Chances for a worried senior?

[deleted331680]

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i honestly thought i had a decent chance until i got a letter today that i wouldn't be considered for usc's trustee and presidential scholarships..
did i overvalue my chances? please help?

for... UCLA and USC?
i also applied to usc bacc/md, but seeing that i haven't gotten my acceptance (yet?) it seems really unlikely that i'll get an interview..

Eth: Korean (2nd gen)
Sex: Male
location: socal
school type: small public high school in rich neighborhood, 40% asian, 45% white

Class of 2011
GPA 9th-12th (unweighted): 3.8
GPA 9th-12th (weighted): 4.7

Class Rank:
not reported for our school
class size: ~600

APs:
taken:
Euro hist (5)
Psychology (5)

Calc AB (4)
Bio (5)
Art Hist (4)
Spanish Lang (4)
Chem (5)
AP scholar with distinction

taking senior year:
Economics AP
Calc BC
Comp Sci
English Lit
Physics B
Spanish Lit

total 13 APs

Senior grades:
Econ (B)
Calc (B)
Compsci (B)
English (A)
Physics (B)
Span (A)

comm college courses:
junior year: intro to sociology (A)
senior year: film appreciation (A)

SATIIs:
Math ii: 800
Biology M: 800
Chem:750
World History: 720
Spanish w/out listening: 730
Korean: 800

SATI: CR:730 Writing:780 Math:800
SAT total:
2250 in one sitting,
2310 superscored

ACT: none

Recommendation Letters:
Eng Lit and Eng 2h teacher (same person)
Chemistry teacher (had him for honors and AP)

Essays:
ehhhh.. something about volunteering at the hospital and an epiphany.. not bad, but not excellent, either.

EXTRACURRICS:
400 hours hospital volunteering since soph year - director of activities, appointed head front desk secretary, specially assigned to Emergency Medicine
been a tutor since freshman year
3 years in science research (class offered at school where we go to science fairs)
CSF
national merit - psat 226; (right now, semifinalist)
been playing golf for 4 years (not at school, and no rankings)
club president since freshman year

honor societies:
mu alpha theta
spanish honor society
science nat. honor society

 

[Rabolisk]

I don't think you'll have any trouble getting into USC or UCLA. It's still very early in the process, so I wouldn't sweat it.

 

[kcin]

nm

 

[EyEnStein 07]

There must not be a lot of students who get the trustees or presidential scholarship then. You have great stats, and you should be in at both of those schools without a problem (i would be very surprised if you got rejected, i use to work in a college office at my high school).

I think you can get into much better schools than UCLA and USC though...feel free to message me if you want. Any idea what you might want to major in?

 

[Sine Cura]

"class of 2011"

Likely already considered "elite" undergrad institutions on the east coast and Stanford as well given personal demographics and high school profile.

 

[deleted357625]

Don't worry if anything you can go to a CC..saves money

 

[indya]

I'd be very surprised if you didnt get in to either.