I agree! You def still have a shot at USC! A 169 is past their 75 percentile, you just have to make sure all your essays, recommendation letters and resume are spot on.
Congratulations on that huge improvement! I'm so excited for you :)
Yup There are different admissions consulting courses you can check out. I have utilized them to receive help with my personal statement and resume. @"David.Busis" https://7sage.com/admissions/enroll/
... it looks good on a resume, its not the end all ... and the more your work resume will carry. However, 2 years ... you'll be fine. Work resume at the end of the ...
Can you speak with the instructor(s) by phone after you email them? Maybe send your resume and/or connect on LinkedIn. A cool thing about this is you were in school recently. That'll help.
I'm not sure it's common to do so on your resume, but I do know that some applications want you to specify how many hours you worked per week at a job.
@shanedrider no, I don't think it's necessary to account for that gap in your resume. You might be asked during an interview though what you did during that time.
... but maybe not on the resume because the impact is not ... the hours off of your resume and instead writing an addendum ... don't belong on a resume, but this is different. You ...