USC Fall 2011 STATS ONLY DECISIONS

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
81

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: November 31, 2010
Date decision postmarked/received: March 24, 2011
Accepted at which school/major at USC: College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Econ, Pre-Law</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] SAT Total: 2270 M: 800, CR: 730, WR: 730,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 34</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: 730 Math II, 720 Literature, 700 US History</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.35/4.0 (lol 1st percentile of GPA at USC apparently)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: ~35th percentile</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: Calculus AB (5), Statistics (5), US History (5), English Literature (5), Physics B (3), Psychology, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, English Language</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: I thought it was really good</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: One was average, another probably good</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Generic, 660 kids at school</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: Varsity Debate, lots of Congress awards, Class Council Treasurer, 300 hours community service, 9 years violin, tennis, National Merit Semifinalist[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: USA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public, Large</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Chinese-American</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: None</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: National Merit Finalist now so i get a $20k scholarship if i commit to USC :smiley:
And also, really low GPA, in the ~1st percentile of students at USC. I think my essay was really good.</p>

82

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: Before November
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/24/11
Accepted at which school/major at USC: MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS!</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] SAT Total: 1920 M: 700, CR: 590, WR: 640,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 31</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: Math Level II - 740</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 6.89 out of 6.0 weighted</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 9/761</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: 6</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Very good, wrote about how my grandpa dying of cancer while staying with us and how that even inspired me to take the lead in one of my extracurriculars.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: assuming good, never saw</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: she filled out the report, and told me she typed a whole page about me and attached it to the report.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: Eagle Scout, Varsity Swimming and Water Polo(Captain), Basketball, Environmental Club, NHS, Spanish NHS. [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>I am the Head Leader of an outside organization called Skim2Live. We host an annual even at our creek called SkimJam. We donate all money raised to a Breast Cancer fighting organization based here in town. Wrote my essay on my grandpa dying of cancer and how i took that and my love for skimboarding to take the lead of the group.</p>

<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: Texas</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?: USC alum (non-related) wrote me a letter of reccommendation. not sure how much of a factor that plays in my admittance</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: SO EXCITED. After years of reading collegeconfidential i honestly had come to the terms with the fact that i was going to get rejected this morning. GUESS NOT! :D</p>

83

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: November 23
Date decision postmarked/received: 3.22/3.24
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marshall School of Business/Business Administration</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>[li] SAT Total: 2100 M: 580, CR: 800, WR: 720,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 29</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.5 W no unweighted</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 196/691</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: 8 APs since freshman yr</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>[li] Essays: Amazing. Writing is a strong point for me & it’s one of the best I’ve ever written. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: I saw 2 of them & they were wonderful. Also had one from a professor at USC who taught me this past summer</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: SUPER active in DECA, leader in tons of fashion & business related activities, Leadership Team, Peer Leader, Habitat for Humanity since 8th grade, Project Open Hand, Tutor</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: GA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public, 3000+ students</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Black/African-American</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: attended the USC Summer Seminars for Entrepreneurship. first generation. URM (black)</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: SO FREAKING EXCITED !!! AHH USC is my DREAM school. I have wanted to live in LA since I was 9 so I am superrr pumped. Have no idea how I’ll pay for it lol but I am definitely going!</p>

84

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied:12/1/10
Date decision postmarked/received:3/24/11
**Accepted at which school/major at USC: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences ** </p>

<p>Stats:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT Total: NA
[</em>] ACT: 31</p>

<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: MathII:730 Spanish: 720 US History: 680</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.9/4.6</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 17/603</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: Calc AB(3) Physics B(3) USH(4) Lang(4) Spanish Lang(4)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Average</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Average</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Good</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: 7 Clubs, Founder/treasurer/VP of 1, VP of another[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>[ul]
[li] State or Country: FL</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public, 2000 kids</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Hispanic</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: URM, First generation? </p>

<p>**General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?:**If I don’t get into Northwestern, or my ivies, and I get a decent Financial Aid offer, I will definitely be attending.</p>

85

<p>**Decision: Accepted (Spring Admit) **</p>

<p>Date applied: October 2010
Date decision postmarked/received: March 24, 2011
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Annenberg for Broadcast Journalism</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] SAT Total: 1970</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: didn’t report</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: didn’t report</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 93.5/100 GPA UW</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: Private School does not rank</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: 2 AP classes: APUSH (4) and English Composition (4)…school does not offer many AP classes</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: I thought they were great.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Never saw, but AP English teacher and Judaics teacher. I assume good</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Assume great, but never saw</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: Participated in every musical/play offered, lots of community service, 4 years of Jewish youth groups[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: Texas</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Private Jewish</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: White</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: I applied early. However I think what really helped was that I did an acting summer program at NYFA in LA, which showed that I would gladly come to LA again :)</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: No scholarship, It’s my number 1, but but I’m not so sure about waiting until spring :/</p>

86

<p>**Decision: Accepted-Spring **</p>

<p>Date applied: december deadline
Date decision postmarked/received: R 23rd of march
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Psychology (CLAS) Spring</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] SAT Total: 1890 M: 630, CR: 610, WR: 650,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.66/3.8 - jr year got straight As with Honors, Senior 1st semester 1 A- rest As with all honors</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: i thought both were great</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: didnt read</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: didnt read</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: leader/founder of peer tutoring, leader of peer counseling, counselor at camp for under priv children, and more[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: Los Angelesss</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: private</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: white</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: male</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: good contact with counselor, interview went great! International applicant</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I think im definitely going. USC is my top choice, and i kind of like the thought of going in january. I’ll have loads of time to chill. I actually cant believe i got, as you can see my stats arent that good! The must have liked something there! Future applicants, its not all about test scores. FIGHT ON!!! SO exciting!!!</p>

87

<p>Decision: Accepted - Spring</p>

<p>Date applied: By the december 1st deadline
Date decision postmarked/received: sent: march 22nd received march 24th
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi/Computer Science</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] SAT Total: 2060 M: 740, CR: 650, WR: 670,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 29</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: math:800 physics: 780</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: UW: 3.64/4 W:4.73/6</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 107/967</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: AP Physics C electricity/mechanics: 5/5 (on both)[/li]AB/BC calc: 5/5 (on both)
apush: 5
ap psych: 5</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: about my experience that changed me</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: both good</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: bad(she didnt really know me, so it said basically nothing)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: swimmer(stopped in 10th grade due to health complications)[/li]math team
science club[/ul]</p>

<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: South Florida</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</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: i am really surprised i got into the school at all(i got into spring) because of my awful 9th grade gpa that brought down all of my stats(i’ve gotten mostly A’s ever since). i am most likely going if i get some financial aid money and the tuition exchange scholarship.</p>

88

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: Around November 22
Date decision postmarked/received: Postmarked March 22, Received March 24
Accepted at which school/major at USC: The College/Biology</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] SAT Total: 2140 M: 760, CR: 690, WR: 690</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: 760 Chem, 730 Math II, 700 Literature</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-W: 3.82</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: School doesn’t rank but in top 15%</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: AP Chem (5), AP Computer Science (5), AP Calc AB (5), AP Physics C Mech/E&M, AP Stats, AP Biology, AP Calc BC</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Wearing a wig for school One-Acts</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Probably good</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Probably good</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: Football, Musicals, One-acts, lots of volunteering[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: Wisconsin</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Private</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Indian (Eastern :))</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: Underrepresented state? </p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: CAN’T WAIT!!! Definitely going to USC, NMF gets me Presidential Scholarship so this is a dream come true. Fight On!</p>

89

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: Early November
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/24 (recieved)
Accepted at which school/major at USC: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences- Neuroscience
Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT Total: 2220 M: 760, CR: 740, WR: 720

  • ACT: 34
  • SAT Subject Tests: 800 MATH II, 760 US HISTORY
  • GPA-UW/W: 3.9/4.0
  • Rank: 38/600
  • AP/IB classes: Human Geography (4), World History (5), Computer Science (4), Macroeconomics(5), Microeconomics(5), Art History (4), US history (5), Physics B(4), currently taking psychology, calculus bc, statistics, environmental science, european history, and english IV literature
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: Wasn’t great but it was solid. Same as my common app essay

  • Teacher Recs: one was probably good. not sure about the other
  • Counselor Rec: Probably pretty generic
  • EC highlights:
    -national honor society but i quit cuz it was a complete joke. Did some community service activities and had leadership positions in those.
    </code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: Texas

  • School Type: Large Public High School
  • Ethnicity: Chinese
  • Gender: Male
    </code></pre>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: n/a</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?:
Also got into the University of Chicago. Depends on how much usc offers me lol cuz chicago only offered like 13-14k a year</p>

90

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>**Date applied: **The day before Dec. deadline
**Date decision postmarked/received: **Received Thursday, March 24 in Dallas
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Annenberg for PR</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] SAT Total: 2210 M: 680, CR: 740, WR: 790</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: 680 US History, 790 Literature</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.8 weighted, pretty low UW but my school doesn’t calculate so I don’t know for sure… I would say about 3.3 or 3.4 </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: A little under top quarter</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: 11 total -> World History (4), Psych (4), Euro (4), Art History (4), English Language (5), US History (5) & this year I have French IV, English Lit, Microecon, US Gov, Environmental Science</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: I did not really like my essay, but I suppose it was a unique approach to the prompt. I wrote about acting and what it meant to me. My statement of intent for Annenberg was pretty good, and my short answers were good as well. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Good I think, maybe a little generic </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Great, she likes me and she sent a supplemental rec in January to support my application</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, 150+ Hours community service, Started two clubs at school (Cancer awareness & gay straight alliance), two internships, taught CCD to kids at church, NHS + French Honor Society, various clubs at school, professional actress[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: Dallas, TX</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Prestigious public school, very difficult, have to have above a 4.1 to be in top 10% </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: White</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: I have NO idea, I was sure I was going to be rejected… I guess National Merit or the fact I took 11 APs? I honestly have no clue… </p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: DEFINITELY ATTENDING!! USC is my top top top choice, I was going to transfer in if I was rejected but I GOT IN FOR FALL! I can’t even believe it… 2016 don’t lose hope when applying, if I did it so can you :slight_smile: FIGHT ON!!!</p>

91

<p>**Decision: Rejected **</p>

<p>Date applied: December 1st
Date decision postmarked/received: Postmarked March 22/Received March 24
Accepted at which school/major at USC: School of Cinematic Arts - Critical Studies</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] SAT Total: 1800 M: 650, CR: 570, WR: 580,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 27</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: Spanish - 750, Ecological Biology - 650, Math I - 600</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.79/4.5</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 63/761</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: 12 - World History (4), US History (3), English Language (4), Spanish Language (5), Biology (2), Art - Drawing/Painting 3 (Didn’t take test.), Government, Macroeconomics, English Literature, Art - Drawing/Painting 4, Environmental Science, and Statistics</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: I wrote about how much I have over come from my family and intense personal struggles; very emotional.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Sent 3 for SCA and they were really well written!</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Counselor used to be my English teacher so she wrote a really good one.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: [/li]-President of 4th Largest Key Club in the world with over 450 members
-Over 300 community service hours in just three years
-Organized a fundraiser that raised $6,500 for childhood cancer research and endangered Gorillas
-Head of volunteers for a fundraiser that raised $5,000 for hungry in the city
-Organized an art show that raised $1,000 for Texas Children’s Hospital
-President for three years of Art Club
-Recycling Coordinator for Environmental Club
-Vice-President of Civil Rights Club
-Class Representative for Peer Assistance and Leadership
-One of 15 accepted into Peer Assistance and Leadership as a junior
-Only one chosen to attend American Legion Texas’ Boy’s State from school
-National Honor Society
-Spanish National Honor Society
-Spanish Club
-Plenty more but I can’t really remember them.[/ul]</p>

<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: Houston, Texas</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Hispanic: Mexican-American</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: First generation, very low socioeconomic household, Hispanic, outstanding extra-curriculars</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I REALLY wanted to get into USC, tied with NYU as first choice, and go to the film school but I knew as soon as I read on here that you have to get past the general admission before the specific school gets to see your application, that I wasn’t going to get in. My SAT(took three times), ACT(took once), and GPA stink. It looks like I may be going to University of Texas at Austin; still waiting on NYU, Columbia, and Harvard.</p>

92

<p>^What part of Texas are you from?</p>

93

<p>Houston (Cypress)</p>

94

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: Late October
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/22 - 3/24
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi - Computer Science</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] SAT Total: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 32</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.65/3.85</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: School doesn’t rank</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: Computer Science (5), U.S. History (4), Calculus AB (pending)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Standard </em>* about service project abroad. Well written</p>

<p>[li] Teacher Recs: One was good for sure, the other one was sketchy.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Decent, I think.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: A couple sub-varsity sports, a couple clubs related to my first choice major, NHS, two summer mission trips abroad, hosted an exchange student, perfect attendance[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: TX</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Catholic prep</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Hispanic</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: M</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: URM</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I’m quite surprised to get accepted. It’s mighty pricey compared to the other schools I got into. I’ll have to visit though.</p>

95

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: November 30
Date decision postmarked/received: received March 24
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi School of Engineering</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] SAT Total: 1980</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 31</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: US History 640</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.1</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 9/333 (weighted)</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: (AP) 1 sophomore year, 2 junior year, 4 senior year</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: good?</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: one from a teacher that knows me well, the other just well written</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: probably fairly general</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: editor of an award-winning yearbook, leadership/student government, varsity and club lacrosse, NHS, clubs, somewhat unique volunteering[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: Oregon</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Asian</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: no idea what helped. I did have an interview, though. </p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: my first choice! but other schools are offering me money so I’m going to take a look at those too.</p>

96

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: 12/1
Date decision postmarked/received: Received March 24
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marshall - business administration</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: didn’t submit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 (4.14 w)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 23/600
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng. Language (5), World History (4), Japanese (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Calc BC, AP Government/Economics, Art 1, Economics of Business Ownership, Physics (A’s first semester)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Taekwon-Do (14 years, 2nd Degree black belt, team captain)
-Hall of Fame recognition for “youth excellence” (2009)
-International Instructor Certification (2008)</p>

<p>-State Championship–
2006 & 2008 (Reno, NV): 1st place patterns/2nd place spar
2008 (Salt Lake City, UT): 1st place patterns
2009 (Philadelphia, PA): 1st place patterns</p>

<p>-National Qualifiers competition–
2006: 2nd place patterns
2007: 1st place patterns, 2nd place sparring
2010: 1st place patterns, 2nd place sparring, 2nd place board breaking</p>

<p>-World Championship competition—
2006 (Geelong, Australia): 2nd place patterns, 3rd places team events
2007 (Birmingham, England): 1st place patterns, 2nd & 3rd places team
2010 (Cheong-Ju, South Korea): 1st place patterns, 2nd & 3rd places team</p>

<p>DECA (2 years, CFO): various awards at local, norcal, state level</p>

<p>Other Clubs: Red Cross, Key, CSF
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: secretary (320 hours), Taekwon-Do instructor (75 hours)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Open Heart Kitchen (90 hours), Red Cross (75 hours), Taekwon-Do unpaid teaching (150 hours)
[<em>] Summer Activities: attending international Taekwon-Do events, working
[</em>] Essays: didn’t particularly like the prompts but i did my best to make them un-cliche
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: one- very good, one- flattering albeit template
[</em>] Counselor Rec: generic
[<em>] Additional Rec: from Taekwon-Do coach- very strong
[</em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major:
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): East Bay CA
[</em>] School Type: large public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Taekwon-Do and more Taekwon-Do
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores, rigor of course load
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>

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<p>Quote:
**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: November 2010
Date decision postmarked/received: Recieved 3-24
Accepted at which school/major at USC: College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences. Neuroscience Major. </p>

<p>Stats:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] SAT Total: 2150 M: 670, CR: 740, WR: 740, (single sitting)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 31</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: Math II 600, Chemistry 720, Lit 710 (If I remember correctly)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: UW:? W: 107.4</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 31/512</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: AP Chem, AP English III, AP Physics B, AP Biology, AP Eniv. Sci., AP English IV, AP Calculus AB. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Essays: About my mom’s experience with cancer and brain aneurysms, and what she taught me about love and life. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: 3 from my science teachers, all of whom I am on excellent terms with. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: 1 from my counselor, who loves me. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: Varsity XC, Track, NHS, Church Choir, shadowing doctors at hospitals, some volunteer work, a couple jobs over the years, etc. </p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[list]
[li] State or Country: TX</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?:
I had a really excellent interview. Also, my essay was very strong. </p>

<p>I’m also the youngest type 1 diabetic to ever run a marathon. Not that that has much to do with academics. And I don’t think it’s why I got in, but who knows? </p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Didn’t make the scholarships, and USC is the first school I’ve heard from, so I dont’ know where I’ll be going yet! I’m from California and the L.A. area though, so I’d love to go back.</p>

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<p>Oh! I’m also fluent in American Sign Language (I took it all four years of high school for my foreign language credits) and I teach it to the ALE kids at my school.</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: Regular decision, no scholarships
Date decision postmarked/received: March 24, 2011
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi/Electrical Engineering</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] SAT Total: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 32</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: 770 Math 2, 730 Chem</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.82/4.24</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: School doesn’t rank</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: Chemistry (4), European History (4), English Language (4), Art History (5), Physics C: Mechanics (Planned), English Literature (Planned), Calculus AB (Planned), Physics B (Planned), US Gov. (Planned)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Brought it to a workshop where teachers helped me rigorously edit it for weeks; I wrote in response to the “What Matters to Me and Why” prompt.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: My AP Calc teacher wrote one for me, and so did my AP English Lit teacher</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: V.P. of two clubs, president of one other club, engineering internship, about ~200 volunteer hours[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: CA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Asian</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: F</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: First generation, low income, did not attend any interview</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: This was one of the high-tier colleges I got accepted to along with UCLA; however, I will not be attending USC. I did not apply for any scholarships, and I didn’t apply for financial aid either, so I definitely won’t be coming here. I haven’t ever really intended on attending this school, I just wanted to see if I could get accepted! I guess I “wasted” money on the application, but no regrets here: You only live once. :)</p>

<p>Good luck to all future perspective students!</p>

<p>My friend who also applied here was rejected. If you are interested, you can find his stats at the link below:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-irvine/1082821-uc-irvine-class-2015-decisions-thread-6.html#post12210292[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-irvine/1082821-uc-irvine-class-2015-decisions-thread-6.html#post12210292&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: Regular
Date decision postmarked/received: TODAY
Accepted at which school/major at USC: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT Total: 2060 M: 770, CR: 600, WR: 690
[</em>] ACT: 29 (didn’t submit)
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: 710 Math IIC, 650 Chemistry
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.8X/4.7X
[<em>] Rank: 3/151 (class does not rank though)
[</em>]AP/IB classes: most rigorous available
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: pretty good. about my struggle with allergies and living in a polluted area
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good
[</em>] EC highlights: A LOT[/ul]
Location/Person: San Joaquin Valley

[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male</p>

<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: none really</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I got accepted to UCLA also. I honestly don’t think I would go to USC just because I didn’t receive any scholarships. This was a pretty awesome acceptance though. Congrats to everybody else who got in!!! :)</p>