class of 2014: chance?

FauxNom
Fri, 29 May 2009 20:20:53 +0000

It’s important to keep in mind that SCA is not going to look at a portfolio, per se, for freshman admissions. You get to list your creative endeavors (of which OP has plenty, though they don’t seem to be film-related), but after that the application is very writing-intensive. It was by far the toughest application my son had to do. For the OP, that could be a good thing - here’s a chance to demonstrate your intellect, creativity and interest in a realm outside of stats. If you put in the work, it could pay off.

But yeah, I’d say based on stats alone it will be tough going. I know a great girl USC rejected this year: 3.95 unweighted at an excellent school, 30 on ACT, great ECs, leadership and recommendations. And she was applying to CLAS, not SCA, which is harder to get into than Harvard!