Guys I am really worried about not getting in as it is my 1st choice, my stats are:
Background: African American
State: Maryland
School Type: International School
IB Predicted Grades
Chemistry HL - 6
Biology HL - 5
English Lang&Lit SL - 6
Economics SL - 4
Spanish AB - 6
Math SL - 6
TOK - B
EE (Biology) - B
35 (This is USC’s average)
SAT I - M 630 READING AND WRITING 540 (1170)
IGCSE’s: Chemistry A*, Biology A, Maths A, English Second Language A, ICT A, French A, Physics B, Environmental Management B, Economics B
Unweighted GPA: 3.9
Good Essays
Done a lot of voluntary work, and I am a school prefect
Income bracket: $150,000-$200,000
So far here are my decisions:
University of Maryland Baltimore County (accepted)
UC San Diego (waitlisted)
University of South Florida (accepted)
University of Texas at Austin (rejected)
UBC (accepted)
University of Toronto (accepted + offer of scholarship)
Academically everything looks fantastic, but that’s only 1/2 of the equation. The other 1/2 include activities outside of school, leadership, character, and “who you are”, not “what you have accomplished” This is just my opinion.
My son is a Trustee Scholar in the School of Cinematic Arts (Class of 2020). He was accepted, AND received a full-tuition scholarship. I may be incorrect, but the odds of both acceptance and a full-tuition scholarship in USC SCA are less than 1%. Yet, my son was denied admission to several colleges with admission rates above 10%.
For those looking to get “Chanced”, I suggest reading this excellent thread from the beginning. I also suggest reading through the following very helpful insider’s guide to USC admissions…
What are my chances?
3.73 current gpa at east los angeles college. Started off with a couple b’s and two w’s within my first two semesters but have been full time for the last two years getting all a’s except for a B in spanish last semester. Applied as a bio major ,pre-med, dornsife. B’s are mainly in GE classes but have gotten all A’s in my major prep classes. Last semester recieved president’s honor award.
Two letters of rec, one from bio prof who is a USC alumni and one from my counselor who knows me very well personally.
Work experience includes tutoring at my school’s learning center and being a corpsman(medic) in the navy. I have leadership experience through the military.
I have been volunteer at USC county hospital for the past two years in the emergency room. Also part of the veterans honor society at my school.
In my personal statement I wrote about sepcific programs at USC that I would like to be a part of like research at childrens hospital la.
I was wondering if anyone knows how the admissions committee views veterans. I was told by my counselor that USC has been viewing veterans favorably in the past couple years but I could not find any stats or specific info on this on the internet.
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