The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 22, 2024

If you’re considering applying to college in the United States as an international student, chances are that you have the University of Southern California (USC) on your list. International students make up more than a quarter of the total student population at USC, and it’s an extremely popular school for international applicants.

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The Koppelman Group

AUGUST 10, 2023

If you are looking for a medium-large school in a major metropolitan area, you are probably already thinking about USC. The University of Southern California might sound like a UC school, but USC is actually the state’s oldest private research institution. USC has an undergraduate population of about 21,000 at its downtown LA campus.

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Admissions Madness

OCTOBER 7, 2021

USC admits a much higher ratio of transfer students than their elite private university peers. They’re a leader in surprise essay requirements that aren’t published on their website. Clicking the link “USC writing supplement” redirects you to the Common App login page. But let me offer a few compliments first.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 2, 2024

However, keep in mind that there will be higher levels of competition for lab spots at big universities with tens of thousands of undergraduates, such as the UC schools and USC. USC also offes a pre-health shadowing program , that will make it easier for your child to attain the shadowing hours necessary to apply to medical school.

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BestColleges

JULY 21, 2023

Each year, the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) combined consider over 200,000 applicants. The USC vs. UCLA debate involves much more than which institution leads in the two schools' long-standing sports rivalry. In 2020, these applicants needed at least a minimum 3.4

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In addition to being two of their toughest academic years, your child will be tasked with maximizing their standardized test scores, continuing to pursue high-impact extracurricular activities, securing recommendation letters, and working on their college applications by writing essay upon essay. Want help writing your college essays?

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Admissions.Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

So, you find yourself staring at your computer screen at nearly midnight and into the abyss that is the Common Application filled with various application supplements that you have yet to complete. By night, you must shift into truly high gear. You need inspiration. are applying to your first choice college this year.

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Whether it’s a sports competition, a community outreach organization, or a rigorous academic program, the USC vs UCLA rivalry is one for the books. So, when you ask us, ‘Which school is better, UCLA vs USC?’ We’ll break down some attributes of USC and UCLA for you in the sections below. Let’s jump right into it!

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College Essay Guy

JUNE 9, 2023

To get into a school like UVA, you will need to perform well in almost all of your college application components, including UVA’s supplemental essays. Read some example essays from successful UVA applicants to see how others have told their story and gotten accepted to UVA. 2019-20 40,878 9,230 22.6% 2018-19 40,839 9,778 24.0%

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DC College Counseling

JUNE 22, 2023

A few months ago, we were thrilled to welcome our newest essay coach Ian to the DC College Counseling team! I’m Ian, and I’m happy to join the DC College Counseling team as an essay coach! I worked as a writing center tutor in both college and at Georgetown, and this is really where my love of essay coaching began. Hi there!

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Revolution Tutors

APRIL 7, 2022

Most importantly, the application gives you an opportunity to showcase who you are through your essays: The Personal Essay is essential to demonstrate to schools the unique qualities that set you apart from the rest. The Why Essay details specifically why you want to attend the school in question. Feeling Overwhelmed?

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Admissions.Blog

AUGUST 5, 2023

Second, and only after submitting the UC application, applicants must also complete and submit the Haas supplemental application (back in the day many more selective colleges had two-part phased applications).

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Take Another Look at Your Common App Essay You wrote a common app essay already, we know — and it wasn’t so bad that it got you rejected from Harvard. We’ve found that when you have the grades, the scores, the activities, and the focus for a particular school, it really all comes down to the essays.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For example, USC offers a bachelor’s of business in cinematic arts degree and regularly sends its students to intern at Paramount Pictures and Sony. Another shining example is the Marshall School’s (USC) alumni-led internship program that gives students invaluable work and cultural experience in Indonesia and Thailand.

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Great College Advice

JULY 24, 2023

Crafting the “Academic Interests” Response How do you write a college essay about academic interests? In addition to asking applicants about which majors interest them and their potential future plans, some schools ask applicants to write a college essay about academic interests.

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DC College Counseling

JULY 20, 2023

We are so excited to introduce you to our newest essay coach, Rose! I’m Rose, one of the essay coaches at DC College Counseling. Working as an essay coach at DC College Counseling has allowed me to combine my passion for writing and love of working with high school students. Get to know the rest of our essay coaching team!

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Princeton College Consulting

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

So that's kind of why I started researching programs that could teach me how to write the best possible essay that I could. Ben: If I remember correctly, you actually ended up writing 2 essays? Lilia: So, the first essay that I wrote I ended up using it as a supplemental essay. Where did you decide to go?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Struggling with your med school list or writing your essays? However, in reality, applying to too many schools often leads to less attention and effort given to each individual secondary application, compromising the quality of your secondary essays. First Name. Email Address. Send me the guide. 100% privacy.

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In your essays, we learn about your ideas and interests, and what is meaningful to you. One of Duke’s four optional supplements asks students to write about their lived experiences and how these circumstances have influenced how they think of themselves. We learn from others about your character and intellectual contributions.

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Essay or writing sample 185 18.9 Essay or writing sample 185 18.9 In addition, many selective colleges will have one (or several) supplemental essays that you’ll have to write. What factors do colleges consider in admissions? Total high school grades (all courses) 185 74.1 Strength of high school curriculum 185 63.8

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CTK College Coach

MARCH 20, 2023

USC deferred 94% of its early application pool. Due to the high stakes of yield protection, schools increasingly look beyond GPA and test scores to determine the likelihood the student will accept an offer.

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Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 15, 2023

Pitzer College Pitzer applicants are asked to connect with the College’s five core values—Social Responsibility, Intercultural Understanding, Interdisciplinary Learning, Student Engagement and Environmental Sustainability— through a supplemental essay and Pitzer proudly flies its progressive flag.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 23, 2023

The main reason why many qualified applicants are rejected from every med school—or significantly underperform expectations based on their admissions profile—is that they do not stand out on their application essays. If your essay does this, you’ll have a leg up on other applicants. your competition). single-spaced pages.

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College Essay Guy

JANUARY 12, 2023

Recycle Your Essays and Letters of Recommendation You probably wrote a lot of essays for your application! Of course your essay needs to truly respond to the prompt, but there might be writing that you’ve already done that can help in your scholarship applications. Take USC as an example! Adapt, reuse, recycle.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Between essays, letters of recommendations, LSAT scores, GPA, school rankings, and scholarships, the process can feel overwhelming before you’ve even begun. USC, Boston University, Notre Dame) offer some of the same prestige within their respective regions. Keep this in mind as you delve into your list. In fact, T-30 schools (e.g.,

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 26, 2022

It’s almost universally true that students and parents underestimate the time required to complete their essays and fulfill the other requirements. I came to this realization on January 1st, when writing my CMU supplement on "What do you want out of your college experience?"

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Many students are unaware that the Work and Activities section will actually show up ahead of the personal statement, and that most admissions committee members will get to know you through your extracurricular experiences before they even get to your main essay. Can I add activities to AMCAS after submitting?

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