What to do? Please help!

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>First off, let me give you all a quick overview:</p>

<p>I'm an Asian male from Georgia. 32 ACT, 3.7 GPA (unweighted), no major awards. Decent EC's with a few leadership positions. Family income: $50,000~75,000</p>

<p>Accepted: UCLA, UCB, safety state school
Rejected: Stanford, USC, Vanderbilt
Waitlisted: Emory, Oxford</p>

<p>UCLA and UCB are great schools, but unfortunately they haven't given me much aid, since I'm an OOS student. </p>

<p>I accepted my position on Emory and Oxford's waitlist already because I don't have too many options anyways. </p>

<p>I also plan on appealing USC's decision, to give me another option.</p>

<p>Also, my state school (which is a safety) is good for me, and I got full tuition, so that's pretty much confirmed if all else fails.</p>

<p>Like many other high school seniors, I am quite confused with my position. I realize that I'm not in such a bad position as others have been, some with no acceptances at all, but I don't know how to approach this. Should I consider Emory & Oxford, since their decisions are coming after the May 1 deadline when I have to submit my statement to register at most schools? And should I even considering appealing USC's decision? Is it worth it? Lastly, what can I do about UCLA and UCB?</p>

<p>Thanks a lot guys!</p>

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<p>You shouldn’t be appealing USC unless there was some administrative error, don’t bother if you’re contesting the admissions committees’ decision.</p>

<p>You can’t do anything about the FA at the UCs, they admit OOS students because of the increased tuition they pay.</p>

<p>It’s OK to send your deposit to UGA and stay on the WL for G & O. If you get off a WL, you will likely loose your deposit if you choose not to attend.</p>

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<p>@entomom - OK, thanks for the advice! I was thinking about appealing USC’s decision, but I guess there’s no point. Especially because nothing has changed from the time I applied to the decision. </p>

<p>Yeah, I’ll most likely send in my deposit by the deadline to UGA and stay on the waitlist for Emory & Oxford. If anything, it’ll come down to how much aid I receive. </p>

<p>Actually, I’ve been considering the UCs and appealing their financial aid. I’ll post my final decision here though. Thanks once again!</p>