<p>Date applied: 2010/12/30 Date decision postmarked/received: 2011/3/26 Accepted at which school/major at USC: Leventhal School of Accounting</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] SAT Total: 2160 M: 800, CR: 640, WR: 720,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: Math800 Physics800</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW: 3.68 </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: top10%</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: no</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Im not an excellent writer, but I think that I related some experience during my stay in the US are somewhat special</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: good, with details</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: same with TR</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: This is where Im weak at, I dont have many ecs and the ones I have are really not that unique. Some leadership, but nothing big[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:
[ul]
[li] State or Country: China</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?: nah </p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I think Im going go Trojans!</p>
<p>Most of those accepted in the last week of January and first week of February were interviewed for the Trustee (full tuition) or Presidential (1/2 tuition), or offered the 1/4 tuition Dean’s. Later in the process, 20 of the Trustee awardees were upgraded to the new Mork (full tuition + $5,000) scholarship. It remains to be seen if Mork candidates will be identified before the scholarship interviews or selected from the Trustee/Presidential candidates again this year.</p>
<p>As always, I suggest looking carefully at the posts of those NOT accepted (posts from about 3/23, page 5 on) for a reality check. There were some amazingly well-qualified applicants who got bad news - don’t start feeling like a shoo-in if you see stats similar to yours on an “accepted” post until you have looked at ALL the “rejected” posts.</p>
<p>In addition, please understand that USC looks at the individual, and if you see some unexpected acceptances it is very likely that the individual had an outstanding quality, accomplishment, or experience that made USC particularly want that applicant. (In other words, please do not criticize any of the posters who placed their information on this thread to help YOU understand the admissions process at USC.)</p>
<p>Some notes on the early admits - those posting that they did not receive scholarship notification were either: awarded a Dean’s Scholarship (1/4 tuition) within a few days OR: Interviewed for the Bacc/MD program (which currently does not exist).</p>
<p>And remember, there are many, MANY more scholarships besides the Mork, Trustee, Presidential and Dean’s that are awarded to those accepted in March. And financial aid sometimes makes USC possible for kids who thought they HAD to get a scholarship to attend. Try to be patient and wait for all the awards (both merit and need-based) and acceptances to come in before making your final decisions.</p>
<p>Please keep in mind the freshmen class that entered SC in August of 2011 had around 2900 students enrolled. The sample you are seeing is very small compared to that number. </p>
<p>Students who applied to the art schools had to present an outstanding portfolio or audition, competing against highly talented students from all over the world. There is no way to show here the quality of the portfolio or the talent level of artists and musicians.</p>
<p>In the class there were 247 National Merit Scholars. Only a few of these posted their statistics here on the forum.</p>