How we got into USC! || College Application Advice 

Idk why I’m even watching this but as someone who just got accepted into USC I’d stress two things especially. The first is that even though USC claims to not track demonstrated interest, that is far from the truth and it could really help make your application. The second is that you really should get in touch with an admission rep or someone you know who works for the school etc. when I emailed my rep I found out that one of my common app essays was missing and if I had not contacted her I definitely wouldn’t have been able to fix the issue and get into USC. Good luck everyone applying next year!

12:56-13:02 when all the girls were chatting and getting kind of loud, that guy in the back, was so quiet and awkward and he was a WHOLE MOOD. 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

This was one of the best videos I’ve seen addressing this stuff - Thank you!!

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Olivia jade take notes

USC is my dream school and this has been the most helpful video EVER oh my word! Thank you so much for this incredible work🙏

this is super helpful as a rising senior, I've always been rlly interested in USC and I'm definitely stressing about stats!

Thank you for making this video❤️ also I hope you guys are doing great in school!

This was such a great video! I really want to go to USC for cinematic arts so this was extremely helpful!

im hoping to transfer to usc soon and this video was soo helpful! not gonna lie I took notes. this was the best video ive seen on getting in

currently watching this as i'm a finalist for questbridge and ranked usc!!! this video is so helpful, thank you

this is such a good video omg you guys gave the best advice. USC is my dream school

More of these please!!!!!!! I love this video and it helped a lot

The girl eating in the background is a mood

thank u so much! I'm applying to colleges this year so this was amazing

THIS LITERALLY HELPED SO MUCH lmaooo bless up

thank you so much this video is so helpful! i really want to apply for popular music at thornton school of music (i'm a junior in high school right now). this video made me realize that test scores don't determine your worth, and that i should involve myself more in what i'm passionate about, which is singing. also, i'm jewish too! :) i'm still confused about how the whole application process works but i'm sure i'll figure it out later in the year haha

You should make a video on the journey to be admitted to usc specifically as a cinematography major and how you were admitted based on what you had on your portfolio and more! This would be really helpful to many including myself who has a passion for film

Thank you so much for doing this video, so much help!!!

this was suuuper helpful! :) i'm a junior rn looking to apply to usc next year, this brought my hopes up a lot

I really want to get in on a psych major and it’s funny I’m right from around the Philly area as well. This video definently helped

thank you sm!!

9:57 is some juicy admission stuff if y’all want to hear

Thank you so much for this video:))it’s really inspiring

I’m an upcoming senior from Asia and I’m incredibly scared about this application process but this video made me feel a lot better about the diversity of applications and all. Thank you so much for that! See you in USC? 😉

I’m starting freshman year of high school soon and my dream school is usc so I wanna start on the early track to getting there and I think this video has helped me already a bit so thank you!

Future Trojan here!!! I watched this video Junior year and it really helped me work on my application with the right mindset. Thank you!

Thank you so so so so so much you don’t understand. I always doubted myself to apply to USC because I’m taking lower amounts of APs, have an average SAT, and a good GPA but not spectacular, but I was on the verge of stopping my essays (that I’m half way finished) because I thought it would be a waste of time to even apply when I knew the obvious answer was a rejection. After watching this, I will be finishing my essays and submitting them by Jan 15 for regular decision. This is so motivating ugh I wanna thank all of you!

this honestly helped and I'm only a freshman so ty!!

This video was very helpful. Would you mind doing an in-depth video on the questbridge prep scholar, I'm currently completing my application and could use some insight

OHMYGOODNESS THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS

I used to live in Tacoma! I think it’s cool that Helen is from there

this was helpful thank you so much!! you are really smart Ashlyn. I wonder how things are going now for you at USC?

Very informative! Thank you so much guys for the share!

Do you have more details on Alexis' guaranteed transfer? I'm also from Sacramento but all the transfer guarantees I see here are for UC Davis or Sac State.

When you say they track your interest, how exactly can they do that if you send an email or note to someone? For example, I went on a tour and later sent a thank you note (via Instagram) to my tour guide. Can you please explain this further? Also when do they start tracking? Thank you!

Tnksss for this video! I’m from Brazil and it’s my dream study in usc ❤️

Video suggestion- day in the life of a Trojan

I love your videos !💗

Guys, please help 🙏 There's the list of scholarships on USC site, some of them has amount "varies", does that mean i can win full ride scholarship as an international?

I want to apply here for graduate school. Do you know if there’s different things that apply for a graduate student? I’m also going for film! But I’m also going for marketing! Thanks so much love the vid!

I'm a QuestBridge finalist and awaiting the match decisions that come out on December 2nd! I ranked USC as my number 1, so hopefully everything goes well :)

omg i love this video so much!

Hi! Thank you so much for making this video! I just had a question, does gpa matter a lot when applying to USC film production or do the essays and short film matter the most? I am hoping to be able to get accepted to USC but i am a bit worried as grades and SAT might be a big factor.

What if your school doesn’t offer AP classes? Or super specific classes to the major I want(film production)? I’m taking photography and communication media bc those are the closest. I live in a kinda small city and doesn’t have a crap ton of extra curriculars. Is there still a possibility I could get into USC? I have very good grades and do a few extra curriculars and hobbies and a published short story.

Omg I literally had my phone propped up to my right watching this video while trying everything you say down on my computer because I want to get in to USC so bad. Also thank you so much for this video it really helped me understand what I need to do to get into USC! Oh PS I am also captain of my tennis team 🎾

Hey, super rad video! I too am applying to USC for Narrative Studies at Dornsife and was wondering about the Santa Monica City College Trojan Transfer Program. How do I get housing on USC's campus when I am doing my school work at Santa Monica CC? Is the housing really competitive for TTP students? Thank you again for the awesome tips, they are really really appreciated.

Do things like making meals for the poor count without doing with it an organization? for the extras?

Hi there! First of all, this video was so insightful. I'm a super passionate filmmaker and hope to be admitted to usc sca. I was wondering if it would be a good idea to send the sca professors a short cinematography reel or a short film (Which I am currently working on) to introduce myself. And another question I had was how USC SCA makes itself the best film school in the world? Is it the professors, the environment, etc. Thank you!

Can u share any videos from your portfolio that you submitted? I love watching those!

Oops, kind of a year late and don't know if you're still answering questions. Do you know much about financial aid/scholarships? I'm from Chicago and a middle-class family, but I have 3 siblings (2 technically aren't in our household but still get some assistance from my parents, and my one brother is in college still) and money is kind of a concern. Is there any way to like increase the chances of scholarship? I want to be as genuine as possible and not "do things because I think they'll look good," but I also want to know if you've heard of any ways that people "stood out" or things they did that maybe they think is what got them their scholarship. Any advice would help. Thanks!

Thank you so much I was debating applying because I was really saw that my score for SAT is a bit lower than the 25th percentile and I'm retaking it November but I worry it still won't reach the like 50th percentile and this made me feel so much better about applying :)

Hi! Love your video...hoping to transfer there soon!

really helpful, real, and raw video. I just applied for USC Fall 2019, please tell all your friends I appreciate their advice! I tried being really nice and reaching out to my counselor at USC to ask a few questions and get some info and she seemed kinda upset by that. Any advice? Thanks guys. Ps. If I don’t get in I plan to go to community college and transfer after a year!

Is there hope to get into film making if I finished with a 3.1 gpa in freshman year 😂😭

I just recently got rejected from USC, and I’m heartbroken. I applied to Public Relations/Communications. I’m from NY. I have a very high unweighted/weighted GPA. I play sports and am in a lot of extracurriculars with a lot variety (VP of community service club, yearbook head editor, president of writing fellows program, 3 yr Varsity field hockey player, Nordstrom fashion ambassador, and so much more). My standardized test scores were average-above average for USC. I take all AP and IB classes. i’m thinking maybe my essays and the fact that i didn’t take my language (latin) senior year was what knocked me down, but I’m very sad about it.

I'm class of 1992. The young lady who was commenting on extracurricular engagement knows what she is talking about. You don't have to have a 4.0 for SC. You just have to convince the school that you will bring POSITIVE LEADERSHIP QUALITIES to the school. In other words, what can you bring to make the school a better place? What can you contribute to SC?

Any recommendations for transfer students from community colleges

Do transfer students who have a BA get financial aid? USC is a dream school for me and it is really expensive.

I am a junior in North Dakota with a 3.8 gpa and most likely won’t get the best act score. Is there anything els I can do to increase my chances of getting accepted in 1.5 years?

wow i went to college n found it an outgoing n learning experience these girls r outgoing n cool

Love you💓💓💓

I really want to go to the USC cinematic school... any tips?

Hey Ashlyn, I just found your channel, and I'll really love if you can review my questbridge CPS application.

What would you email a professor about as a prospective student who is going to be applying next year.

I'm a junior in high school and I want to go to usc so bad I want to thank you for this video🙂

thank you this made me feel better since my ACT is the only weak part of my application. I am applying for music industry

Thanks so much😭

Im gonna be a junior in a few months but I want to go into usc but I’ve yet to take an ap class 😭 but my major I plan on going into is art based hopefully it’s not too late 😭

This was sooooo helpful omg thank you.

Hi! I am an incoming junior and I want to apply to USC. It is my top school as it has a really good political science and public policy program as well as business (which is what my parents said I have to minor in). I have contacted my admissions rep and it might be because if COVID-19 but she has not responded. Would you suggest just talking to any admissions rep? Or does It have to be the one in my area? I am also definitely going to try to connect with them personally once I start my senior year. I really want to show that I am interested in this school and for the right reasons.

Im a freshman going into sophomore year I don’t know what I want to be and I’m having a mental breakdown because I want to know now but I don’t

Did you get a scholarship to your college prep high school if you were able to qualify for questbridge? Bc my parents only make 85,000 and I didn’t qualify ):

I'm a junior right now and I do extracurriculars such as volunteering, badminton, choir(sophomore year and doing it again next year), and I did two internships. However, I don't have a major leadership experience except for being an art officer for a year and a treasurer for a club for another. How can I counter that/How does it affect my application?

Love💓💓💓💓

Ik I’m young but this actually made me think I do have chances getting in and this is my dream school and this made me hope that I will get in because my grades aren’t the best

Nice And Disciplined!

Do you think USC likes dual enrollment? I hated high school so I started an early college program and I'll graduate with an Associate of Arts and my high school diploma. So, since I wasn't in regular high school, I haven't taken AP/IB, but I've been in full-time college since sophomore year. With 4.0 GPA, 1400 SAT, and good essays and extracurriculars, is there a chance I could get in?

Amazing video👍👍👍

I’m about to finish junior year of high school and I’m going to apply to USC through questbridge 💛❤️

Wow, me of course I need to apply in VSE

damn you guys are so beautiful

Hi Ashlyn, I have a question, because I really really wanna go to the USC, but I'm international student (Europe) So do you think this is a little problem or no? I mean do you know any international students there?

Seattle!!!!!

what type of questions can you ask or what can you ask on emails to proffesors?

That’s so weird omg I just got an email from quest bridge

College was cool so did my professor said when u have troubles get around it wise advice in 🎓

I was waiting to hear from the only guy in the back to share his stats, I am from Philly as well, would love to know how he got in and which high school in Philly he went to and GPA, SAT, ACT.....

I want to go to USC for an computer science major and an Bachelor's in games desing from Bristol, UK I know I can go to Staffordshire (Best one in the UK) but in USC there's more opptunity then the UK in the gaming industry. Also I wanted to live in LA since I was 14 and saw USC is the best Uni for Games design in North America. I'm currently recruiting doing my GCSE Maths and English and hoping to get an grade 7 = A in both if not A in Maths and B in English. I got an Distincsion last year from my BTEC L1 I.T course what = an A GCSE grade so that's an GPA 4.0 and hoping to get it again in my BTEC L2 Media and for my L3 Games design course. After College I'm planning to stay another 2 years at my current college to do A-Levels in Computer science, Maths and Physics (What grades do USC want for A-Levels?) So yeah hoping to apply in 5 years. I do have an interest in history would that look good on my application? I think I'm the only family member who wants to go to study in a country where it has better opptunitys and my older family member has dropped out or have failed Uni.

did you go to Xavier? I am a senior at Xavier now applying to USC!

Shoutout Seattle/Tacoma

I’m from Sacramento

Can you do a day in the life video?

You mentioned that USC tracks demonstrated interest, they usc representative that came to our school let me know that they do not track demonstrative interest. Just wanted to clarify?

OMG I knew one of them was gonna be from philly, lol. I'm from philly too.

Hi, I was wondering if you could drop some of Julia’s social media or anything I could contact her to talk to her about Marshall school admissions. If she would be up to that, thanks!:)

Nice

Here me still in 8th grade, class of 2024 trying to plan what i'm gonna say in my aplication really hope I can make it. I believe VR is the future I'll be back in 2024 and update wish me luck.

me watching this video 14 hours before the app is due

I watched this video although I'm living in Germany. Now I know how to apply for USC although I think I'm not allowed to apply as a foreigner. xD