

<p>Sat-
2160
CR-720
Writing-740. Essay 12
Math, 700</p>

<p>Planning to take this again and take Sat 2 tests this fall.</p>

<p>Extracirricular’s
Varsity Golf- 4 years, 2 time State participant, Two time all league team, 3 year all league scholar athlete award.
Varsity Soccer-2 Years-Most improved Award, Co- Captain.
Most Outstanding Musician Award-10
High School Mathematics excellence award
Volunteer at local hospital 40 hours [11, 12]
Volunteer coaching youth soccer classes, leagues and summer camps 50 hours [10, 11]
Volunteer with the first tee program [12] 30 hours
High School Key Club Member- Kiwanis, tutoring younger students, relay for life. [11, 12]
Church Volunteer [9, 10, 12] Fundraising and various activities, 50 hours.
Club Sports- State runner up in baseball [9]
State runner up in soccer [10]
Worked at local market for last year and throughout senior year 25 hours/week during school year, 40 hours/week in summer.</p>

<p>Im probably missing some key information above so just ask for what i have not provided if ya need it, sorry</p>

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<p>tbcg - I don’t normally chance people unless I have a strong feeling about it, but you’re from Seattle so I’ll chime in :slight_smile: Chances always depend on what college/major you’re applying to, but assuming it’s not film or engineering, I’d say the school is a reasonable match for you. Grades are great, test scores are slightly above USC’s average (2100 or so), and you look like a well-rounded kid. Get great recommendations and work hard on your essays. </p>

<p>Just to add a reality check, though, I’m not totally convinced that USC understands the Seattle education scene, based on results for kids from a couple of terrific prep schools whose names you would recognize. I know a Seattle girl who was denied last year with your same GPA, great leadership, and test scores just above 2000 SAT (30 ACT). I was shocked - had thought she might even be invited for scholarship interviews. Several very smart kids from my son’s class the year before were denied or admitted for Spring; some of those spring admits ended up choosing other great schools like Emory or WUSTL. So, it’s hard to predict with any certainty. Definitely worth applying though, so good luck.</p>

<p>Shankada - I know you’re not getting a lot of responses to your chances query, so I’ll just say this. Your ACT score is very low for USC, so I hope you can bring that up to match the rest of your fine profile.</p>

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<p>CHANCE ME :D</p>

<p>School of Engineering</p>

<p>Sex/Race: Male, Eastern Europe, Jewish
GPA: 4.72 Weighted, unweighted 3.91
Rank: 4/600 Weighted, unweighted 17/600
Most rigorous schedule available at large, public school.
International Baccalaureate
LOTS of AP and IB exams</p>

<p>SAT: 2170 (670 CR/ 790 M / 710 W)
ACT: 32 *RETAKING
SAT II: 740-Math II/ 710-Biology-E / 670 Physics *RETAKING</p>

<p>Good/Excellent letters of recommendation from teacher and counselor</p>

<p>-150 CAS hours (IB requirement) = community service
-Conducted real research at a university in the summer
-Varsity Soccer - 12th
-Model UN - 10th/11th/12th
-All-school math award
-A lot of minor stuff</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>3.4 unweighted, 3.9 weighted
sat - 2290 (W: 780, R: 790, M: 720)
sat II - math IIC 780, lit 750</p>

<p>freshmen year - ap gov’t (3)
junior year - ap enviro (4), ap world (4), ap lang (3), ap stat (3)
senior year - ap lit, ap calc ab, ap ush, double period paid-internship (at library of congress)</p>

<p>EC</p>

<p>CIT (Counselor In Training), Summer 2007
Teaching Poor Korean Children English, December 2007-June 2008
Library of Congress Internship – Sophomore & Junior Summer (2008,2009)
Editorial Club (President), October 2008-Present
Newspaper (News Editor), September 2008-Present
BUILD (Bryant University Institute of Leadership and Development) Program- Summer 2009
Piano lessons, April 2009-Present
Varsity Tennis, August 2007-Present
Most Improved Player award– October 2008 (Seoul International School)
Wildcat award(most improved)-April 2009
National Honor Society
APEX (magnet program)</p>