worth a try with my HORRIBILE reading score? :/

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>I am a senior =]</p>

<p>Asian Male (Came to the US 3 yrs ago)
State: NY
School type: Large public
GPA: 92.XX UW 94.88 W
Rank: Top 10%
Courseload: most challenging this year.
4 APs this year.
SAT: 600 CR, 770 M, 680 W (I know they are bad :/ I guess I will retake it again in Jan)</p>

<p>SAT IIs: 720 math II 700 Chem </p>

<p>Essays: I am not sure if it's ''great'', but so far 10 out of 11 people said my essay was emotionally touching
REC: Very positive (not sure if ''great''
EC:school's orchestra. (Violin section leader sophomore yr, assistant section leader Senior year)
- took a piano examination that was held by the Associated Board of Royal school of Music.and received a Merit on it.
- took a violin examination that was held by NYSSMA.and i received an excellent rating on it.
- played at a recital that was held at Hunter College.and received a Gold Prize.
- participated in the chemistry olympiad
- a member of a city astronomy club
- a school's newspaper writer who write articles about Astronomy.
- International Club (I am just a member, but my GC said I am very active in activities like fundraising or food fair on my recommendation letter, don't know if that helps O_o)</p>

<p>Community service:
- volunteer at a kindergarten every summer.(except for sophomore year 's summer)</p>

<p>Job: Tutor for children.</p>

<p>summer program: NYU Pre-college summer program (Human Physiology) [2009]
Received scholarship for this program.</p>

<p>First Generation college student</p>

<p>PS: Sorry...not HorribILE. I mean Horrible :P</p>

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<p>DEFINITELY worth a try, especially if you retake the sats and get a better score.</p>

<p>funny you got the same exact sat score as i did. im applying to transfer to usc cuz i didnt get in the first time :frowning:
but dont let that scare you lol i know alot of people who got in with sats in the 1900s. i think i didnt get in because of my horrible gpa.</p>

<p>anywayyyy…to up your chances, retake the sat for sure and try to add to the volunteering section if possible. i bet you could sign up for things now and still put it on the list. they will love your dedication to music though</p>

<p>last thing: i recommend researching your major, what classes you want to take, etc. for the short essay that asks what your future plans are. i’ve heard some people go so far as to mention some teachers they would like to take, or where they want to study abroad and when. something i wish i had thought about before :]</p>

<p>GOOD LUCK!!</p>

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<p>wait you can retake it in january?</p>

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<p>If you call 600 horrible…then I might as well just shoot myself for applying marshall with 580CR.</p>

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<p>^lol</p>

<p>I always think it’s funny when people with 2000+ SATs think they did horrible. Thats like, in the top 75% of the nation or so.</p>

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<p>hey you dont if you get in or not if you dont apply:)
good luck :slight_smile: does usc accept your score if you take your test in jan?</p>