<p>While I am sure a rigorous, AP-filled schedule will look more demanding, it is my personal belief that colleges do not HEAVILY weigh competitive schools/schedules, but I think that USC would look at your GPA more favorably than, say, Berkeley or UCLA, who both have enormously inflated accepted GPA’s. Your GPA is fine, on par with the admission and probably scholarship candidates, but your SAT is a bit lacking.</p>
<p>My sessions for presidential scholarship candidates had an average SAT (wasn’t clear if it was superscored or not, but I’ll venture to say that it was superscore) 2260 or 2240, forgot. My SAT was on par, GPA was slightly lower but from competitive school etc, but the thing that stood out most to the interviewers was my essay, which they talked about a lot. They also talked about my community service, tying it all together with how I plan to contribute to USC if I were to attend.</p>
<p>Basically, they’re looking all over your application to try to find some passion somewhere, whether it’s in academics, extracurriculars, community involvement, a job, or personal goals/stories (which I did with my essay). </p>
<p>Just try to get that SAT up and make sure something about you stands out! Remember, go for depth not quantity.</p>