USC (2022-2023)

[lime salmon]

all of the UC's fall under the same umbrella

birb is right, you're basically paying the cost of a private school for a public school education

[fathom needle]

Maybe Berkeley and la tho

Unless u got better private schools

[lime salmon]

Yea

[signal condor]

If you have the pres go to USC because it’s cheaper

[lime salmon]

UCLA and USC are head to head tho tbh

[signal condor]

I got the deans so it was a coin flip for me

70 k vs 75 k

[signal condor]

Is Berkeley > USC and UCLA?

I know in terms of national and international reputation I’ve heard of Berkeley a lot more

[lime salmon]

It’s not that simple

[signal condor]

Obv yeah it depends on major

But in terms of just reputation and results

[lime salmon]

Yea UCB has a stronger rep for sure

[signal condor]

Like which of the three are placing kids into Ivy grad schools and top firms?

Genuinely curious, not sure

Wait I phrased that question wrong

It’s definitely all three

I should’ve used the words “more frequently”

Lol

[cursive swan]

I have pres and viterbi scholarship for usc

but idk I kinda like UCLA a lot too

I think both are good

[signal condor]

If you have the finances dw about anything

Choose wherever you want

[cursive swan]

ended up commiting to usc

i think its a very tough decision between ucla tho

hopefully i dont regret it lol

[fathom heron]

Definitely not

[prime musk]

It would have been a difficult decision for me if the costs were anywhere near eachother

[humble elk]

I was in ur same position lol, ended going to ucla, hopefully I don’t regret it

Only thing I dread is the quarter system

[crisp halo]

HI BESTIESSSS HAPPY (late) COMMITMENT DAY!!!

I decided to take a break from studying for finals and pop in to see if any of my newest trojans had any questions they wanted to ask a current student!! (pls ping to make sure I see it)

I'm also a transfer student so if y'all have any questions on that I'm happy to answer!

[crude basin]

is there a birnkrant insta gc and a usc disc anyone can add me to?

[twilit palm]

invited you to usc disc

[cursive swan]

can i get invited to usc disc as well?

[old gust]

Hey @crisp halo!! I have a question. Will withholding my AP exam score have an effect on my matriculation. I'm scared because I know I'm going to get a really bad score on one of the tests.

[crisp halo]

Lmao no you’ll be completely fine

[deep wadi]

Anyone heard back off appeal?

[acoustic quartz]

They should be released around the end of next week

[minor venture]

what level math is the placement test?

[old gust]

I heard precalc

[old gust]

Wait, should I even with hold it iff it doesn't matter?

[crisp halo]

It won’t affect matriculation, just whether or not you get credit. So it doesnt hurt at all to just send it in anyway

[old gust]

I have like a 95% in AP stats but probably got like a 1-2 on the test, only because the teacher was very easy but very bad. It wont seem off?

[crisp halo]

if you got a 1-2 I wouldn’t submit. It wont hurt and it definitely wont count for credit so might as well just hold it

[old gust]

Ok I won't, thank you

[crisp halo]

Ofc!! Congratulations again and I hope we run into each other in the fall!

[old gust]

Yeah definitely!! Thank you for all the help these last few months!

[twilit palm]

@crisp halo can u explain how the new computing school gonna work? Is it like basically pulling all cs out of viterbi and into it's own school?

[crisp halo]

Since this is still a new development, I would recommend checking out this website https://computing.usc.edu/ for all up to date info. From what I understand though (and I haven't gotten any official notices from my supervisors so this is all my own understanding) is that USC is basically creating a new division within Viterbi that combines all aspects of CS with more ethical/entrepreneurial/innovation based practices.

[twilit palm]

ok thanks

[acoustic quartz]

Appeal decisions in a few days

[deep wadi]

lfg friday so nervous

cant wait to get into usc so i can spend 91k a year in be in crippling debt for the rest of my life

[proud current]

mine just came out but no good news

[acoustic quartz]

Same lmao 💀

That was some bad timing

[rigid pivot]

how would y’all rank things as importance for usc admission?

like gpa ecs essays test scores?

[young ivy]

can someone help me with sending scores to usc?

i dont know how to do it

:0

[twilit palm]

essays > ecs > gpa > test scores but that's just me

imo usc admissions have been very well-rounded and people with not the best stats have had lots of success getting in

but i'm just basing that off my limited sample size

[rigid pivot]

gotchu gotchu

that gives me a lot of stress relief 💀

imma stop focusing on that stuff and lock in on the little things like ecs and finals

i’ll focus on that big picture stuff in the summer

thanks bro

🙏🏽

[humble elk]

I’d say ecas>gpa>essay>test scores

You don’t necessarily have to worry about test scores since they’re test optional, but ecas are very important

I didn’t have to write any essays, I have no clue why but those short answers are also important

[livid crypt]

It should just send automatically when you purchase the score send?

It will say pending for q while

[young ivy]

its been like that since december :(

[rigid pivot]

anyone know the average gpa of a regular decision admit?

[empty cove]

3.9 I think?

[rigid pivot]

💀

[minor venture]

real

[rigid pivot]

how much are ap scores valued?

[dreamy locust]

I would look up “USC Common Data Set” to get an idea of what they consider

[manic fulcrum]

hello!!!!

[signal condor]

Hello my friend!

[quick quest]

bruh...

betrayer.

[signal condor]

Lmao I’ll go to USC for grad school

Maybe

[signal patrol]

yall

i decided to go to UNC

i cant afford USC :((

wished I could but eh fuck it

been nice talking to y'all !!

[manic fulcrum]

fr

he picked ucla too 😃😃😃😃

[signal condor]

At least you didn’t choose UCLA like this guy!

[signal condor]

Hey I’m not the only one on this server who chose ucla over usc 😂😂😂

[signal patrol]

😭😭😭😭

true

[quick quest]

...

[signal condor]

Just trying to get the target off my back

[empty cove]

Target confirmed 🐻🔫🦫

[signal condor]

Awww that’s such a cute bruin bear!

Guys don’t kill him

He loves you all 💙💛

He just wanted t20 prestige, the beach, and the global studies program at UCLA

[quick quest]

UCLA is such an L
they sent me their admission package just today

[empty cove]

I have a bunch of friends going to ucla and usc

[rigid pivot]

does getting differed to regular decision lower chances of admission?

[twilit palm]

Not necessarily, it just means the admissions officers wanted to look at your app in the context of the wider pool of applicants

I believe the admit rate for ea is a lot lower than rd

[rigid pivot]

ahh gotchu

i’m just questioning wether to apply ea cus I heard somewhere that it’s easier to get in if u just apply rd than to apply ea and get differed to rd

might have been some dubious advice tho so idk

[twilit palm]

if u can apply ea apply ea

no questions asked

u need to apply ea for merit scholarship consideration

[manic fulcrum]

this is a somewhat popular belief

the students who get in EA are typically students they want to or have considered for scholarships

and it is shown that in most cases, non-binding ea deferral is considered a bad thing in comparison to kids who apply RD

[rigid pivot]

so ur saying if I don’t think my application is good enough to get accepted ea

then I should apply rd?

[manic fulcrum]

i would not recommend that

because to be fair theres no sure shot way of knowing if your application is 'good enough to be accepted' ea

i would recommend applying EA (I did) because it qualifies you for scholarship consideration

but ea deferrals are considered quite grim

[rigid pivot]

gotchu gotchu

[rigid pivot]

😟

based on my application

I have strong act

very strong ecs

pretty good essays

mid gpa

[manic fulcrum]

how would you characterize mid?

[rigid pivot]

3.7-3.8

[manic fulcrum]

for reference point, my GPA was definitely among the weakest part of my application

[rigid pivot]

uw

10 ap classes

[manic fulcrum]

how does your school convert that to a weighted scale

[rigid pivot]

had dubious grades sophmore year for a good reason

but junior year wasn’t amazing

had a few bs

[manic fulcrum]

remember USC does consider dips for grades and explanations

[rigid pivot]

i have a 4.2 w

[manic fulcrum]

and grades are not a make or break

[manic fulcrum]

thats great!

[rigid pivot]

yeah but the recalculate gpa tho

[manic fulcrum]

with strong academics you shoul.dnt worryt about that b eing a limiting factor on your application

[rigid pivot]

to be unweighted

[manic fulcrum]

again USC does tend to compare you to your class and how you fare up against other students

a few Bs here and there dont break your application

[rigid pivot]

oh i’m def top 10%

[manic fulcrum]

especially if it can be explained

[rigid pivot]

maybe top 8

my school has some dubious students lmaoo

[manic fulcrum]

okay then dont worry about your gpa you are fine on that regard

focus on ensuring you are able to display why USC is a great school choice for you

[rigid pivot]

thing is we don’t do ranking

that’s just my best quests

[rigid pivot]

💯

[manic fulcrum]

that doesnt matter USC will be able to calculate how well you fare compared to your school's history and current students

[rigid pivot]

ahhh gotchu

[manic fulcrum]

USC is a very school spirited school. If your application shows why you would belong there, you are quite likely to get in

[rigid pivot]

so will they compare me with my class or people who previously got accepted from my school

[manic fulcrum]

For reference point I had a shitty application season. I got rejected/waitlisted from all my safetiesi and targets aside from one (i applied to 33 schools total)

but I got into USC and heard from the Dean how much they look at supplements

[rigid pivot]

ahhh supplements

noted

[manic fulcrum]

a mix of all. remember usc doiesnt pick students who are the top of their class. they look at your entire context as a way to learn more about you

you are not a part of their quest to find the highest gpa. your gpa is a part of their quest to learn more about you

[rigid pivot]

one of my ecs fits very very well with one of uscs labs

and that is a main driving factor on why i wanna go

so hopefully they see that

but i have to show that in my essays

[rigid pivot]

very well said

[manic fulcrum]

Great! make that show in your application!

i would recommend getting in touch with people at the lab. im only prefrosh atp but all the staff ive spoken to have been very supportive

[rigid pivot]

I was thinking about writing about it as my common app

[manic fulcrum]

feel free to send cold emails etc to learn more

[rigid pivot]

and then going into depth on why usc would want me at their school based on my experience in that thing on the why us

[rigid pivot]

to like usc?

[manic fulcrum]

do remember the Common App essay tends to be a more personal outlet for you to show a more centric part of you and not your ec/previous work

[manic fulcrum]

to labs and resources yep

p[rofessors are often quite easy to find and email

[rigid pivot]

true

it wasn’t going to be really just my ec

it’s hard to explain

but it’s gunna be more about my growth than the ec

[manic fulcrum]

i dont pretend to be a master at the cae process

CAE = common app essay

but

I think my best advice is

write what feels true to you

and reflects what you think is important to you

[rigid pivot]

ty 🙏🏽

[manic fulcrum]

NP! dms are always open

[rigid pivot]

thanks!

[empty cove]

Dw I was panicked about this because I had a rough junior year with legitmate reasoning not just because it was junior year and it worked out

[rigid pivot]

has anyone here got accepted to viterbi with a gpa in the 3.7 range

[novel jacinth]

i know of a few people who got into viterbi with 3.7 gpa

[rigid pivot]

thank god

[rustic summit]

I had a 3.9 and got rejected so you never know