What are my chances for USC

Applying to College
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<p>Hi, I am a Senior from New York and have applied to USC and am really worried about getting in.</p>

<p>My averages from Freshman to present are as followed (all unweighted)</p>

<p>Freshman-83.57 : (
Sophomore-91.75
Junior-94
Senior (to date)-94.55</p>

<p>Freshman year I took 1 honors class
Sophmore year no honors or AP
Junior year 1 honors and 1 AP
As a senior I am taking 1 honors and 1 AP as well</p>

<p>SATs:
Math: 730
Reading: 650
Writing: 650
Total: 2030</p>

<p>My letter of rec is pretty good and my essay is very well written</p>

<p>I am on 3 varsity teams (Cross Country, Indoor Track, Baseball)
I am involved in 2 clubs
I have done 100 hours of community service
Held a job every summer since Freshman year</p>

<p>Please help me I am really nervice that my Freshman year and no honors or AP classes as a sophomore is going to hurt my chances of getting into the school I've been wanting to go to since I was a Freshman.
Also if you don't think I will get into USC please list some other good Cali schools you think I may have a shot at. (I might go to a cc for a semester and apply to other california schools next year)</p>

<p>THANK YOU!</p>

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<p>you have a shot, although i'm not sure if its that great. USC is a low to mid reach for you.</p>

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<p>agreed, I mean if your essays are fabulous you might get in, but otherwise i'd guess waitlist? idk, sorry, that prolly wasnt that helpful lol.</p>

<p>Other CA schools if you want to transfer:</p>

<p>UCB
UCLA</p>

<p>Both are actually more prestigious than USC, so you would really need strong CC grades. good luck!</p>

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<p>"However, we realize that some bright students, for one reason or another, don't always get off to a great start in ninth grade. In these cases, special attention is given to steady and substantial improvement throughout the sophomore, junior and senior years."</p>

<ul>
<li>from USC Website</li>
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<p>your have an upward trend...you'll be fine</p>

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<p>You seem to be a match as long as you have good essays i think.</p>