USC Fall 2012 STATS ONLY DECISIONS

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

<p>Date applied: Before December 1
Date decision postmarked/received: February - Found out via USConnect
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife, Undecided</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2090 M: 680, CR: 710, WR: 700,
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: n/a
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.96 (my school doesn’t weigh GPAs)
[<em>] Rank: top 10%
[</em>]AP/IB classes: nope
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good, but not my best work. My “Why USC?” essay was rushed.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One from my civics teacher who knows me well personally, and another from my chemistry/physics teacher who has had me in class for four years. Both great.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Not sure, but I think she likes me.
[</em>] EC highlights: successful in drama & music, math club, mock trial, speech, student government, lots of volunteerism[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Nebraska
[</em>] School Type: small public
[<em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[</em>] Gender: female[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: very low income, first generation, from rural Nebraska, took some risks with my application</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I’m a presidential scholar and USC made up almost all of the rest of the costs in financial aid, so it looks like I’ll probably be attending! I’m very excited.</p>

<p>Fight on, Doug B!!! The time will fly by and transfer apps will be here before you know it. Never give up!</p>

<p>Doug B: You have a fire inside you. Like your style. :)</p>

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

<p>Date applied: Before December 1st
Date decision postmarked/received: March 27
Accepted at which school/major at USC: School of Theatre/Theatre BA</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: Didn’t Take
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Didn’t Take
[</em>] GPA-W: 4.3
[<em>] Rank: 21/about 600
[</em>]AP/IB classes: World History, US History, Government, Economics, Spanish II-IV, Chemistry, Geometry, Biology, Advanced Algebra 2
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good I guess. I remember I put a lot of thought into the USC Supplement.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea
[</em>] EC highlights: School/community theatre productions all 4 years, Volunteer at local theatre, International Thespian Honor Society, President of a new club, various performing arts groups[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: IL
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: F[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: </p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I got my Northwestern rejection last weekend, so this really lifted my spirits! SO excited and surprised! The problem (as I’m sure is for a lot of families) is the money. I would become a Trojan in a heartbeat, but I have to wait for financial aid first!</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1970, Writing:630 CR:560 Math: 780
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Math II: 800 Physics:780 Chinese: 800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[<em>] ELC?: NO
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB(5) Physics C-Mechanics(5) Chinese(5) Calc BC, Stats, AP Chem
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem(2 periods), Calc BC, Stats, English 4, Government
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really any major awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Breakdancing (lots of stage experiences and some award including national finalist of a showcase competition) Class Leader, MESA(vp), COSMOS, NSLC
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Diabolo Summer Camp Instructor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Gear-Up, tutor at a summer school
[</em>] Personal Statement: I thought they were between good and ok. One is about a dance competition, the other is about how my father affected my academic interest. And i actually talked about how I would use the special programs offered by USC to achieve my academic goal a lot for my supplement essay.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Astronomy
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: poor as dirt
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation, immigrant??
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT II?? special experiences?? COSMOS??
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: gpa, sat, not enough EC’s
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: got in UCSD, UW, UCSB, UCI, UCSC, Fordham. Wailisted at UCLA. Rejected by Cornell, Rice, Berkeley, USC, UCD(???)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I was REALLY sad when i got the letter … I thought I had a chance and were holding hope for USC… Congrats to everyone who got in!! You are AWESOME!! And if you did not get in don’t be too disappointed! There must be other colleges that will see your talents!</p>

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

<p>Date applied: 12/20
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/27
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife (Undeclared)</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: N/A
[</em>] ACT: 27
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: N/A
[</em>] GPA-UW/W (out of 5): 4.17/4.83
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>]AP/IB classes: European History, Microeconomics, US History, English Lang/Comp, Spanish Language, Psychology, English Lit/Comp, Calculus AB, Environmental Science
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Well-written
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] EC highlights: Student Government, Principal’s Student Advisory Council, Athletes Committed to Excellence, National Honors Society, John Robert Powers Elite Acting School, volunteer at church and forest preserve</p>

<p>Location/Person:[list][<em>] State or Country: Illinois
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: N/A</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I will most likely attend U of I b/c of instate tuition, but USC is an amazing school! Congrats to all the students who also got admitted! The four years of hard work are being rewarded. For those denied admissions, keep your head up, you were all qualified, but this year was so competitive. Look at the schools that really want you to attend and want you on campus!</p>

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

<p>Date applied: December 1, 2011
Date decision postmarked/received: March 28, 2012
Accepted at which school/major at USC: School of Cinematic Arts - Writing for Screen & Television</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2250 (800 Reading, 700 Math, 750 Writing)
[</em>] ACT: Did not take
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: 730 Biology M, 750 Physics, 800 Math II, 800 U.S. History
[</em>] GPA: 3.91 unweighted, 4.4 weighted
[<em>] Rank: 18/394 (My school reports to colleges that it doesn’t rank students, but one of my teachers showed me a list.)
[</em>]AP/IB classes: AP Physics B (4), AP U.S. History (4), AP English Language (5), AP Calculus AB (5), AP Biology (5), AP U.S. Government and Politics (Senior year), AP English Literature (Senior year), AP Calculus BC (Senior year)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Strong, especially the supplemental stuff for SCA.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Should have been excellent.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Should have been excellent.
[</em>] EC highlights: National Merit Finalist, cross country for 4 years with team captaincy senior year, track for 3 years with captaincy senior year, school newspaper, national-level Virtual Enterprise team[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: Southern California
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: My grandfather was at one point the dean of USC’s medical school, and has held a bunch of other important positions there.</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Definitely going. National Merit means I get half-tuition, and I got accepted for Tuition Exchange via my dad who works at Occidental, so tuition is more than paid for. Dream school for my intended major.</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Stats:
• SAT Total: 2380
• ACT: 35
• SAT Subject Tests: 2370 for 3 tests
• GPA: 4.21
•AP classes: 5 x 5s</p>

<p>Fight On!</p>

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

<p>Date applied: Dec 1
Date decision postmarked/received: Sometime in January
Accepted at which school/major at USC: SCA for Animation</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2030 (superscore) M: 620, CR: 740, WR: 670,
[</em>] ACT: 28
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: NA
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.957
[<em>] Rank: 9/171
[</em>]AP/IB classes: AP Art (4), AP Eng Lang (4) AP US History (4), AP Lit
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good I guess.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good too. All of them have known me for years and only had good things to say.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good I presume. Didn’t see it.
[</em>] EC highlights: Lots of service with leadership, MUN with some awards, Cantor, NHS, art related awards[/ul]
Location/Person:[list][<em>] State or Country: Ohio
[</em>] School Type: Catholic Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Nigerian (but born here)
[</em>]]Other Factors, hook?: URM, Midwest, and portfolio maybe? I dunno.</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Interviewed for Trustee but got Presidential . Accepted to RISD, MICA, SCAD, MassArt, CCA, CCAD, and now USC on scholarship. Accepted to Ringling CA but no word on FA yet. I had a lot of fun at Explore but I don’t think I will attend USC next year. I was thinking I would if I got Trustee, but tbh I have better offers elsewhere. Who knows. Anyways, I didn’t even know what USC was until this year and I want to thank everyone on this forum for showing me how amazing this school is. I didn’t even know what it meant to hear back in January until I looked it up on CC.  I want to congratulate everyone accepted and tell those who were rejected that USC did not understand how truly talented you are. God Bless!</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **
SPRING 2013</p>

<p>Date applied: Dec 2011
Date decision postmarked/received: March 29
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornslife - undeclared</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2120 M: 680, CR: 730, WR: 710,
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: none
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.8/4.8
[<em>] Rank: 2 of 318
[</em>]AP/IB classes: 8 AP (Euro History, US History, Art History, 2 English, Microeconomics, Chem and Spanish) - took all available except AP calc (not a math person - took Honors Finite Math instead) AP governement (1/2 semester class and schedule conflict - had to take Honors gov instead) and AP Physics (needed H Physics pre-req -taking now) - so far passed with 2 4’s and 2 5’s - 4 AP’s senior year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Essays: I thought they were good - worked hard on them</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: excellent - several teacher volunteered to write a rec</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: excellent - he knew me well</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: JV and V bowling 4 years (MVP senior year#, Frosh Softball, Scholastic Bowl 3 years, Science Olympiad 3 years #many awards#, NHS, Volunteer at hospital 2 years, National Spanish Exam awards, IL state scholar/athlete and few others</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: IL
[</em>] School Type: Medium sized Catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: I did interview with USC and thought that went very well. Not a legacy and no “disadvantage” in my life/upbringing</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Initially disappointed about Spring admit but love USC. Unless acceptance from ND (may know later today) will move to OC (family there) and go to Orange Coast College for the fall semester. Hope to find fellow USC Spring admits to go to FB games with! Started a Facebook page for other Spring 2013 admits - please join. FYI - Accepted at U of I (honors program), UCI (honors plus merit scholarship), UCSD. Declined at Stanford (EA), UCLA and UCB.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: 12/1
Date decision postmarked/received: Postmarked 3/27, received 3/29
Accepted at which school/major at USC: School of Cinematic Arts, Film and Television Production</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2070 M: 650, CR: 710, WR: 710,
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Math I: 680, Literature: 700, U.S. History: 780
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.75/3.96
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Junior Year: U.S. History (5). Senior year: Literature & Composition, Statistics, Psychology.</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good, I think. I focused on my passion for filmmaking and how long I’ve been making films.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Overall good. Had a decent mix of academic and creative teachers.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably flat and impersonal. Large school.
[</em>] EC highlights: Volunteered at local public-access TV station all four years; Captain of Extemporaneous Speech, Speech & Debate; Attended California State Summer School for the Arts for film in 2009; Writer for School’s political paper; Founder/President of my school’s Video Club; Attended NYU Tisch Summer High School for Film.[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] California
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Half Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male [/ul]Other Factors, hook?: My resume was pretty long and probably helped by just the sheer amount of major projects I’ve done.</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Also got into NYU film, so I’m deciding between the two.</p>

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

<p>Date applied: 1/09
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/31
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Marshall- Business</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2040 M: 740, CR: 620, WR: 680,
[</em>] ACT: X
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Chem 690, Math 2 780
[</em>] GPA-UW: 3.33
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>]AP/IB classes: AP Chinese (5), currently taking IB Business HL, IB Chinese A2 HL, AP Chem, AP Econ</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I think its pretty okay, spent some time on it
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Both pretty good i would imagine.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty good.
[</em>] EC highlights: X[/ul] President(12 grade) & Secretary (11th grade) of Environmental Club, Treasurer/Co-Founder of a microfinance charity for 2 years, Student Council Treasurer 2 years. Model UN 6 years. Symphony 2 years. School ambassador.
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: China
[</em>] School Type: Private International
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Taiwanese)
[</em>] Gender: M
[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: quite a unique background and not applying for financial aid. </p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: USC seems to really like our school and I showed alot of interest for USC!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Date applied: 12/1
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/29
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornslife-Undecided</p>

<pre><code>SAT Total: N/A
ACT: 32
SAT Subject Tests: N/A
GPA-UW/W: 3.97/4.3
Rank: 17/419
AP/IB classes: Junior Year: Eng Comp. Senior year: Literature & Composition, AP Calc AB
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Essays: Average- didn’t spend a lot of time
Teacher Recs: I think they were good.
Counselor Rec: She doesn’t like my dad because comments he made to her about my school, but she was professional and probably average to good. Large school in NM, public schools are pretty lousy.
EC highlights: Violin tutor, school and state orchestra, local city orchestra. Also have a rock and roll band, won high school Battle of the Bands twice. No battle of the bands this year since the sponsoring teacher went out of state for another job. Varsity/JV tennis all four years, church youth band guitarist. Won private piano teacher recital since I was nine years old- even competing with high school students.
</code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>New Mexico
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian/Asian/Hispanic
Gender: Male
</code></pre>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: None that I know of. </p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Hoping for some type of scholarship, otherwise I’m going to UT Austin. Got a full scholarship to Texas Tech. Rejected by Brown, Duke, Yale, Penn. Only applied because they gave me false hope by inviting me to presentations and making me think I had a chance when there really wasn’t a chance. Big Deal. USC and UT Austin are top ranked in several programs, and they are both in nice cities. After visiting New Haven, Philadelphia and Providence- I don’t like the weather or the nasty cities. Yeah, USC is right in downtown LA- but can any East Coast city beat the weather in LA?! How can you beat the movie and music industry near LA? Plus, I have family in the LA area. Fight on!!!</p>

<p>size=+1]**Decision: Accepted **[/size]</p>

<p>Date applied: Dec 2011
Date decision postmarked/received: March 27, 2012
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Mechanical Engineering at Viterbi</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2150 M: 750, CR: 680, WR: 720
[</em>] ACT: did not send
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: did not take
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 5.34/6.0
[<em>] Rank: 6/905
[</em>]AP/IB classes: all IB classes besides AP gov and microeconomics
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: they were very personal, almost like diary recordings. I gave most time into my why USC one
[</em>] Teacher Recs: altho I didn’t read it, i know it was good. My Spanish teacher and I are very close, she’s like my second mom
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t read it but prob good. counselor’s son goes to USC so she has immense Trojan pride
[</em>] EC highlights: a few school clubs, 175 hrs of community service (Presidential Service Award), very active in local Vietnamese Youth Foundation which shows how culturally orientated I am. Most important EC is working at my mom’s business since I was young altho in my app, I described it as more of a family duty than an EC[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: TX
[</em>] School Type: large public school, over 4,000 students
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Vietnamese)
[</em>] Gender: Female[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: Questbridge Finalist, first generation student. I take very rigorous courses that focus on my major such as Math HL and Physics HL. I think the fact that I took Calculus BC as a junior and got a 5 on the AP exam might’ve helped me get into my major. I don’t have as many ECs or awards as others so I gave in a lot of effort into my essays and they were very honest too. </p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Spring of 2013 Admit with 40k of grant per yr to USC. Needless to say, USC is very generous with financial aid. Also, I want to emphasize that USC is very holistic and serious about its student applications. Do NOT blow off your essays!
If you have any questions, feel free to message me</p>

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

<p>Date applied: Mid-November
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/27 – 3/31</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2070 M: 680, CR: 680, WR: 710,
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: N A
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: UW 3.6 of 4
[<em>] Rank: Not ranked.
[</em>]AP/IB classes: 3
[/ul]Subjective:
[<em>] Essays: Very good, I think
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Don’t know
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Don’t know
[</em>] EC highlights: Dancing competitively and in school shows at a featured level; unusual for a boy
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country:Boston suburbs
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male [/ul]Other Factors, hook?: We thought being from New England would be diversity, but I guess not enough.</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: We’re happy with other choices and S1 goes to Stanford (maybe they held it against him), so we always had a little ambivalence about the Trojans :slight_smile: Good luck everybody! Fight on!</p>

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

<p>Date applied: Before December 1st
Date decision postmarked/received: March 27th/March 29th
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife; Neuroscience</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: X M: X, CR: X, WR: X,
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: X
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.8/4.0
[<em>] Rank: n/a
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Microecon (4), Lit (3)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Never saw
[</em>] EC highlights: Extremely dedicated to dance (15 years), Regional and national dance awards, varsity jazz dance team member, Two time All-State Dancer, NHS, tutor, Freshmen mentor, painting, assistant dance teacher [/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: Minnesota
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: none</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: USC has always been my first pick. So thankful and excited to be accepted!!
Also accepted to: Carleton, University of Minnesota, Occidental College, Loyola Marymount
Rejected from: UCLA, Pomona College</p>

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

<p>Date applied: Dec. 1
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/28
Accepted at which school/major at USC: School of Theatre, BA Theatre</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2280 M: 720, CR: 760, WR: 800
[</em>] SAT Subject Tests: Physics 740, Literature 780
[<em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.96/4.15
[</em>] Rank: School doesn’t rank
[<em>]AP/IB classes: Psych (4), Lang (4), Lit, Physics, Calc AB
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Decent, but now that I look back on them they make me cringe
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Didn’t see
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
[<em>] EC highlights: ~20 theatre productions in 4 years with directing experience, improv team, dance, voice, Japanese Saturday school, volunteer work in a retirement community[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul][</em>] State or Country: California
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors, hook?: Legacy (father)</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Probably will attend, really excited!!
Also accepted to: UCI, NYU
Rejected from: Williams, Emerson, UCLA</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: 1/15
Date decision postmarked/received: Late March
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Dornsife/Chemistry/Pre-med</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: Did not take
ACT: 34
SAT Subject Tests:
GPA-UW/W: 3.69UW
Rank: No class rank
AP/IB classes: Chem(5), APUSH (5), Pending: Macroecon, Calc BC, Bio, English Lit
Subjective:
Essays: Not very good, basically inserted USC’s name into the essay I wrote for UChicago
Teacher Recs: One very good one, one short notice mediocre one
Counselor Rec: I met with her a few times, but they were negative meetings about my transcript problems (moved)
EC highlights: JV Football (freshman), JV Track (Soph), Key Club (Junior + Senior)
Location/Person:
State or Country: Wisconsin
School Type: Large public (500 per grade)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Other Factors, hook?: Lived in Germany for 3 years recently
General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?:
I’m going to USC and it’s the best college I got in to. It was my number 3 behind Northwestern and UChicago, but it;s probably the best fit for me. I’m really excited.</p>

<p>I applied on 1/10, which i think was the last day. I just didn’t feel like looking it up the first time. I very nearly didn’t apply because I was sick of writing essays, but I’m very glad I did apply.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: November 29
Date decision postmarked/received: 05/11/2012
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Computer Science and Computer Engineering </p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 1780 M: 530, CR: 640, WR: 610
SAT Subject Tests: Math 620, French 800
GPA-UW/W: 3.4/3.8
Rank: School doesn’t rank
AP/IB classes: didn’t take the exams, but I had about 7 apps during Junior and Senior years.
Subjective:
Essays: good I guess since I got in
Teacher Recs: great
Counselor Rec: great
EC highlights: Debate team for 3 years, PAMUN (Paris Model United Nation), EYP (European Youth Parliament), Journalist club 2 years, cinema club 1 year, tutoring 4 years, horse riding and a lot of community service. </p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: France
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Other Factors, hook?: no</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: Super exited!!! USC has always been my dream school, can’t wait to start in the fall!!!
Going to USC
Fight On!</p>