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University of Southern California Application

Application Year:

2022/2023

Successful Application13 Essays

Best movie of all time

Dream trip

Which well-known person or fictional character would be your ideal roommate?

Roommate

Describe how you plan to pursue your academic interests and why you want to explore them at USC specifically. Please feel free to address your first- and second-choice major selections.

Why This College

Dream job

What TV show will you binge watch next?

Favorite Book

The student body at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering is a diverse group of unique engineers and computer scientists who work together to engineer a better world for all humanity. Describe how your contributions to the USC Viterbi student body may be distinct from others. Please feel free to touch on any part of your background, traits, skills, experiences, challenges, and/or personality in helping us better understand you.

Many of us have at least one issue or passion that we care deeply about – a topic on which we would love to share our opinions and insights in hopes of sparking intense interest and continued conversation. If you had ten minutes and the attention of a million people, what would your talk be about?

Describe yourself in three words.

If your life had a theme song, what would it be?

If you could teach a class on any topic, what would it be?

What is your favorite snack?

University of Southern California Application

Application Year:

2024/2025

Successful Application15 Essays

What TV show will you binge watch next?

Best movie of all time

Starting with the beginning of high school/secondary school, if you have had a gap where you were not enrolled in school during a fall or spring term, please address this gap in your educational history. You do not need to address a summer break.

Describe yourself in three words.

What is your favorite snack?

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and their 14 Grand Challenges go hand-in-hand with our vision to engineer a better world for all humanity. Engineers and computer scientists are challenged to solve these problems in order to improve life on the planet. Learn more about the NAE Grand Challenges and tell us which challenge is most important to you, and why.

Describe how you plan to pursue your academic interests and why you want to explore them at USC specifically. Please feel free to address your first- and second-choice major selections.

Why This College

Favorite Book

Dream job

If you could teach a class on any topic, what would it be?

Many of us have at least one issue or passion that we care deeply about – a topic on which we would love to share our opinions and insights in hopes of sparking intense interest and continued conversation. If you had ten minutes and the attention of a million people, what would your talk be about?

Dream trip

The student body at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering is a diverse group of unique engineers and computer scientists who work together to engineer a better world for all humanity. Describe how your contributions to the USC Viterbi student body may be distinct from others. Please feel free to touch on any part of your background, traits, skills, experiences, challenges, and/or personality in helping us better understand you.

Which well-known person or fictional character would be your ideal roommate?

Roommate

If your life had a theme song, what would it be?

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