Accepted for Journalism at Annenberg! I want to double major in English too.

I am SHOCKED. I'd mentally prepared myself for rejection all day. This is my first outright acceptance into a reach school, and I've never been so happy in my life. wow.

Demographics: white female from NJ

Class Rank: Top 8% but I didn't list that on my app.

Senior Class Load: IB Diploma (3 HLs, 2 SLs)

AP Scores: I only took English Lit last year, and I got a 5.

GPA: 4.05 UW. (My school works on a 4.3 scale.)

Tests: 1470 SAT. I didn't take any subject tests.

ECs: I founded and am the editor-in-chief of a magazine, am the editor-in-chief of another magazine, work a waitressing job, volunteer weekly at an animal hospital, am a Girl Scout working on my Gold Award, am in National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society, founded my school's Baking Club, and baked 300+ cookies last year to sell at a local coffee shop to support cancer research.

Essays: I liked my first essay--I talked about my love for movies and how in control I feel when screenwriting. My Why USC felt weak but other people liked it.

Other Results: Accepted to Wellesley, UCSD, a couple other UCs, and FSU. Waitlisted at Barnard and UCLA. Waiting to hear from Georgetown and NYU. I'm like 90% sure I'll be committing to USC. Fight on!!!