USC- Good enough for undergrad acceptance to USC

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<p>I am a high school junior and am wondering about my chances at usc. </p>

<p>I have taken the sat one time (march 2010) and my score is a 2230.
Math- 770 Critical Reading- 740 Writing- 720, 11 on essay</p>

<p>My classes are english- freshman honors, sophomore honors, junior honors, senior AP
history- freshman honors, sophomore honors, junior AP gov, senior AP euro
math- honors geo, honors alg 2, honors pre calc, AP calc BC
science- honors bio, honors chem, honors physics, AP chemistry
language- honors spanish 4, honors spanish 5, chinese 1, chinese 2</p>

<p>freshman year i had all As and A-s for final grades. Sophomore year- mostly A-/B+ range
Junior year- hopefully A-'s </p>

<p>my weighted gpa should be around a 4.4 (4.3-4.5 range)</p>

<p>i am very involved in two charities- both of which i have a long standing commitment with.
one i am a leader of and the other i am on the executive board and will most likely be a vice president next year. i probably get over 100 hours in total a year from these two.</p>

<p>How do my chances look at usc? Please help</p>

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<p>I would suggest you apply for the December 1st deadline when you apply for USC Next year. Your SAT Score is great! Just try to get all A’s junior year and do well on your AP Exams. I think you’ll get in!</p>

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<p>does USC take AP test scores into serious consideration? especially since 4 of my 6 (senior year ap’s) will be after the decision anyways?</p>

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<p>also what are the advantages to the december deadline? and december as opposed to what?</p>

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<p>Thats ok, depending upon your Junior year AP score (4 or 5) and the class grades in senior year will be proof that you could handle and perform in the AP exams.</p>

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<p>December is for scholarships and January is not</p>

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<p>SamuelJ - The December 1st deadline will automatically put you in for scholarship consideration (the regular deadline is in January), so I would definitely apply by then. Personally, I did poorly on most of my AP exams and I was accepted in late January and awarded a scholarship, so I don’t think AP scores are all that important.</p>

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<p>mjang- ok thanks for the explanation. how do my stats look as far as a scholarship is concerned?</p>

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<p>anyone care to chance me?</p>

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<p>Samuel,
It is nearly impossible to predict who will be admitted these days to highly selective universities. USC uses the holisitic approach and studies the entire person’s application. Grades and scores are only part of the qualifications examined. The rigor of your class schedule, ECs, awards, honors, essay and teacher/counselor recommendation are all considered.</p>

<p>If possible visit the campus and take a tour. If you will be majoring in one of the schools which has an interview option, take advantage of that opportunity.</p>

<p>Have you any thoughts about a possible major? If your major will be in cinematic arts, theatre, fine arts or music, a stellar portfolio or audition will be needed.</p>