I seriously underachieved in school starting in 9th grade, but have maintained a steady upward trend in my grades since.
For reference: All four years of high school, I have essentially taken the maximum amount of Honors and AP classes allowed at my moderately competitive high school in an affluent area in Southern California.
In 9th grade and the 1st semester of 10th grade, I essentially received all B’s. The second semester of 10th grade, I managed 2 A’s, but also received one C in addition to 2 B’s. In 11th grade, I took 4 AP classes. First semester I got 3 A’s and 3 B’s, with A’s in 2/4 AP’s. Second semester, I got A’s in 5/6 of my classes with 1 B in an AP class. First semester of senior year, I am taking 4 AP classes and am on track to get A’s in 5/6 classes with 1 B in an AP class. My total unweighted GPA will be around 3.5 after this semester, weighted will be roughly 4.1 over all 4 years. I am in the top 15-20 percent of my school.
On the other hand, I earned a very high 1560 on the SAT, 790 math and 770 English.
Both my school counselor and a family friend who works in college admissions have confirmed that both my essays and extra curricular’s are exceptional and should definitely make me stand out.
My race is middle eastern.
I applied to USC, NYU, University of Washington Seattle, UT Austin, SMU, and UMiami.
I applied everywhere as a math or statistics major except NYU, where I applied for Sport Management. I am a double legacy at USC and my parents are minimal donors.
Where should I expect to get in?