USC Fall 2011 STATS ONLY DECISIONS

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
101

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

<p>Date applied: before December 1st
Date decision postmarked/received: March 22nd, Received March 23rd
Accepted at which school/major at USC: School of Cinematic Arts/Film and Television Production </p>

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

<p>[li] SAT Total: 1910 (superscored)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: 800 US History, 620 Literature</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.93/4.41</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 36/582</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: 5 Senior year, 1 Junior Year; All Honors English/History Frosh-Soph.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Great. I poured out my heart and my passions into them. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: I did not read, but I am sure they were amazing. One letter was from a faculty member at the School of Cinematic Arts that I know very well and took a class from. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: None</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: President of Operation Save Darfur Club, Regional Coordinator with Darfur Dream Team, Internship at OC Human Trafficking Task Force, Model United Nations all 4 Years, MUN Senior Teacher, Have won many awards for my filmmaking including one from the UN World Food Program, Youth leader at Church Youth Group, Worship Leader/Musician for church</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[list]
[li] State or Country: California</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Asian </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: NFAA: YoungArts winner and finalist in Cinematic Arts, US Presidential Scholar in the Arts Candidate, attended USC Cinematic Arts Summer Program in 2009, Dad went to USC. I have a strong passion for those in need, and that really showed throughout my essays, visual submission, and everything that I am involved in. </p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: USC has been my dream school since I have been in elementary school. And to get into the film program is amazing! I did not receive any scholarships, but I am so excited! I will be attending USC! Fight on! =)</p>

102

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

<p>Date applied: Around Thanksgiving
Date decision postmarked/received: received today (24th)
Accepted at which school/major at USC: CLAS-Psychology</p>

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

<p>[li] SAT Total: 2270 M: 750, CR: 720, WR: 800,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: Literature 700, Math II 730, US History 680</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.6/3.9</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: not at my school</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: Bio, US History, European History --AB Calc, Art History, Physics in progress</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: wrote about learning my religious experience with dance at a program at Cambridge University in England</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: I had both teachers last year and this year and one is my homeroom advisor so I guess pretty good</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: good? I don’t know but my senior class has under 90 people so the counselors work well with us</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: Dance, Worked at library for community service, peer tutoring, senior editor of yearbook, clubs[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: NorCal</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: private college prep</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: caucasian</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: grandmother went there, interview?</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: after not getting into ucla (expected to get rejected) or ucsd (my other top choice), I am almost definitely going here!!!</p>

103

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

<p>Date applied: 11/21/10
Date decision postmarked/received: Received 11/24
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Economics/Mathematics with Pre-Med at the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences</p>

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

<p>[li] SAT Total: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 35 Composite, 33 E, 35 M, 34 R, 36 S</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.92 UW</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 40/400-ish (UW rank)</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: 5 - Calculus BC, 4 - World History/US History/English Language/Statistics, 3- Biology, Currently Taking English Lit/Chemistry/Psychology</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: My essay was good in my opinion, very personal details, reviewed by my AP Lit teacher and improved upon from my EA school.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: One amazing rec by CA teacher.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: I’d imagine it was quite good.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: VP - Junior Achievement Company, 4 years Track, 2 years Football, 1 year Cross Country, Math Team, NHS, Cashier/Bagger at Grocery Store, Race Volunteering (Special Olympics, 5k’s, JDRF), NHS[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: WI</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Large Public (~2000)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Chinese</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: Test Scores, GPA, interesting EC mix</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: There is no better feeling than holding up the large red folder with “Welcome to the Trojan Family” on the front. It’s been a long and emotional ride - especially through the scholarship acceptances - and while I’m disappointed I didn’t receive one, I’M STILL A TROJAN! As of now, it looks like I will be calling Los Angeles my home for the next four years. Fight On!</p>

104

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: Nov.'10
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/24/11
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi School of Engineering- Mechanical Engineering
Stats:
SAT Total: 1970 M:670 CR: 650, WR: 650,</p>

<p>ACT: na
SAT Subject Tests: Math II 680
GPA-UW/W:3.75/4.05
Rank: 18/578
AP/IB classes: Calculus AB, Eng. Lit, Eng. Comp., AP Statisics
Subjective:
Essays:Put alot of effort into them. Long Prompt about perserverence
Teacher Recs: None
Counselor Rec: Excellent also submitted a letter from employer
EC highlights: African American Leadership organizations, yearly paid summer work, active in Video production on campus</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: California
School Type: large publicEthnicity: X</p>

<p>Gender: male
Other Factors, hook?: AA Male interested in math and engineering
General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: My dream school… very excited!</p>

105

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

<p>Date applied: November 27th
Date decision postmarked/received: March 24th
**Accepted at which school/major at USC: College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences - Biological Sciences ** </p>

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

<p>[li] SAT Total: 2270 M: 740, CR: 740, WR: 790,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 33</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: 790 Math Level 2; 750 Spanish; 740 Biology-M</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.9/4.5</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: Top 4% (402 students); I don’t know my exact rank.</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: AP Calc BC (4), AP Bio (4), AP English Lang/Comp (4), AP US History (4)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: I wrote about my California immersion trip</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Didn’t read, but assuming that one is good and one is average/decent</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read; I have a very good relationship with my counselor so I’m assuming it was quite good.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: Competitive League Bowling, Newspaper Staff Writer, Medical Explorers’ Program, NHS/CSF, Tae Kwon Do, Hospital Volunteering, Church Volunteering, California Service Trip, Freshmen Orientation Leader, etc.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: CA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Private Catholic</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Asian </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’m so happy! I think I’m in line to get the NMF Presidential Scholarship, but I’m not sure yet. If so, I will definitely consider coming to USC! Congrats everyone!</p>

106

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: 1/11/11
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/22
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marshall :)</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT Total: DIDNT TAKE :wink:

  • ACT: 29 (31 E, 30 M, 29, R, 26 S)
  • SAT Subject Tests: NAHH
  • GPA-UW/W: 3.8/4.2
  • Rank: TOP 20%
  • AP/IB classes: 5 (AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMP, AP CHEMISTRY, AP ENGLISH LITERATURE COMP, AP STATISTICS, AP BIOLOGY)
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: AWESOME

  • Teacher Recs: AWESOME
  • Counselor Rec: AWESOME
  • EC highlights: LOTS OF ECs, BUT PRESIDENT OF AN AWESOME GROUP
    </code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: NEW YORK

  • School Type: PRIVATE
  • Ethnicity: HISPANIC
  • Gender: MALE
    </code></pre>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: NAHH</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…? GOT INTO MY DREAM SCHOOL!</p>

107

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Date applied: November 27th
Date decision postmarked/received: March 24th
Accepted at which school/major at USC: applied to Viterbi</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 1900
ACT: 30
SAT Subject Tests: 690 Math Level 2; 740 Chemistry 730 Physics
GPA-UW/W: 3.9/4.1
Rank: Top 5% #13
AP/IB classes: AP Calc BC , AP Physics, AP US Gov/Econ, AP US History (3) took AP Chem test (3) Honor Chemistry, Bio
Subjective:
Essays: Not good enough, obviously
Teacher Recs: Pretty good
Counselor Rec: n/a
EC highlights: Eagle Scout, Housebuilding trips, vrs volunteer work in community; V and JV sports</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Cauc
Gender: Male
Other Factors, hook?: None </p>

<p>Think there is a chance of appealing?</p>

108

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

<p>Date applied: Dec. 1st, 2010
Date decision postmarked/received: Mar. 24, 2011
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Popular Music Major - Thornton</p>

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

<p>[li] SAT Total: 2000 M: 670, CR: 690, WR: 640,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.5/4.2</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: AP Lang/Comp (4), AP Lit/Comp (TBD), AP Music Theory (subscores 2 and 4 on the test prior to taking the course, scores TBD this year)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: I wrote about a school project and how it helped me discover a unique and artistic career opportunity. I thought it was pretty good.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: 1: Musical Theatre teacher; she’s known me for four years and no doubt wrote me an excellent rec.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: 1: Another positive rec.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: Many music/arts ECs including choir (student leader and recurring soloist locally and on tour in China), 4 rock/r&b bands, Armenian Food Festival performer, principal role in musical, etc.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: VA, USA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public (county’s Center for the Arts)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Caucasian (European/Armenian)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Applied by scholarship deadline but didn’t fill out FAFSA, no scholarship info yet; will decide whether or not to attend after receiving all other admissions decisions. USC is one of my top 3 choices to attend.</p>

109

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

<p>(This is for my D)</p>

<p>Date applied: 11/30
Date decision postmarked/received: Mar 22/Mar 24
CLAS/Psychology Pre-Law:
Stats:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] SAT Total: did not submit,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 32</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: did not submit</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: UW 3.65/4</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: 4</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: strong</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: only submitted counselor rec</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: very strong</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: 200+ hrs community service, summer & school year jobs as counselor/dance teacher, varsity sports, choir, orchestra & dance, [list]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[list]
[li] State or Country: Illinois</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Selective enrollment Public HS</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Bi-racial (black & white)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: URM</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Nat’l Achievement Scholar, applied for other outside scholarships. Plan to attend if $$ works out :D</p>

110

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: Late November
Date decision postmarked/received: March 24th
Accepted at which school/major at USC: (Dornsife) College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences: Political Science, Pre-Law emphasis</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: X</p>

<p>ACT: 29 </p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests: X</p>

<p>GPA-UW/W: 3.91/4.36</p>

<p>Rank: 6/492</p>

<p>AP/IB classes: 9 AP, 2 Honors, 3 College Courses</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: Pretty good. Wrote about aspirations of becoming a public servant, being raised by a single parent, how my perspective on society has evolved throughout my life. </p>

<p>Teacher Recs: 10/10 from Math teacher (said I was the best student he’s ever had in 16 years), 9/10 Spanish teacher (excellently written, said I was among best students he’s had).</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: 10/10 Great. Also, submitted one from Senator that I interned for. </p>

<p>EC highlights: State Senate Intern, Boys State, Serve as Youth Commissioner on 2 boards for city and county, ASB VP, Varsity Speech and Debate champ, Varsity Track and Field, Founding President of my school’s JSA, Senate/Assembly Commendation, CSF Lifetime, political campaigning, comm. service at local hospital…</p>

<p>Location: Northern California</p>

<p>School Type: Mediocre Public HS</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Mexican, Armenian</p>

<p>Gender: Male</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: Had a great interview, demonstrated interest by visiting?</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: So excited to receive admission offer, I have always wanted to go here! And, after getting rejected by UCLA (Bruins suck) this was great! Probably end up here unless I get into a few others on East Coast or big scholarship from GW.</p>

111

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

<p>Date applied: I don’t remember lol
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/24 received
Accepted at which school/major at USC: n/a</p>

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

<p>[li] SAT Total: 1840 M: 610, CR: 620, WR: 610,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 26</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: English Lit (550), US History (590), Math 2 (610)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.6/4.05</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 45/409</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: 8 AP classes</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Terrible, I cranked it out in one night, so I didn’t exactly expect to be accepted.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: 7/10 Teacher wrote me one in 4 hours, it was slightly generic, but it highlighted some good points</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: 2/10 terrible, generic</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: CSF, Writing club(founder, president, advisor), Interact club (vice president)[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: Northern CA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Chinese</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: F</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: first generator</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I wasn’t expecting to get in lol. I didn’t apply to any of the scholarships they sent and didn’t even send them my tax forms for financial aid. I only applied because my parents wanted me to.</p>

112

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: Mid november
Date decision postmarked/received: Received today, March 24th
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Accepted into Broadcast Journalism at Annenberg</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2010
ACT: didn’t take
SAT Subject Tests: Took none :open_mouth:
GPA-UW/W: 3.7, not sure about weighted
Rank: School doesn’t rank
AP/IB classes: IB Precalculus Honors 2 years ago, AP Calculus last year, IB English, IB History of the Americas 1, 2,& 3, IB Cold War, IB English 12, IB Chemistry A, IB Chemistry B, IB French 3, IB French 4 (some of these classes are from junior year, some senior)
Subjective:
Essays: Main essay was very creative and well written, a little off of the prompt but apparently it worked? Short answers were solid.
Teacher Recs: Read one, it was good, didn’t read the other one
Counselor Rec: Probably generic
EC highlights: Lead producer of School’s TV broadcast, 3rd year member on school drill team, vice president of Key Club</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: WA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Other Factors, hook?: Probably helped that i applied for broadcast journalism major with lots of experience in broadcast journalism, have taken broadcast journalism class for four years + lead producer of tv broadcast</p>

113

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: End of November
Date decision postmarked/received: Received today, March 24th
Accepted at which school/major at USC: College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Polysci, Prelaw</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2090
ACT: n/a
SAT Subject Tests: n/a
GPA-UW/W: 3.6/ 4.6
Rank: 27/700
AP/IB classes: AP- World History, US History, Stats- 4 on all of those. Currently in English Language and Composition, Econ, and Government</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: Talked about the change in surroundings from moving from California to a very conservative town in South Carolina and how it taught me how judging people can be etc etc. For the short answers, I talked about wanting to go into corporate law and an activity important to me is competitive cheerleading
Teacher Recs: Didn’t read, both love me
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, she loves me
EC highlights: Competitive cheerleading which probably made me stand out from most people applying to RHP; like 6 clubs; Duke Tip scholar and Center for the Summer Studies attendee</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: South Carolina
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Other Factors, hook?: I talked about how I wasn’t perfect.</p>

114

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

<p>Date applied: Jan 10
Date decision postmarked/received:Friday/Sat, March 25/26
(Applied to Marshall School of Business)</p>

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

<p>[li] SAT Total: X M: X, CR: X, WR: X,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 30 (took once)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.5, 3.8</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: no rank</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: 7 AP’s, 3 Honors</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays: Thought it was good, but not amazing</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Teacher really liked me</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Probably generic</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: Varsity Baseball, Volunteer coach & counselor, random clubs, Took a college class at a prestigious college over the summer and got an A-</p>[/li]
<p>[li] State or Country: Northern VA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public, high ranked</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: White</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?:Not really. No interview, no legacy. Just a regular applicant</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: (Haven’t actually gotten the letter, but I assume I will be rejected as other kids from my school got in and I haven’t heard anything yet. Will edit later)
Didn’t really expect to get in, but thought I might get lucky. Has been my dream school for awhile, but I knew with my low grades I would be a longshot. Will be attending the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, studying business. Maybe I will transfer if I don’t like living in a freezing cold cornfield, or maybe I will look into applying to USC Law in a few years. Until then, adios. Thanks to everyone who has been supportive on the message boards; the last few days have been quite a ride. Congrats to everyone who got in!</p>

115

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

<p>Date applied: October 30
Date decision postmarked/received: March 24
Accepted at which school/major at USC: X</p>

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

<p>[li] SAT Total: 1860 M: 540, CR: 700, WR: 620</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 27</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: US History: 660, Lit: 640</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.65/3.71</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: AP US History, AP Art History, AP Chemistry, AP Psychology</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Humorous</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Really good</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Decent probably</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: X[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: San Francisco</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Private</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: White</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: None apparently haha.</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Headed to UCSB now, yaaaay!</p>

116

<p>ill be joining you if i dont get a letter tmrw!</p>

117

<p>**Decision: Spring Admit **</p>

<p>Date applied: 11/30/10
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/24/11
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Poly Sci</p>

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

<p>[li] SAT Total: 1950 M: 690, CR: 680, WR: 580,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 31</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: MIIC 800 Chem 740 Bio M 720</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.85/4.41</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 19/266</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: Bio, Eng Lang/Lit, Chem, US Gov, Micro/Macro Econ</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: alright</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: average to good</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: great</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: Mock Trial, MUN, Block J, Volleyball, band, yearbook, CSF, NHS[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: CA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Catholic</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…?: Not much, congrats, Im probly goin to UCLA instead tho :p</p>

118

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: 11/30/2010
Date decision postmarked/received: Received March 24 2011
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi: Chemical Engineering</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 2130</li>
<li>ACT: 29 </li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: Math II 660, Chem 630, French 640</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: 3.77/4.18</li>
<li>Rank: 7/38 (Small Private School)</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: Junior Year- AP Language/Comp, AP Calculus AB, US History, AP Chemistry, French IV. Senior Year- AP Calculus BC, AP Lit/Comp, AP European History, AP Physics C, Biology (Most rigorous schedule possible at school)</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: Very good, but not my best writing</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Probably strong (AP Chem teacher and US History teacher who both knew me very well)</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Very strong</li>
<li>EC highlights: Principal cellist of school orchestra and acclaimed local symphony, accomplished pianist, captain of Varsity XC Team (State Championship qualifier), MVP of Varsity Tennis, Track&Field, Pre-Calculus Tutoring</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: California</li>
<li>School Type: Very small but rigorous private</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: Nothing, really. Didn’t interview. Was very ill on SAT II test day.</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…? Applied by scholarship deadline but received none. USC not my top choice, and might be way over my budget, but in my top 5. Was rejected by UC Berkeley, UCSD (Engineering), and UCLA. Accepted to Cal Poly SLO Engineering.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: Late November
Date decision postmarked/received: March 24th
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi, undecided engineering</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2190, 800CR, 700W, 690M</p>

<p>ACT: X </p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests: 770 Math II, 680 Physics</p>

<p>GPA-UW/W: 4.00/not sure, somewhere around 4.3 maybe?</p>

<p>Rank: school doesn’t rank</p>

<p>AP/IB classes: 3 AP- econ, calc AB, enviro science (all senior year), 4 Honors- spanish 4(senior), honors trig and honors physics(junior), honors chem(soph)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: I wrote my what matters to me and why essay about being a devout college football fan and the lessons I learned from the game</p>

<p>Teacher Recs: didn’t read, one from my English teacher that I’m sure was great, another from my Spanish teacher of two years that was probably so-so</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: pretty generic, my school has a student to counselor ratio of 725:1 </p>

<p>EC highlights: 5 hours of dance a week outside of school and danced since I was three, part of high school dance program, officer in a club that helps 5th graders complete science fair projects, CSF, NHS, National Spanish Honor Society, Interact Club, volunteer at dance camps every summer, etc</p>

<p>Location: Northern California</p>

<p>School Type: Public, very competitive</p>

<p>Ethnicity: White</p>

<p>Gender: F</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: double legacy, interview with my actual admissions rep</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: My whole life I’ve dreamt of going to USC!! I’m so excited, but I’m keeping an open mind, and I’ll make my final decision after visiting both USC and UCLA. Still, there’s a high possibility I’ll be seeing some of you in the fall!! Congrats to all who were accepted! Fight on!</p>

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

<p>Date applied: 11/30/10
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/24/11
Accepted at which school/major at USC: School of Cinematic Arts - Writing for Film and Television</p>

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

<p>[li] SAT Total: 2210 M: 690, CR: 720, WR: 800,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: 680 Literature; 690 Math I; 670 Latin</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.8/4.8</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: ~15/850</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: 13 AP’s by end of high school</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: A good balance of personality and concrete information.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Nice personal letters from English, Art History, and Latin teachers</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: 4 years as editor on yearbook staff, 3 years as member of school quiz bowl team (captain, senior year), member of 4 honor societies, community service, tutoring.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: FL</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public HS</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Caucasian</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: Must have been something!</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Waiting to hear about financial aid. Good chance of attendance, though.</p>