USC Class of 2014 Hopefuls!

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<p>Intended School: Annenberg School of Communication
Intended Major: Communication
Intended Minor: Comm/Entertainment Industry, Comm Design

Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 1990
[</em>] SAT IIs: US History = 730 Lit = 640
[<em>] GPA (UW): 3.8
[</em>] GPA (W): 4.1
[<em>] Rank: 22/522
[</em>] Leadership Positions: Arts & Entertainment Editor and then Editor-in-Chief of my high school’s newspaper, numerous college art classes, hours and hours of art-related community service, showcased my artwork in three art exhibitions
[<em>] Awards/Honors: Earned $8000 scholarship for art classes at prestigious art program Ryman Arts @ USC, California Scholarship Federation Gold Stole, Blue Honor Roll for 4 yrs
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular: Link Crew Leader, art teacher at my church
[/ul] Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: African-American
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Why do you want to attend USC? USC has been my dream for as long as I can remember. The film school is what initially began my infatuation with USC, however my heart is now with Annenberg. Annenberg offers opportunities that NO school, including the Ivies, can offer… and I would love to pursue a career in the entertainment industry right in the heart of LA. I could go on and on for days… I’m completely obsessed.
[</em>] What other schools are you planning on applying to? Cornell, Northwestern, UCLA, UCB, UC Davis, UCSD, UCSB, Boston U, Pepperdine
[li] Anything else? Good luck you all! Hope to see everyone listed here in Fall 2010. [/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>Intended School:Viterbi Engineering
Intended Major:Aerospace Engineering
Intended Minor: NA

Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 2290 (CR-760, M-800, W-730) ACT - 34
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math 2 - 790, Physics 740
[<em>] GPA (UW): 3.55
[</em>] GPA (W): Don’t know
[<em>] Rank: Doesn’t rank NA/970
[</em>] Leadership Positions: Astronomy Club President, Philosophy Club President
[<em>] Awards/Honors: CSF, AP Scholar, other stuff
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular: Advanced Robotics Engineering Team
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Large Public (4000 kids)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Why do you want to attend USC? Because its close and good in my major
[</em>] What other schools are you planning on applying to? 30 others (no joke)
[li] Anything else? Special Circumstances in Sophomore year destroyed my GPA (I am having assistant principal write about this.) Very Competitive School (7 into Caltech last year)[/li]AP Scores
Physics C Mech - 5
Physics C E&M - 5
Calc AB - 5
Good Luck to Everyong
[/ul]</p>

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<p>[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Intended School:Marshall School of Business[ /b][/color]
[ color=purple]**Intended Major:Business Administration, maybe Pre-med?[ /b][ /color]
[ color=blue]**Intended Minor: Psychology[ /b][ /color]
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[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT/ACT:1940 (math-730, CR-570, writing-640) ACT: 30 w/ writing
[ *] SAT IIs: Math II- 620, taking chem this weekend
[ *] GPA (UW): 3.3… i know its terrifying
[ *] GPA (W):4.8
[ *] Rank:222/578… once again, its pretty shameful
[ *] Leadership Positions: President/Founder of RUFF, Sophomore Class Representative, Vice President of ACES (senior year), Communications Chair of ACES (junior year)
[ *] Awards/Honors:National AP Scholar, Freshman Mixed Doubles District Champ, DECA U of H 2nd place, Employee of Week 3x consecutively, Best Comedian, 1st place in Habitat for Humanity Pie Eating Competition, Qualified for National Honor Society jr. and sr. year, didn’t join, its complicated
[ *] Other Extra-curricular: JV tennis- 2yrs Stars Varsity Dance Team- 1yr, Invisible Children- 4yrs, RUFF- 2yrs, ESL/Peer tutoring(500+hrs total)- 4yrs, ACES(Asian Cultural Exchange Society)- 2yrsr, Habitat for Humanity- 1yr. Student Council- 1yr.
have had six jobs, junior year, up to 3 at one time while taking all honors classes
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list] land of sugar
[ *] State or Country:TX,
[ *] School Type:Public, Highly competitive
[ *] Ethnicity:Asian
[ *] Gender:female
[ /list][ b]Other Statements:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Why do you want to attend USC?
[ *] What other schools are you planning on applying to? A&M, UT, UCLA, UCSD, Irvine, Santa Cruz, NYU, Duke, Vanderbilt, Boston U, St. johns, St. Ed’s
[ *] Anything else? took 12 AP courses, 3 languages, killer teacher and counselor recs, rocked my USC interview, taking 6 AP classes Senior Yr. and doing better than I’ve ever done in them , over 600+ total volunteer hours, had all my previous AP English teachers look over my essay and they loved it. </p>

<p>money is not an issue, USC is my first choice school and I will be the happiest person alive if I am admitted :slight_smile: Might consider Pre-med since both rents are doctors. I know my chances are a little slim, but I’m still crossing my fingers!
[ /list]</p>

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<p>holy crap azzajack seriously 30 schools? what are your top 10</p>

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<p>Intended School:CLAS
Intended Major: Undecided
**Intended Minor: Undecided **

Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT:1950; Math: 680 CR: 670 Writing: 600
[</em>] SAT IIs: US History: 670 Chemistry: 650
[<em>] GPA (UW): 6.04 (out of 7)
[</em>] GPA (W): 6.14 (out of 7)
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Leadership Positions: Vice President of the Latin Club
[<em>] Awards/Honors: High Honors (above 6 average for '06-'09) Summa Cum Laude on the National Latin Exam ('06-'08) National Society of High School Scholars
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular:
3 Varisty Sport Athlete: Soccer, Riflery, Lacrosse
144 hours of Latin Tutoring (1.5 hours per week for 32 weeks every year for the past 3 years)
Latin Club (Vice President)
SICU (Students for International Cultural Understanding)
Toys For Tots
[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: OH
[</em>] School Type: Small Private (about 400 kids for the whole school), Sends many grads to top schools
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese/Puerto Rican
[</em>] Gender:Male
[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Why do you want to attend USC? Located in a great area and I’ve got tons of family around. USC has been one of my top choice for a couple of years now, and the whole idea of the Trojan family really appeals to me
[</em>] What other schools are you planning on applying to? Occidental, UCI, Rutgers, Pepperdine, Claremont Mckenna
[li] Anything else? My school grades on a 7 point scale. My UW GPA translates roughly to a 3.73 while my weighted is a 3.8</p>[/li]
<p>AP Exams:
APUSH - 4
AP Latin Vergil - 4
AP Calculus AB - Pending for May 2010
AP English Literature - Pending for May 2010
[/ul]</p>

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<p>@ onthefly</p>

<p>Um its a long story,</p>

<p>My acceptances depend on how they view my circumstance which results in my skewed scores to GPA ratio 1560SAT (M+CR) / 3.55GPA</p>

<p>and I am going in for Aerospace Engineeering which is good mainly for OOS publics, UC’s are pretty bad UCLA is only ranked at 17th wheras Purdue is like 4th G-tech - 2nd etc.</p>

<p>Yeah </p>

<p>top 10 (out of realistic chances are)</p>

<ol>
<li>USC w/aid</li>
<li>UCLA</li>
<li>UCSD (parents want, but I don’t)</li>
<li>Texas A&M w/scholarship</li>
<li>UT Austin w/scholarship</li>
<li>Michigan</li>
<li>Purdue</li>
<li>Colorado at Boulder</li>
<li>Washington</li>
<li>Davis/Irvine/UCSB</li>
</ol>

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<p>Intended School: Viterbi
Intended Major: Undeclared Engineering
**Intended Minor: Business Administration(Double Major?) **

Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 2350 (800 Math, 800 CR, 750 Writing)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 770 Chemistry, 750 Biology-E
[<em>] GPA (UW): 4.62
[</em>] GPA (W): 3.95
[<em>] Rank: 10/600
[</em>] Leadership Positions: Chess Club President, School Orchestra Section Leader, FBLA Project Leader
[<em>] Awards/Honors: Siemens Semi-Finalist, National Merit Scholar Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, NHS, Top 100 Student, FBLA State, MUN
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular: Programming, Web Design, Graphic Design, Tutoring, Volunteering
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Magnet - IB/AP
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Why do you want to attend USC? Perfect for my intended majors and career. Great alumni network. Love the campus and the environment. Will attend with any scholarship.
[</em>] What other schools are you planning on applying to? MIT EA (Deferred, will withdraw application if accepted to USC!), Berkeley
[li] Anything else? Dad is a professor at USC. Legacy? Don’t qualify for aid. Hopefully I can get some sort of scholarship. [/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>Intended School: CLAS
Intended Major: Undecided I’m going to build a portfolio to get into Cinematic Arts - Animation and Digital Design
Intended Minor: Music

Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 1820 SAT (Not submitted) and a 27 ACT, but I just took it again last week.
[</em>] SAT IIs: Not taken
[<em>] GPA (UW): 3.8
[</em>] GPA (W): 4.0
[<em>] Rank: 56/354
[</em>] Leadership Positions: Drum Major - Marching Band, Treasurer - Bowling Club
[<em>] Awards/Honors: All-Regional Orchestra Participant, Arizona Girls’ State Delegate, National Honor Society
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular: East Valley Youth Symphony, Phoenix Symphony Guild, Orchestra Club, Work @ Bowling Alley (including promotion).
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Arizona
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[li] Why do you want to attend USC?[/li]Do I actually have to write something? I’m in love with USC. I’ve always wanted to go to a big school with lots of tradition. USC has a lot of tradition and a lot to do. I want to be a little fish in a big pond, but still have the comfort of smaller classes and a good alumni operation. Also, I live in Phoenix so LA is the perfect distance away from home and California is definitely one of my favorite places to go.</p>

<p>[<em>] What other schools are you planning on applying to?
ASU - Accepted, UA - Accepted, Ohio State - Applied (Evaluation), UWisconsin - Madison
[</em>] Anything else?
I had an interview, and have met with my admissions counselor at my school. Michael, you’re great!
[/ul]</p>

<p>Also, just a shot in the dark here, do I have like, any chances of getting in?</p>

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<p>Does anyone know when they begin releasing decisions? I think I remember reading the first decisions threads around late January last year.</p>

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<p>The first wave of letters should come out sometime in February from what I’ve heard. That’ll continue until April when they start sending out the rejection letters. Not sure if they’re changing it up this year or not.</p>

<p>People eligible for scholarships should start getting letters late January.</p>

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<p>**Intended School:Viterbi School of Engineering
Intended Major:Computer Engineering & Computer Science
Intended Minor:Computer Science (Games)

Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT:28 ACT(35 math, 26 everything else); Retook in December, expecting ~31-34
[</em>] SAT IIs:Not Taken
[<em>] GPA (UW):3.91
[</em>] GPA (W):4.0
[<em>] Rank:School Doesn’t Rank (but stated top 10% as an award)
[</em>] Leadership Positions:none
[<em>] Awards/Honors:Top 10%, Magna Cum Laude(once I graduate) and Commonwealth Diploma(highest diploma available in my state)
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular:NHS, Science Club, French Club
[<em>] Essays: Should have been a great portrayal of my passions in Computer Science/Engineering, but might not have been extremely well-written, but definitely not bad.
[</em>] Recs: Teacher Rec should be excellent, Counselor should be good-ish(?)
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:Kentucky
[</em>] School Type:Medium-sized non-competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity:White
[</em>] Gender:Male
[/ul][ b]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Why do you want to attend USC? Amazing campus, student life, as well as computer engineering/science programs AND the fact that they pay for 100% financial aid
[</em>] What other schools are you planning on applying to? University of Michigan at Ann-Arbor (already accepted)
[li] Anything else? I really hope I get in. I really need the financial aid in college to make sure I can be paid for.[/li][/ul] **</p>

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<p>Saw this on the NYU forum and thought it would be nice for USC hopefuls too! </p>

<p>To use the template, copy+paste, fill out your info, and take out all the spaces in the brackets.</p>

<p>Intended School:Marshall School of Business
Intended Major:Business Administration
Intended Minor: Italian

Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 1920 (I know it’s low) CR: 610 Math: 660 Writing: 650
[</em>] SAT IIs: US History 650 Latin 600
[<em>] GPA (UW): ??
[ *] GPA (W): 3.48 but w/o freshman year (which was bad) 3.76 but at a really competitive high school that was with mostly A’s and a few B’s too
[</em>] Rank: school doesn’t rank
[<em>] Leadership Positions: mentor to freshman, retreat leader, head of little league umpires
[</em>] Awards/Honors: English III award, nhs, Italian diploma
[<em>] Other Extra-curricular: model un, work, school newspaper, Italian language school
[/ul]Location/Person: Boston[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: MA
[<em>] School Type: Private one of MA’s best schools
[</em>] Ethnicity: white/asian
[<em>] Gender: male
[/ul][ b]Other Statements:**[ul] I am really concerned about getting into USC seeing other peoples stats mine are really low compared to theirs especially gpa but I took really challenging classes 7 honors 4 aps and I performed well in them except for economics but I have an A in that now too. I just wonder if I can get in or whether I’m gonna end up trasferring.
[</em>] Why do you want to attend USC? I love usc’s campus LA and everything about the school I want to go to Marshall and be an investment banker
[<em>] What other schools are you planning on applying to? Admitted: loyola marymount, San Diego, fordham. Applied: umiami, Emory, nyu, loyola Maryland, Michigan, bc, holy cross
[</em>] Anything else? I hope I can get in
[/ul]
I need feedback do I have a prayer at all of getting in or should I just call it quits and go to loyola marymount and transfer next year?</p>

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<p>bumppp
hoping to see more faces ;)</p>

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<p>Intended School: School of Cinematic Arts
Intended Major: Writing for Screen and Television
Intended Minor: Communications

Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 2010 SAT and 30 ACT
[</em>] SAT IIs: 650 Bio-Molecular, 730 Literature, 670 US History
[<em>] GPA (UW): 3.86
[</em>] GPA (W): 4.55
[<em>] Rank: 7/401
[</em>] Leadership Positions: Vice President NHS, President & Co-Founder NEHS, Captain Marching Band (2 Years), Newspaper Editor
[<em>] Awards/Honors: Academic Letters (4), Music Letters (3), Athletic Letters (2), English Student of the Year (10th Grade), National Latin Honor Society (10th Grade), AP Scholar, National Merit Commended Student, Performed in Sydney Opera House, Won two film competitions for screenwriting, both films shown at Dallas International Film Festival, one shown at AFI Los Angeles
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular: Worked 14 hours/week retail 10th-11th grade, published essays
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Virginia
[</em>] School Type: Public HS
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Why do you want to attend USC? Screenwriting program, opportunities, big school, Los Angeles
[</em>] What other schools are you planning on applying to? SDSU, OSU, and UCLA
[li] Anything else? I’m anxious about getting in, but I’ll be really excited if I do![/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>Intended School: Theatre
Intended Major: BA Theatre
Intended Minor: Musical Theatre

Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 1430/2110/33 (740 CR, 690 M, 680 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 French/710 English/690 Math II
[<em>] GPA (UW): 3.73
[</em>] GPA (W): 3.99
[<em>] Rank: n/a
[</em>] Leadership Positions: USG (1 yr), Secretary General (2 yrs) of school’s Model UN conference
[<em>] Awards/Honors: I never know what to write here. French stuff and NHS? Probably a valedictorian. IB Diploma student, and AP scholar with honor, I think?
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular: Theatre, Varsity Swim (x4), Scholastic Bowl, Chamber Singers, film extra, school paper, yearbook, volunteer at library, etc. But I think I forgot to put a lot of those on my app…
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: VA
[</em>] School Type: small public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: F
[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Why do you want to attend USC? I love their theatre program. And the campus.
[</em>] What other schools are you planning on applying to? UVA, Stony Brook, Barnard, Columbia, NYU Tisch, Northwestern, Carleton, St. Olaf, Pomona (weird group of schools, I know!)
[li] Anything else? I really love theatre?[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>My first one is slightly outdated and I think this topic deserves a bump.</p>

<p>Intended School: Cinematic Arts
Intended Major: (1st) Film & TV Production, (2nd) Critical Studies
Intended Minor: Screenwriting

Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2090
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II: Literature (620), Math I (660), US History (660)
[</em>] AP: European History (4), Art History (3), English Lang/Comp (4), US History (5), US Gov & Pol, English Lit/Comp, Spanish Lang
[<em>] GPA: school doesn’t do UW… ~3.5 I think/3.9 W
[</em>] Rank: top 20%
[<em>] Leadership Positions: Orchestra officer (2 years), Violin section leader/concertmaster, Orchestra secretary (1 year), Drama Club photographer (3 years)/co-vice president (1 year), Technical Theater Club photographer (3 years)/vice president (1 year), stage manager for several plays/musicals
[</em>] Awards/Honors: Honors Thespian (International Thespian Society), AP Scholar with Honor, Illinois State Scholar, Prairie State Achievement Exam (one of the top scorers of my class)
[<em>] Other Extra-curricular: Orchestra/Violin, Drama Club, Technical Theatre Club, International Thespian Society, Scholastic Bowl, Math Team, Habitat for Humanity
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Illinois
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[</em>] Why do you want to attend USC? Because it’s amazing and has arguably the best film school in the world.
[<em>] What other schools are you planning on applying to? UCLA, NYU, Carnegie Mellon, Northwestern, University of Wisconsin-Madison (accepted)
[</em>] Anything else? I’m an immigrant: brownie points?
[/ul]</p>

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<p>Intended School:Annenberg!
Intended Major:PR
Intended Minor: Marketing

Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT:32
[</em>] SAT IIs:none
[<em>] AP: Stats(4), taking Psych, Art History and Economics this year
[</em>] GPA (UW):3.9
[<em>] GPA (W):4.7 ish
[</em>] Rank:100/494… but it will rise some b/c of all A’s this semester. << this is what worries me!
[<em>] Leadership Positions:Entertainment Editor of newspaper, Historian of French Club, founder of organization to help new students
[</em>] Awards/Honors:Academic journalism competitions
[<em>] Other Extra-curricular:StuCo member, lots of work/ internship experience. Meals on Wheels delivery also.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:TX
[<em>] School Type:Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[<em>] Gender:Female
[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[</em>] Why do you want to attend USC? My list of why is overwhelming. Everything about it is perfect!
[li] What other schools are you planning on applying to? NYU, BU, Accepted w/ scholarships to TCU and SMU</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]</p>

<p>At first I thought I had it in the bag… now I’m scared half to death that I wont get in!!</p>