[ b]Decision: Accepted**
Date applied: January 15th, 2018
Date decision postmarked/received: March 22nd, 2018
Which school/major at USC: Dornsife, Undeclared
Scholarships: N/A
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1500 (780M, 720 E)
ACT (breakdown): 31 (34E, 31R, 28M, 29S) (did not submit)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Biology (720), Math II (640 ■■■■■)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 122/664
AP (place score in parentheses): Human Geography (5), English Language (4), Calculus AB (4), Biology (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language, Physics Honors, AP Literature, Advanced Concert Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Marching Band, NHS, Key Club, Various Environmental Clubs
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community Service: Vietnamese School Teacher
Summer Activities: summer school lmao
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: Common App (8/10, a bit disorganized but had a controversial and sensitive topic), Supplement (8/10, bs’d it because i wrote it on the last day lmao)
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: 9/10 (lang, saw a lot of growth within me and knows my various issues in the past), 7/10 (human geo, did well in his class, probably very generic)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 9/10 (she really likes me, always went to her for help)
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid? yes
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Very Competitive Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $150k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
Reflection
Strengths: SAT I, LORs, AP Scores, Essays (maybe)
Weaknesses: SAT II, GPA, Rank
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: probably my letters of recommendation and common app essay topic
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Boston College (Accepted), UCSD (Accepted), UCSB (Accepted), UCSC (Accepted), CPP (Accepted), CSUF (Accepted), CSULB (Accepted), SFSU (Accepted), LMU (Accepted), Fordham (Accepted), Boston University (Waitlisted), Santa Clara University (Waitlisted), Cal Poly (Rejected), UCLA (Rejected), Northeastern (Rejected), Cal (Pending), UCI (Pending), NYU (Pending)
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Keep your head up but remain humble. Show who you are through your essays and always speak with your voice. Establish and maintain close relationships with your teachers… Don’t be upset over rejections, it happens to the best of us!