University of Southern California (USC) (2024-2025)

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Isn't it historically between like 7 and 8 PM est?

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Pm?

[strong monolith]

last year i got mine at like 6

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luckyyy

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No thx, I'd rather not 😓

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huh

bud

did not want to dm you

im asking as in time lmfao

p.m.

💀

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Bud, it's in the message...

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okay well i skimmed over it..

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😮‍💨

[urban flax]

USC pls take me

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Take me with you!!!

[urban flax]

let me get in first ☹️

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No way! I called first dibs!!

[urban flax]

let's both go together

(delusional ahh)

[cedar dock]

Okay! 🤩

[urban flax]

i hope u get accepted

[next peak]

god no beef w my goat arden pls

[warped bramble]

not at all. tis was just funny how bro thought i wanted to pm em

[hollow olive]

can i get some last minute eyes on my essays before I submit?

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Thank you!! You too! 🤭

[cedar dock]

See it was either I assumed that, or assumed that you couldn't read

And likeee

Actually no they both sound equally plausible

[viscid egret]

yea also why was he sassy with it

[warped bramble]

real

[warped bramble]

i did skim over your message soooo

but yeah youre right you win

my bad

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https://tenor.com/view/ok-you-win-on-a-technicality-you-got-me-ok-fine-gif-25068092

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50 hours remain....

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I have beef with god ngl

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oh didn't know there was history

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A couple thousand years worth!

They made a really good book about it

[next peak]

ong

[unreal mica]

If someone here writes me an original short response to a 20 page excerpt I send them I’ll get you in to USC

(this is a joke please dont tell my bosses)

[warped bramble]

done

ill do it rn

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I'm up for it!

[unreal mica]

LMFAO YALL ARE SO THIRSTY

I feel like a pledge master

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LMAOO pls I'm just bored out of my mind rn

[unreal mica]

nah I would be turning it in to my prof and I’m not about plagiarism

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Fair enough!

[unreal mica]

unless 👀

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Which course is it lol?

[unreal mica]

its for a theatre course 💀

[cedar dock]

If it's something drama related, I'd genuinely probably read it for fun

[unreal mica]

I’m just being dramatic asf

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🤭

[unreal mica]

its actually about the prison system…soo not really drama related

[next peak]

bro im scared of submitting to the university of southern california

okay

hi @cedar dock

BRO im ready i js been looking over ts

😭

[unreal mica]

you’ve got this!!!!

[cedar dock]

Ohhh! Okay so it's an excerpt about Chicago!

[next peak]

tyy

[next peak]

*illinois

[unreal mica]

HAHAHAAH

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HAVE FAITH IN YOURSELF!!

[next peak]

crazy how u get ur decision 2 days later

😭

bro i gotta wait 16 days for my first legit decision

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You had that one coming 🤭🤭

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YES PLS SEND HELP

[next peak]

girl ur in 😭

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Less than 50 hours left, I'm dying

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ITS NOT CONFIRMED YET!

I don't wanna jinx it!!

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AND WHY WOUILD THEY REJECT U

😭

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IDK???

[next peak]

see there u go

i can list 1000 reasons why uiuc economics major would reject me

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IDK WHY THEY'D ACCEPT ME EITHER

[next peak]

i cant find nothin for u

[next peak]

r u serious 💀

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AOs are a mystery

[next peak]

girl u been planning ur whole life @ usc

😭

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LMAO

Maybe

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which prof

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If you'd have been there (at USC)
If you'd have seen it (the campus)
I betcha you would've done the same

[unreal mica]

mans trauma dumped on us in class yesterday

[strong monolith]

he has so much lore

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whats the plan if you get rejected. any other schools?

[strong monolith]

he was a fulbright scholar

[unreal mica]

which is INSANE to me

but he was also like an addict for several years???

he has lived 100 lives

[strong monolith]

genius and insanity etc etc

[unreal mica]

SO TRUE

[next peak]

koppelman group predicted our lists

so arden applied to every schoolk on that

[unreal mica]

i was trying to pawn off my essay though to work on callback sides

[warped bramble]

lol what is that

[next peak]

it works magic

[unreal mica]

WAIT NO I GOTTA DELETE NOW

NO DOX

[warped bramble]

free or nah

[unreal mica]

HAHAHAH

[cedar dock]

SORRY

DELETED IT

[unreal mica]

i was in that voice class 😭😭😭

[next peak]

well no its js a website of the best colleegs for ur zodiac sign

ours was very accurate

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AH SORRY 😭😭😭😭

[warped bramble]

😂

damn

[unreal mica]

no no no its funny asf youre so good

[cedar dock]

(Dw I didn't post the names of the reviewers!)

[strong monolith]

SEE YOU TONIGHTTTTTT

[next peak]

@cedar dock thought i got a likely from georgetown 🥰 (js a mid yr report request)

thought i got a yale interview ong

[unreal mica]

I’ll be there pooks

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Ooh! I could help on those, if you'd want 🤭

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At least they're interested enough to ask!!

[unreal mica]

I’ll be okay haha, thank you though!!

okay time to lock in 🫡

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I've got 19 others as a backup! 🤭

[next peak]

real (everyone need sto send it)

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ong

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Good luck!!

[next peak]

bro arden is getting in everywhere omfgggg

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tough

[next peak]

god how many do u have

[coarse glacier]

guys is the catalog website not working for any of yall

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GIRL PLS 😭😭

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Like course catalogue?

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bro after gteting max merit aid everywhere

[coarse glacier]

yeah

[next peak]

HELP why did u spell it brit ish

or wait

is that how its spelled

OMG

nvm

OR IS IT

catalog

omg @cedar dock did ut come out

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just got one too!

[cedar dock]

Working for me!

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they want us fr

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ong

hoya saxa

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yea

but deferred every1

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Oh! So fun fact!

College board took too long to send my score report!

[next peak]

u got auto admit

[warped bramble]

even auto ppl got deferred

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So.... I got moved to RD 🥰

[next peak]

HELP?!

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If I like... liked UT Austin more I'd be upset but

Eh

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sitting waiting for a yale interview

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I didn't see myself going there to begin with, I think it was like 10th - 12th on my list

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Sitting waiting for USC interview

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HELP

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HELPP did u rank ur list

if i had to rank it would be

• whichever school i attend
• please georgetown 🥺 / dartmouth

[strong monolith]

usc doesnt interview

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They do for merit aid~ 🤭

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@unreal mica dont you have access to the admissions portal so technically you can jus search us up and see whats up

[strong monolith]

that comes after youre admitted EA

[strong monolith]

shes not an admissions officer lmfao

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yea yea but she works there

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IK! That's why I'm hoping to get an interview!

[warped bramble]

so i figure she might have it

[cedar dock]

Aren't you supposed to be omnipotent?

[next peak]

god do u know anyone @ georgetown

[strong monolith]

youre severely overestimating how much access student employees have to university info

[next peak]

please

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yuh

why

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cant u break in or smth

please

[warped bramble]

i already know but im talking about yall

[cedar dock]

Oh how selfless and benevolent!

[warped bramble]

i go to georgetown almost every week to study at their library 😅

[warped bramble]

i am god after all

maybe you should believe

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#notmygod

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god is god. whether you believe in me or another we are all one

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lowk maybe i could ask some1 ik that works there to put in a good word

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Relatable

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ong

what ab jack the bulldog

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nah ill just ask the dean. i think my parents know em

[unreal mica]

whats up with what

like i cant tell you your admission decision bud

wait 48 hours

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alright alright

[cedar dock]

🥲

Why does literally 2 days feel so long now

[unreal mica]

guys go touch grass or smthn

😭

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i literally just got back from varsity practice

[cedar dock]

I have been 😭😭

[warped bramble]

been touching grass for hours

[unreal mica]

subtle flex with varsity thrown in there

[gaunt hawk]

We need grass exposure therapy 😭

[cedar dock]

Subtle?

[next peak]

ㅤ 🕯️ 🕯️
ㅤ🕯️ 🕯️

🕯️ USC 🕯️

ㅤ🕯️ 🕯️
ㅤㅤㅤ🕯️ 🕯️

[unreal mica]

go watch the wannabe influencer day in the life videos or smthn

(its me. i have a day in the life video)

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okay what is it called

[cedar dock]

I think I've watched all the ones for my prospective majors

[unreal mica]

lets use our critical thinking skills

you can find it

[gaunt hawk]

Does watching ur video count as demonstrated interest jk

[warped bramble]

hmm

[unreal mica]

we don’t track demonstrated interest lol

[warped bramble]

so youre telling me if i search up kiley usc i ought to find it?

[gaunt hawk]

Ik im joking 😭

[unreal mica]

but it counts as me being grateful for the view!!

[unreal mica]

you can find a lot about me if you search kiley usc LMFAO

[next peak]

wheres the video

[gaunt hawk]

It’s the first one that pops up

LOL

[warped bramble]

kiley gilbridge?

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OHH

[gaunt hawk]

Yt

[next peak]

i thought it was youtube?!

oh

im confused

why does it js show instagram

i watched the instagram one gang

@unreal mica A+

[unreal mica]

LMFAO

follow @uscadmission i do takeovers on there p often too

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gilbridge?

[unreal mica]

not god pulling out my government name

calm down Jesus Christ of Nazareth

[warped bramble]

lol

my bad

https://www.instagram.com/usc_admcenter/reel/CwqCmQJp_Gf/

bingo

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Ooh! Wait I think I caught one of your takeovers

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Doxxed by god 😓

[next peak]

i watched yes

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imma be part of the admissions center when i get in fr fr

[cedar dock]

Wait, curious, are you allowed to apply as a freshman?

[warped bramble]

kiley, what happens if USC recently created a new major and not a lot of high schoolers signed up for it?

[errant mirage]

oh usc ur acceptance package will be mine soon

🕯️

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*ours!

Everyone here is getting in!

(Except god)

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real

uhm

well damn

[errant mirage]

oh yes ofc!

[errant mirage]

HELP

😭

[unreal mica]

best job on campus fr

[unreal mica]

mhm! we hire every fall

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LMAO

[cedar dock]

Okay if I get in, definitely applying!

[unreal mica]

do you have an example?

[cedar dock]

It checks off all the boxes of what I'd want in a campus job

[cedar dock]

BCA?

[warped bramble]

I had a friend apply to the Human Security and Geospatial Intelligence major. correct me if im wrong but i think thats a new major

[unreal mica]

BCA is still very popular, but its a cohort based program so it only admits ~20 per year

[unreal mica]

in Dornsife? Could be a new major, they have over 90 of em

[warped bramble]

yep

[unreal mica]

but there are also majors that have exactly two people in them

[cedar dock]

...

[unreal mica]

a friend of mine is the only Harp Performance major in our music school

[warped bramble]

oh wow

[unreal mica]

SDA’s sound department has three people in it iirc

[cedar dock]

Only 20?

[unreal mica]

For BCA? about that

[cedar dock]

Do you know how many apply?

[unreal mica]

you dont wanna know

[cedar dock]

Bruh you literally said you applied like last week

[warped bramble]

how does a major with 2-3 people work?

[unreal mica]

Ignorance is bliss

[warped bramble]

nah was speaking for a friend

[cedar dock]

🥺

[warped bramble]

applied to marshall though

[unreal mica]

same way it does if there are 100 people in it

[warped bramble]

interesting

[errant mirage]

3 people???

[cedar dock]

Waitt, are you allowed to leak that?

[next peak]

wait how many were u told it was

[unreal mica]

but mainly those are cohort majors so youre required to take certain classes at certain times

[next peak]

20 is insane 😭😭😭😭

[cedar dock]

(Like the number who apply to a specific major, I mean)

[cedar dock]

Like 50 😭😭

[next peak]

per year?

[unreal mica]

we dont keep track of those numbers tbh

[cedar dock]

Yeah

[next peak]

wtf💀💀

20..

[cedar dock]

Oh! Makes sense lol 😭😭

[warped bramble]

does applying to a not so applied or new major slightly boost your app

[rotund venture]

do we know when iovine and young interview notifications go out?

[unreal mica]

no? it doesnt make a difference

[warped bramble]

i see

[unreal mica]

should be sometime on or around Friday

[next peak]

if only we had a kiley for uiuc or smth yk

or georgetown

😔😔

[cedar dock]

Wait what's usc's acceptance %?

[unreal mica]

last year was under 10%

[warped bramble]

damn

[unreal mica]

9.9

[cedar dock]

Oh! So roughly around 200 bca applicants then!

[next peak]

how much do the short answers matter😨😨

[unreal mica]

my year was 16….

[cedar dock]

If the numbers number

[cedar dock]

Luckyy

[unreal mica]

the quick takes?? not at all

[next peak]

okayyy

[rotund venture]

do you happen to know roughly how much they cut the pool by?

[next peak]

🥶🥶

[unreal mica]

well we also had to submit SAT scores LMFAO

[next peak]

can we bring that back..

😔😔

i wanna 16% acc rate

[cedar dock]

Y'all didn't have EA either, right?

[unreal mica]

IYA doesn’t get as many applicants bc not that many people know about it. Last year i think IYA admitted around 50% of the people that applied (but again, thats only like 60 people that apply)

[cedar dock]

DANG

[unreal mica]

nope that was new

[cedar dock]

And since usc defers all EA applicants...

Probably a big reason for the drop off

[unreal mica]

anyway idk how much of that I was supposed to share

soooo

yall didnt hear any of this

[cedar dock]

My lips are sealed 🤭

[warped bramble]

hmm interesting

[cedar dock]

Woo manifesting that this is the same for BCA!

[coarse glacier]

can you minor in a diff school than ur major?

[warped bramble]

does usc give your alternate major equal chances as your main major

[unreal mica]

you are basically required to

[coarse glacier]

wdym

[warped bramble]

why

[next peak]

oh ermm how bad are the wildfires rn 😭

cus umm

idk how imma convince my parents to let me move there

[unreal mica]

you’re not allowed to have a minor that has too much overlap with your major classes wise

[coarse glacier]

so if im in dornsife i can minor in annenberg right

[warped bramble]

oh okay

[unreal mica]

Campus is 15 miles from the nearest wildfire

[unreal mica]

Yup!

[next peak]

oh 😭

[unreal mica]

Yes

[warped bramble]

alright thanks for the help!

[unreal mica]

plus they’re being contained. campus is the safest place in la rn tbh

[cedar dock]

Which for a wildfire passing through a city, is pretty dang hard to cross

[misty current]

should also mention aq lately has been pretty good

maybe it's the winds but haven't seen much smoke etc on campus

ucla might come back next week too

[gaunt hawk]

Do yk the transfer acceptance for IYA???

I thought about applying as a first year but they were making it seem it was a 1% acceptance rate

[plush escarp]

did they announce any specific time for usc or nah?

[unreal mica]

IYA doesnt accept transfers, you would have to re-apply as a first year applicant and stay for the entire 4 years

[unreal mica]

They will all be out by 5pm pst

[plush escarp]

bet

[strong monolith]

genevieve, genevieve's mom (ari), genevieve's dad (richie)

[warped bramble]

oof thats 8pm est 😢 either i have a good friday night or a bad one

damn

[strong monolith]

my major only takes 6-8 people per year and usually drops to about 4 total by senior year lmfao

we already lost one so we're at 7 rn

[warped bramble]

what do you do?

[strong monolith]

stage management

[warped bramble]

ah nice

[cedar dock]

Ooh that's so fun!

[strong monolith]

very niche major (only ~30 schools in the country have an undergrad program for it) and very hands-on

[warped bramble]

what career plan are you leaning towards once you graduate

[strong monolith]

large-scale concert tour management and eventually an MBA and a job at a record label probably

im working on my M.S. in music industry during undergrad

[warped bramble]

wow thats p cool

[cedar dock]

Okay okay sick!!

[misty current]

is that pdp?

[strong monolith]

yeah

[misty current]

ooooo i didn't know that was a pdp

[strong monolith]

its only about 30 credits and i can get 6 of them waived by doing normal undergrad courses

[cedar dock]

(Also lowkey kinda funny to me how overrepresented SDA is in this chat 🤭)

[misty current]

ye mine is 32 -> 24

[strong monolith]

theres two people lol

[misty current]

cool system

[cedar dock]

Out of like 4!

[strong monolith]

i have to do an internship for it so im planning on working for the olympics the summer after i finish undergrad lol

[strong monolith]

400*

[misty current]

YOO ill see u there

[cedar dock]

But like of the active people I mean!

[warped bramble]

toughh

[misty current]

my ft job offer is in dtla so i should also be able to volunteer at least a bit

hopes

[cedar dock]

Ayee wait isn't the opening ceremony being held at USC?

[strong monolith]

theres a lot of usc people here that arent active in this megathread lol

[strong monolith]

its at the coliseum and sofi

[misty current]

it's a coli/sofi split

ye

[cedar dock]

Lameee

They're missing out

[cedar dock]

Ohh, so half USC, then!

[unreal mica]

I’m just glad people are active

[misty current]

im surprised there isn't an active marshall person here

[cedar dock]

Yet!

[strong monolith]

isnt abhi marshall

[unreal mica]

too busy doing consulting club bs

[unreal mica]

hes math 😭

[misty current]

maybes idk

[strong monolith]

his minor is in marshall < / 3

[misty current]

nahhh im in one of the ib clubs theres no shot they are "too busy"

[warped bramble]

next yr

[unreal mica]

guys T-3 hours until i see Quinn

[strong monolith]

omg i had my first viterbi class today

[unreal mica]

LMFAO

[strong monolith]

felt like i was living a double life

[cedar dock]

Yess

[strong monolith]

i love it

[strong monolith]

YIPPPEEEEEEEE

[unreal mica]

do you like need me to bring you anything? dinner? 😭

[misty current]

yo if yall have time swing by thr church near the village

[strong monolith]

im not in the casting collective < / 3

[misty current]

ice skating 👀

[unreal mica]

no but ur still there until 10 yeah?

[unreal mica]

SHUT UP

[strong monolith]

i am lol

[unreal mica]

HOW LONG IS IT UP

[misty current]

until 9 methinks

[strong monolith]

im in the audition room too tonight

[misty current]

im headed there soon ima find out

[unreal mica]

yeah so like do you need din din

OH SHIT

[misty current]

they have it tmrw tho until 9 as well

[strong monolith]

😛

[strong monolith]

i had so much free time today if i knew abt it i would have gone < / 3

[unreal mica]

wait I’m so excited

i wanna go ice skating

[misty current]

i saw it on uh

@trojan_catholic ig

[warped bramble]

bro since when does usc have an ice skating rink

thats tough ah

[misty current]

they dont

the church puts up a temp one in the courtyard

[warped bramble]

oh wow still p cool

[misty current]

rick caruso endowment 😶

[warped bramble]

damn rick the man

[cedar dock]

Wait how do they avoid it melting??

[unreal mica]

plastic ice lmfao

[cedar dock]

...plastic ice?

[unreal mica]

Yeah they kinda look like puzzle pieces

and you fit them together

[cedar dock]

Oh! Neat!

[misty current]

ye u can see it

[cedar dock]

Woah that's so aesthetic omg

[strong monolith]

omg

praying i dont have callbacks tomorrow so i can go

[unreal mica]

ME LMFAO

[warped bramble]

nice

[strong monolith]

please blue stockings i beg of you

[unreal mica]

its okay i’ll sneak in to the graduate student sip and skate on Friday

[misty current]

oh yeah there's that one too

[strong monolith]

the WHATTTTTTTT

[unreal mica]

kiley+wine+ice skates = a good future story

[misty current]

are pdp students considered grad students 🙂

asking for a friend

[strong monolith]

quinn+champagne+zip ties = an embarrassing current story

[unreal mica]

prob not im sure you have to show ID

[unreal mica]

we’ve all been there 🫡

[strong monolith]

champagne shackles takes no hostages

[unreal mica]

champagne and shackles claims another victim

LMFAO

[strong monolith]

at least it didnt happen during bandcamp

i would have to remember it every time i told someone my band name for the rest of my life

[misty current]

wait

band q

[strong monolith]

ya

[misty current]

do yall come up with the words to the cadence

for each section

[strong monolith]

each section has different words

[misty current]

ah

[strong monolith]

also different sections in drumline sometimes have different words

the cadence has been developed over literal decades so the chants have evolved with it

[misty current]

ohh cool

[strong monolith]

we got to do a brand new section of it this year for our snare TA who's been here for 20 seasons lol

[storm anvil]

does anyone know how to find the financial aid checklist? the USC portal is so empty lol

[strong monolith]

https://financialaid.usc.edu/fast/

[strong monolith]

also the cadence is made up of over a dozen different small pieces so sometimes the chants are related to the title of the section

[misty current]

ic

also

like specifically the 1 2 3 4 6 9

where does that come from

it's so random

[strong monolith]

34 and 69 are very important numbers to the drumline

[shy ingot]

Does bro not have a portable electronic device

[strong monolith]

when we do pushups after we mess up we say 3 4 6 9 i love the drumline

[strong monolith]

my ass was not opening my college decision in a starbucks parking lot

[cedar dock]

How come?

[strong monolith]

they resemble things

you probably know 69

34 resembles something i cant really say here

[warped bramble]

hmmm

[cedar dock]

Oh!

[misty current]

that was very illuminating i appreciate that

alr time to go ice skating ⛸️

[shy ingot]

I opened my Duke decision on the toilet

[strong monolith]

the tmb has very colorful history and traditions

[cedar dock]

Can I join you? 🥺

[strong monolith]

thanks for sharing that very enlightening

[slim trellis]

What major did u guys apply tob

[warped bramble]

marsh

[storm anvil]

when I click portal for applicants it links me back to the main portal which has no info lol

[next hatch]

I applied to architecture, wbu ?

[next hatch]

try clicking the red and underlined "click here" on the right side of the regular applicant portal

[storm anvil]

I could be blind but I don't see it

[warped bramble]

business admin

[strong monolith]

when did you apply

[storm anvil]

2 days ago I think

got the portal yesterday

but i sent the docs weeks ago

[strong monolith]

id give it another few days lol

[storm anvil]

alright fair enough

I did most of the fin aid stuff late so I'm stressing xD

[civic tinsel]

. 🪔 🪔
🪔 🪔

🪔 USC 🪔

🪔                          🪔 
         🪔       🪔

what time is it coming

[narrow lodge]

. 🪔 🪔
🪔 🪔

🪔 USC 🪔

🪔                          🪔 
         🪔       🪔

[narrow lodge]

By 5 pm PST iirc!

[atomic pilot]

sooo i kinda forgot todo the fafsa for usc until today and i js submitted it can i still get financial aid (i applied ea)

[slim trellis]

thye didnt notfiy u with missing documents?

[misty current]

you can still submit i just don't think you'll get aid # for ea decision

[strong monolith]

i dont think they were planning on releasing aid with ea decisions anyways

[misty current]

that photo sucks

but ye

is fun 🙂

[strong monolith]

bc the fafsa didnt come out until december

[misty current]

good point

[civic tinsel]

another early morning ugh

[cedar dock]

It's like we're really there 😍

[rotund venture]

Is this actually true??!

[cedar dock]

🤫

[next peak]

see yall soon

wait this is my last common app confetti :((

nooo

[unreal mica]

Yes but that does not mean your chances of getting into the major are 50%

[edgy quartz]

me in <19 minutes 💀

[rotund venture]

How so?

As in a lot of people get into USC but get denied at IYA specifically?

[unreal mica]

they are not bound to certain class sizes. so if they dont like anyone they can have a small major. You are only competing against yourself

[next peak]

real

[rotund venture]

I see

I felt very good about my application / portfolio but only time will tell

[errant mirage]

hope u get in ❤️

[next peak]

ty goat 😍

good luck friday!!!

[errant mirage]

ofc!

i cant wait for my usc box to show up on my porch

[next peak]

ong

[flat shale]

chat how many hours till usc decisions

[warped bramble]

<48 hours

[flat shale]

damn

gl guys

[plush escarp]

:(

[flat shale]

idc if its bvanned some1 gimme some portal astrology

[harsh barn]

wait were u supposed to do your financial aid portal 🗿

oh it turns out i already did it

nvm

[pastel walrus]

hay guys

[trail mica]

What’s in those

[cosmic otter]

• what are usc EA rates?

[near sable]

just under 7%

[cosmic otter]

wtf

[civic tinsel]

hows viterbi compared to purdue

[finite mica]

who else submitted late 😭

[cedar dock]

42 hours!!

[cedar dock]

Your horoscope says: we're all getting accepted 🤭

REAL

Tho given their recent budget trends, I'd be shocked if we're even getting an airtag

[shy ingot]

WE GOT THIS YALL

[flat shale]

Here is your Apple lightning charger… Congrats on your acceptance!

[old hawk]

WE ALL GETTING IN

[strong monolith]

only marshall sends the airtags

there’s no airpods, they stopped that a few years ago

[sturdy coral]

yall thing a rec letter from someone on the board of trustees would help or not rly

[tulip ice]

R u serious 💀

[next hatch]

Good luck!! I made a regular and USC confetti widget so I can get confetti whenever I need a little, especially for tmr 🙏 💀

[next peak]

real

[cedar dock]

SO real omg

[warped bramble]

samee

[cedar dock]

35 hours left, y'all...

[cedar dock]

More like here's your Apple air 🤭

[narrow lodge]

LMAOOO iAir for everyone!!!!

[cedar dock]

YESS you get it!!

[gaunt hawk]

😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥

[cedar dock]

😭

[shy ingot]

We have the specific time already?

[cedar dock]

Yep! By 8 PM EST!

[shy ingot]

What is this

Insta?

[cedar dock]

Countdown

It's an app on android!

I made the widget myself, but it uses a publically available background

[shy ingot]

Awesome

[civic tinsel]

does usc like full pay 😔

[plush escarp]

yea every college likes financial strength

does usc give out some merit scholarships or nah?

[misty current]

yes sir

there are the freshmen merit ones + the ones you can apply for in undergrad as continuing student

[plush escarp]

mm bet

im not tryna spend 90k/yr bro

[misty swallow]

real

[final steppe]

what's the tentative time of day for results?

[cedar dock]

By 8 PM EST!

[trail mica]

What are the ea cs admit rates

[plush escarp]

its prob half of what the general acceprtance rate is

[civic tinsel]

Yeah. They ask for the financial statements and income before decisions so I was wondering

[plush escarp]

yeah fs

[plush escarp]

especially if ur international, if you are able to pay full fees then you'll be considered in the same range as domestic applicants

[civic tinsel]

Yummy

[plush escarp]

the reason its rlly hard for internationals to get in is bc most cant pay full tuition and schools dont like to offer aid to non americans

[civic tinsel]

Ah selfish colleges I say

[warped bramble]

no

us colleges just prefer their people

nothing selfish about that

[proven trench]

Anyone got the email today - subject ‘ I was deferred to Rd FAQ ‘

[warped bramble]

nope

are you domestic?

[plush escarp]

yeah it makes sense

[civic tinsel]

The I say was meant to show the sarcasm 😔

[flat shale]

they pre deferring now tf

[open silo]

wtf 😭😭 would u mind sending a ss

that's actually WILD

[plush escarp]

can you send a screen shot

[errant mirage]

I DONT WANT TO WAIT MORE

AHHH

[nocturne shuttle]

he has Marshall in his bio

[open silo]

omg felt 😭

we got this

[misty swallow]

yeah i got it

its part of the substack blog

[cedar dock]

Little premature there lmao

[sturdy coral]

is this a bad sign

[unreal mica]

@scarlet matrix is a liar

[tulip ice]

This guy fake asf

[unreal mica]

thats what I’m sayin

[tulip ice]

I just put uscedu not uscviterbi

[scarlet matrix]

thanks for exposing my insta!

[unreal mica]

i literally didnt even dox u relax

[misty current]

brb gonna add marshall to my ig now 🙂

[shell hazel]

What time does it come out

[strong monolith]

these statistics aren’t recorded or released

and viterbi does not admit by major

[trail mica]

Oh how does it work

[strong monolith]

you’re just admitted lmfao

viterbi doesn’t care what major you are within the school

[pseudo onyx]

are there specific aos for each school ? or is it split up in different regions

[strong monolith]

it depends on the school

[sturdy coral]

3.5k/42k applicants is insanity

[strong monolith]

wdym

[sturdy coral]

they r taking 3.5k applicants

for usc

likeeee usc is gooood but its not crazzzzzyyy good like that i dont think

[strong monolith]

this is not the truth lmfao

theres 20000 undergrads at usc

where are you getting this info from

[sturdy coral]

^^^oh for ea

from the blog email that got sent to some ppl

[strong monolith]

they don’t reject anyone ea

[sturdy coral]

well the rest are deferred

but i still feel like they should take more than 3.5k from ea

[strong monolith]

they take about 8,000 overall

why would they admit the majority of people EA

especially when a lot of people aren’t able to apply ea because of their major

[sturdy coral]

dont most schools take most kids froom EA and ED?

[unreal mica]

only about 20% of our incoming freshman class is admitted EA

those are the real stats lol

[sturdy coral]

kiley can u let me in

im really cool and nice and i have a really cute dog

[unreal mica]

obligatory pet tax

cuteness of dog will sway my decision

[opal frigate]

Who applied to Marshall?

[sturdy coral]

ig im in

[nocturne shuttle]

LOL I knew it

[unreal mica]

i have yet to see evidence of that

[sturdy coral]

https://tenor.com/view/goldfish-gif-11304824958545504804

thats my dog

[civic moat]

hiii i didn't apply to the dance school but i was wondering if anyone knew if i could minor in dance?

[strong monolith]

yes!! you don’t have to audition, it’s open to all undergrads

[civic moat]

okay great thanks! i really regret not applying as a dance major though haha

[strong monolith]

they have four different dance minors + you can take dance electives too! https://kaufman.usc.edu/degrees/minors/

[plucky tapir]

hi guys usc comes out in waves right? no set time?

[strong monolith]

yep!!

[nocturne shuttle]

waves based on region and not decision btw

[civic moat]

im so anxious

what if i get to become an la bad b

[nocturne shuttle]

so its not like if you don’t get a decision in the first wave you’re deferred

afaik last year it was internationals first then east coast then central then west

[civic moat]

this is super cool and def did put usc higher on my list

[civic moat]

this is great for me but tbh im probs gonna check my decision on saturday

[nocturne shuttle]

good

[civic moat]

because it comes out at 7pm est (im in a diff timezone) and im not staying up for it

like the result wont change from friday night to saturday morning

[nocturne shuttle]

it came out for me at 5 am and I was up from 3 since I couldn’t sleep lol

luckily I got it in the first wave since intl

and I had my chemistry final that day and my birthday the next

but thankfully I got in so all was well 🙏🙏🙏

[sturdy coral]

i heard 6 pm est

[civic moat]

okay itll probs come out for me around like 2 am or 3 am

[nocturne shuttle]

sleep

[sturdy coral]

how do yall got finals in jauary

[nocturne shuttle]

we have practicals and theory

like labs

[civic moat]

but honestly my day tmrw i hope will go like me go to school after staying up to finish my essay then answer my call from my doctor and everythings fine so i can sleep for 12 hours

[nocturne shuttle]

lab finals are in January

the theory papers are in March/april

[civic moat]

oh i plan to sleep by 5pm tomorrow dont worrk

worry

[crisp harness]

What time will decisions come out tomorrow?

[civic moat]

i have a doctors call at 3pm and i finish school at 2:50 so ill call on the way home

and then ill get home and get changed and brush my teeth and sleep

[sturdy coral]

6 or 7 pm est

[civic moat]

so excited!

[cedar dock]

Between 7 and 8, actually!

[cedar dock]

OMG wait really???

How can you say no to this cute face???

[gaunt hawk]

Lemme in pls 💔💔💔💔

[unreal mica]

aww wait i love this

shouldve said that long ago

[plush escarp]

does usc release in waves or is it usually all at once?

[warped bramble]

🖐️

[warped bramble]

W for east cost. Its still pretty late tho considering they release at 8pm for est kids

[warped bramble]

Waves

[next hatch]

AAHHH

[slim trellis]

what is the hardest/ easiest school to get into for usc? is like engineering hardest?

[plush escarp]

thats scary ggs

[plush escarp]

prob comp sci

[warped bramble]

Yeah viterbi

[slim trellis]

is dornsife easiest?

[warped bramble]

School of viterbi (engineering and cs) not cs. Viterbi admits by the school itself not major

[warped bramble]

I think so

2nd hardest is probs marshall

What does it say

Nop send a pic

[plush escarp]

what abt keck school of medicine

[slim trellis]

hmm ididntt get it

[plush escarp]

is that hardest to get into

[slim trellis]

isnt that grad skl?

[warped bramble]

Idts

[plush escarp]

my undergrad major is global health

[warped bramble]

Ru ea?

[alpine solstice]

i swear usc better accep me pls 😭

i neeeeed this pls dont defer me

[next hatch]

I applied ea and I had to do that too

[warped bramble]

Yea you probs forgot to do the thing on the portal

[slim trellis]

ya me too

[cedar dock]

Sorta!!

[cedar dock]

REAL SAMEEE

[cedar dock]

Same difficulty across all schools, pretty much!

[cedar dock]

The waves are all released within an hour of one another at least, so it's not TOO bad

[flat shale]

i’m hella nervous

any1 know when it comes out for west coast?

[plush escarp]

i would think it comes for west coast first cuz usc is west coast

but someone said est first so idk

[storm tide]

question is ucla > usc or other way around and does it depend on major?

[flat shale]

Well ucla is ranked higher than USC who the fuck wants to go there

[solid citrus]

😭

ermm

Well it depends on what you want and or major

[plush escarp]

major

[flat shale]

o💛❤️

[solid citrus]

But I don't think you should be applying solely for rank, other considersations are important

[plush escarp]

like premed usc fs clears but comp sci idk

[storm tide]

wait rlly usc is better for premed?

thats good thx

[plush escarp]

in most websites and ppl's advice yeah

but theres various personal considerations beyond just hwat is good for med school so up to u

[trail mica]

How’s startup culture

[warped bramble]

Usc got 41000 ea applicants and they plant to admit 3500 tmrw 🥲

[plush escarp]

ggs

8.5%

[next peak]

source

[warped bramble]

they emailed people

its an official post by them

[warped bramble]

its on their website 😉

[west heath]

what?

I didn't get an email

[warped bramble]

i think its only if you signed up for their blog posts

[west heath]

ohok

[cedar dock]

5:00 PM

[cedar dock]

Very dependent on major. USC has a top 5 business school while UCLA doesn't even have a business school

[plush escarp]

do u know abt keck school of med

for undergrad\

[storm tide]

ahh i see tysmm!

[cedar dock]

I worked there, so yeah

[plush escarp]

is it one of the harder ones to get into for undergrad

[cedar dock]

AFAIK, the only undergraduate degree available with Keck is Global Health

[warped bramble]

I think its tied with Indiana at 9th place

[plush escarp]

yeah i applied with global health

[cedar dock]

And I wasn't involved in the undergraduate degree side, so I can't say what the acceptance rate is

[cedar dock]

Poets & Quants and Forbes both list it as 2nd

[slim trellis]

i personally like usc bc it's like private so more personal attention ig

[warped bramble]

For undergrad?

[cedar dock]

From the UCLA students I've met, their biggest complaint has been feeling like a number there

It's just a much bigger school overall too

[cedar dock]

Yep

https://poetsandquants.com/2024/01/22/poetsquants-best-undergraduate-business-schools-of-2024/

[storm tide]

help what ;-;

[warped bramble]

This is what I see

[cedar dock]

That's US News, US News is heavily bias against private institutions

[warped bramble]

I see

Interesting

[west heath]

yall it's rankings why yall fighting over who's 5th or who's 9th lol

[warped bramble]

Not fighting tho

Just going over it

[west heath]

okok

[cedar dock]

I mean someone asked whether USC or UCLA was better from major to major, so as a comparison I called Marshall a T5 business school as a shorthand for "within the upper echelon of undergrad business program to the point that you can probably count the number of viable options that would be a net improvement on one hand"

[west heath]

is T10 not considered upper echelon?

[cedar dock]

Never said it wasn't

[west heath]

okok lol

[plush escarp]

do u know if its easy for me to switch majors at usc

evne if the major is at a diff school

like if i wanted to switch from global health to bio or double major in the 2

[cedar dock]

I'm sure Kylie or another current student could definitely give a more correct answer, but what I've heard is that it depends

[misty current]

should be p easy

[plush escarp]

bet

[misty current]

assuming both are in dornsife

[plush escarp]

global health isnt

its in ksm

[west heath]

no global health is in keck

[cedar dock]

That being said, I've also heard Dornsife is pretty easy to transfer into

[misty current]

i mean it's not like you can add whenever u want but not as hard as a berk

[west heath]

I think Keck -> Dornsife is probably easier than the other way around

[misty current]

ye that's chill i transferred to marshall last sem from dornsife

[plush escarp]

alright bet bet

[misty current]

keck should be fine too

[cedar dock]

Nicee!

[west heath]

icic

[cedar dock]

How are you liking it?

[misty current]

then i switched back 😶

lol

[cedar dock]

OH!

[cedar dock]

So I'm guessing you didn't lol

[misty current]

nah it was pure financial reasons

i can finish a year earlier

that's why im co 26 and not 27 like the people i graduated hs with

[cedar dock]

Ahh!

[west heath]

oh how?

[pastel walrus]

up until now i've been like smh idc about usc decisions whatever happens will happen but now i'm worriedd 😅

[misty current]

credits worked out that way

econ has a million less reqs than buad

[west heath]

oh nice nice

[west heath]

idrc until i convinced myself if i dont make it into USC then all my other reaches are screwed for me

[pastel walrus]

ya exactly :')

this is my first decision ever lol

[misty current]

yall are so worked up about not getting in when they're deferring like 90% lol

relax

[cedar dock]

Oh god yeah, tell me about it 😭😭

[misty current]

but put on the 24kgoldn song if u want to manifest ig

or aloe blacc

[cedar dock]

My major has literally 12 free elective credits

[west heath]

their acceptance is still 9%, the majority of those deferred get rejected

[west heath]

not mine 😭 tree🌲 didnt want me

[cedar dock]

Ayee congrats!!

[misty current]

fair enough but why worry about that now

[cedar dock]

You're definitely getting in!

[misty current]

wait for march

[west heath]

that's true

[pastel walrus]

noooo :(

[cedar dock]

The wait might kill me

[pastel walrus]

thank you sm!

yeah for me it's about the wait

and also i feel like this is a predictor for me hahaha

even though it isn't

[urban flax]

coming tonight?

[misty current]

tmrw evening

[cedar dock]

Tomorrow!

[misty current]

think 5pm is the prediction right

maybe a bit earlier

[west heath]

it was confirmed

[cedar dock]

PST, yeah!

[urban flax]

oh yea it's tmrw

[west heath]

8PM EST

5 PM PST

[misty current]

well i go here so it's assumed put for me

pst

[urban flax]

less than 24 hours tho i think?

or about that much

[misty current]

correcto

[west heath]

yup in 22 hrs

[cedar dock]

22 hours, almost exactly!

[misty current]

next year yall gonna join me ice skating

rn

[urban flax]

i hopewe all get in

this is my second college with an acc% rate of over 15

[misty current]

u will

[urban flax]

less sorry

[misty current]

put on the 24k song

or aloe blacc

worked for me

[misty current]

like before u open

[urban flax]

LMFAO I'll put toulouse (for no reason)

[misty current]

just for funsies

[urban flax]

i hope I get a scholarship

[cedar dock]

YES PLS!!

[west heath]

if i get accepted, but little scholarship, im literally not going

too expensive + i heard usc in financial toruble lol

[cedar dock]

I knowwe all get in

[urban flax]

I'm depending on aid 😄

[west heath]

wait what

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1hkwywx/usc_slashes_scholarships_for_national_merit/

[pastel walrus]

oh my god what

[west heath]

NMF got cut 13k in aid??

15k

[misty current]

ye that was a while ago

[west heath]

it's no longer half tuition 😭

[misty current]

they cut my fin aid 😒

as well

[west heath]

oop

[pastel walrus]

damn

[urban mauve]

USC will have its debt fixed by 28

[misty current]

you'll see it all over r/usc

we have so much budget problems

everything is cooked

but

should get better bc president is gone

[urban mauve]

You'd want to go to USC about this time. they are getting their third Olympic games in 3 years

[misty current]

yes sir

[flat shale]

usc needs to give the national merit scholarship back

[misty current]

we have so much more oly stuff than ucla as well it's pretty funny

[flat shale]

mfs can’t just halve it after I apply

[misty current]

ye it'll be a hot minute before they do that chief

the dt is still half print

[cedar dock]

IKK

This might've been like a fifth of the reason I was excited for USC

Imagine hosting the Olympics opening ceremony basically on your campus

[urban mauve]

Yep

[cedar dock]

Hate to say it, but it's more likely to go down than up

[urban mauve]

I'm waiting on a ton of decisions

[cedar dock]

Very few deeply competitive schools are still offering strong merit aid, the amount USC offers is already still way above its weight

[urban mauve]

You'll get merit aid

If you do something insane

[misty current]

ye just not a lot

or enough

unless you're me and u get other aid

well need aid

😄

[cedar dock]

Genuinely curious what kind of stats put you in a decent place for presidential or trustee scholarship

[urban mauve]

USC is on my like halfway reach halfway safe?? Idfk

[misty current]

p much average ivy league admit methinks

[urban mauve]

I applied to all the ivies as a Hail Mary

[misty current]

like ever scholarship kid i know could have went caltech or somethin but took usc full ride

[urban mauve]

I ain't getting in one

[cedar dock]

LOL now I'm curious what the average ivy league stats are 😭

[urban mauve]

GPA 5.3
SAT 1750
ACT 40
99 APs
/sarcasm

[pastel walrus]

my friend got presidential scholarship but rejected from all the ivies

[errant mirage]

Yea

[hollow olive]

wait i bymistakelly sent ALL my sat scores to USC do they superscore and choose??!

[cedar dock]

Yale 🤢

[pastel walrus]

why is yale yuck :(

[errant mirage]

Yes I emailed my regional counselor and she said they will superscore

[cedar dock]

Dang...

[misty current]

superscore 90% sure

[errant mirage]

I accidentally sent all 5 of my sat scores 😭

[urban mauve]

I feel like I've got a really decent shot at West Coast and East Coast Tech

[cedar dock]

I just have a personal unfounded grudge against it

[misty current]

their campus is too old

[hollow olive]

alright, college automically took ALL my 5 SAT tests

[errant mirage]

Wrong, GPA needs to be at least 5.4 to even be considered 🤓

[misty current]

except the MBA building

[urban mauve]

(Aka CalTech and MIT)

[cedar dock]

And their city is just... godawful

[misty current]

here all the buildings are nice

[cedar dock]

Okayy wait what about a 5.8?

[west heath]

lacks leadership here, so not getting in. I think 8 year full POTUS term and then work in Congress or SCOTUS

[misty current]

but

they are the same shade of red

[cedar dock]

(My GPA lmao)

[misty current]

lmao

[errant mirage]

The AOs may give one extra second to your application

[urban mauve]

GPA 3.78 UW here

[errant mirage]

And that’s generous

[urban mauve]

W 4.2