<p>Date applied: Late November Date decision postmarked/received: March 23rd, 2011 Accepted at which school/major at USC: School of Cinematic Arts - Screenwriting </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] SAT Total: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.9 in college, 3.5 something in HS</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: In HS, 98 out of 400</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Awesome, if I do say so myself. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Good, I assume. Why write a rec if it’s not good? </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: None in college[/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:
[ul]
[li] State or Country: Santa Clarita, California (I’M FREE!) </p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: California Community College</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: White</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: To be honest, none</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: YOU BET I’M GOING!</p>
<p>Date applied: Dec 1 or something Date decision postmarked/received: 3/23 Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi, Computer Science</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] SAT Total: M: 680, CR: 800, WR: 740</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 32</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: Math II 740, US History 730</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.77/4.13 or 4.3</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: School doesn’t rank</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: Calc AB, Calc BC, Psych, US, World, Euro, Physics B, English Lit, English Lang, Japanese, Gov, Econ</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: I don’t really know how to evaluate my own essays…</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Didn’t see</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: Science Olympiad, Robotics, Academic Team, CS Club, other nerd stuff…[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:
[ul]
[li] State or Country: CA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: White</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: Uh… girl in engineering school?</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: National Merit gives me monies, No idea if I’m going, though.</p>
<p>Date applied: two days before the December deadline Date decision postmarked/received: Some time in January Accepted at which school/major at USC: College of Letters, Arts and Science; Biological Sciences</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>] SAT Total: 2220 M: 770, CR: 730, WR: 720,
[</em>] ACT: NA
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: 770 Math II, 750 Chem, 750 US History
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.977/4.8
[<em>] Rank: Top ten
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Calc AB 5, APUSH 4, World History 4, AP Lang 4, AP Chem 3</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Don’t know
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
[</em>] EC highlights: Key Club Treas, Marching Band Section, National Merit Semi-finalist (now finalist :D), numerous other awards and positions [/ul]</p>
<p>Location/Person:
[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[/ul]</p>
<p>Other Factors, hook?: First Gen General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: It’s going to be either USC, UCSD, UCLA (gasp), or UC Berk (will see…nervous)</p>
<p>Date applied: November 29 Date decision postmarked/received: Postmarked March 22/Received March 23 Applied at which school/major at USC: USC Viterbi Mechanical Engineering</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] SAT Total: 1960 M: 690, CR: 580, WR: 690,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: Math II: 710 French with Listening: 680</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.93/3.69</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 16/138</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: Physics, French Language, Government </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: I put alot of effort into it and I am a very good writer. Discussed my transformation into a responsibly, intellectual, and communal individual in sophomore year.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Very good</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Very good</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: X[/ul][/li]President and Founder of Environmental Club
Three years in CSF
Tutored peers in after-school tutoring program for three years
Studied Martial Arts for four years, with a specialty in Kickboxing
Member of Key International Club for two years
Member of Military Club for two years
Nothing big</p>
<p>Location/Person:
[ul]
[li] State or Country: US</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Parochial/Private</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Hispanic/White</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: X</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?:
I kind of expected a 50% chance of getting in. Oh well, now I’ll have to go to UCSD or UCB</p>
<p>Date applied: Late November
Date decision postmarked/received: Received today, 1/23 (San Diego area)
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Arts & Sciences</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2280
ACT: N/A
SAT Subject Tests: 800 (Math II), 760 (Literature)
GPA-UW/W: 3.6/3.9
Rank: N/A
AP/IB classes: 1 AP (10th) 2 AP + 1 honors (11th), 4 AP (12th)
Subjective:
Essays: creative
Teacher Recs: Two, probably great
Counselor Rec: ?
EC highlights: Not too many, but a lot of independent research in neurology
Location/Person:
State or Country: California
School Type: Prestigious and rigorous private HS - many students go to top colleges
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Other Factors, hook?: None that I know- but USC likes my school
General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Did not apply</p>
<p>Date applied: …Don’t remember. Date decision postmarked/received: Received = 3/23 Accepted at which school/major at USC: Accounting</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] SAT Total: 2260 M: 710, CR: 800, WR: 750</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: 760 US History, 760 Math II, 730 Literature</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.8~/4.1~</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: [/li]Sophomore - Music Theory, World History (Didn’t take either test.)
Junior - US History (5), Calculus AB (5), English Lang (5 - self-study)
Senior - European History, Calculus BC, English Lit, Comparative Politics, American Gov., Microecon </p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: One was okay, the rest were really bad. I remember one I started rambling on about how academics are like roasted pig or something.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Eh? We got a new counselor for my senior year so she didn’t know me at all when she wrote the letter so I’d assume it was pretty good because she seems really nice…</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: GSA all four years? Only really important because gay rights was what my main essay was about.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:
[ul]
[li] State or Country: CA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: White</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: Not that I know of…</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: It’s a great school but now that I’ve had time to research it, the vibe just doesn’t seem like it would suit me very well. Maybe I’ll come around before May 1st.</p>
<p>Date applied: Mid November Date decision postmarked/received: March 23, 2011 Accepted at which school/major at USC: School of Theatre (BFA Design)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] SAT Total: 1970 M: 670, CR: 670, WR: 630,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 31</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: Lit: 650, Chem: 640</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.8/4.2</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: Chemistry, Biology, World History, U.S. History, U.S. Government, Psychology</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: … don’t remember… ahhaha. I think I wrote about my work as an aerialist. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Latin/Bio teacher and then one from my Drama director.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Good?</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] EC highlights: X[/ul]
21+ hours a week of drama… eh… and more stuff. Location/Person:
[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA</p>
<p>[li] School Type: Private Competitive</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: White</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: Nope</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Who knows? It is quite expensive…</p>
<p>Date applied: Late November Date decision postmarked/received: Today, LA Area, 3/23 Accepted at which school/major at USC: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences: Biochemistry</p>
<p>Stats: [ul]</p>
<p>[li] SAT Total: 720 M: , CR: 670, WR: 610, (2000, superscored)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 30</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: 710 (M2) 630 (Bio) 610 (US History)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.93 UW/ 4.47 W</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: School doesn’t rank</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: Sophomore Year: US History (4)[/li]Junior Year: Biology (4)
Euro History (4)
Senior Year: Calculus AB (Plan on taking)
Physics B (Plan on taking)
Spanish Language (Plan on taking)
English Literature (Plan on taking)
Environmental Science (Not taking)</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: I liked them, I just recycled my UCs p.s. and tweaked it a bit, basically about hiking the Grand Canyon and the differences between that and city life and how I overcame a challenge.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Probably pretty good, they liked me.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Probably good too, nothing special though.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: President/Founder of a tutoring club and friendship bracelet club, Vice president of Diabetes club, Education Volunteer at Aquarium of the Pacific (100 hours), Volunteer at local park (300+ hours), Link Crew Leader, Memorial Hospital Volunteer, Ambassador of school that leaves a Legacy Project[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:
[ul]
[li] State or Country: SoCal</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Huge Public School (5000 total, 1000 seniors), sends many grads to top schools</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Asian</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: F</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: Nope</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I got into UCLA too, it’s going to be a tough choice!</p>
<p>Date applied: November, 2010 Date decision postmarked/received: March 23,2011 Accepted at which school/major at USC: School of Cinematic Arts/ Critical Studies</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] SAT Total: 1940 M: 570, CR: 710, WR: 660,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: U.S History: 610 ; English Literature: 630</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.31</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: A.P Government</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Apparently well received. I worked hard on them with college counselors and was very honest and open about my goals and my past and why I wanted to attend SC.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Great, Amazing</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Superb</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: Stage Crew, Drama Club, Secretary of GSA, Volunteer usher, UCLA Televison Production Summer Program[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:
[ul]
[li] State or Country: CA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: White</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: Tough upbringing, odd familial situation that inhibited learning</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I had very slim chances and am truly amazed I was accepted. I am most likely attending and hope to see some of you there!</p>
<p>Date applied: Dec. 10th
Date decision postmarked/received: March 23, 2011
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Arts & Sciences; International Relations</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2070
ACT: 30
SAT Subject Tests: don’t remember
GPA-UW/W: 3.9/4.4
Rank: N/A
AP/IB classes: European History, US History, US Gov, Biology, Physics, Environmental Science, English Language, English Literature, Psychology, Art History</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Very good. Unique approach to the prompt.
Teacher Recs: Didn’t see them.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see it.
EC highlights: my strong point. Lots of leadership and community involvement. Started a very successful health-related campaign in my local area.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Southern California
School Type: Large Public School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Other Factors, hook?: Interesting personal story shown through essay and activities</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: FIGHT ON! Very big possibility that I am going to USC!</p>
<p>Date applied: Dec. 1st Date decision postmarked/received: March 23rd Accepted at which school/major at USC: Annenberg School for Communications</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] SAT Total: 2060 M: 740, CR: 650, WR: 680</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: Math II 670, Chinese: 740</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: UW is 3.45 (don’t know what my weighted GPA is)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: none</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: 5, 5, 4 (AP English Comp, AP Comp Gov, AP US, respectively)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: I think they were really good.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Didn’t read them but they were from two teachers who really liked me and I think they were really good.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: ^same as above</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: X[/ul] Student government, community service, leadership positions, etc.</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:
[ul]
[li] State or Country: China</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Private international</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Asian</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: Not sure?</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: It’s between USC or UCLA… tough choice!</p>
<p>Date applied: After scholarship deadline Date decision postmarked/received: 3/24 (I am in New York) Accepted at which school/major at USC: Arts and Sciences. Health and Humanity major w/ Pre-Med</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] SAT Total: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 31</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: Bio- 700</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.7 W</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: Low…I might have been in the top 25%</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: Junior year: AP US History, AP Physics</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: pretty good. Talked about this intense medical program I’m in for my senior year (we basically spend half the school year in the hospital. we take college level anatomy courses, etc.)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Great</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Great</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: Decent…drama club, some volunteer work, a couple of other less intensive clubs, part time job, photography editor of school magazine[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:
[ul]
[li] State or Country: NY</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Black</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: minority with a disabled single parent. special medical program for senior year.</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Definitely going! Trojan pride.</p>
<p>Date applied: January something…
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/24 (MA)
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Arts and Sciences. Econ mjaor
Stats:
SAT Total: 2140 (CR:670. Math:750, Writting:720)
ACT: n/a
SAT Subject Tests: US history:750, Math 2:780
GPA-UW/W: 3.71 UW</p>
<p>Rank: n/a probably 10%?
AP/IB classes: AP US History, AP Physics B, AP Cal BC, AP Econ, AP English Lang</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: very good
Teacher Recs: Great</p>
<p>Counselor Rec: Great</p>
<p>EC highlights: pretty bad… nothing special (:
Location/Person:
State or Country: MA</p>
<p>School Type: Private</p>
<p>Ethnicity: Asian</p>
<p>Gender: male</p>
<p>Other Factors, hook?: um…nothing </p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I am really surprised!! because my ECs are really weak… I gues my essay helped me a lot :)</p>
<p>Date applied: Sometime in October Date decision postmarked/received: 3/24/2011 Accepted at which school/major at USC: Annenberg for Print and Digital Journalism</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] SAT Total: 2060 M: 640 CR: 730, WR: 690,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 30</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: US History: 770, English Lit: 750</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 93.2/93.8</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: US History, European History, English Lit., Spanish, </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Very good I think. Talked about how my curiosity as a child turned into my love of history and journalism</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: I’m thinking very good</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: See above</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: X[/ul][/li]-Member of Principal’s Advisory Council 4 yrs.
-Student Rep. to Board of Ed.
-Trumpet in Concert Band, Jazz Band, and Symphonic Orchestra
-Member of local community service oganization
-Sports editor for school paper
-Played baseball</p>
<p>Location/Person:
[ul]
[li] State or Country: NY/USA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: White/Jewish</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: Large upswing in grades from Frosh-Soph year, kept it up Junior and Senior years.</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: This is awesome! I wasn’t sure if I’d get in but I’m so happy I did. I’m not sure if I can afford to go though, so we will see.</p>
<p>Date applied: Can’t remember, but before December 1 Date decision postmarked/received: 3/22-3/23 Accepted at which school/major at USC: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences- English</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT Total: 2030 M: 520, CR: 760, WR: 750
[</em>] ACT: X
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: 750 SPANISH, 680 US HISTORY
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.54/3.91
[<em>] Rank: X
[</em>]AP/IB classes: AP Euro (3), AP Spanish Language (5), AP English Language (5), AP US History (5) & I’m currently taking AP Spanish Literature, AP English Literature and AP Government.</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Chose the “what matters most” question and wrote about my siblings.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: my AP US History teacher (knew me for 1 year) & AP Spanish Language teacher (knew me for 2).
[<em>] Counselor Rec: knew me for about 9 months before she wrote my rec.
[</em>] EC highlights:
-Spanish tutor, English tutor, member of various clubs, school paper editor, National Honor Society member[/ul]</p>
<p>Location/Person:
[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type: Private all girls school in LA
[<em>] Ethnicity: Mexican
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]</p>
<p>Other Factors, hook?: First generation.</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?:
So ecstatic that I was accepted! Just waiting to hear about financial aid, but I’ll sell my limbs to go to USC. Most definitely looking like where I’m headed this fall. :)</p>
<p>Date applied: On the final deadline Date decision postmarked/received: March 24, 2011 Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi Civil Engineering</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] SAT Total: 2230 M: 770, CR: 750, WR: 710,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: None</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: Math II 740 Chemistry 760</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 4.06/4.0 (4.0 scale)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: not given</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: AP Chem (5) AP US (5) AP Language and Composition (4) This year AP Stats AP Calc AB AP Physics C Mechanics AP EURO</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Not bad</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Strong</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Strong</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: Student Gov, Judicial Board, Football, Basketball (Captain), Math Team, decent amount of community service [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:
[ul]
[li] State or Country: Massachusetts</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: White</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: None that I can think of</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Pretty stoked, I got into UCLA a few weeks ago but was nervous that I wouldn’t get into USC, which I like a little bit better</p>
<p>Date applied: November 30 Date decision postmarked/received: March 22 Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marshall School of Business</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] SAT Total: 2240 M: 800, CR: 700, WR: 740,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: 780 (Math II), 800 (Korean), 720 (Chemistry)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 4.06/4.36</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: AP Calc BC (4), AP Environmental Science (4), AP US History (4), AP French Lang (3), currently taking AP Comparative Government, AP Statistics and AP Chemistry. Will take macro/micro economics AP exams.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: overcoming my shyness</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Haven’t read them but guessing they are good</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: good, she knows me very well</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: Prefect, Section editor of school newspaper, head of International Club, and a club that raises money for Rwanda, varsity water polo for 3 years, leader of school choir, head proctor of school’s math tutoring program and more[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:
[ul]
[li] State or Country: CA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Private boarding school</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Asian-American</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: nothing too special…</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: excited! still waiting to hear from more colleges.</p>
<p>Date applied: before december Date decision postmarked/received: 3/24 Accepted at which school/major at USC: :(</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] SAT Total: 2100 M: 770, CR: 710, WR: 620,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 33</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: 680 Math II 660 Chem</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.5ish/3.95</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: doesn’t rank, but guess would just outside 10% - competitive school</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: 7 total AP’s all honors besides that</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Decent, not great though</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: 1 good, 1 decent</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: didn’t know too well</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: X[/ul] President of cultural group, varsity disc (actual sport at my school lulz), science league, etc…</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:
[ul]
[li] State or Country: Ma</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: private, somewhat competitive, much harder than public schools in area</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Indian</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: None? I could have paid the full price… i guess lol</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I suspected a rejection, but had my hopes hope luckily BC also sent an acceptance letter today so it was a bitter-sweet day, trying to get USC out of my head and think about the colleges that do want me. Don’t know why i got a rejection letter so fast all the way out here in MA but glad its over with. Good bye USC CC boards, I will miss you.</p>
<p>Date applied: January Something Date decision postmarked/received: 3/24 Accepted at which school/major at USC: Undecided</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] SAT Total: 1940 M: 620, CR: 670, WR: 660,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: Spanish 760 US History 770</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: I think it was like 3.8 UW</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 89/455</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: AP Language (4) AP US History (4) AP Spanish (5) AP World History (5)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Tutoring a lady learning English.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: My Spanish teacher, probably very good :]</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: Tutoring, Violin , Dance for 2 years.[/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:
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[li] State or Country: CA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: White/Mexican</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul] Other Factors, hook?: Grandpa went there. </p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Not sure… Already submitted my SIR to a UC because I didn’t think I’d get in.</p>
No idea if I’m going, though.</p>