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09-10-2009, 08:01 PM
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#1 | | Member
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| USC Class of 2014 Hopefuls!
Saw this on the NYU forum and thought it would be nice for USC hopefuls too! 
To use the template, copy+paste, fill out your info, and take out all the spaces in the brackets.
[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Intended School:[ /b][/color]
[ color=purple][b]Intended Major:[ /b][ /color]
[ color=blue][b]Intended Minor: [ /b][ /color]
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[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT/ACT:
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] GPA (UW):
[ *] GPA (W):
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Leadership Positions:
[ *] Awards/Honors:
[ *] Other Extra-curricular:
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ /list][ b]Other Statements:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Why do you want to attend USC?
[ *] What other schools are you planning on applying to?
[ *] Anything else?
[ /list]
Last edited by Eiffel; 09-10-2009 at 08:08 PM.
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09-10-2009, 08:07 PM
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#2 | | Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 419
| Intended School: School of Cinematic Arts
Intended Major: Screenwriting
Intended Minor: Cinema-Television
Stats:- SAT/ACT: 2140 (800 Writing, 740 Critical Reading, 600 Math)
- SAT IIs: U.S. History (710), Taking Literature in October
- GPA (UW): 3.85
- GPA (W): 4.625
- Rank: 8/507
- Awards/Honors: Third place in local Voice of Democracy competition, first place in local poetry competition four times
- Other Extra-curricular: Scriptwriting (created television show, completed fifteen full-length episodes for it, and one in-progress film); Playwriting (one play written); Creative writing (about twenty short stories, seven novellas, and one in-progress novel); Songwriting (portfolio); Poetry (portfolio); Affinity Independent Film Company (freshman - senior year) [Acting (starred in one independent film and a cameo in another), Cinematography (two independent films), Creative consulting (three independent films)]; Animation Appreciation Club (freshman - senior year); Newspaper Club (freshman year) [Staff writer for the school newspaper]; Drama-coaching middle school students for play productions for two summers (freshman year, sophomore year); Participated in two episodes of a local television program called "Today's Family" as a guest speaker (sophomore year); Assisting teachers and students at elementary school (senior year).
Location/Person:- State or Country: California
- School Type: Public charter school
- Ethnicity: Caucasian
- Gender: Female
Other Statements:- Why do you want to attend USC? Top-notch screenwriting and film programs, gorgeous campus, great school spirit, located near Los Angeles, all-around wonderful education.
- What other schools are you planning on applying to? NYU, UCLA, Stanford, UC Berkeley, SDSU, possibly a few others.
- Anything else? I really hope to get in to USC, and good luck to everyone applying!
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09-10-2009, 09:45 PM
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#3 | | Member
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Eiffel, ignore binks09's post. That is NOT a USC student.
Good luck to all the 2014 hopefuls!!!
Fight on!
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09-10-2009, 09:51 PM
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Haha, yeah, I think he is a UCLA student...I encountered him on the UCLA board; not sure why he's here unless maybe he's a UCLA/USC hopeful rather than enrolled yet...but anyway, hello again, binks! SDSU is close to where I live; it's my safety school; one of my family members goes there; it's actually more selective than some might think; and if I didn't get into any of the other schools, I could at least go to SDSU for a year and try to transfer. | |
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09-10-2009, 10:04 PM
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Eiffel, SDSU was DS's safety too along with UCSB and SLO. He has similar stats to yours -- just stronger in tests, weaker in GPA. He didn't apply outside CA but did get accepted to USC, UCLA & Berkeley, ultimately choosing USC (and loving it, btw).
You're looking good! I don't know specifics of Cinematic Arts, other than it's competitive. Polish up those essays and your portfolio. So is your HS High Tech or SCPA?
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09-10-2009, 10:08 PM
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Thanks so much, SoCalGal, and congrats to your son for getting accepted into all those great schools! And actually, I go to Steele Canyon Charter High School. | |
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09-11-2009, 05:15 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 419
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Any more hopefuls?
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09-11-2009, 06:50 PM
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#8 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 105
| Intended School: Marshall
Intended Major: Business Administration
Intended Minor: Accounting
Stats:- SAT/ACT: 1490/2220 (800 math, 690 critical reading, 730 writing)
- SAT IIs: 800 math level IIC, 660 physics
- GPA (UW): 3.49
- GPA (W): 3.98
- Rank: N/A
- Leadership Positions: Secretary and President of Games Club, Co-founder and Secretary of Economics Club
- Awards/Honors: National Merit Commended, Praveshika Certificate
- Other Extra-curricular: Future Business Leaders of America (10-12), Debate Club (10-12), Piano (9-12), Teaching orphans in India (summer 2009), Volunteering: Hospital (10-11), Library (summers 2006-2009), Business Internship (summer 2009), part-time employment as lifeguard (10-12)
Location/Person:- State or Country: New Jersey
- School Type: Public
- Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
- Gender: Male
Other Statements:- Why do you want to attend USC? good location, good business school
- What other schools are you planning on applying to? NYU (ED), Boston College, Villanova, Lehigh, Illinois, Penn State, Maryland, Rutgers
- Anything else? I hope to get in.
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09-14-2009, 02:39 AM
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#9 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lake Zurich, IL
Posts: 78
| Intended School: Cinematic Arts
Intended Major: Film Production or Critical Studies
Intended Minor: Screenwriting
Stats:- SAT/ACT: taking SAT in November, ACT: 31 but retook a few days ago
- SAT IIs: taking Literature, US History, and Math I in October
- GPA (UW): school messed up my transcript so I don't know, but it's around 3.5-3.6
- GPA (W): see above, 3.6ish
- Rank: see above, 180ish/560ish (top 30% is all I know for sure)
- Leadership Positions: Technical Theatre Club (10-11th: Photographer, 12th: Vice President, stage manager for some shows), Drama Club (10-12th: Photographer) Concert Orchestra (10-11th: Officer), Honors Symphony Orchestra (12th: Secretary)
- Awards/Honors: AP Scholar with Honor, Honors Thespian in International Thespian Society
- Other Extra-curricular: Math Team (10th), Scholastic Bowl (11-12th), Habitat for Humanity (11-12th), volunteering at food pantry for 3-9 hours every Thursday (started in July)
Location/Person:- State or Country: Illinois
- School Type: Public
- Ethnicity: White (Eastern European immigrant)
- Gender: Female
Other Statements:- Why do you want to attend USC? I am utterly and irrevocably in love with their film program. Every aspect of USC is just perfect to me.
- What other schools are you planning on applying to? UCLA, Cal Arts, Northwestern University, Columbia College Chicago, NYU, SUNY Purchase, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Temple University, Carnegie Mellon University
- Anything else? USC is my number one choice and I've been working on my essays and portfolio since May. I won't rest until I get an acceptance or rejection. >_>
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09-18-2009, 08:29 PM
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#10 | | Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 500
| Intended School: Viterbi School of Engineering
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
Intended Minor: Business/Economics
Stats:- SAT/ACT: 2170 (670 CR/ 790 M / 710 W)
- SAT IIs: 740-Math II 710-Bio 670-Physics [retaking]
- GPA (UW): 3.91
- GPA (W): 4.72, Most rigorous schedule
- Rank: 4/550 W
- Leadership Positions: IB Mentor, Link Leader
- Awards/Honors: IB diploma candidate, AP scholar with distinction, all-school math award, local chess tournaments
- Other Extra-curricular: 150 hours community service, Varsity soccer, Model UN, other clubs
Location/Person:- State or Country: Colorado
- School Type: Public
- Ethnicity: Caucasian, first generation immigrant
- Gender: Male
Other Statements:- Why do you want to attend USC? Academics, Social life, Trojan network
- What other schools are you planning on applying to? Stanford, Northwestern, Cornell, Colorado
- Anything else? I REALLY need merit aid.
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09-19-2009, 09:24 AM
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#11 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: England & Spain
Posts: 68
| Intended School: Thornton
Intended Major: Music Industry
Intended Minor: Spanish (Possibly)
Stats:- SAT/ACT: Taking in November
- SAT IIs: Taking in December
- GPA (UW): Different system but around 3.8/3.9
- GPA (W): N/A
- Rank: School does not rank
- Leadership Positions: Started my own website design business when I was 11. Tennis coaching.
- Awards/Honors:
- Other Extra-curricular: 8 years tennis. Various internships in the music business. Qualified tennis coach.
Location/Person:- State or Country: England
- School Type: Very small private
- Ethnicity:Caucasian
- Gender:Male
Other Statements:- Why do you want to attend USC? I have wanted to attend university in LA since I can remember. USC is perfect for me...great major, great location, Trojan network!
- What other schools are you planning on applying to? UCLA and LMU
- Anything else? I have lived in Spain for 8 years (multi-cultural?), speak fluent Spanish, international student (?)
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09-20-2009, 11:38 AM
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#12 | | Member
Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oregon
Posts: 554
| [ b]Intended School:Marshall[ /b]
[color=purple][b]Intended Major:Finance or International Business[ /b][ /color]
[color=blue][b]Intended Minor: Romance Languages or Spanish[ /b][ /color]
[b]Stats:[ /b][ list][*] SAT/ACT: pending. ugh.[*] SAT IIs: pending. ugh.[*] GPA (UW): 3.74[*] GPA (W): school doesn't give W GPA.[*] Rank: my school doesn't rank[*] Leadership Positions: Associate Student Body President, EIHS student government president ( leadership for school that won goldman sachs award), Youth Advisory Team ( group of students that give advice to superintendent), Captain of Varisty Soccer Team[*] Awards/Honors:[*] Other Extra-curricular: National Honor Society, Varsity Soccer, Varsity Tennis, Drama productions,[/list] Location/Person:- State or Country: North of California
- School Type: Public
- Ethnicity: Hispanic
- Gender: Male
[ b]Other Statements:[ /b][ list][*] Why do you want to attend USC?: Great business school. My brother goes to UCLA, so originally I looked at USC just to make him mad, but I really like it!!  [*] What other schools are you planning on applying to? Hmm.. Santa Clara, UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Penn, NYU, and a few ivies.[*] Anything else? Good luck everyone!![/list]
I'm sorry, i've never been good with computers...
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09-20-2009, 08:36 PM
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#13 | | New Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 1
| Hi fellow soon-to-be Trojans!
Intended School: School of Theatre
Intended Major: BA Theatre
Intended Minor: Cinematic Arts
Stats:
SAT/ACT: 2180
SAT IIs: Taking in December.
GPA (UW):
GPA (W): We don't have this in my country, but I worked it out to be 3.5.
Rank: N/A
Awards/Honors:
Other Extra-curricular: Drama/Theatre groups, Dance club, Charity Fundraising, Volunteering in animal shelters, community theatre, attending summer theatre training program in NY.
Location/Person:
State or Country: United Kingdom.
School Type: Public secondary school.
Ethnicity: Mixed (Asian and Black)
Gender: Female
Other Statements:
Why do you want to attend USC? Great theatre program; respected university; location is perfect for pursuing an acting career; opportunities; new experiences- greek school, school spirit, sports, clubs.
What other schools are you planning on applying to? Brown, Chapman, UCF, SDSU.
Anything else? I want to get into USC so badly! I will do anything. I know we're all competing for the same thing but if anyone has any tips on how to improve on anything, I would really appreciate it. Good luck to everyone. I hope we all make it! | |
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10-02-2009, 01:15 PM
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#14 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 49
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Intended School: Marshall
Intended Major: Business Administration
Intended Minor: Undecided
Stats:
SAT/ACT: Will take the SAT in november.
SAT IIs: Will take them in Latin, German, French and Math I or II
GPA (UW): N/A I'm international
GPA (W): N/A
Rank: N/A
Leadership Positions: Chief of the Helping China Project, Member of the Youth Board of Plan Netherlands (national development organization), Founder of the Alcohol Awareness Project, Social traineeship coordinator, Counselor assistant
Awards/Honors: N/A. But I have a certificate from Cambridge University in Proficient English?
Other Extra-curricular: Tutor in Latin, Summer courses Pepperdine University, attended several international conferences, art-director of the school newspaper, social traineeship at refugee center, senior project about Marketing Localization, Writing Program NYC
Location/Person:
State or Country: The Netherlands
School Type: Public (grammar school)
Ethnicity: Dutch
Gender: Female
Other Statements:
Why do you want to attend USC? good business school, LA, school spirit, Trojan network, beautiful campus, parties
What other schools are you planning on applying to? Can't think of anything but USC. Maybe NYU and Pepperdine.
Anything else? Oh boy, I wanna be a Trojan!
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10-21-2009, 12:12 AM
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#15 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2009 Location: So. California
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I'm not a USC '14 hopeful. I'm a USC '15 hopeful :] But I'll just do it for kicks! Haha I can't wait to fill out that application next year...and get accepted. HOPEFULLY.
[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Intended School:[ /b] Marshall[/color]
[ color=purple][b]Intended Major:[ /b]Business Administration[ /color]
[ color=blue][b]Intended Minor: [ /b]Architecture or Communications[ /color]
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[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT/ACT: Scoring 2000-2200 as of now (taking in November 09)
[ *] SAT IIs: 750 Korean, ___ Math 2C, ____ US History
[ *] GPA (UW): 3.85
[ *] GPA (W): 4.00
[ *] Rank: I don't know.
[ *] Leadership Positions: Editor-In-Chief of school newspaper, Vice President of Interact Club, head of Volunteering Committee on City Teen Council
[ *] Awards/Honors: Funniest Freshman nomination, 2008. Music scholar, athlete scholar, honor roll
[ *] Other Extra-curricular: Volunteering at local jail, book club with elementary school kids, City Teen Council, Varsity Tennis team, National Honor Society.
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: California
[ *] School Type: Public, competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian American
[ *] Gender: Female
[ /list][ b]Other Statements:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Why do you want to attend USC? They offer the best business program in California as far as privates are concerned. Oh, and I want to be TROJAN. (=
[ *] What other schools are you planning on applying to? Annenberg
[ *] Anything else?
IMMA WORK MY @$$ OFF FOR A CHANCE HERE!
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