The Summer Before Senior Year

boogie345
Thu, 30 May 2019 00:19:22 +0000

I’m an African American female hoping to get into USC next year. I’ve played basketball since my freshman year ( JV captain sophomore year and hoping to be varsity captain my senior year), volunteered at an pet adoption drive since my sophomore year, and began working as a waitress on the weekends since junior year. I’m in the top 13% in a class of 1,500 at a very competitive high school in Texas. I got a 1450 on the SAT and 34 on the ACT (plan on retaking both). I’ve also taken a rigorous course load with 4 AP classes this year and plan on taking the same next year. I know they look at holistially so I know I can’t just focus on my grades.

After seeing the the ECs of those admitted to USC, I’m worried that mine aren’t strong enough. Could strong essays compensate for these? Do you have any recommendations on what I can do over the summer to make me a stronger applicant? I plan on majoring in marketing and was wondering if I should find an activity related to that or my other EC’s. I’ve decided to focus less on basketball (which took up a lot of my time) and find activities that I can do that genuinely interest me.