Articles Tagged ‘admissions’

University median SAT score increases 20 points

By Francesca Bessey · Daily Trojan

September 26, 2011 at 11:49 pm

College Board reported critical reading scores at the national level were the lowest on record.

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USC again more global than ever

By alexandra tilsley · Daily Trojan

August 14, 2011 at 6:40 pm

The university matriculated its largest number of international students for the class of 2015.

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USC welcomes most non-US freshman class

By Rachel Bracker · Daily Trojan

May 31, 2011 at 6:09 pm

USC welcomes most non-US freshman class

Sixteen percent of the fall’s estimated 2,650 students hail from outside the United States.

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USC switches to Common App for 2012 applications

By Gina Hernandez · Daily Trojan

April 18, 2011 at 11:59 pm

The transition is aimed at increasing efficiency and ease for applicants and graduate counselors.

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Acceptance rate continues to drop at USC

By kimberly montenegro · Daily Trojan

April 14, 2011 at 10:38 pm

Acceptance rate continues to drop at USC

This year, USC received more than 37,000 applications and only admitted 22.7 percent.

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USC aims to recruit more native Chinese students

By Iuna dones · Daily Trojan

March 2, 2011 at 11:09 pm

USC aims to recruit more native Chinese students

USC has seen an increase of 250 percent in the number of Chinese international students.

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USC has no problems with gender balance

By Tucker Reed · Daily Trojan

April 20, 2010 at 11:19 pm

National trend shows more females are going to college, but this has yet to hit USC.

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Decision can be tough for spring admits

By Stephen Zelezny · Daily Trojan

April 11, 2010 at 6:00 pm

For the 1,000 students offered spring admission, the acceptance can be a let down.

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Admissions more selective than ever

By amanda pillon · Daily Trojan

April 7, 2010 at 10:40 pm

The freshmen admissions rate dropped from 24.1 percent last year to 23.8 percent this year.

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Undergraduate applications from China up dramatically

By rebecca buddingh · Daily Trojan

February 7, 2010 at 6:41 pm

Though applications are up 66 percent, admission officials say the number accepted will remain roughly the same.

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Dr. Dre, Iovine give $70 mil for new academy

A new type of undergraduate experience will be added to the university as music icons Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre are together giving $70 million ...

UPDATE: LAPD, DPS hold open forum for students

Video from the scene, courtesy of USC Black Student Assembly.   Students, alumni, faculty and community members voiced their concerns at an emotional open forum between the ...

Students hold sit-in in response to LAPD presence at party

[gallery link="file" ids="67092,67091,67090,67089,67088,67087,67086,67085,67084"] Photos by Razan Al Marzouqi   More than 100 students gathered in front of Tommy Trojan for a sit-in Monday afternoon in response to events ...

Opinion

Syrian conflict explodes

On May 16, President Barack Obama told the public about evidence that shows chemical weapons being used in the ongoing Syrian crisis, according to BBC ...

Extra-curriculars, internships as important as grades

As summertime rolls around and the sun and ocean begin to beckon eager pupils, one last roadblock stands in the way of true vacation bliss: ...

’SC sets example in lowering dropout rate

A report sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation reveals that the nation’s higher education system is facing a dropout crisis. Produced in part ...

Sports

Women of Troy fall in the round of 16

With a 15-match winning streak against the Cardinal and after bouncing the team from the NCAA quarterfinals last season, the No. 5 USC women’s tennis ...

Trojans can’t pull off unprecedented ‘5-peat’

An outstanding four-year championship run ended for the USC men’s tennis program on Saturday, May 18, in Urbana, Ill., as the No. 4 Trojans were ...

USC suffers sweep to rival UCLA

When USC and UCLA took the field this weekend for their annual three-game clash, it was hard to envision two more different teams and programs. ...

Lifestyle

Daft Punk transcends genre in RAM

After eight long years, the eccentric French electronic music duo Daft Punk is re-entering the electronic music fray. Their new album, Random Access Memories, was ...

Midnight builds on strengths of preceding films

Movie trilogies have a bit of a reputation for being films that rely heavily on action and excitement. They’re usually big money earners, which is ...

An Exercise in Authenticity

Though Generation Um…includes a star studded cast—Keanu Reeves, Bojana Novakovic, and Adelaide Clemens—this film surprisingly has more of an indie vibe.  Set in New York ...

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In Photos: Washington comes to USC

In Photos: Washington comes to USC

The Schwarzenegger Institute held an immigration reform forum titled "Washington comes to USC", with U.S Senators John McCain, Michael Bennet and former President of Mexico ...

In Photos: Armenian Genocide

Photos by Ani Kolangian [gallery link="file" ids="66554,66555,66556,66557,66558,66559,66560,66561,66562"]

In Photos: Springfest 2013

Photos by Priyanka Patel. [gallery link="file" ids="65587,65586,65585,65584,65583,65582,65581,65580,65579,65578,65577,65576"]