<p>Vinceh gave you some great advice. Beyond that, if USC is your dream school then I would print out this page below, read it over with your folks, and keep a copy of it in your school binder and look at it every day as motivation. When I was in school, I had t-shirts and hats for USC and UCLA too.</p>
<p>[Preparing</a> by Grade - USC Undergraduate Admission](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/prepare/prepare_grade.html]Preparing”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/prepare/prepare_grade.html)</p>
<p>Good luck! ;)</p>