Nathalie Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 Hey everyone! I'm currently a junior at a high school in NorCal and I was wondering if I had a chance of getting into USC's Marshall School of Business?Freshman Year:I was in a French Track and obtained a French diplomaEnglish: B+US History: AFrench History: CFrench Math: BFrench Biology: BFrench Lit: BSpanish: AFrench Physics/Chemistry: ASophomore Year:I started taking all of my pre-IB coursesEnglish: BHistory: BSpanish: B+Physics/Chemistry: B+French Lit: BMath: ABiology: AJunior Year:Now I’m in the full IB diplomaIB English Lit HL: B+IB Geography SL: B+IB Biology SL: BIB French B HL: AIB Economics HL: B+IB Math SL: BIB TOK: ASenior Year:All of my courses are going to stay the same in order to obtain the full IB diploma.Unweighted GPA: 3.5ECs (extra curriculars):freshman:- JV basketball and head captain- JV volleyballsophomore:- Varsity volleyball- Varsity soccerjunior:- Varsity volleyballsenior:- Varsity volleyball and head captainOther:freshman:- Obtained a french diploma with honors mention- Completed 40 Community Service hourssophomore:- Completed 40 Community Service hours- Certificate of recognition in Algebra II- Certificate of recognition in Biology- Cultural trip to Berlin, Germanyjunior:- Math tutor for a classmate- 1st grade tutorsenior:- I will have more than 150 Community Service hours doneAlso one last thing! I'm going to attend one of the Summer@USC programs for International Relations. Do you think that'll give me an edge for getting into USC?What do you guys think? Do you think I have a chance?And what more should I do?Thanks everyone Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtamboy63 Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 I'd definitely say you do have a chance; Have you done you're SATs? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StSilver Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 You do have a pretty okay chance. But if you can bump both Economics and Maths to an A you'd stand a much better chance. Along with a good SATs score. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathalie Posted May 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 I now have an A in Math. Basically I had a really bad teacher at the beginning of my junior year and then I changed math classes so now I have a 6 (A).I'm going to try to get a good grade on the exam and maybe bump my grade up to a 6.On the other hand, I'm one of those kids who freaks out when it comes to standardized testing so my SAT scores haven't been very high but I'm going to study and practice a lot over the summer.Thanks so much for the help.Do you have anymore suggestions? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StSilver Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Sit yourself in a room with SAT past papers (is that what you call them?) and just practice with a timer. Try an imagine yourself in an exam room and try to make it as similar to exam conditions as you can. It's what helped me chill out about my exams. If not, if you can get hold of Propranolol it could help curb your nerves. It's probably only through Doctor's prescription though.Est-ce que tu parle Francais couramment? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtamboy63 Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 St, I disagree. I did that, and on all my prac tests, I got around 2000. On the actual SAT, I got 2200, so I guess it works for some people but not for others. I recommend buying the online course, it's awesome Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.