madamebovary

i think it was jan 30

bluebeard

is there something unique about her that would grant her that honor (which i'm so reasonably jealous of)?

MotherMoo

USC used to have a specific scholarship for National Hispanic Scholars, no interview required, which they are not offering to the new applicants. I called the admission office to get clarification on this and they say USC no longer offers the 1/2 tuition for National Hispanic Finalist.

PBK Mom

She is top of the line stats wise -- already accepted to Notre Dame Early Admission (or whatever their program is), Ivy League type stats, still in the running for National Merit whatever (up to Semi-Finalist now I think?). I don't know what the gender stats are for Viterbi but I'm guessing a woman engineering candidate who has top stats and would also bring "regional diversity" is someone they'd like to have...just guessing here. It will have to be a good offer to lure her from N.D. ...

bluebeard

any offer from usc is a good enough offer but then again, maybe she shouldn't accept...room for one more scholarship recipient!!! however, it would be nice to have a girl--any girl--in an engineering class. i'm really going to miss having girls in my classes next year

jbusc

lol

well, while it's bad (the M/F ratio), it's not that bad. I believe every class I've taken, including all engineering, has had at least one woman. "At least" is an absolute minimum too, since one class did actually have only one woman (out of 14 students) Typically there's at least several, and a subtle mix of internationals and domestic students.

Regardless of whether they specifically target female engineering applicants with scholarships, I think female applicants who express strong interest (and capability) in math, science, and engineering stand out, and standing out of a crowd is important for anyone when there's too many qualified applicants for too-few scholarships.

It certainly seems, to me at least, that engineering girls here on full or half tuition scholarship tend to be really up to snuff which is at least a positive note.

PBK Mom

Thanks for your feedback...very interesting about the engineering dept.

I've had second thoughts about whether I should have shared quite as many specifics, even anonymously, since it's not my kid...I get carried away by enthusiasm and am obviously very proud of her -- and excited -- as I've known her most of her life and would love to see her at USC. But maybe it wouldn't be bad for this thread to die out to help preserve her privacy in case I spoke out of turn.

Good luck to all of you!!!!

bessie

Is USC still continuing witht the NMF half tuition awards? Do you think being a NMF is a big hook for being admitted to the university?

MotherMoo

If you look at the scholarships listed on the website or the 2007 Undergraduate Application, the National Merit Finalist Presidential is still offered. The National Hispanic Finalist and the National Achievement are not listed this year as they were in prior years.

momoney77

USC sent both an admissions certificate (which was beautiful) along with an acceptance package. None of the other colleges she was admitted to sent a certificate like this. It really made her feel special. It was so nice I put it in her senior scrapbook.

cowtipper1

Ugh... I wasn't expecting anything until late March; now that I know that a packet could be arriving in a few weeks, I'm really anxious.

nishanthlux

how was the interview??

scnative2009

Confused!! So...to 'certify my acceptance' I just send in the $300.00 enrollment fee? It's unclear...

doame

Yes, to accept you pay the $300 commitment deposit. You can do it on line on USC's site with a credit card. Since today is it...if you can't do it online, I'd call them to assure you have time to mail it in and confirm your intent to matriculate..

babygrl9205

do u have to apply for scholarships or just send it in before dec. 1st?

also what does the rejection letter look like lol