Essay About College Admissions

High-school is a very important part of students lives. How one does during high-school will greatly affect their future and which college they go to. Getting into college you want can be very hard. I want to attend the University of Southern California (USC), although their undergraduate admissions are very competitive. Approximately 20% of the people who apply get accepted.
The first step in this process is to research and find the college you want to go to. Students should look for colleges based on how far they want to go from home, what career they want to pursue, what sports they like, and most importantly they must see if they can get into that college. Once the student picks the college they want to go to, they can begin planning their courses and activities based on those college’s requirements.
I chose to go to USC, not only because it is an amazing college, but also because it is close to my family. Many members of my family have attended USC and I plan to be the next one going. USC is an amazing school with many sports teams and activities. They have also very high expectations for their students, so wish me luck guys!
In order to get into the college one likes, one must work hard and get good grades, take rigorous courses such as Honors and
Every college has different criteria when evaluating a student and different expectations. For Example, a college such as CSUN will accept people who had average GPA’s 2.5 or higher, but a college like USC looks for students with average GPA’s higher than 3.5. Colleges also use students weighted GPA’s during the admission process. A students GPA can be weighted when they have Honors courses, AP courses, and college classes. These three types of courses give a student extra points on their GPA, making it possible for a student to have a GPA higher than