Strategic application for acceptance to USC regarding majors

whoopdeedoo
Fri, 04 Jul 2014 21:35:13 +0000

DS 2015 would love to go to USC for undergrad and it is his #1 choice. Normally he would love to major in Interactive Media or Animation. However, he wants to go to USC so much that he would be willing to major in something else, just for the admission to USC, than major in interactive media or animation at other schools,

Stats: elite private school, 3.22 UGPA, 3.45 WGPA, 35 ACT, 6 APs by Sr yr, SAT2s 760,710,690, ADHD-inattentive type, has made a video game, will submit portfolio. As you can see, his stats make USC a very high reach for him.

My question:
If he applies first choice to Interactive Media (or Animation), then for his “second choice” what are easier majors to get accepted to? What about the BFA in Technical Direction? Or Economics? I know that USC automatically evaluates students for undeclared as their 3rd major. Or does he apply to Animation as his second major because maybe the only thing that will compensate for the GPA is his portfolio?

Any suggestions for the best strategy for applying to ANY major at USC in order to get accepted?