<p>After seeing some of these statistics, I’m surprised I even got in at all. </p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Date applied: Around mid-December
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/21/09 (received…Oasis is down right now, so I don’t know when it was postmarked.)
Accepted at which school/major at USC: School of Cinematic Arts - Division of Animation and Digital Art</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 1940 M: 650, CR: 630, WR: 660,
[</em>] ACT Total: 30 E: 36 M: 25 R: 36 S: 23 W: 32
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Literature: 680 Japanese: 500 Math: 570
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.93 (unweighted)
[<em>] Rank: Top 5% (out of 99 students)
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Our school doesn’t have AP/IB classes, but we have College Dual Credit Courses…so Math 115 (Statistics), Math 205 (Calculus), and English 100 (Expository Writing), I guess.
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<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: About my television obsessions, and how they inspired me to get into the creative side of media. I thought it was pretty good, and definitely said a lot about me as a person.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Unbelievably good. I honestly think my Video Production teacher’s rec is what helped me get into SCA.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good.
[</em>] EC highlights: Swimming (10 years total, 4 years Varsity, Team Captain Senior year), National Honor Society, Japanese Club, Art Club, Learn-to-Swim instructor, Yale Book Award recipient, What’s Up Warriors Broadcast crew member, lots and lots of community service?[/ul]</p>
<p>Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Maui, Hawaii
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hawaiian/Japanese
[</em>] Gender: Female
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<p>Other Factors, hook?: I think my art/video portfolio was what sold me. They both had a wide variety of work and tied my Personal Statement, essay, and teacher recommendations together quite nicely.</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I found out I got in through an e-mail from my mom. It’s safe to say I scared about half my class AND my teacher when I screamed out loud and nearly fell out of my chair. Seriously, I still can’t believe that I got into SCA. USC’s my top choice unless my financial aid package ends up being so crappy that I end up $100,000 in debt after graduating. If not, Stanford or Chapman’s Dodge College ain’t too shabby…</p>