<p>Ok I posted in the "What's my chance" forum but no one chance yet, but I really want to go to USC. Here are my stats, please see if I have the chance of goin to USC
BTW, I'm Filipino. I don't know if this matters, but I was born in San Diego but moved to the boring Oregon.</p>
<p>Activities:
-Played piano for 6 years
-Playing piano for the elderly
-Played guitar for 3 years
-Oregon FBLA
-Volunteering at Library
-Volunteering at Hospital
-Pack Leader (helping the Freshmen out in High School)
-Worked at Subway eat fresh </p>
<p>Awards:
-Fifth in state Accounting competition in Oregon FBLA
-Got an award from my teacher for playing the piano for 5 years</p>
<p>Also, I got a crazy life story cuz I was run-overed by a car last summer</p>
<p>"Also, I got a crazy life story cuz I was run-overed by a car last summer"</p>
<p>Good grief!! Hope you are okay, Flip.</p>
<p>It's hard to give you chances at USC without knowing a little more about you: what you want to major in, how rigorous your high school is, if they send a lot of kids to USC, if your gpa is weighted or unweighted.</p>
<p>As it currently stands, the average UNweighted gpa last year was 3.8, so you are very very close on that if your gpa above is unweighted. However, your SAT is below the average 2108 for last year. So this puts USC somewhere as a low reach. If you raise your SAT it could help a lot. However, if you are attempting to get into Marshall for business, the film school or one of the other more selective schools, it will be trickier.</p>
<p>One thing I love about USC is that it seems like they really choose individual students based on their entire applications. Stats do not define an applicant 100% so give them a good reason to have you on campus when writing your essay and answering the questions. You should try to boost the SAT if possible and make sure they know how surviving getting run over has made you a better person! Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks for the opinions!
Yeah I'm going to be retaking the SAT this October and hopefully raise the score, specifically Critical Reading
I'm currently still deciding on what I should major in, but I'm mostly interested in Anthropology and Biology.
My high school, I don't really know how rigorous it is, but last year only I know at least two kids who were accepted, but I think there's more. Also my GPA is unweighted, I think, whatever's the one where you can't get higher than 4.0.</p>
<p>Have you considered an accounting major? Also, if USC takes the ACT (check USC requirements for admissions), you might want to take the ACT and compare it with your SAT score and send the best one in.</p>
<p>Another point regarding the SAT: USC superscores, meaning that they accept the best section scores out of two or more sittings. Redoing the SAT this October will give you that opportunity. In other words, if you do better in CR and the same or not as well in W and M, (or whatever combination), the best scores in each section will be considered to add up to a total score from the two sittings.</p>
<p>As bessie said, USC looks at the whole application. Great essays can have an effect if things are lacking in other areas, so really work on those so the admissions committee gets a good sense of who you are in the most positive light. However, your GPA (nearly 3.8) and rank give you a good shot, especially in applying to CLAS (College of Letters, Arts and Sciences)</p>
<p>Any possibility you want a music minor? I don't work for admissions, but I think it is best if the application and essay somehow reflect the passions of the applicant. These interests (in your case the piano playing and accounting award) shine and hopefully will be tied in with your intended major or minor.
For example, my son loves computers and you can see throughout the application his passion for computers (essay, summer job, clubs, etc.).</p>