Chance for USC

Chance Me / Match Me
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Hello, I am a sophomore. Even though I have awhile till college, I still love looking into colleges. At the moment (it chances every five seconds), I’m really interested in USC for many reasons. I was just wondering with the stats I have, if I had any chance whatsoever. Thanks!

GPA: 3.7/4
PSAT: 1320/1500
All A’s in my French, Latin, English, and Social Studies classes, all B+'s in math, and B’s in science except physics which was a C+ (how much does this hurt me?)

I am really interested in majoring in French. Because I have good grades in my language/humanities classes, I feel like that will help be because that is what I want to major in. Also, does anyone know if French is a popular major there? That could help

EC’s:
*Competitve swimmer since 6th grade, my club team and varsity for high school. I will definitely be captain senior year. This sport is very big to me.
*I’m in Model UN. This club is something I am very dedicated to and I believe I would be able to write a good essay about how this has helped me with many things in life. If I got to go to USC, I would participate in that club since they have it there. (Idk if that helps). Along with this, I have traveled to many Ivy League conferences.
*One other small thing is I am president of French club and will continue doing this, as well as being president.

Any feedback would be great. I know this is a selective school, and I might not have all the credentials but I am working a lot on improving. I still have to take the SAT’s, and by getting a good grade, that could help a lot. Along with that, I have a science tutor now and showing an upward trend would probably be good.

Thanks!

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Just to see if I’m going in the right direction. Any input would be AMAZING. Thank you

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Your stats are a little low for USC, so I would be worried if you were a junior or senior, but luckily you’re not and you still have lots of time to improve. Colleges love an upward trend so as long as you can bring up your GPA in your last few years of high school, you should be alright. You’re also going to want a 2000+ SAT score to be competitive. One thing that stands out to me is the lack of community service and the small number of ECs you participate in. You would definitely want to participate in a lot of community service as well as perhaps joining 1 or 2 more clubs.

This is just my personal take. Note: I am definitely not an admissions counselor, so this must be taken with a grain of salt. Best of luck. Feel free to PM me if you have any more questions.

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Thank you for the advice @thetsaria I do have around 100 hours so far (it is required by our school) but it’s a whole bunch of random things I do, not one specific cause I help with.

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It’s better than not at all, but it won’t look as good as someone who has the same number of hours, but all for the same organization. It’s something to keep in mind, but note that colleges can detect BS if volunteering isn’t your thing and you’re just doing it to look good. Try to find some charity you’re genuinely interested in.

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Okay! Thank you again