<p>I think by looking at the stats of people that did get in to USC, this would be an interesting thread for people who are still trying to get in, like myself. It could give us a feel and some sort of general idea what is being looked for. The user takemetocali inspired the categories based on their post on another thread, so I’m going to use that and add a few more. So USC Students, if you may, here are the stats to fill out… </p>
<p>Year you applied:
SAT Is:
SAT IIs:
GPA:
College GPA (if a transfer student):
Rank:
Major:
Extracurricular Activities:
College Extracurricular Activities (if a transfer student):
Awards:
Self-Evaluation of Essays:
Self-Evaluation of Recs:
Hook, if any:</p>
<p>Year you applied: Admitted in 2005, graduate in 2009
SAT Is: 1440
ACT: 34
SAT IIs: Writing-770, Math 1C-780, US History- 660
GPA: 4.1 weighted, maybe a 3.7 unweighted?
Rank: None at High School, but top 10%
Major: Undecided at time of admission
Extracurricular Activities: Jump Rope Assistant Coach, Girl Scouts (Gold Award), Church youth leader, Emergency Preparedness, lots of volunteering
Awards: National Hispanic Scholar, Commended Merit Scholar, Gold Award
Self-Evaluation of Essays: I thought they were good at the time, but I cringe looking at them now!
Self-Evaluation of Recs: Most likely excellent
Hook, if any: Cuban, National Hispanic Scholar, Jump Rope (great for the interview!)</p>
<p>Just to throw some perspective on how much more competitive USC is now…</p>
<p>Year you applied: 2000
SAT Is: 1360
ACT: 33
SAT IIs: yeah, we didn’t really take those back then…
GPA: 3.94 weighted/around 3.35 unweighted
College GPA (if a transfer student): n/a
Rank: top 6%
Major: Architecture
Extracurricular Activities: dance (choreographer), musical theater (dance lead, costumes crewhead, painting crew), chorus (top level), color guard (weapons captain)
College Extracurricular Activities (if a transfer student): n/a
Awards: ‘Best Performer’ for color guard, National Merit commendation
Self-Evaluation of Essays: absolute crap, I was basically seeing how crazy I could sound and still get in
Self-Evaluation of Recs: excellent
Hook, if any: graduated high school in 3 years. They asked me to do RHP instead and I was like, “well, why not just keep on this and get my diploma first?”</p>