[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
[ b]Date applied: I applied very early because I am a Questbridge Finalist that was not matched.
[ b]Date decision postmarked/received: 2/25
[ b]Which school/major at USC: Marshall
[ b]Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1390
ACT (breakdown): did not take
SAT II (place score in parentheses): did not take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school does not rank
AP (place score in parentheses): only sent Psychology which was a 5
IB (place score in parentheses): not offered at my school
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Spanish, Physics, Precalculus, AP English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): awards given to me from my nonprofit.
[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): (Senior class president), (VP of two clubs), (Intern for nonprofit), apart of a lot of clubs, (manager at my workplace)
Job/Work Experience: Worked about 25 hours a week on top of school my senior year
Volunteer/Community Service: volunteered through an organization to battle teen drinking, as well as person-to-person volunteering.
Summer Activities: Harvard Summer School two years, received A’s in all four classes I took (16 college credits)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9! Best part of my application. I put so much into my common app essay and especially the supplemental questions for USC.
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 7! One of my recommendations was fabulous and from my favorite teacher ever, the other teacher I asked out of desperation.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 9! Even though my counselor doesn’t love me she really explained my situation incredibly well and gassed me up.
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details): Didn’t submit.
Interview: No interview.
[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 30k-40k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Questbridge, Senior class president, VP of two clubs, help with a nonprofit, charity work,
[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: Extracurriculars, essays
Weaknesses: SAT scores, course load my underclassmen years
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: no idea how I got accepted I was so happy
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Got into Emory as well
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: APPLY!! I GOT IN AND I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD AND KIDS WITH MUCH BETTER SCORES THAN ME GOT REJECTED. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT A COLLEGE WANTS. WORK ON YOUR ESSAYS AND SHOW THAT YOU ARE A HUMAN BY DOING GOOD EXTRACURRICULARS THAT BENEFIT YOUR COMMUNITY. LOVE URSELF AND APPLY THE WORST THAT WILL HAPPEN IS REJECTION (WHICH SUCKS BUT… TRY ANYWAYS!)