After a strenuous college application process, the decisions began to arrive in March and April. As these months passed, the more college decisions I accumulated, but I was not going to make my decision until all of my schools replied to me.
As it was nearing the end of the decision time frame, I got a response from the USC Thornton School of Music. Given USC’s highly selective reputation, I had low expectations of being accepted there. I have always considered it one of my “reach” schools and had already mentally prepared myself for a rejection letter. However, rather than being greeted with an apologetic rejection note, I opened the status update to virtual confetti and floating peace signs! I could barely process the fact that Thornton School of Music had accepted me. I told my parents right away and they immediately booked a visit to Los Angeles so that I could attend an accepted students day over my spring break.
Spring break came soon enough and me and my parents were off to LA. My first impression of the city was that it was completely different from places on the East Coast. You needed a car to go anywhere, neighborhoods had tons of hills, and food was overpriced. When I got to see USC’s campus, it blew me away. Just the mere size of it was impressive, it had beautiful outdoor areas, and even its own campus village. I was lucky enough to meet and talk to some of Thornton’s staff and even got shown around by some current Trojans. After that admitted students day, I knew going to USC would give me the best resources to eventually work my way into the music industry. USC gave me the impression that they pay close attention to their students and truly want to help them succeed both in grades and employment. I am looking forward to attending there this fall and I cannot wait to see what LA has in store for me.
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