USC Fall 2012 STATS ONLY DECISIONS

Aleutia · February 1, 2012, 12:00am

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: 10/11/11
Date decision postmarked/received: 1/27/12
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Arts & Sciences/Econ

Stats:
SAT Total: 2350 M:800, CR:780, WR:770,
ACT: 36 (35 E, 36 M, 35 R, 36 S, 10W)
SAT Subject Tests: Math II: 800, Bio-E: 780
GPA-UW/W: 4.00/4.77
Rank: 1/765
AP/IB classes: Chem (5), English Language (5), Bio (5), Microecon (5), Macroecon (5), Art History (5), World History (5), Calc BC (5), Chinese (5)
Subjective:
Essays: About raising money for charity
Teacher Recs: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
EC highlights: Youthroots (President, raise $11,000), Speech and Debate (Captain), Johnson Center (300 volunteer hours), AmeriCorps (won President’s Volunteer Service Award), Tennis (varsity 3 yrs), Internships, etc
Location/Person:
State or Country: CO
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Other Factors, hook?: Nope

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Trustee Finalist!!! :)

Sebo93 · February 1, 2012, 7:38pm

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: 11/01?
Date decision postmarked/received: 02/01
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Arts/Sciences

Stats:
SAT Total: 2060 M: 640 (…) , CR: 710, WR: 720 (my final was a 2160, but I did not submit in time)
ACT: N/A
SAT Subject Tests: USH (720) Lit (700)
GPA-UW/W: 3.9
Rank: 26/360
AP/IB classes: Psych (5) Literature (5)
Subjective:
Essays: Not that good, to be honest. Rushed. I was worried about usc for this reason.
Teacher Recs: Both were probably really hood.
Counselor Rec: no clue
EC highlights: Varsity Soccer, Board member of Latin American Center
Location/Person:
State or Country: GA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: M
Other Factors, hook?: Hispanic, Questbridge, National Hispanic Merit

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: No scholarship info :(

dvp834 · February 1, 2012, 11:10pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: 12/1
Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25 / 1/27
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi School of Engineering

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 2360, M: 760, CR: 800, WR: 800
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT Subject Tests: 800 MathII, 730 Chem, 710 World
[] GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.69
[] Rank: 1/347 UW / 11/347 W
[]AP/IB classes: Chem, US Gov, Physics Mech, English Lang, WHAP, Bio, Calc AB, APUSH (self), Environmental (self), Human Geo (self); senior year-Physics E/M, English Lit, Macro/Micro Econ, Spanish Lang, Calc BC
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: pretty good
[] Teacher Recs: i think they were good
[] Counselor Rec: ^same
[] EC highlights: Internship at JHU research facility, Band (Marching, Wind Ensemble, Section leader), 3 sports (XC Captain, 7 varsity letters), Quizbowl (captain), NHS (science VP), MESA (President, VP) [/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: MD
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asain
[] Gender: Male[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: nope

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: not considered for either trustee or presdential

cxly13 · February 2, 2012, 6:13pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: Dec 1
Date decision postmarked/received: Jan 25
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Undecided - Dornsife

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 2340 M: 800, CR: 790, WR: 750,
[] ACT: X
[] SAT Subject Tests: Math II: 800, Chem: 800, US History: 780
[] GPA-UW/W: 3.98/4.21
[] Rank: 10/309
[]AP/IB classes: AP World History, Eng Lang, US History, Chem, Calc AB (all 5’s), taking 5 senior year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Good i guess, worked hard on them.
[] Teacher Recs: Really good
[] Counselor Rec: really good
[] EC highlights: recording studio internship, habitat for humanity, student council, drumline, colorguard[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: CA
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: female[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: X

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: its my top choice so if i get my major (music industry) and presidential scholarship definitely going.

texascoed · February 4, 2012, 9:39pm

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: Dec 1
Date decision postmarked/received: Jan 24 (rec’d)
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi

Stats:
SAT Total: 2290 M: 740, CR: 760, WR: 790
ACT: 35
SAT Subject Tests: Math II: 800, Chem: 730, Span: 730
GPA-UW/W: 3.98/4.371
Rank: 26/493
AP/IB classes: AP World History(5), Span Lang (5), Eng Lang (4), US History (4), Chem (5) Sr. Year: Calc BC, Econ, US Govt, Eng Lit, Span Lit, Physics B
Subjective:
Essays: OK
Teacher Recs: Good, I think (didn’t see)
Counselor Rec: Good, I think (didn’t see)
EC highlights: Yearbook Senior Editor, School Dance/Drill Team, 150 community service hours, member of 6 honor societies, officer in 1
Location/Person:
State or Country: TX
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: female
Other Factors, hook?: NMSF, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, female engineering major?

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Finalist for Presidential!!! Was confused at first since I’m National Merit SF, but was told by regional admissions counselor that USC might bump me up or add discretionary scholarship money!! So pumped!

mathela · February 4, 2012, 9:40pm

**Decision: Rejected **

Date applied: 11/30
Date decision postmarked/received: 1/31

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 2210 M: 720 , CR: 720, WR: 770 9E,
[] SAT Subject Tests: US History: 780, Math II: 700
[] GPA-UW/W: 90/N/A
[] Rank: 80/525
[]AP/IB classes: US History: 5, Statistics: 5, English Lang: 5, Micro, Euro, Calc BC, Bio, Lit, US Gov
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: pretty good, not great
[] Teacher Recs: one great, other not sure
[] Counselor Rec: not sure
[] EC highlights: Varsity Tennis captain, Varsity Basketball captain, Founder Safe Driving Group, Founder AAU basketball team[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: NY
[] School Type: moderately competitive public
[] Ethnicity: white
[li] Gender: male[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: no[/li]
General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I knew I wouldnt get in for merit scholarship, but Im hopeful about RD. USC is tied with CMC as my first choice.

alamemom · February 4, 2012, 10:05pm

Note about post #46:

According to the last statement

it seems this is not a rejection. The poster appears to have received the “no Trustee or Presidential scholarship” letter and is still waiting for an admissions decision.

Rejections are typically not sent until late March.

iTwin2012 · February 5, 2012, 2:09pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: Before 12/1
Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife-Undecided

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 2230 M: 800, CR: 690, WR: 740
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT Subject Tests: Math II: 730 US History: 750
[] GPA-UW/W: 3.89/4.17
[] Rank: Top 10% (School only does decile ranking)
[]AP/IB classes: Calculus AB: 5 US History: 5
[] Essays: Pretty Good
[] EC highlights: Lots of work experience[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: CA
[] School Type: Public, Large
[] Ethnicity: South American/Middle Eastern
[] Gender: Male[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: None

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?:
Very happy that I got accepted. Also received Dean’s Scholarship in the mail shortly after getting the acceptance letter. Not sure if I’ll go to USC, but I’m ecstatic with the acceptance. Good luck to everyone!

february94 · February 14, 2012, 2:12am

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: November 2nd, 2011
Date decision postmarked/received: January 26th, 2012
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marshall School of Business

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 1990 M: 660, CR: 700, WR: 630,
[] SAT Subject Tests: 790 Spanish w/Listening; 620 Literature
[] GPA-UW/W: 3.78/4.09
[] Rank: 15%
[]AP/IB classes: 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: I think they were great.
[] Teacher Recs: Flawless (based on my relationships with them)
[] Counselor Rec: Great (based on the little she told me and my relationship with her)
[] EC highlights: Many ECs that mean a lot to me and have shaped me. President and Community Service Coordinator of a club, newspaper production editor, part of religious groups, community service with non-profits, CSF, etc.[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: California
[] School Type: Small private parochial
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[li] Gender: F[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: [/li]
General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I really believe my personal statement was a huge factor in determining my acceptance. SC is my first choice and I’m excited to be nominated for a Presidential scholarship. As you can see, my numbers aren’t that high so I’m comforted with the fact that SC does review applications holistically. I hope I can bring some hope to other prospective students.

pinkcoconut · February 15, 2012, 7:33pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: 11/29
Date decision postmarked/received: 1/26
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife/Sociology

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 2340 M: 720, CR: 760, WR: 760,
[] ACT: Did not take
[] SAT Subject Tests: World History: 800, Math II: 760
[] GPA-UW/W: 4.25/3.85
[] Rank: 4/100
[]AP/IB classes: Lang & Comp, Lit & Comp, Spanish and Human Geography - all 5’s. Statistics, US History, US Government and Psychology all pending.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Excellent feedback
[] Teacher Recs: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] EC highlights: Girl Scouts (Gold Award), school newspaper (features writer), Gay Straight Alliance (secretary), Human Rights Action (founder), political debate club (vice-president), Christian Union (president), community service development (coordinator), volleyball and extensive volunteering.[/ul]

Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: CA
[] School Type: Small, highly selective, non-denominational private in NorCal
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: F[/ul]**

Other Factors, hook?:** Legacy (dad and grandfather both alumni)

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Dean’s scholarship letter through a few days after. I have a likely letter from Duke, still awaiting decisions from Stanford, UCB, UCLA, Rice, Harvard, Yale and Columbia. Probably wouldn’t attend Harvard or Yale if they accept me (unlikely), but if I get accepted by Columbia (also unlikely), I’d go there. If not, then it will probably be between USC and Stanford, as although I am tempted by Duke, I think the location might work against it in the end. I think I’d rather be in NY or stick to home in CA. UCB is far too close to home, so I think my parents would expect me to commute in, but if they say I could live on campus (very unlikely) then it would enter the mix.

sheilachian · March 4, 2012, 5:33pm

DO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THIS UNLESS YOU ARE A CURIOUS RHP APPLICANT. THIS WILL NOT APPLY TO MOST PEOPLE.

**Decision: Rejected **

Date applied: before Dec. 1
Date decision postmarked/received: Mar. 1
Accepted at which school/major at USC: N/A

Stats:[ul]

SAT Total: 2270

ACT: X

SAT Subject Tests: 790 Math 2, 760 Chem

GPA-UW/W: 3.9-ish

Rank: X

AP/IB classes: Currently taking 3 AP classes

Essays: I honestly don’t know.

Teacher Recs: Didn’t see

Counselor Rec: Didn’t see

EC highlights: speech and debate, figure skating, chinese dance, etc.

Location/Person:[list][] State or Country: CA (NorCal)
[] School Type: Large public school with high Asian population
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: X

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?:
I applied to the Resident Honors Program as a junior. My stats will be different from most of the normal applicants’.

If any future RHP applicants are reading this, this is for you. If you have gotten accepted, congratulations! I wish you the best at USC. If you have not, you can enjoy your senior year and have another chance to apply to USC and other colleges. Both the acceptance and rejection letters present different opportunities, so no matter what happens everything will be okay in the end. While I am only slightly disappointed that I did not get in (I was kind expecting rejection, so it thankfully wasn’t too much of a shock) I am eager to apply to USC next year as a senior.

Good luck to all applicants!

madbean · March 7, 2012, 5:06pm

Can I gently remind all posters that this particular thread is intended as “Stats Only.” All other comments can be posted on other threads. Each year we keep one thread clear so all future applicants can check on results/stats for this cycle. Sorry to be the enforcer–but STATS ONLY please. ;)

rosiesteinbach · March 10, 2012, 5:44am

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: December 1st (RHP applicant)
Date decision postmarked/received: January… somethingth?
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Biomedical Engineering (Viterbi)

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 2260 M: 730, CR: 800, WR: 730
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT Subject Tests: BAD! I took Physics and Math 2 and did horribly (below average) in both, but I am a JUNIOR, not a senior (the physics score was excusable since I was only half-way through the course), and they admitted me before they got the scores
[] GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.19
[] Rank: 1 UW, 5 W
[]AP/IB classes: Human Geography (5), U.S. History (4), Calc AB (4), and I’m currently taking Calc BC, Stats and Physics B (but again, I’m a junior so they don’t expect as much coursework)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: My essay’s structure kind of sucked, I didn’t decide to apply to RHP until really late so it was sloppy, but I had a unique experience to talk about (censorship/legal battle)
[] Teacher Recs: I had really good recommendations from my Journalism and Calculus teachers and mediocre ones from my 9th-grade English and Art teachers
[] Counselor Rec: I know my counselor really well from a summer internship program, and USC is her alum, so while I didn’t read it I presume she wrote a good letter
[] EC highlights: School journalism and independent publication (LLC), musical theater, three years of cross country, lots of volunteer work in the LGBT community, internship/employment for primate research institution in IT[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: Oregon
[] School Type: Public (about 2000 students, 50% Hispanic, >50% low-income)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: I’m really enthusiastic about prosthetics, and they have a professor there who does a lot of work with prosthetic technology…?

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Presidential/trustee competitor, probably going to USC if I get enough money

jacobo2880 · March 10, 2012, 3:51pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: November 1, 2011
Date decision postmarked/received: 12/1
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi/Mechanical Engineering

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 2090 M: 740, CR: 590 (sadface), WR: 760,
[] ACT: 33 (30 E, 32 M, 32 W, 36 S)
[] SAT Subject Tests: 760 Bio, 730 Math II, 650 US History
[] GPA-UW/W: 3.7/4.1
[] Rank: 38/653
[]AP/IB classes: 1 soph yr, 3 jun. yr, 6 senior yr
[/ul]Subjective:

[li] Essays: Thought they were nice and really portrayed me I guess[/li]
[li] Teacher Recs: Hopefully good - they liked me a lot so… :D[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: Pretty good I would hope[/li]
[li] EC highlights: 2 years of track (sprint), Gov school over summer, did some research in my free time, Piano in 9th and beginning of 10th (fam troubles made me quit), a lot of Church related activities[/li]
Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: VA
[] School Type: Public (rather poor but decent and academically rigorous nonetheless)
[] Ethnicity: African American/Black
[] Gender: X[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: QB match, NASF, AP scholar, Not originally from here?, Huge upward trend (9th grade wasn’t a good year family-wise)

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Definitely going to USC, QuestBridge Match. Still unsure how I made it but happy I did :)

p3n9d0r1 · March 10, 2012, 9:02pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: Dec 1
Date decision postmarked/received: early January
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi, undeclared engineering

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 2340 M: 790, CR: 780, WR: 770,
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT Subject Tests: Math 2: 800, Chem: 800, World Hist: 800, Lit: 750
[] GPA-UW/W: 3.9/4.18
[] Rank: 5/290
[]AP/IB classes: World Hist (5), Chem (5), Calc AB (5), English Lang (5), Biology (not yet taken), US Hist (not yet taken), English Lit (not yet taken)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Common App 9/10 (lots of people said it was good), Supplement 7/10
[] Teacher Recs: Generic to good
[] Counselor Rec: Generic to good
[] EC highlights: Science Bowl, Math League (VP, Pres), Robotics, Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout), It’s Academic team
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Hawaii, USA
[] School Type: Public, smallish
[] Ethnicity: Asian(Chinese)
[] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: National merit finalist, AP Scholar with honor, not much else

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Man, I visited campus to interview for Presidential and I loved it there. I wasn’t too keen on going there initially, but if they bump me up to Trustee (i felt like my interview went really well) I am most likely going to go. Unless I get a better offer somewhere else.

prouduscdad · March 11, 2012, 2:27pm

**Decision: Accepted **

**Date applied:[before dec 1] X
**Date decision postmarked/received:[/jan] X
[Viterbi]Accepted at which school/major at USC:[ eng]

Stats:[ul]
SAT Total: 2150 M: X, CR: X, WR: X,
[] ACT: X
[] SAT Subject Tests: X
[3.85] GPA-UW/W: X/X
Rank: 5/435
AP/IB classes: 7
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: X
[] Teacher Recs: X
[] Counselor Rec: X
[] EC highlights: X[/ul]
Location/Person:**[list][li] State or Country: CA[/li] [80% latino] School Type: Rural public
Ethnicity: Latino
Gender: X[M]**Other Factors, hook?: Bilingual : FFA President

**General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?:[yes]

merit scholarship recieved. National hispanic merit scholar

whatsmynamee · March 11, 2012, 5:09pm

wait…how do you all know if you got accepted already?
i applied by the december 1st deadline.
but i did get a letter saying i did not receive any merit scholarships
does this mean i am rejected??

prouduscdad · March 11, 2012, 10:40pm

Your letter should have said you did not get the scholarship but are still being concidered for admittance. Only 15% have been accepted so far according to the letter. The merit scholars got their notice. I have twins one got accepted with the scholarship the other got the letter about still being concidered.

MEOW87 · March 14, 2012, 8:54pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: 12/1
Date decision postmarked/received: 1/25 / 1/28
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Viterbi/Chemical Engineering

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Total: 2130 M: 720, CR: 690, WR: 720,
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT Subject Tests: Math II: 750, Biology M: 770, Literature: 700
[] GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.2
[] Rank: 1/159
[]AP/IB classes: AP only European History (4), Psychology (5), Biology (5), English Language (4) This year: Calculus AB,
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Unique: about my similarities with cats
[] Teacher Recs: awesome
[] Counselor Rec: pretty generic
[] EC highlights: Captain for 3 years of Speech and Debate, VP of Drama Club and International Thespian Society, Paid intern at the local zoo[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: Washington
[] School Type: Catholic
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: female [/ul]Other Factors, hook?: National merit commended scholar

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: interviewed for presidential scholarship! fingers crossed because USC is my first choice!

camomof3 · March 28, 2012, 2:33pm

Bumping to first page-- Remember–Stats only!

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