<p>maybe I’m being overly optimistic, but I feel like in some fields, being a USC grad is really helpful. Mostly, I feel like the entertainment field is pretty welcoming of USC grads. As an actor/potential crew member, I can only hope that the connections I make through the cinema school and the opportunities afforded to me by being a USC student will help me find work in this crazy world. In this industry, it really is all about who you know, and I think USC will help me out on that front. </p>
<p>That being said, I don’t expect to be cast by George Lucas just because I am a USC student/grad, but I am hoping to be cast in student films at USC and make a good enough impression on those directors that they will want to cast me again in later projects.</p>
<p>For me, the Trojan family really was an attractive part of the USC package, so to speak. But that’s just personally.</p>
<p>oh, and I never listed my extracurriculars
(as they appeared on my application)
Drama (8th-12th grade)
Model UN (6th, 8th-12th grade)
Varsity Swim team (9th-12th grade)
It’s Academic/Scholastic Bowl (10th-12th grade)
-We were the state champions this year, and I notified them of this via email after winning.
School paper (10th-12th grade)
NHS (11th-12th grade)
Volunteering with reading initiative at local elementary school (11th grade)
Varsity Track & Field team (11th grade)
Volunteering at local library (12th grade)
-showed interest in theatre as well
Cappies (12th grade)</p>
<p>+work (extra, 10th-12th grade)
+summer/etc–All-District Chorus (8th-12th grade), summer camp (jr counselor), Girls State, student ambassador, top promoter for a touring Broadway show in my metropolitan area.</p>
<p>so… yeah. A buttload of extracurriculars.</p>