<p>USC received 35,809 applications for 2,600 places in the freshman class, representing an increase of 2,056 applications over the previous year. With this applicant pool, USCs admission rate has dropped from 24.8 percent in 2007 to 21.0 percent in 2008.</p>
<p>USCs applicant pool represents a highly competitive and highly diverse group of students, with very broad geographic representation. Applications this year from New York, Northern New Jersey and Long Island were up 11 percent, and those from the Washington, D.C. area were up 18 percent. At 2108, the mean composite SAT score of all admitted applicants is 18 points higher than 2007. </p>
<p>I'm quite interested to see what Cal & UCLA's numbers are.</p>
<p>In the rejection letter, it states that the majority of the accepted applicants were straight A students with SAT scores in the 95th percentile. Just FYI</p>
<p>It just goes to show that different people get accepted for different reasons.
An all A, 95th percentile may not be enough to get in....they are looking at lots of things - letters of recos, extracurricular activities, and so on.</p>
<p>Good Luck to you all! USC definitely looks at more than just scores so don't sweat it. I'm gonna be in your place next year (the nerves!) :) Good Luck!</p>
<p>There are many paths to USC. I know of a student who had pretty poor HS grades & went to CC, did better there & transferred into USC. They do accept many transfers so don't lose heart, even if you're not accepted as an entering freshman.</p>
<p>Hopeful Student: your chances are still good, but I recommend writing a compelling explanation of how much you regret your mistake and how going through that experience changed you into a better person. Listen, no admissions officer expects that teenagers have never made mistakes. They are not looking for perfection, they are looking for a good class that will serve the best interests of their school. Make sure you are someone who can contribute to your class in some concrete way. And the above poster is correct that it is easier to get into USC as a sophomore transfer than a freshman admit. If you want to go to USC, you will find a way eventually. Berkeley, UCLA, and other top UC's are tough regardless of your past indiscretion, but you will likely find a spot at UCI or UCSC with your high GPA.</p>
<p>They tend to accept about 3x as many students as actually end up enrolling, although that number will likely increase this year due to the economy and predictable decrease in yield.</p>
<p>I gave up on the admission process for USC in December after I completed the online portion (total pain in the ass btw)…their admissions process was really ****ing me off with the faxing BS and cover sheets and all so I didn’t even bother sending a transcript, any letters of recommendation or a resume. They didn’t get anything from me other than the stuff online.</p>
<p>However, in February I received a letter from USC requesting mid-year grades for a “more informed admission decision.” Now I was quite confused since I don’t even remember listing them on the transcript release form…</p>
<p>Luckily I was able to pull through academically this year, I have a 92 average in AP Calculus, Statistics, and Physics, and high 90s in everything else. I’m ranked in top 3.6% (12/336). My SATs sucked though (1920 max).</p>
<p>So…I have no idea what’s going to happen, especially since they don’t have any letters of recommendation or a resume from me…and their acceptance rate is what…like 20%??? I have a bad feeling about this.</p>
<p>This college admissions year sucks. I mean CC represents the creme of the crop when it comes to applicants so when we see a bunch of acceptance for a school like USC it really just goes to show you how little that means because in reality so many kids get rejected. I’m just hoping I’m not one of them. ;)</p>