Date applied: 12/1/16
Date decision postmarked/received: In mail 3/24/17
Which school/major at USC: Keck School of Medicine, Global Health
Scholarships: University Scholarship
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 32 (one sitting) M-25 E-36 R-36 S-31
SAT II (place score in parentheses): n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/458
AP (place score in parentheses): 5 (APUSH), 5 (AP ART HISTORY)
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Senior Honors Debate/Forensics, AP Lit and Comp, AP Chemistry, AP Calc AB, AP Comparative Gov, AP Gov, Honors Spanish 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
National Honor Society (11, 12; Representative: 11, 12)
Debate (9, 10, 11, 12; Vice President: 12)
Student Council (10, 11; Treasurer: 11)
Forensics (10, 11, 12; Historian, Judge Committee Chair: 11, 12)
Scholar’s Bowl (10, 11, 12)
Young Democrats (9, 10, 11, 12)
Job/Work Experience: Hostess at Red Robin, Intern for Project Consent
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteered multiple places with a total of 250 hours (locations unnamed to remain anon)
Summer Activities: University of Kansas Debate Institute
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8-9. All my essay responses were genuine and were reviewed by teachers/counselors. I re-used some essays from other applications, but tailored them to fit USC since I had researched their programs and professors.
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 8-9. Chose to not have the option to read them, yet both teachers that wrote me references taught AP classes and were my favorite teachers I have had. Both think highly of me.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): ??? Chose to not have the option to read it, do not have a close relationship with my counselor.
Interview: n/a
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): KS
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Low
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Single parent
Reflection:
Strengths: Extracurriculars, essays, recommendations
Weaknesses: Test scores, GPA/Ranking
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I wrote good essays and had great teacher recs. I’ve been super involved in my community and school, which I think really showed in my application.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: University of Kansas, Tulane, Emory, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill