<p>My Uncle knows people who knows people at USC.......... Will this help with my chances????</p>
<p>JUNIOR
10TH 11TH
W GPA 3.75 WGPA 3.58</p>
<p>4 AP Classes and a bunch of honors classes</p>
<p><strong>EC'S</strong>
650 hours of community service at a hospital
Treas of Interact (community service club) 1 year
Treas of Best Buddies(a club that helps mentally handicaped students) 2years
Pres of Interact 1 year
Crew 4 Christ Club 3 years</p>
<p>SAT I--- 1700 (Aiming at an 1800)</p>
<p>Please make your information more vague and as non-specific as possible. :)</p>
<p>Why is it better to be vague?</p>
<p>We've got a quick one here. Does the word sarcasm ring a bell?</p>
<p>Ring a bell? Why would you tell him to ring a bell? He's asking for admissions advice. Geez you people are all so unhelpful.</p>
<p>So......... What do you think my chances are?</p>
<p>:rolleyes:</p>
<p>wf909: Reach/Slight reach</p>
<p>Your uncle knows people who know people at USC? Is this 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon or something?</p>
<p>NO this is not going to help you at all. You don't know the people so why would they even help you? They don't even know you, so what would they say about you to get you accepted? "A friend of a friend says his nephew is really awesome." Yeah.... I wouldn't count on it. Don't rely on your connections to get you in, they won't help, especially if they are sooooo far out there.</p>
<p>I agree with cowtipper that a recommendation from someone who doesn't know you probably isn't useful and might even be detrimental.</p>
<p>my aunt's neighbor is a professor at usc. and her assistant is an alumna. now even though i've never actually met either of those people... and i'm pretty confidant that they haven't even the slightest inkling that i exist (especially since the assistant was only hired about a week ago)..... i'm pretty sure that they are the real reasons i was accepted to usc. </p>
<p>so guys, don't be so quick to judge.</p>
<p>My uncle's third cousin is the son of a janitor at USC. I KNOW that got me in!</p>
<p>In all seriousness though, anything that will get your name in front of the Adcom in a positive light will be useful. It's all about standing out from the thousands of other qualified applicants at USC. Don't count on it to get you in, but it may be a plus for you.</p>
<p>I should be more clear. The person is close with my uncle, and also knows me. I am just curious about the role "connections" play in USC'S admission process. I have heard plenty from people, but want to get some more info from CC. THANK YOU.</p>
<p>Again, unless you're the president's son or daugther, no connection will get you a lock. The biggest advantage it will get you is to bring your name up in a positive way to the admissions committee and give you a "boost," as it were.</p>
<p>if you want to maximize your connections, *talk * with these people who know your uncle, get advice, do an interview, and if they know you well enough, get them to write a recommendation for you.</p>
<p>excellent point kkgirl.</p>
<p>Another suggestion: bring a resume or a copy of your application to give to the person so he or she can easily and accurately refer to your activities and academic achievements</p>
<p>thank you ****</p>
<p>What position does your USC connection hold? </p>
<p>Anyway, I think it's worth a shot, but honestly I don't think it can help you that much. Hasn't USC become more prestigious and overall really competitive to get into? Their admission stats and applicants' stats seem up to par with UCLA and Berkeley.</p>
<p>Personally, I'm not a big fan of the "connections", whom you know game they have going around, but hey, I guess that's how the world works. Maybe my sentiments of this is influenced by the fact that I have no connections! :)</p>
<p>thank you ***********</p>