USC Chances?

Colleges & Universities University of Southern California
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<p>Senior, class of 2011
Attends extremely competitive CT high school (ranked within top 5 public schools in US)
White female
Permanent Resident of U.S.</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA: 3.9 out of 4.0; 4.2 out of 4.0 weighted
Rank: School does not officially rank or do % but about in top 7%</p>

<p>SAT: 2190 730 CR, 690 Math, 770 Writing
9 AP courses (Latin Lit 5, World History 5, US History 5, Biology 5, Calc BC, Physics, Chemistry, English, Euro)
Drawing, Painting, Jewelry, and Art Independent Study: Art in relation to fashion and jewelry design
all other honors classes
Interested in business/economics with minors in math and fine arts (business school/program to start own fashion business)</p>

<p>SAT II’s:
US History: 800
Math I: 750
World History: 730
Biology: 710
Chemistry: 680</p>

<p>Academic Awards:
National Merit Commended Scholar
AP Scholar
National Honor Society
CT State Latin Pentathalon Silver Medalist</p>

<p>Recs: excellent
Essays: excellent</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Varsity Field Hockey: Academic All State, Conference 1st team. Leading scorer and captain. Plays year round on club team. Recruited athlete at some schools.
-National Charity League: VP Philanthropy and Recording Secretary lots of community service
-Youth Group leader- more community service
-Beginning in 7th grade started own business sewing and selling handbags
-Ballet Company member: danced for 15 years, company member for 5
-YoungLife Christian group
-Junior Engineering Technical Society: member of varsity A-team
-Model UN
-President and founder of Zumba Club
-Work experience: seasonal job at a local chocolate shop</p>

<p>Would my chances of acceptance be better in Marshall as a management major or College of Arts and Sciences as an Econ/Math major? </p>

<p>Thanks for chancing!</p>

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<p>You look like you have a decent shot for both, as long as your recs and essays are truly excellent, I think marshall is a bit more competitive tho</p>

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<p>bump bump bump…anybody care to chance?</p>

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<p>Hi, Andie - </p>

<p>USC SCA 2014 here, I come from a similarly competitive high school (#1 :wink: ) as you - we have the exact same SAT score, but you have a higher GPA and rank than I did. </p>

<p>You seem like a very well-balanced person. I’d say you have a good shot at both really, with somewhat of bias toward Econ/Math in CLAS - I only say that because it seems to me like you didn’t particularly participate in any sort of clubs or activities that shout “I LOVE BUSINESS” (e.g. FBLA).</p>

<p>But either way, I’d say you’re pretty much in, with a good shot at Presidential/Trustee scholarships (if you applied by 12/1 that is.). Grats/good luck :)</p>

<p>Feel free to PM with any questions you have about SC at any point down the line.</p>

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<p>Andie,
Give some thought to the Entrepreneurship Program in Marshall if you are admitted. It is ranked #4 in the nation and alumni have launched some national businesses.</p>

<p>If you want to start your own business this may be the best program for you.</p>

<p>Here are some alumni from Marshall:</p>

<p>Dan Bane-Chrm. & CEO of Trader Joe’s
Marc Benioff-Founder & CEO of Salesforce.com
Henry Caruso-Founder of Dollar Rent-A-Car
Chris DeWolfe-Co-Founder of MySpace
Joe Francis-Founder of Mantra Films
Brad Hughes-Founder & CEO of Public Storage
Shelly Hwang-Co-Founder of Pinkberry
Rich Knerr-Co-Founder and former president of Wham-O
Gordon Marshall-Founder of Marshall Industries—Donated $35 million to business school
Paul Orfalea-Founder of Kinko’s
Torin Pavia-Founder and CEO of Arbitech
Ed Roski-Chrm. and CEO of Majestic Realty</p>

<p>This is just part of a long list…</p>

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<p>Very strong chance. Good luck!</p>