<p>Does anyone actually retake the ACT? Very small % likely.</p>
<p>Why is it so hard to accept USC students outscore Berkeley and UCLA? </p>
<p>The questions was about USC as a possible “safe” school, not cross admit. The test data would place Berkeley and UCLA more in the domain of “safe” school than USC, though I would not consider either of these fine universities as such.</p>
<p>“smart but not Harvard-type material”…now that is a value laden comment. There has been no study of the cognitive, social or emotional intelligence of Harvard, USC, Berkeley or any other students. This is an entirely different discussion, well-represented in the cc “Are the Ivy’s worth it” discussion. </p>
<p>The data just do not fit the comments you offer… “I woud surmise that there are many HYPSM aspirants applying to the top 4 publics than USC.” Perhaps you meant “conjecture” or “opine”, rather than surmise. In either case, with test and holistic data counter to your assertion, there does seem to be at least a bit of prejudice asserting itself.</p>