Decision: Accepted
**Date applied: ** October 2016
Date decision postmarked/received: March 2017
Which school/major at USC: Viterbi/CS
Scholarships: NMF (1/2 tuition) and $2k University Scholarship
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):1570
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (800) & Physics (800)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1
AP (place score in parentheses): three 5s and a 4
Senior Year Course Load:3 APs, college enrollment for math, other honors courses
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):NMF $2500 scholarship,Top 100 scholars in state
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): president of one and and vice of two clubs, about 7 clubs total
Job/Work Experience:research and summer jobs
Volunteer/Community Service:yes, lots (soup kitchen, etc)
Summer Activities: camp counselor
Other
Applied for Financial Aid? yes
State (if domestic applicant): midwest
School Type: large & excellent public
Ethnicity: did not report
Gender: male
Income Bracket: over 200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):no
Reflection
Strengths: well-rounded, valedictorian, NMF, friendly & engaged attitude easy to see in essay
Weaknesses: no CS-specific ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: stats & friendly attitude
Where else you are applying or have already applied: accepted at WUStL, Rice, Illinois, others, but he’s going to USC!
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: don’t overthink the quick questions (my son did and at the admitted student program learned that they are just used for fun)