SAT: 1480 (800M, 680R/W; first sitting, planning on taking it again in October)
SAT Subj: Chem (800), Math IIC (780) (do I need to retake?)
Junior Year Classes: AP Chem (5), APCS (5), AP Lang (3), Spanish 3, Honors Precalc (B+ first sem, A- second)
Senior Year Class Load: AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Gov, Honors Physics
ECS: Robotics Team President, Water Polo (year-round), Hospital Volunteering, Lifeguarding summer job, Link Crew, CSF school president, Science Team, Astronomy Club President, CSF School President
Letters of Rec:
1: AP Chem Teacher (rumors have it that she writes the best letters in the school and she likes me a lot)
2: AP Lang Teacher (she likes me a lot but no idea how her rec letter are)
I have a planned interview in a couple of weeks for SC too.
Your Subject Tests are very good (I wouldn’t really recommend going through the stress of taking another Math II, unless you really want that 800), but your SAT is around average for their applications. I think it will come down to your essays. Good luck!
Do not retake Math II, that would be silly. A 780 v. 800 is not gonna matter at all, zero, nada, zip. USC is holistic, so put together an application that shows a passion, hopefully that bends toward engineering. Are you from socal? If not, what state? Urban or rural? The only thing I notice is you took honors Physics instead of AP Physics. Not terrible, it’s just there are others (your competitors) that will come in with AP Physics. But you can bump yourself up with a great application.