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Features Included
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Essays
10
Schools
9
Scores
4
Advice
3
ECs
2
Sports

Background

Hometown Los Angeles, California
GenderFemale
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2020
English First Language Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken Spanish

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Occidental College (Los Angeles, CA)
  • University of California - Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)
  • Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
  • Baylor University (Waco, TX)
  • Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)
  • University of Richmond (Richmond, VA)
  • Duke University (Durham, NC)
  • Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)
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University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Applied for a B.S. in

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: Parent + 2 more

School Specific Essays

School Specific Advice

More Essays

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General Admissions Advice

List of schools I interviewed with and my interview experience
236 Words
First interview: Occidental College. This was relatively informal; it was inside of the admissions office but conducted with a current student. We basically just had a normal conversation about what I was looking for in a college experience and what Oxy could offer me. I think it went extremely well, but I doubt it had that much weight on my application. Second interview: USC. This was the most formal of...
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How to increase chances at my school
115 Words
When I think of USC, I think of the Trojan Family. It's real and it's alive, and it's a big part of being at USC. Make it clear this is the kind of college experience...
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What might make for a good “Why Us” essay topic at my school
85 Words
Similar to what I was saying before, in your "Why Us" essay, find concrete details that really make you want to go here. What is it...
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Recommended summer activities during high school and college
171 Words
The go-to answer here would be travel because it's a learning experience as well as fun. However, this is often not possible due to many reasons and I wasn't able to travel as much as I would've liked. One cool thing I did was go to a Spanish immersion camp. This...
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High School Performance

GPA
4.00
(no specification of weighting)
Rank
Top 50%
 
High School TypeOther Private
Academic Performance in High School Steady

Test Scores

Highest SAT
1410
on 1600 scale
Highest SAT
2010
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score2010
Other SAT Scores
SAT Prep
PSAT Scores

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details6 classes and scores

Sports

SportsSoccer, Lacrosse

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesYearbook, Improv club/team, Student Council / Government

Experience & Awards

How Spent Summers
Awards Received

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