Decision: Accepted
Date applied: January 14, 2018
Date decision postmarked/received: March 24, 2018
Which school/major at USC: Law History Culture
Objective: Bioengineering
SAT I: N/A
ACT: 34 (Reading: 36, Math: 33, English: 34, Science: 33)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank: N/A but in the top 9%
AP: APUSH (5), Eng Lang (5), Biology (4),
Major Awards: National Hispanic Scholar, First Team All-League Baseball Player
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: 4 years varsity baseball (captain), 2 years varsity football (captain)
Job/Work Experience: Baseball Coach, Boys Against Breat Cancer Co-Chairperson
Volunteer/Community Service: Food Runners Inc., Boys ABC, Red Cross, Restorative Justice Program
Summer Activities: Travel Baseball and Football
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10; I’m a very good writer and my essays have been very successful so far.
Teacher Recommendations: Hopefully good ones
Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Y
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: large public
Ethnicity: Hispanic and White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic, Two-Sport varsity athlete, started large charity foundation
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, Test Scores, Sports
Weaknesses: Amount of AP courses
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essays
Where else you are applying or have already applied: UCLA (accepted), UCD (accepted), SLO (accepted), Notre Dame (Accepted), U of Chicago (waitlisted), Northwestern (rejected), Pomona (rejected).
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Fight On, Baby!