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College Admissions Info
trojan97
University of Southern California, ‘18
BA, Economics, Italian Language and Literature
BA, Economics, Italian Language and Literature
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Profile Overview
Profile contains
- Test Scores
- High School Performance
- Extracurriculars & Awards
- Personal statement
- 8 advice topics
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Student Background
Economics and Italian major at USC. Fight on!
From:
Long Island , New York
Gender: Other
Race/Ethnicity: White Non-Hispanic
Legacy: No
Admission: Regular Decision
Applied To: 10 schools
Accepted At: USC, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, Tulane, Fordham, Miami, Binghamton, U of Minnesota
Denied At:
Waitlisted At:
Withdrew From:
Is English First Language: Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken: Italian
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Test Scores
2270
SAT
Highest SAT: 2270
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High School Performance
4.00
GPA
(no specification of weighting)
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Top 5%
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Academic Performance in High School: Steady
Explanation of Any Low Grades:
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Extracurriculars & Awards
Sports: Dance
Extracurricular Activities: Dance, Gay/Straight Alliance, Tutoring/Mentoring, National Honor Society
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Extracurricular Activities: Dance, Gay/Straight Alliance, Tutoring/Mentoring, National Honor Society
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College Application Essays
Personal Statement:
Story central to identity,
Diversity statement
608 Words
My grandma loves to tell the story of the time I bought red shoes. Call it her disdain for my dad over my parents' divorce or a proud grandma not-so-humbly explaining to her friends why her grandson is the best, but this story has managed to remain in her repertoire for over a decade. Legend has it that she took a young me to the store to look for shoes, and I confidently returned wearing a pair of bright red...
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College Admissions Advice
How I chose schools to apply to
70 Words
Being from New York, I really wanted to attend school in California. I visited a bunch of schools there and ultimately...
Why I ultimately chose my school
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I got accepted to all 10 schools that I applied to. USC...
How to increase chances at my school
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Be yourself on your college application! My admissions counselor...
What I’d change about my application process
18 Words
I would have applied to...
Whether I took out loans or applied for scholarships, and my advice
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I received a half-tuition merit...
Recommended summer activities during high school and college
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I think it's definitely a good idea to...
Whether I used a private admissions counselor, and advice I received
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I didn't use any sort of admissions counselor. I did...
Why I declined other schools
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I'm probably one of the very few people with this experience but USC was actually one of the less expensive...
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