How to get accepted to USC

[USCMASTER]

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For all you people who are wondering.......

"How do I prepare for the interview?"

"Does the essay matter?"

"Should I keep on talking"

"Should I not talk?"

"WTF am I going to do?"



This is HOW YOU LEAVE A MARK ON YOUR NAME!!!!!!!!


Half of the people in your interview, maybe 80% of the people are going to throw out a bunch of jibberish. If YOU ARE SMART ENOUGH TO CALL OUT THOSE IDIOTS ON THEIR JIBBERISH, THEY WILL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

What I mean about jibberish is this.....


If the PBL question is asking Why is the man sufferering from _________. Do not, I repeat, Do not say some stupid ****. If you talk too much stupid ****, you probably not going to get accepted. If someone says stupid ****, tell them "what are you saying, your comment is f*cking stupid as ****.

Lastly, do not cuss, I'm only using profanity to illustrate the importance of not saying stupid ****.

 

[Seamonkey Doc]

.... anything else "master"?

 

[avangusva]

I would think that calling someone out during a mock PBL session will definitely not reflect well on you. If you're not comfortable in that small group setting, USC isn't right for you anyways.

 

[USCMASTER]

you get accepted?

 

[Kentuckylover]

I agree with USCMASTER that you shouldn't say stupid things. Some people think they are funny and they will just say some random stuff.

However, I bet the interviewers and interviewees will notice if someone says something stupid, so it's not necessary for you to call them out. Why criticizing others when you can get in without it?

Here are my advice:

1. Spend time on your secondary application. Unlike many dental schools, USC has many questions on its secondary application. Make sure you answer all of them.

2. Before the PBL exercise, you will pick two questions and answer them in front of your interview group.

-I have seen a good amount of applicants being super nervous and even mumbling. I bet they hated their interview. If you know that you are not a good public speaker, then you def. need to practice. Furthermore, when you say something, keep your confidence and make eye contacts with EVERYONE, not just the interviewers.

-When you answer your questions, make sure you ACTUALLY answer the questions. Also, it will look good on you if your response demonstrate your capabilities in working groups. Don't just answer the question with YES or NO. Be specific, because your interviewers will write down what you say.

For example, one of my questions was "Are you a leader or follower?" This could be a very tricky question because we don't know what they are looking for. Many people in my group looked at me like "oh god you are screwed" lol This is how I answered it. "I have been trained to be a leader since my junior year of college through Army ROTC. Now I am an officer in the military who leads troops. However, from many leadership positions and military training, I witnessed that a good leader also knows how to follow his or her leaders and support his or her team. Therefore, I would like to call myself a leader who knows how to support others." This answer might not apply to you, because we all are different, but you get the idea.

Remember, USC looks for applicants who can work in groups. (PBL)

Good luck to everyone interviews at USC.

 

[Sublimazing]

why would i take USC advice from someone who simply Loves Kentucky? This guy is the USC Master, obviously he knows what he's talking about

 

[Kentuckylover]

why would i take USC advice from someone who simply Loves Kentucky? This guy is the USC Master, obviously he knows what he's talking about

haha 👍

 

[iralex801]

Haha great name. Anyways, I think it's messed up to call someone out. I guess every man/woman for themselves?

 

[USCMASTER]

You have to be thinking in the pbl mentality. If your group member says some random crap, you are doing him injustice by letting him research on that topic. Thus, you have to call them out and explain why you call them out.

 

[Kentuckylover]

You have to be thinking in the pbl mentality. If your group member says some random crap, you are doing him injustice by letting him research on that topic. Thus, you have to call them out and explain why you call them out.

Oh yeah, I am with you. Don't get me wrong, I am all about getting things done right on time. When you actually do PBL at USC. Then, of course you definitely need to make sure people don't do wrong research.

But calling them out isn't really necessary during the interview. lol Well, you are the master so I bet you know more than this guy who loves Kentucky. haha

 

[Timpson]

I am a USC student and I would suggest you probably shouldn't call any one out unless you have explicit facts that suggest that they are wrong. The best way to deal with this situation is to politely direct the discussion into a different direction.

FYI, PBL is not run the best here. I equate it to going to a school with many bad lectures where the majority of students do not attend. You can get a great facilitator or a bad one. The one major plus about PBL is that it gives you a lot of free time to study what you want and you no longer have to memorize powerpoint slides that you will forget in one month.