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8

Colleges

5

Q&As

10

AP/IBs

15

Essays

5

Awards

7

Activities

Dali Tran

University of Southern California '28Verified acceptance to University of Southern California

Biochemistry major on a Pre-Med track at USC

Don't choose schools based on prestige alone. Choose your school based on how well they fit you as a person. What kind of environment do you want? Where do you want to live? Are you a big city or small town person? I know some people at top universities who love it there, and I know different people at those same universities who hate it. This goes to show that your college experience depends on which school you best fit into, not the ranking of that university.

Acceptances

University of Southern CaliforniaVerified acceptance to University of Southern California
University of California, Los AngelesVerified acceptance to University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Santa BarbaraVerified acceptance to University of California, Santa Barbara
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoVerified acceptance to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Waitlists

University of California, Berkeley

Rejections

Stanford University

Withdrawn

University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine

Dali Tran

University of Southern California '28Verified acceptance to University of Southern California

Biochemistry major on a Pre-Med track at USC

8

Colleges

5

Q&As

10

AP/IBs

15

Essays

5

Awards

7

Activities

Acceptances

University of Southern CaliforniaVerified acceptance to University of Southern California
University of California, Los AngelesVerified acceptance to University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Santa BarbaraVerified acceptance to University of California, Santa Barbara
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoVerified acceptance to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Waitlists

University of California, Berkeley

Rejections

Stanford University

Withdrawn

University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine

Background

Race

Asian

Gender

Female

School Type

Private

Legacy

No

Low income

No

First generation

No

International

No

Recruited Athlete

No

Academics

GPA (W)

4.62

GPA (UW)

3.95

GPA Scale

4

SAT

1580

# AP/IB Exams

10

15 Essays

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essay

Personal Statement

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essays

College logoUniversity of Southern California

11
essays

College logoStanford University

10 AP / IB Scores

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5 Awards

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7 Activities

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English Second Language Teaching In my Junior year, I reached out to the manager of SOS Children's Villages DaLat (a local chapter of an international non-profit orphanage organization) and the pasto

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