Please chance this average student! [USC/Pepperdine]

[flyingmango]

<p>Here is the gist of my current situation:
I wanted to be an artist. Most everything I did was in preparation to enter an art college, but that dream died. To summarize, I am screwed. I’ve researched as much as I could but I can’t seem to chance myself. I feel I either have too much or too little confidence.
I’m not looking to boost my ego or garner pity (well, maybe a little ) with this post. I honestly want advice about the chances I have of getting into any of the following five universities. (BTW: I am hoping my SAT scores will make up for my lousy GPA/Rank/ECs…)</p>

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Reach:
University of Southern California (HIGH reach)
Pepperdine University
Tulane University</p>

<p>Match:
Oxford College of Emory University
University of San Diego</p>

<p>I am also looking for more universities to apply to. If anyone could give suggestions, that would be great.

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<p>Gender: F
Ethnicity: Asian
Location: Ohio, USA (Green card holder)
High School: Public
Graduation: June 2009
Prospective Major: Art History / English</p>

<p>Stats:
GPA:3.4 unweighted, 3.68 weighted
Class Rank: Barely in top 25% (I might have dropped to top of 50%)
*Something around 104/409
Oct SAT: 2090 (760 CR, 630 M, 700 W)
*Will be taking for 2nd time in Nov
June ACT: 30 (35 E, 28 M, 31 R, 24 S)
Rigor of Course: 3 AP (Lit., Gov’t, Euro), 7 honors
*scored 3 for AP European History
*Average course load</p>

<p>ECs/Work/Honors:
Close to none.
-A few minor clubs (VP for an Art club)
-No more than 20 service hours
-Taught violin for one year
-National Technical Honor Society
-Piano (~11 years), Violin (~7 years)</p>

<p>Essays/Recommendations:
I think they are decent, maybe above decent. But they definitely won’t get me into HYPSM. :)</p>

<p>Misc:
Religious affiliation/commitment: No preference (I haven’t found a “calling” yet)
First generation college student: I don’t think so. My dad graduated from a technical college (2yr) in Asia.</p>

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–I think I’ve got everything, but if I didn’t include something you’d like to know, please tell me!
–For the people who reply or even stop to read my post: Thank you! I appreciate the time you’ve taken to read and/or reply. It means a lot to me.

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[Newman91]

<p>I don’t think Tulane is a reach for you honestly.</p>

[junshik]

<p>I wouldn’t call UCSD a match for you… mostly b/c of your GPA and rank. What are your SAT II scores? Not that they make much difference to UC’s…</p>

[flyingmango]

<p>@Newman91
Thanks for replying!
Hmm… I was also thinking the same thing, but Tulane’s acceptance rate for 2008 was 27%. Also, about 85% were in the top 20% of their class. I fall in that leftover 15% :(.</p>

<p>edit: I’m not positive, but I think that’s what you meant? Or maybe you meant Tulane is too high of a reach for me? If that’s the case, ignore my post. :D</p>

[superdrive021]

<p>I don’t think USC is a reach for you either, sorry. But, you never know.
USC has holistic admission and high SAT score won’t help you much, as it shouldn’t.</p>

[flyingmango]

<p>@junshik
woops, you posted ahead of me. I’m not applying to any of the UC’s. I don’t meet their requirements. I’m applying to University of San Diego, not University of California - San Diego. But thanks for replying!</p>

[flyingmango]

<p>@superdrive021
Haha, I guessed so… But still, I’d like to know my chances… even if they are nill.</p>