chances of getting into USC

vinceh
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:57:48 +0000

shacherry,

You’ll probably have more luck asking this question in the USC forum here on CC. I can’t speak to the impact of being a “sort of known in the industry” actor will be on the application. Generally speaking, a university’s biggest worry is that an applicant tries to get into a school based on their artistic talent then changes majors. The concern becomes that they’ll be unable to hold their own in the classroom.

That said, I would speculate that an audition applicant should shoot to be in shouting distance of the 25th%-tile of ACT/SAT and to be at least somewhat close on GPA. In the case of USC, based on the 2011-entering class the 25th%-tile ACT was 30 and the SAT a 2020. The average admit had a 3.8. I’m guessing that a 3.5/28/1900 with a great audition/portfolio would be a good place to shoot for.