Official USC Class of 2011 Decisions Thread

Colleges & Universities University of Southern California
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<p>boo. i wish i went to school in a rural area in like, montana. i hope i don’t offend anybody, haha.</p>

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<p>all I can think of is to find some local USC alumni to try to add a letter or two of recommendation…that network is strong…good luck!</p>

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<p>clements?! ewww dulles vikings! haha jaykay</p>

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<p>sounds like pepperdine is a good fit for me ;)</p>

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<p>postalservice, u go to uni?</p>

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<p>no offense, uni isnt a top 21 school lol ;p</p>

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<p>i thought he/she meant top21st in ca</p>

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<p>i know that torrey pines ranks ~80 in the nation… is that the only CA public school that is ranked in top100?</p>

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<p>hahaha no not uni. troy high school.</p>

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<p>really?
my friend has lots of friends going to troy ^^
but i don’t know anyone there…
u must be really smart</p>

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<p>wow you have more Asians than Caucasians at your school ^^</p>

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<p>ahaha i think about an equal amount of both…</p>

<p>and no, i’m stupid.</p>

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<p>no u r not!!!
u’ll definitely get in with those sat scores of urs</p>

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<p>what are the best high schools/magnet middle schools around parts of CA? anyone know? lol this is for future references… (i know troy is pretty well regarded and harvard-westlake if im thinking private…but im interested in public).</p>

<p>edit: sorry for diverting</p>

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<p>Accepted.</p>

<p>SAT : critical reading 720
Math 700<br>
Writing 640
total : 2060</p>

<p>SAT II’s : Math IIC : 720
Bio (m) : 740</p>

<p>GPA : 3.7 uw
4.04 w</p>

<p>essays : okay
recs : pretty damn decent
EC : volunteer summer 2006 at hospital, health careers camp at hospital summer 2006, football 3 years varsity (captain 2 years, won multiple football awards), work at Baskin Robbins (20 hrs. week).</p>

<p>asian male</p>

<p>goes to competitive asian public school in bay area</p>

<p>the end.</p>

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<p>congrats!!!</p>

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<p>I’m surprised by my rejection as well. </p>

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I:</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 700 Bio, 690 Math IIc, 700 Chinese /w Listening (give me a break, I’m an ABC)</li>
<li>ACT: 32 (33 super-scored)</li>
<li>GPA: 3.65 UW (4.1 W I think)</li>
<li>Rank: N/A (School doesn’t rank)</li>
<li>Other stats:
• Varsity Tennis (9-12) - Captain
• Science Olympiad (11-12)
• Quiz Bowl (9-10)
• FIRST Robotics (9-12) - Captain
• Model UN (11-12) – Cofounder, Vice President</li>
</ul>

<p>Honors/Awards:</p>

<p>• Science Olympiad Regionals – 2nd Place
• Science Olympiad States – 4th Place
• U of M German Day Winner
• FIRST Robotics Judges Award
• WLAA Tennis Conference Champs
• WLAA Tennis Division Champs
• 2003 USATT Michigan Closed Table Tennis 17 & under doubles – 1st Place
• 2004 USATT Michigan Closed Table Tennis 17 & under doubles – 2nd Place
• FIRST Robotics Judges Award</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: Avg</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Avg</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Avg</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Good ECs? Clearly not good enough</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: MI</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Bad GPA, avg ACT, avg essays/recs, good ECs?..?</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Read above :P</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to acceptances, good luck to waitlistee’s, sorry to rejections. It’s okay, I’m fine with being rejected due to the fact I’ve been accepted to UMich (in-state), Emory, and NYU Stern. . Not going to lie though, I’m kind of surprised I didn’t get in o.O. College decisions this year have been quite confusing…waitlist BC, reject USC, reject CMU, accept w/ 7.5k NYU Stern, accept Emory, accept UMich, accept Lehigh, waitlist WashU…</p>

<p>I would appeal if I actually cared, but I don’t. Go Blue! UMich will get USC back next year :)</p>

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<p>I just got into Spring 2008 and am totally thrilled.</p>

<p>Stats are on the previous page.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I: 2110 ( 610 CR 770 M 730 W)

  • SAT IIs: 760 IIC 750 IC 690 Chem
  • GPA: ~3.8 UW (7 APs, 3 Honors, 1 CC Class)
  • Rank: School Doesn’t Rank
  • Other stats: AP Scholar, Honor Roll, 120 hrs volunteer, 2 years Youth and Government, Secretary of Cancer Club, briefly involved in a few other clubs
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: Average to Good

  • Teacher Recs: 1 Very Good
  • Counselor Rec: none
  • Hook (if any): Sister Attended
    </code></pre>

<p>Location/Person: Southern California</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: CA

  • School Type: Competitive public
  • Ethnicity: Asian
  • Gender: Male
  • Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Good GPA/SAT, Weak ECs
  • Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Overall good app and sister went there
    </code></pre>

<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: It sucks I’ve heard of some really good applicants who didn’t get in this year.</p>

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<p>Rejected…</p>