class of 2014: chance?

uscgirl16
Thu, 28 May 2009 03:56:21 +0000

I disagree. It’s MUCH harder to get into SCA with bad grades than it is to get into the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences. SCA is much more competitive than most schools in USC (it might be the most competitive??), and they take people with good GRADES, not good portfolios. This is because not every student has had the time/opportunity to make or write films and they don’t want to base their decision solely on that. A person with a killer portfolio and a 3.4 WILL lose out to a person with a 4.0 and an average portfolio.

Remember, you CANNOT get into SCA if you cannot first get into USC. No matter how amazing your portfolio is, if you are not up to par with USC’s freshman class, you don’t have shot.

Keep in mind - USC cares more about GPA than AP test scores (they don’t really care about those at all) and you can only get credit for a SMALL number of APs at USC (hardly any of yours). Drop some APs and GET A GREAT GPA. That’s your only chance.