<p>imi1928,</p>
<p>You are right to love USC, it’s a great university with a fantastic communications school. It’s also very difficult to get into and while your stats are good, they’re also a little low for USC averages. My advice is to do whatever you can to improve your SAT score and I agree that you should also take the ACT. </p>
<p>I would also rework your presentation of your EC’s.
1.) As a comm major your strongest EC is editor of the school paper. List this first.
2.) Delete all references to programs that were offered to you but that you didn’t take.
3.) Group like EC’s into common areas and only list the strong EC’s. By strong I mean EC’s that require serious time and effort.</p>
<p>Lastly, your essay will be VERY important to gain admission. Work on that one a lot and please have an english teacher proof it before you send it!!!</p>
<p>You’re doing great so far, get all A’s in your senior year, and try hard on the SAT.</p>
<p>Good luck,
Wheaty</p>