USC Fall 2012 STATS ONLY DECISIONS

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<p>[noparse]
*Decision: Accepted *
*Decision: Rejected *</p>

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

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

<p>[li] SAT Total: X M: X, CR: X, WR: X,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: X/X</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: X</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Essays: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: X[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:[ul][li] State or Country: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: X</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: X[/li][/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: X</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?: X[/noparse]</p>

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<p>If it works, it should look like this:</p>

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

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

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: X M: X, CR: X, WR: X,
[</em>] ACT: X
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: X
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: X/X
[<em>] Rank: X
[</em>]AP/IB classes: X
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: X
[</em>] Teacher Recs: X
[<em>] Counselor Rec: X
[</em>] EC highlights: X[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: X
[</em>] School Type: X
[<em>] Ethnicity: X
[</em>] Gender: X[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: X</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC...?: X</p>

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

<p>Date applied: December 1
Date decision postmarked/received: January 26th
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife, Undecided</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2140 M: 740, CR: 690, WR: 710,
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: 800, 800, 790, 750
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.0
[<em>] Rank: 1/171
[</em>]AP/IB classes: 8 AP tests, 1 IB test. IDBP Candidate
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Okay essays, I didn’t spend that much time polishing them.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Hopefully good. My teachers liked me well enough.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Same as above.
[</em>] EC highlights: NHS President, Interact Vice-President, ASB[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: Los Angeles
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: X</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: My best friend told me we could split an apartment my sophomore year, and it’s close to home. If I get the scholarship, it’ll be very hard to turn down :D.</p>

<p>If you want my full stats you can stalk me and read my chance me thread.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: By December 1
Date decision postmarked/received: January 26th
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife, Mathematics</p>

<p>Stats: </p>

<p>Good enough to get in, I guess. </p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Same as above. </p>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>State or Country: San Diego
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
</code></pre>

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

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: </p>

<p>Up for Trustee Scholarship</p>

<p>Accepted
Marshall - Business Administration</p>

<p>My chance thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1221142-chance-me-top-schools-please.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1221142-chance-me-top-schools-please.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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

<p>Date applied: Before Dec 1.
Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25 (Visit from the Director of Admissions) :slight_smile:
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marshall, BA</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2340 M: 800, CR: 780, WR: 760,
[</em>] SAT Subject Tests: Bio M 800, Math Level 2 800
[<em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.99/4.44
[</em>] Rank: 2/109
[<em>]AP/IB classes: 8
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[<em>] EC highlights: ASB Class President 3 years, Key Club President, Varsity Tennis Captain, Co-Founded Clothing Company[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][</em>] State or Country: SoCal
[<em>] School Type: Religious Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: M[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: ?</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Offered the interview to be a Trustee Scholar.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: Before Dec 1.
Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25 (Visit from the Director of Admissions)
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife
Stats:
SAT Total: 2320 M: 760, CR: 780, WR: 780,
SAT Subject Tests: Chem 770, USH 790
GPA-UW/W: 3.85/4.35 (now 3.87/4.44
Rank: 2nd decile (~16%)
AP/IB classes: 11
Subjective:
Essays: Good
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Good
EC highlights: President of Linguistics Club, not sure what else
Location/Person:
State or Country: SoCal
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: M
Other Factors, hook?: ?</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Offered the interview to be a Trustee Scholar.<br>
(stole from above person :P)</p>

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

<p>Date applied: November 30
Date decision postmarked/received: January 25 / 26 (Received)
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Annenberg / Print and Digital Journalism</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2130 M: 740, CR: 670, WR: 720,
[</em>] SAT Subject Tests: 630 Physics, 620 Math Lvl 2 (not great, but not really pertaining to my major anyway)
[<em>] GPA-UW/W: 4.465 weighted
[</em>] Rank: 13/564
[<em>]AP/IB classes: World History (5), Physics (5), English Language (5), Calculus AB (4), Chemistry (3). Calculus BC, English Literature, and Government this year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: They were passionate and made USC sound like a fit for me. Annenberg statement was the strongest.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: One from my journalism adviser of 3 years. Another one from my English teacher, who is also a journalist. Didn’t read them, but they were probably good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I have a good relationship with my counselor, so probably good as well.
[<em>] EC highlights: Newspaper Editor-in-Chief, National Honor Society PR Officer, 3 years of Class Council, Speech and Debate captain, local youth leader[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Male[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: National Merit Commended, AP Scholar w/ Distinction</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?:
Presidential Scholarship finalist. It’s very likely I will be attending. So excited!</p>

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

<p>Date applied: Thanksgiving-ish
Date decision postmarked/received: Postmarked 1/25; Received 1/26
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife; Physics</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2400 M: 800, CR: 800, WR: 800,
[</em>] SAT Subject Tests: 800 Chemistry, 800 Math Level 2, 780 Physics, 780 US History, 740 French
[<em>] GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.59
[</em>] Rank: 1/630ish
[<em>]AP/IB classes: 4 AP classes each sophomore and junior year; 6 AP classes senior year. 13 AP tests (all 5’s) through junior year. No IB at my school.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Common App was on mock trial. “Why USC” was meh. My short answers weren’t anything special (though I did say that the condom was the greatest invention of all time…hopefully that made some admissions officers laugh.)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Chemistry teacher/mock trial coach & French teacher I’ve known since freshman year
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Should have been good
[<em>] EC highlights: Mock trial, top SoCal youth orchestra[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][</em>] State or Country: Southern California
[<em>] School Type: Large Public (close to 3000 students)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian-American (Taiwanese parents and ancestors)
[li] Gender: Male[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: My 2 anti-hooks: One is being Asian. The other is that both my parents went to UCLA for grad school.</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I’m a Trustee Scholar Finalist, which is really exciting. USC isn’t my top choice (I probably won’t matriculate unless (1) USC gives me a FA package I can’t refuse and/or (2) the rest of my decision go horribly, horribly wrong. Still, I’m excited to be a prospective Trojan (and meeting some of you at Explore USC)!</p>

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

<p>Date applied: December 1st
Date decision postmarked/received: January 25th
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife/ Biochemistry</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2150 M: 760, CR: 650, WR: 740
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Chemistry 790, Math IIC 770, Biology M 720
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.58
[<em>] Rank: top 5% of 55
[</em>]AP/IB classes: 8
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good
[</em>] EC highlights: Community Service Council, Environmental Club President, Christian Club Co-founder/President, Student Mentor, CEO of Student store, Varsity Basketball, Honors Orchestra[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type: Independent
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian-American (Taiwanese parents and ancestors)
[</em>] Gender: Female[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: Legacy, 2 Clinic Internships and 1 Research internship at a university in Taiwan, Stayed in a Fijian village for a week doing community service, boarding school…</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Presidential Scholarship Finalist. Not my top school, but I’m definitely excited for this!</p>

<p>On behalf of my D:</p>

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

<p>Date applied: Nov 30?
Date decision postmarked/received: Received Jan 27
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi School of Engineering
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2140 M: 710, CR: 740, WR: 690,
[</em>] ACT: 35 (R36,M35,S34,R34)
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Physics 700, Math II 690
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.93/4.08
[<em>] Rank: 33/441
[</em>]AP/IB classes: 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Feedback was good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Don’t know but math teacher in a later rec said very good things.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea but this counselor is no help at all
[</em>] EC highlights: Not much; XC two years, NHS, various other clubs. Have a job lifeguarding. Lived in England so earned Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award in 10th grade.[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: Colorado
[</em>] School Type: Public high school in affluent Denver suburb
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian/Asian
[</em>] Gender: F[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: Legacy, lived overseas (no idea if this helped)</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Presidential Scholar Finalist, excited but still waiting to hear from other schools (Harvey Mudd, Santa Clara, Rice, WUStl)</p>

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

<p>Date applied: Before December 1
Date decision postmarked/received: Jan 26/Jan 27
**Accepted at which school/major at USC: ** Dornsife/Undecided. I applied to Thornton but they don’t send out decisions until later. </p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2040 M: 680, CR: 660, WR: 700,
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: X
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.99/4.99
[<em>] Rank: 1/92
[</em>]AP/IB classes: English Language and Composition (4), Calculus AB (this year).
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Spent forever on them, had many drafts! Chose option 1 for the personal statement.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good. Written by: ASB Adviser of 5 years, Trig teacher.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, but I would assume it was decent.
[</em>] EC highlights: ASB (5 years, Treasurer 2 years, Activities Director 1 year), Yearbook (2 years, Editor 1 year) NHS (2 years, Vice President 1 year), Senior Leadership Team (1 year; Treasurer), HOSA, Appreciation Ambassador at Lifestream Blood Bank, created promotional company. [/ul]</p>

<p>Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: Southern California (San Bernardino County)
[</em>] School Type: Small Charter/Research School
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: Female [/ul]Other Factors, hook?: Getting my Associates Degree in May (a month before I graduate High School)</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Definitely going to USC! Fight on!</p>

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

<p>Date applied: Before December 1st
Date decision postmarked/received: Jan 27
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife/Narrative Studies</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2300 M: 760, CR: 770, WR: 770,
[</em>] ACT: N/A (did not take)
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: World History 800, Spanish 730
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 4.36/4.00 (weighted; school doesn’t calculate UW)
[<em>] Rank: 29/1299
[</em>]AP/IB classes: 7 before this year (all 5s with the exception of one 4); currently taking 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Showed my love for USC and what I’m passionate about.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Probably awesome. My teachers love me and I love them. They’re both sponsors of two of the clubs I’m in charge of.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good. It’s hard to get to know your counselor in my school (or for your counselor to know you) but I tried my best and he seems to like me.
[</em>] EC highlights: President of 3 clubs (found 2), tutored kids aged 3rd grade and up for four years, various writing competitions with state-level recognition, and volunteered every Saturday for one organization for 3 years. [/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: TX
[</em>] School Type: Large public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female [/ul]Other Factors, hook?: NMSF
General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?:
Up for Presidential. I REALLY, REALLY want to go but honestly I have to wait and see what happens in terms of financial aid/other colleges. I might not be able to afford USC even with Presidential. BUT STILL, SO EXCITED AND HAPPY! :)</p>

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

<p>Date applied: 11/30/11
Date decision postmarked/received: Received 1/27/12
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Leventhal, Accounting</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2330 M: 790, CR: 780, WR: 760,
[</em>] ACT: 36
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Math II (800), US History (800), Chemistry (780)
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 4.00/4.75
[<em>] Rank: 1/422
[</em>]AP/IB classes: 1 sophomore year, 5 junior year, 6 senior year. 7 tests taken, all 5’s.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good. Wrote about my flute teacher of six years (most influential person).
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good. One from junior year English teacher, other from my calculus teacher.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great.<br>
[</em>] EC highlights: President of NHS, Senior Board Director of Key Club, 3-year varsity cross country, 2-year varsity track, 3-time All-State flutist (all 2nd or 3rd in state), work and volunteer as a tutor[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: New Mexico (moved from Arizona after sophomore year)
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[</em>] Gender: Female[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, winner of Siemens Award for Advanced Placement</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Trustee Scholarship finalist.</p>

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

<p>Date applied: 11/26
Date decision postmarked/received: 1/27
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2320 M: 760, CR: 760, WR: 780,
[</em>] ACT: X
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Math 2 (800), Physics (740)
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 4.496 W
[<em>] Rank: 2
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Calc AB, Calc BC, Physics, English & Composition, Stats, Chem, English Literature, US History
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: 9/10
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Only seen one from journalism teacher, but it was good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea
[</em>] EC highlights: 2x state chess champion, newspaper story editor. That’s the main stuff. [/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: Indiana
[</em>] School Type: medium sized public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: none</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?:</p>

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

<p>Date applied: Dec. 1st
Date decision postmarked/received: January 25th/January 27th
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife/Neuroscience</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: N.A.
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Bio (E) 780, Math II 740
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.96/4.850
[<em>] Rank: 2/348
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Have taken 9 thus far (one 4, the rest 5s)
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Common App I thought 7/10, but was apparently better (?), supplement 9/10
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Probably good to very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably generic, so just average
[</em>] EC highlights: Several science groups/other science activities, NHS, founded environmental club, founded chess club, volunteer at church (primary) and other smaller places. That’s the main stuff.[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>]
[</em>] School Type: Relatively small, public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[</em>] Gender: M[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: National Merit Semifinalist, AP National Scholar</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I’m very excited! Am being interviewed for Trustee. Not sure if I’ll be attending (largely depends on whether I get a scholarship or not), but certainly hope it works out for the best! Thank you so much to all the helpful posters on here (especially alamemom), it has been greatly appreciated throughout this entire process.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (Posting for my son with his permission as he does not have a cc account)</p>

<p>Date applied: 11/15
Date decision postmarked/received: checked online 1/27/12</p>

<p>Accepted at which school/major at USC: SCA: Film Production</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2010 M: 650, CR: 650, WR: 710,
ACT: not taken
SAT Subject Tests: None
GPA-UW/W: 4.0/ 4.6
Rank: 1/358
AP classes: 6</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: worked hard on them- told they were interesting and different</p>

<p>Teacher Recs: Didn’t see them, but told they were excellent</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, but she said it was one of her strongest</p>

<p>Outside Rec: From a producer of a film I worked on, it was amazingly good</p>

<p>EC highlights: made over 30 films, started my own production company, films shown at national and international film festivals where some won awards, guitar in several bands, on cross county and track teams</p>

<p>State or Country: Maryland</p>

<p>School Type: public, very competitive school, with many going to Ivies and top colleges</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Caucasian, Jewish</p>

<p>Gender: M</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook: maybe my passion for film was evident. I LOVE making films, and USC is probably the best place in the world to pursue this interest.</p>

<p>General comments: Thrilled to be a Trustee Scholarship candidate. I have been accepted with some merit money at other schools, but USC is far and away my dream school (and always has been!) and hopefully I will be fortunate enough to get the Trustee scholarship which will make attending USC not only my first choice, but the one that makes the most economic sense, too!</p>

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

<p>Date applied: 11/18
Date decision postmarked/received: 25 Jan / 27 Jan
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2140 M: 710, CR: 740, WR: 690
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: World History: 650, Math I: 750
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: no unweighted/4.1
[<em>] Rank: 1/157
[</em>]AP/IB classes: 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Either went really well or really bad. I wrote about how I wasn’t Vietnamese.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Very good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very good.
[</em>] EC highlights: Army JROTC for four years, Battalion Commander and Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement; Leo Club for four years; PAAC Club founder.[/ul]</p>

<p>Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: HI, one of the outer islands
[</em>] School Type: Public, ~650 students
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F[/ul]</p>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: National Merit Semifinalist. Um, I’m from a small Hawaii school that’s not Punahou or Iolani?</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Presidential Scholarship candidate. I’m happy and excited, because USC is my first choice, but I’m not sure I’ll be going because of monetary costs. Hopefully I have a chance of being bumped up to Trustee.</p>

<p>S posted under my ID:</p>

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

<p>Date applied: Nov 29
Date decision postmarked/received: Jan 25/Jan 27
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Thornton SOM/Jazz Studies</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2110 M: 710, CR: 660, WR: 740,
[</em>] ACT: no
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: no
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.91/no weighted gpa
[<em>] Rank: top 20%
[</em>]AP/IB classes: 8
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: excellent
[</em>] Teacher Recs: excellent for 1, didn’t read other
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good to excellent? didn’t read
[</em>] EC highlights: Mostly music at local, regional, national, 1 award international level[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: WA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: M[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: National Merit Commended, AP Scholar w/ Honor, Multiple Music Awards</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Spent a lot of time on my USC essays showing fit. Offered Presidential Scholarship interview. Audition required for SOM went very well. One of my top 2 choices - very excited.</p>

<p>Decision (posted for my daughter) Accepted
Date applied: October
Date Accepted: 1/27
Accepted school: BA Theatre
Stats; SAT single sitting: Math:750, CR: 770, WR:800- 2320
ACT: not taking
SAT 2: Math 790, Lit 730, spanish 730
GPA 3.78
school doesn’t rank
AP- 3 senior year, not allowed until junior year
Subjective-
Essays: worked hard- told they were great
teacher and counselor recs; didn’t see but told they were great
EC Highlights: 3 years each for acting company, choir, cheer, studied abroad second semester junior year, attended USC summer theater program, active in BBYO
gender- F
state- Texas
school- private and competitive
other hooks- made love for USC evident
General comments: so thrilled to be a presidential candidate!!!</p>

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

<p>Date applied: December 1
Date decision postmarked/received: January 25
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife; Mathematics</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2370 M: 800, CR: 770, WR: 800
[</em>] SAT Subject Tests: US History: 800, Math 2: 800, Biology-M: 760, Literature: 750
[<em>] GPA (W): 4.61/5
[</em>] Rank: 6/270
[<em>]AP classes: Biology (4), Statistics (5), English Language (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), European History, Physics B, Calculus BC, Computer Science A, English Literature, French (independent study)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Straightforward and decent.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Okay?
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Okay?
[<em>] EC highlights: Cross country captain, math team captain, volunteering, research[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][</em>] State or Country: Connecticut
[<em>] School Type: Public ~1200 students
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[*] Gender: Male[/ul]**General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: **I am an NMSF so I will probably be an NMF, which means a guaranteed half-tuition scholarship. I don’t think I will be attending though since I was admitted to UChicago.</p>