Chance me for USC?

Colleges & Universities University of Southern California
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<p>UW GPA: 93.5. My school doesn’t do on a 4.0/5.0 scale (at least, they don’t publish that to us.)
W GPA: 95</p>

<p>SAT:
630 CR
680 M
700 W (10 on essay)</p>

<p>ACT: 32 (that was going in cold, taking it again in September.)</p>

<p>SAT IIs: Hoping for a 700+ on US History and Physics</p>

<p>Honors/AP Courses:

  • Freshman Year: Honors Biology, Honors English
  • Sophomore Year: Honors Geometry, Honors English, Honors Global History
  • Junior Year: AP English Language, AP United States History, Honors Spanish, Honors Physics
  • Senior Year: AP Statistics, AP US Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP Environmental Science, Honors Spanish</p>

<p>ECs:
DECA

  • Sophomore year - Won at regional level, competed at state level (hospitality and tourism team decision making.)
  • Junior year - 3rd place at state level, competed at ICDC (hospitality and tourism professional selling event.)
  • Senior year - TBD, but doing public relations project most likely.
  • Leadership involvement - Hoping for a position on the executive board this year
    Community Service Club
  • Member freshmen-senior year.
    Peer Mentor Club
  • Member junior-senior year.
    Spanish Honor Society
  • Member junior-senior year.
    Science Honor Society
  • Member junior-senior year.
    National Honor Society
  • Member junior-senior year.
  • Leadership involvement - Applied for an executive board position, interviews next week
    Business Honor Society
  • Member junior-senior year.
  • Leadership involvement - Vice president</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Summer 2011

  • Office staff at a day camp
    September 2011-June 2012
  • Assistant at a day-care center
  • Tennis assistant 1x a week
  • Will probably resume this job in September</p>

<p>Taking a course at UMD this summer in “High Tech Product Development and Marketing,” if that helps.</p>

<p>Projected major: International Business (applying to Marshall)</p>

<p>A bit of background information:
I’m a Jewish, white female from Long Island. I’m from a competitive school district that sends a good amount of kids to Ivies/highly ranked schools every year. Family income is about $110K. </p>

<p>Any additional comments/advice would be appreciated!</p>

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<p>I think you have a pretty good chance right now for getting into USC … you probably don’t even have to retake your ACT
good luck :)</p>

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<p>Based on the last set of officially published statistics, (<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1112/USCFreshmanProfile2011.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1112/USCFreshmanProfile2011.pdf&lt;/a&gt;), you’re pretty much the average USC admit. The problem going forward is that the move to the CommonApp has increased the amount of competition. </p>

<p>I would submit the ACT since it’s stronger than your SAT numbers. Retaking the test wouldn’t be the worst thing to do. Do you have any non-business related ECs or community service? Your focus on business is a strong factor in your favor but showing a more well-rounded side of you could help your application.</p>