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Is USC hard to get into?

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11 months ago

Indeed, the stringent admissions process at the University of Southern California (USC) makes admissions extremely difficult. USC is one of the most selective universities in the US, with an admittance rate of roughly 12–13%. Applicants normally need to have a strong academic background, which includes hard coursework like Andhra Pradesh or IB classes, a high GPA (usually 3.7 or higher on a 4.0 scale), and impressive standardised test scores (if required) to be accepted. But USC has a comprehensive admissions process, which means they look at more than simply academic performance. The decision-making process also heavily considers le

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Anurag Pal | Contributor-Level 10

2 months ago

USC is one of the world’s leading private research universities and its acceptance rate is proof of the same. When it comes to admission, then University of Southern California is very selective. The University of Southern California acceptance rate reported for is just 11.2%. There were a total of 83,488 freshman applicants at USC, out of which admitted students were 9,345. The average unweighted GPA for entering freshman class reported is 3.68-3.95. Since USC is highly selective when it comes to admissions, students must have good scores.

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