<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Date applied: Last minute, 11/30
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/23
Accepted at which school/major at USC: Letters, Arts and Sciences for Psychology</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] SAT Total: 2360 M: 800, CR: 760, WR: 800 (first time)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: Biology M - 770, Math 2 - 760, US History - 760, Literature - 660</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW/W: 3.75/4.14</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: N/A (if our school did rank though, it wouldn’t be very high…)</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: Junior Year - Calc AB, Biology, US History Senior Year - Literature, Statistics, Spanish, Japanese, Macroeconomics, Environmental Science</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Not my best work. I reread it just now and found a couple of mistakes… Still, it was genuine, warm, and really about perseverance. It was about cross country and how I start out on bottom and worked my way up.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Didn’t read, but my teachers were nice people, so I assume they were good</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but probably positive, though a little generic</p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: Cross Country(9-12)- Varsity Captain and MVP[/li]-Track and Field (11)
-Volunteered with Autistic Children
- Attended Community College Courses in Psychology, Abnormal Psych, Childhood Development
-Tutoring - National Merit Finalist[/ul]</p>
<p>Location/Person:
[ul]
[li] State or Country: California</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public, but very high achieving and academically competitive. Also very large, with 2500 students</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Japanese</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other Factors, hook?: I got nothing. No legacy, no hardships, no interview. I’m very very normal.</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to USC…?: I’m very happy to have gotten in! After being rejected from UCLA and UCSD, my self esteem was starting to take a toll… It is pricey, but I should get half tuition for NMF, and with CA budget cuts, it may be worth it. I see a lot of amazing people being accepted, and I can’t help but feel like my SAT score really helped me out on this one. Right now, I’m deciding between USC and UC. Tough choice.</p>