<p>Hello.
I guess I just want to know my chances for USC, cause I’m really scared. </p>
<p>Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Mexican
First generation college student (sorta)
GPA: unweighed: 3.9, weighed: 4.14 I believe
Class rank: 2 or 3
Geographic residence: small town rural area
SAT scores: Critical Reading: 440 Writing: 550 Math: 610
Subject tests: Math: 540 Chemistry: 550 US History: 490
Bad scores 
Planning to major in journalism</p>
<p>Courses and grades:
9th:
English 1P Composition Accelerated B A<br>
Mathematics Geometry P (9) A A<br>
Spanish 1P A A<br>
Advanced High School Band P A A </p>
<p>10th:</p>
<p>World History P A A<br>
English 2P Honors A A<br>
Algebra 2P A A<br>
Biology A A<br>
Spanish 2P A A<br>
Advanced High School Band A A </p>
<p>11th Grade:</p>
<p>U.S. History P. A A<br>
English 1P Composition Accelerated A (Retook it so I could be a valedictorian)
English 3P Lang/Comp AP A A<br>
Pre-Calculus P A A<br>
Chemistry AP A B<br>
Psychology AP A A </p>
<p>Senior year courses:
AP Calculus
AP English Lit
AP Environmental Science
AP Civics/Econ
Journalism </p>
<p>Extra-curriculars:
Journalism - Online newspaper: Editor (VERY serious program, have won a national award (top 3 in the nation) two years in a row) (3 years, 2 years editor)
CSF: President (3 years)
Varisty Cross Country (3 years)
Varsity Track (4 years)
Z-club (1 year)</p>
<p>Awards & Honors: </p>
<li>National Scholastic Press Association Online Pacemaker Award (grades 10-11)</li>
<li>Journalism Education Association Newswriting Write-off Contest: Honorable Mention (grade 11)</li>
<li>California Girls State (grade 11)</li>
<li>Granite Hills High School Renaissance Awards (grades 9-11, and most likely grade 12)</li>
<li>Pville Education Foundation: English (grade 11)</li>
<li>Pville Education Foundation: Mathematics (grades 9-10)</li>
<li>GHHS Student of the Month: Foreign Language (grade 10)</li>
<li>Varsity Track & Field: Most Improved (grade 10)</li>
<li>GHHS Annual Academic Awards: Foreign Language (grades 9-10) </li>
<li>GHHS Annual Academic Awards: Music (grade 10)</li>
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<p>Community service:
Unpaid summer intern for local newspaper
Helped design and maintain school website (different than online newspaper)
Participated in “field science weekend” where we researched in the sequoias and tried to help better improve the environment of said ranch.
Gave Christmas presents to needy families
Helped middle schoolers with their school website
Helped out with local literacy fair
Relay for Life
Paint the Town
Canned Food drive</p>
<p>Work experience:
Summer tutor
Taught middle schoolers how to run an online newspaper at a “summer tech camp”</p>
<p>Sorry if I made this too long. I should’ve made it shorter. :P</p>