USC Fall 2011 STATS ONLY DECISIONS

symmetricalshine · March 26, 2011, 4:55pm

**Decision: Accepted! **

Date applied: In January sometime before the regular deadline, aka not the scholarship deadline
Date decision postmarked/received: March 24th, 2011
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marshall’s School of Business, Business Administration

Stats:[ul]

[li] SAT Total: 2250 M:740, CR: 740, WR: 770,[/li]
[li] SAT Subject Tests: MATH IIC: 740, BIO(M): 760, LIT: 730[/li]
[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.7/4.2[/li]
[li]AP/IB classes: AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Studio Art, AP Psychology, AP Literature, AP Environmental Science[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Very strong; I chose the overcoming challenges prompt and wrote about my summer internship at a Stanford stem cell/cardiovascular lab that challenged both my intellect and my morals. I also wrote about ten years of art experience and how that’s taught me to appreciate a different way of looking at life. [/li]
[li] Teacher Recs: Very strong, I had two letters from teachers who I regularly converse with and I had them for tough classes. I also had a letter of rec from my professor at Stanford. [/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: Not too sure about this one, our counselors deal with about 200 students each and the rec tends to be pretty generic. [/li]
[li] EC highlights: Co-Founder of various organizations such as our school’s TV Station where I’m Director of Journalism (VP), I work as an advertisement manager for our school’s self-funded student run newspaper (24 page papers on average, half in color) and bring in 2000 dollars of revenue per month, Stanford Summer Internship, 400+ Community Service hours devoted to working with kids, National Honors Society, Tennis player, 10 years of art + numerous awards. There’s more but I can’t really recall off the top of my head… [/ul][/li]
Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: IN/IN[/li]
[li] School Type: Public[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: Asian[/li]
[li] Gender: F[/li]
[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: National Merit Finalist

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: As an in state student, I have to say that the UC system is completely screwed. The acceptances this year were ridiculous and weirdly skewed, with a large majority of the people accepted being from out of state… not to mention the lack of money and the difficulty to get classes, let alone change majors. I think I’m going to go to USC with a half ride from the National Merit Presidential scholarship, just because it’s around the same price as a UC and I think I’ll have a better academic opportunities here than at UCLA. Plus only Cal’s Haas is better than Marshalls from what I’ve been accepted to so far… it’s a tough call. But we’ll see.

durhambull · March 26, 2011, 8:21pm

Decision: Rejected

Date applied: By the deadline, don’t remember the exact date
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/26
Accepted at which school/major at USC: College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences

Stats:
SAT Total: 2200, 780V 700M 720W (only took it once)

ACT: N/A

SAT Subject Tests: 700 Lit, 730 Math I

GPA-UW/W: Don’t really know. Transferred Schools after my sophomore year, and the new school doesn’t blend the two. Between 3.8 and 3.9 with positive grade trend, as had a 4.0 first semester of Senior year.

Rank: School doesn’t rank

AP/IB classes: AP BioMed (unique spin on AP Biology from my school, included 9 week Histology Research Project, a Biomedical Expo, and study of medical ethics. This was a two-period class), AP Spanish, AP U.S. Gov’t and Politics, AP Statistics, AP Physics. NOTE: My school only allows upperclassmen to take AP classes, so I could only do 5. Rigor of my classes was the highest possible.

Subjective:
Essays: I felt they were very good, if not excellent.

Teacher Recs: Excellent. Didn’t read them, but a Dean from another school quoted them to me in his acceptance letter.

Counselor Rec: Didn’t see it, but I believe it to be excellent, we have a very good relationship.

EC highlights:
-Baseball for four years, JV 9, 10, 11, Varsity 12. The State Athletics Association declared me ineligible for Varsity after my transfer, so that’s why I only had 1 year of Varsity
-Highly competitive travel baseball teams since the age of 10. Played with future major league players, many of whom were selected in the past two drafts. Baseball has been incredibly time-consuming and required a lot of dedication, something I made very clear in my application.
-National Honor Society
-Founded a Writing Peer Tutoring Center at my school, where I tutor fellow students and review applications for potential tutors.
-Musician. I play the drums and have been a member of two local rock bands in the last two years.

Location/Person:
State or Country: Washington 
School Type: Public for two years, then Private for two.

Ethnicity: White

Gender: Male

Other Factors, hook?: National Merit Scholar? Who knows. No legacy, not first generation, etc.

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Initially surprised I didn’t get in, because someone from my school was admitted who wasn’t quite as qualified. After reading the FAQs they included with the rejection, it’s clear that I am qualified, they just didn’t have room. Oh well! A few other kids just like me were also rejected, so I really can’t feel bad about it. Legacy, first generation, ethnicity, etc, just arent things i can control!

ahughes01 · March 26, 2011, 9:01pm

@durhambull this might sound really weird, but do you go to eastside catholic?

kuroixsora · March 27, 2011, 4:16am

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: Last minute, 11/30
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/23
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Letters, Arts and Sciences for Psychology

Stats:[ul]

[li] SAT Total: 2360 M: 800, CR: 760, WR: 800 (first time)[/li]
[li] ACT: N/A[/li]
[li] SAT Subject Tests: Biology M - 770, Math 2 - 760, US History - 760, Literature - 660[/li]
[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.75/4.14[/li]
[li] Rank: N/A (if our school did rank though, it wouldn’t be very high…)[/li]
[li]AP/IB classes: Junior Year - Calc AB, Biology, US History Senior Year - Literature, Statistics, Spanish, Japanese, Macroeconomics, Environmental Science[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Not my best work. I reread it just now and found a couple of mistakes… Still, it was genuine, warm, and really about perseverance. It was about cross country and how I start out on bottom and worked my way up.[/li]
[li] Teacher Recs: Didn’t read, but my teachers were nice people, so I assume they were good[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but probably positive, though a little generic[/li]
[li] EC highlights: Cross Country(9-12)- Varsity Captain and MVP[/li]-Track and Field (11)
-Volunteered with Autistic Children

Attended Community College Courses in Psychology, Abnormal Psych, Childhood Development
-Tutoring
National Merit Finalist[/ul]

Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: California[/li]
[li] School Type: Public, but very high achieving and academically competitive. Also very large, with 2500 students[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: Japanese[/li]
[li] Gender: Female[/li]
[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: I got nothing. No legacy, no hardships, no interview. I’m very very normal.

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I’m very happy to have gotten in! After being rejected from UCLA and UCSD, my self esteem was starting to take a toll… It is pricey, but I should get half tuition for NMF, and with CA budget cuts, it may be worth it. I see a lot of amazing people being accepted, and I can’t help but feel like my SAT score really helped me out on this one. Right now, I’m deciding between USC and UC. Tough choice.

catlenson · March 27, 2011, 7:29am

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: 12/1 (last minute)
Date decision postmarked/received: received 3/24
Accepted at which school/major at USC: keck school of medicine, global health major

Stats:[ul]

[li] SAT Total: 2350 M: 760, CR: 800, WR: 790,[/li]
[li] ACT: –[/li]
[li] SAT Subject Tests: biology - 720; math II - 780; literature - 750[/li]
[li] GPA-UW/W: unweighted, 3.94 (out of 4)[/li]
[li] Rank: –[/li]
[li]AP/IB classes: chemistry, lit. & comp., US history, comp. politics, calc. ab/bc…and two college math courses (linear algebra and multivariable calculus)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: good, tied it into my major choice[/li]
[li] Teacher Recs: not sure, i’m sure they were pretty solid though[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: good![/li]
[li] EC highlights: church youth group leader, korean language/culture school, editor of school newspaper, various clubs, community service[/ul][/li]
Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: oregon[/li]
[li] School Type: private catholic[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: asian (korean)[/li]
[li] Gender: female[/li]
[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: national merit finalist, first generation college student

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: the scholarship letter i received a while back said that all NMF students are guaranteed the $20k scholarship upon admission, so hopefully that still holds. it’s a generous offer, and USC is my first choice, but santa clara univ. offered me full tuition…so right now, it’s a toss-up right now between USC and SCU :[

bcoop26 · March 28, 2011, 1:37am

**Decision: Rejected **

Date applied: 11/29
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/24
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Applied for Annenberg- Print Journalism

Stats:[ul]

[li] SAT Total: 1950 M: 640, CR: 630, WR: 680[/li]
[li] ACT: 29[/li]
[li] SAT Subject Tests: didn’t send[/li]
[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.42- 3.6 after 1st sem. grades.[/li]
[li] Rank: doesn’t rank.[/li]
[li]AP/IB classes: Junior: APUSH, AP BIO. Sen: AP Art History. Couldn’t fit AP Lit into my schedule, was explained on app. All other courses but 3 math classes Honors.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Good, definitely the highlight of my app. To the point, but said a lot about me. [/li]
[li] Teacher Recs: I’d assume good,only sent one.[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: Good, probably generic.[/li]
[li] EC highlights: [/li]
Relay for like 9-12: Survivor Committee Chair Jr., Event Chair Senior
Humanitarian Club: Vice-President
Varsity Cheerleading 10-12: Most Dedicated and Most Improved
Yearbook Section Editor 11-12
Some minor clubs (Junior Classical League, New England Math League, Freshman Orientation)
I also work 15 hours a week, and had several hundred hours of community service
[/ul]

Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: MA[/li]
[li] School Type: Public, below average[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: White[/li]
[li] Gender: Female[/li]
[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: I interviewed and had an alumni/prof. write a letter on my behalf.

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Thought it was a long shot, not super suprised, but still bummed to get denied from my top- my first rejection too. Definitely was my low GPA that ruined it for me, oh well. Not going to appeal, don’t really like the idea of appealing anyways. Going to a school that actually wants me :)

Ambitious93 · March 28, 2011, 1:08pm

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: December 1, 2010
Date decision postmarked/received: March 26th, 2011
Accepted at which school/major at USC: College of Arts and Sciences
Biological Sciences
Stats:
SAT Total: N/A
ACT: 27 composite
SAT Subject Tests: N/A
GPA-UW/W: 3.96/4.7
Rank: Top 8%
AP/IB classes: AP Environmental Science
Subjective:[list][] Essays: good
[] Teacher Recs: one was excellent, one was okay
[] Counselor Rec: good but counselor was new this year
[] EC highlights: Louisiana State University Summer Internship, Speech and Debate, Youth legislature, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honrs Society

Location/Person:
State or Country: Louisiana
School Type: Small Public
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Other Factors, hook?: I applied through QuestBridge and was a QuestBridge Finalist.

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: N/A

poosnip · March 28, 2011, 10:16pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: Late November 2010
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/24/2011
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Annenberg for Print and Digital Journalism

Stats:[ul]

[li] SAT Total: 1990, M: 660, CR: 650, WR: 680,[/li]
[li] ACT: 30[/li]
[li] SAT Subject Tests: None taken[/li]
[li] GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.3[/li]
[li] Rank: X[/li]
[li]AP/IB classes: Full IB schedule both Junior/Senior years, without testing or taking TOK[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: My general one was about asthma, and my statement of intent for Annenberg was about what a newspaper geek I am. I didn’t find them to be that intriguing.[/li]
[li] Teacher Recs: One, from my newspaper advisor. I read it and felt that it was pretty strong, but I don’t have much to compare it to.[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good! My counselor was my Freshman English teacher. Her and I are pretty close.[/li]
[li] EC highlights: Editor-in-Chief of school newspaper, on the founding editing board of student-run literary magazine, NHS president, Model United nations, one year of student government, two year varisty soccer player, two year varsity track runner (state competition), youth group[/ul][/li]
Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: Oregon[/li]
[li] School Type: Public[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: Caucasian [/li]
[li] Gender: Female[/li]
[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: Didn’t have the opportunity to visit or interview. First-generation student.

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: No idea about my financial aid, but I don’t think I’ll get any merit money at all. My dream school…

matildabrown · March 29, 2011, 3:28am

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: Last minute,
Date decision postmarked/received: 29th march
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Undecided

Stats:
SAT Total: 1650 (out of 2400)
ACT: N/A
SAT Subject Tests: None
GPA- N/A but A. B. C in A level
Rank: N/A
AP/IB classes: None
Statistics
Subjective:
Essays: Must have been pretty good - rushed it though.
Teacher Recs: Didn’t read, but my teachers were nice people, so I assume they were good
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but probably positive, though a little generic
EC highlights: Marathon runner, Law Firm experience

Volunteer work

Location/Person:
State or Country: London
School Type: Private boarding school -high achieving and academically competitive.
Ethnicity: White, british
Gender: Female
Other Factors: Nah

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Have no idea, feel almost guilty, people getting rejected with amaazing stats. I dont even want to go, applied on a whim, then visited it and hated it.

evanjv77 · March 29, 2011, 6:20pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: 1 Dec 2011
Date decision postmarked/received: 25 Jan 2011
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marshall

Stats:[ul]

[li] SAT Total: 2310, M: 800, CR: 710, WR: 800,[/li]
[li] ACT: X[/li]
[li] SAT Subject Tests: Math II: 780, US Hist: 660[/li]
[li] GPA-UW/W: 4.0 UW[/li]
[li] Rank: 1/440[/li]
[li]AP/IB classes: Full IB[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Good, described how persistence helped me in weight training and how I’ll apply it to life and college.[/li]
[li] Teacher Recs: Pretty awesome[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: Decent [/li]
[li] EC highlights: Classical guitar (11 years, professionally recorded), FBLA (4 years, CFO, competed at local, state, and nat’l levels), Coached grade school soccer, Started successful entrepreneurial business (netted several thousand $, started investment stock acct. with profits, gainin 450% annualized ROI), weight training (broke weight class record, 148 weight class, 270 lbs. lifted), misc. volunteering, etc. [/ul][/li]
Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: Oregon[/li]
[li] School Type: Medium-Large Public[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: Pacific Islander[/li]
[li] Gender: Pure man[/li]
[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: Showed initiative, leadership, entrepreneurship

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Got trustee! (full tuition)

motherMD · March 29, 2011, 9:17pm

ACCEPTED

Stats
SAT Total: 2180 M: 760, CR: 730 WR: 690,

ACT: 34

SAT Subject Tests: MATH 2:750, Chemistry:720 US History 760

[4.0/5.3*] GPA-UW/W:

[*1/109] Rank:

AP Classes: [US History-4, Chemistry-5, Art History-5, English language-5, Calculus BC-5, Spanish-4, US Govt-5, taking AP Physics, AP Stat, APES, AP Euro, AP Computer Science classes…also taking AP English lit and AP Human geography(self study) this year. Took most of AP courses school offered.

Subjective
Essays: Probably OK

Teacher Recs: Probably good–didn’t see

Counselor Rec: Assume good–didn’t see

EC highlights:

Class President for 3 years
8 Varsity letters(soccer(3), swimming(4) , track)(1)., All conference swimming junior/senior, All state swimming as senior, captain as well
Bausch and Lomb Science Award
DAR Citizenship award
Leadership awards
District winner regional chemistry competition, Chemistry Club president, winner of national chemistry Video competition
Major Make a Wish volunteer for 7 years…raised 12 K
Community service…soccer coaching, tutoring, crisis assistance,etc
Triathlon champion in 2 states
Winner of several scholarships as junior
Other swimming, soccer awards, some other math awards, highest GPA in class awards, ., Geography Bee,etc,etc

Location/Person:
]
State : NC

School Type: Private, college prep, Christian

Ethnicity: W
Gender: M

[/list]
**Other Factors, hook?:leadership experience, leadership awards and athletic awards. Good interview maybe? Strong ECs in general.

** Scholarship:

Invited to interview for Presidential scholarship and upgraded to Trustee! Looking forward to being a TROJAN!!!
FIGHT ON!

SimpleLife · March 29, 2011, 9:30pm

[size=+1]**Decision: Accepted **<a href=“posting%20for%20my%20son;%20intentionally%20a%20little%20vague%20in%20some%20areas,%20for%20privacy”>/size</a>

Date applied: mid-November
Date decision postmarked/received: 1/24, 1/26
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi Engineering

Stats:[ul]

[li] SAT Total: 2390 (one sitting)[/li]
[li] ACT: 35 (one sitting)[/li]
[li] SAT Subject Tests: 4-800’s and 1-780[/li]
[li] GPA-UW/W: 4.00/4.975 (4.00 scale)[/li]
[li] Rank: 1/~800[/li]
[li]AP/IB classes: All 5’s[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: good?[/li]
[li] Teacher Recs: one was completely amazing; didn’t see the other[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: didn’t see[/li]
[li] EC highlights: lots of music; lots of leadership in music; all-state; 2 other “smaller” EC’s; 5 years at same community service job; music gigs for hire; etc. [/ul] [/li]
Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: [/li]
[li] School Type: very large public[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: white[/li]
[li] Gender: male[/li]
[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: none

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Accepted in January with Presidential Scholarship nomination. Interviewed in March, in hopes of bumping up to Trustee. (NMF – so son was lucky enough to have half-tuition without the interview.) Awarded Presidential in late March. Very grateful and honored. LOVES USC, but simply cannot afford to attend. Wishing all posters the best! Happy trails wherever life takes you! :)

ICanDivideByZero · March 29, 2011, 10:47pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: December 1
Date decision postmarked/received: Postmarked March 22, received March 24
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marshall (Business Administration)

Stats:[ul]

[li] SAT Total: 2100 M: 700, CR: 690, WR: 710,[/li]
[li] ACT: N/A[/li]
[li] SAT Subject Tests: 730 Chem, 740 USH, 670 Math II[/li]
[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.7 UW[/li]
[li] Rank: Terrible! About top 25%.[/li]
[li]AP/IB classes: APUSH, AP Chem, AP Calc AB, AP Stat junior year. AP Bio, AP Gov, AP Calc BC, college in the high school classes for english senior year.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Phenomenal if I do say so myself :P[/li]
[li] Teacher Recs: Great rec. He really likes me.[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: n/a[/li]
[li] EC highlights: Prez of Key Club junior year, regional officer senior year (District level); prez of Science honor society, internship with political campaign 30+hrs/wk (summer 2010), internship at a lab at the University of Washington (summer 2009), varsity XC and Track, robotics stuff, DECA state competitor, Math Honor Society and National Honor Society member[/ul][/li]
Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: Washington[/li]
[li] School Type: Public[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: Caucasian[/li]
[li] Gender: Male[/li]
[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: My grandfather got his PhD there so I don’t know if that counts as legacy? I put his name down on the app.

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Fight on! :D

greenbay300 · March 30, 2011, 1:31pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: before 12/1/2010
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/25/2011
Accepted at which school/major at USC: RHP program, Thornton School of Music, Piano

Stats:[ul]

[li] SAT Total: n/a[/li]
[li] ACT: 32[/li]
[li] SAT Subject Tests: bio 800[/li]
[li] GPA-UW/W: 4.5/4.0[/li]
[li] Rank: n/a[/li]
[li]AP/IB classes: 2010 soph year: bio 5, 2011 junior year: chem, English lit, music theory, physics, US history[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: great[/li]
[li] Teacher Recs: great[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: great[/li]
[li] EC highlights: Prizes winner of State math and science competitions; Prizes winner of International piano competitions [/ul][/li]
Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: Illinois[/li]
[li] School Type: public[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: Asian[/li]
[li] Gender: Male[/li]
[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: n/a

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: received the Dean scholarship and the Thornton Faculty Award scholarship, will cover three quarters of the tuitions?

LCB334 · March 30, 2011, 7:26pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Did Not Submit
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 730, 660
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/463
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5), AP European History (4), AP English Literature (4)
[] AP Pending: AB Calculus, AP Physics B, AP English Language, AP Microeconomics, AP Psychology
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP classes
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Semi-Finalist, Eagle Scout, AP Scholar, Boys State representative, [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Section Leader), Wind Symphony (Section Principle), Full Orchestra (Section Principle), Pit Orchestra, Boy Scouts (Troop Guide), National Honor Society (Officer)
[] Job/Work Experience: Part-time job since freshman year
[] Volunteer/Community service: tons of stuff through Boy Scouts
[] Summer Activities: Boys State (11th grade); work
[] Essays: Pretty decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was amazing; the other pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: average
[] Additional Rec: amazing
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Psychology
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: African American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $100k range
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea, I’m really excited!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Stanford REA, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia, University of Chicago, Rice, Northwestern, UTAustin; Waitlisted: None; Rejected: None

[/ul]General Comments

madelineberger · March 31, 2011, 10:33pm

**Decision: Accepted to SCA! **

Accepted at which school/major at USC: School of Cinematic Arts and the Honors Program. I’m going to apply to Thematic Option too.

Stats:[ul]

[li] SAT Total: 2290 M: 740, CR: 750, WR: 800,[/li]
[li] ACT: n/a[/li]
[li] SAT Subject Tests: Math I: 750, Chem: 720[/li]
[li] GPA-UW/W: [/li]UW: maybe a 3.8, not sure, but I got 3 "B"s and the rest "A"s during freshman-junior years.
W: 4.61

[li] Rank: school doesn’t rank[/li]
[li]AP/IB classes: Lit&Comp, Lang&Comp, FrenchLang, AB Calc, Chem[/li]But I didn’t take any AP tests for some reason. Kind of a dumb choice.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Excellent. And I spent a really really long time on my SCA application and was really honest and open in it.[/li]
[li] Teacher Recs: excellent[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: excellent[/li]
[li] EC highlights: X[/ul][/li]Creator of a really awesome photography service project where we give photo shoots to underprivileged children to make them feel special and beautiful, Photography Club Founder/President, Mock Trial Vice President, School Newspaper Photo Editor and Photography Department Creator/Manager, Freelance Photography (weddings, portraiture, events, etc.), internship with an incredible photographer I love

Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: east coast[/li]
[li] School Type: large public school[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: white[/li]
[li] Gender: female[/li]
[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: nope

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: You bet I’m going!

IUPA2010 · March 31, 2011, 11:14pm

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: Late November
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/24/2011
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Thornton School of Music

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT Total: did not take

ACT: 30
GPA-UW/W: 3.875/school does not weight
Rank: school does not rank
AP: AP English, AP Spanish
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Essays: great (personal)

Teacher Recs: 2 -great ones (1) from academic side (1) from current piano teacher
Counselor Rec: great
EC highlights: yearbook editor, community service, orchestra, book club, NHS, tutoring, lots more…
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

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

School Type: small private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
</code></pre>

Other Factors, hook?: 14 yrs classical piano training, Summer piano programs at Rice & IU, current teacher is piano conservatory level - I had a great audition!!!

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC:no academic scholarships/waiting to hear about merit from Thornton

not sure yet about USC yet - depends on financial aid package/merit
Accepted to Jacobs/IU - academic scholarship & merit scholarship
Applied to UofMich/waitlisted
Applied to Rice - Rejected (not surprised)

madelineberger · March 31, 2011, 11:39pm

oh for my ECs, I forgot to mention theater: played Viola in Twelfth Night for the high school play, Shakespeare programs every summer, photographer for school plays

caliemi16 · April 2, 2011, 12:07am

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: December 3rd ish?
Date decision postmarked/received: March 24
Accepted at which school/major at USC: CLAS Biology

Stats:[ul]

[li] SAT Total: didn’t take[/li]
[li] ACT: 32 (36 reading, 34 english, 28 math, 28 science)[/li]
[li] SAT Subject Tests: 780 literature, 730 us history, 630 math I (ick)[/li]
[li] GPA-UW/W: only unweighted: 4.0[/li]
[li] Rank: 1 of 181 (valedictorian)[/li]
[li]AP/IB classes: Physics, Calc AB, Lit(5), Lang(5), Psychology(5), Bio, Gov, US history(4)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: I wrote about what was important to me and why. Explained how my mom’s oncologists influenced me to become a doctor, and how their influence is important.[/li]Why USC: I wrote about how USC makes it so easy to double major, and how I’m super excited to take advantage of those opportunities.

[li] Teacher Recs: pretty good. sent 4 (2 teachers, guidance counselor, and my principal)[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: good[/li]
[li] EC highlights: lots of involvement with soccer (captain, club team, varsity, referee, youth coach, assistant at youth clinics)[/li]involvement in nhs and french club as well[/ul]

Location/Person:

[ul]
[li] State or Country: wisconsin[/li]
[li] School Type: small, rural[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: white[/li]
[li] Gender: female[/li]
[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: none

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I would love to go to USC but I don’t think that financially it will be practical. It really sucks because this is my dream school… :(

blizzardpenguin · April 17, 2011, 3:55am

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: December 1
Date decision postmarked/received: March 24
Accepted at which school/major at USC: CLAS Chemistry

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT Total: 2330 (780 Reading 800 Math 750 Writing)

ACT: N/A
SAT Subject Tests: 800 Math II 800 Chemistry 800 Physics
GPA-UW/W: only unweighted: 3.81
Rank: N/A
AP/IB Classes: AP US History 4, Calculus BC 5, Chemistry 5, English Literature and Composition 5, European History 3
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Essays: Wrote about my favorite chemistry teacher from my school and his impact on the way I think and essentially live. I thought it was clever.
Why USC: I wrote about the variety of programs available at USC and the ridiculously good networking there. USC would be able to not only give me a great academic foundation, but also the networking tools that facilitate a good life after my undergrad years.

Teacher Recs: I think they were all good. Sent 3 (Latin teacher, chemistry teacher, research mentor)
Counselor Rec: He always liked me and thought highly of me, so I assume that it was good.
EC highlights: Scientific research, Honor Code Committee, and Junior Classical League would definitely have to be my top 3.
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

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

School Type: small, private
Ethnicity: Korean
Gender: male
</code></pre>

Other Factors, hook?: I don’t think I got “hook,” but I like to think of myself is a generally well-rounded person. Although, being a National Merit Semifinalist (later named a Finalist) may have helped.

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I am definitely going to USC, but financial aid may be an issue. Hope they give me enough need-based financial aid :]

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