Questions about USC and a Chance!

Zelda_Fitzgerald
Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:08:37 +0000

I was mistaken – I thought the common app was optional, not mandatory this year. What a bummer; I don’t think the common app is a very good indicator of a student’s ability to stand out from the crowd as it’s rather generic (supplement or not.)

OP: Can you explain the disparity between your SAT/ACT and your high GPA? If you really took all honors and AP classes in high school, there must be a reason the test scores don’t really match your academic success. (Learning disability, day of test issues, etc?)

If this is true, perhaps you can explain that in your application – but I still think that you should try to raise the SAT by another 200 points to have an actual shot.