USC School of Cinematic arts acceptance ability

I was recently accepted into SCA for Film and TV Production and I will be attending this fall. I had very similar stats to you (slightly lower unweighted GPA) so I believe that I definitely got in because of my essays and film submission. I would advise you to take the SAT or ACT again but definitely do not be discouraged if you are not happy with your score. You should focus more on your SCA application because that is your biggest strength. Also, don’t be too scared of USC’s low acceptance rate because they do accept a good amount of spring admits, since they don’t do waitlists. I, myself, was accepted as a spring admit but got moved up to the fall later on. While I may be giving you hope, I do acknowledge that my situation is rare and I am very very lucky. There are other factors that play into admissions such as race and I’m a minority. So work hard on your essays and portfolio because they are your best bet but also don’t be discouraged by the statistics. In fact, an SCA faculty member actually told me that essays are the most important part of an application. Good luck!