FAQ for USC Admissions - Page 10

Trickstylez · 02-02-2009, 02:16 PM

^ ah thats a relief.
Did that person get the half tuition scholarship thingy?

Sequoia · 02-02-2009, 02:42 PM

Trickstylez, yes definitely, but if you are NMF, you must name USC as your first choice school. Look in the thread " Any NMSF accepted yet?" for a lot more info.

jessica725 · 02-02-2009, 09:45 PM

One question about the Presidential Scholarship...
I really don't mean to be presumptuous or arrogant, but how prestitious IS the Scholarship, exactly? I got notification that I was being considered, but out of THOUSANDS!!! -_-"
It makes me nervous. Should I still go to get an interview? Or should I just weigh my chances/probability of receiving the scholarship? Is this their way of trying to lure student leaning towards USC?
I'm so confused and unsure!

Sequoia · 02-02-2009, 10:51 PM

jessica, if you don't attend the interview, you won't receive the scholarship. The interview is required. Within USC the Pres is prestigious. You would be invited into the Thematic Options Honors program, and Freshman Science Honors (if you lean towards sciences). You would also become a member of ATPS, an organization for Trustee/Pres scholars.
The Pres nominees do not number in the thousands. You can actually check how many by seeing how many places there are in each of the three Pres Explore sessions. I believe the number is around 125 to 150 per session. Also, remember that many who receive one of the big scholarships don't matriculate, so scholarships are offered to many more than tUSC's expected goal.

Columbia_Student · 02-03-2009, 02:11 PM

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You would also become a member of ATPS

OT, I read this here but my daughter only attend one meeting about this group in the beginning of last semester. What do you have to do to be a regular participant?

Nikara · 02-03-2009, 02:39 PM

ATPS is a pretty low key club. There are a lot of different opportunities you can take advantage of, but there generally aren't regular meetings. For example, they just got back from a retreat to big bear, are going to see phantom of the opera, and will be going broomballing soon. There was also an article about them in the Daily Trojan yesterday, as they worked with Children's Hospital to deliver cards to sick patients.

jessica725 · 02-04-2009, 01:10 AM

Thank you Sequoia!!!

happy_sunflower · 02-04-2009, 07:44 PM

My D just got a letter saying they are sorry , but she is not being considered for the Trustee or Presidential scholarship. They said if she is a NMF, she might still have a chance of a scholarship--but she is only a commended scholar. Other than that, they said to just wait, and not to expect to hear anymore until late March.

Needless to say, it is disappointing.

I noticed in an earlier comment, that there are three options in being accepted: 1. with the Trustee/Presidential scholarship. 2. With a NMF or Dean's scholarship and 3) You're still great, and we accept you, but we can't give you a scholarship.

What are the options now if she does get accepted? What kind of packages does USC offer? She a great stats...

mdcissp · 02-04-2009, 08:10 PM

Did you look at the list of various scholarships offered by USC under "scholarships"? Last year, there was a long list of scholarships in the application brochure. You should also be able to find this list if you search USC.edu and type in "scholarships" and see what comes up. Your financial situation is personal. However, from what I have read on this forum, it sounds like if you truly have financial need, there is need based scholarship money available if your daughter is accepted. Fill out the financial aid materials and see what happens. Meanwhile, I hope you have other schools to consider while you wait until next month. If USC is your daughter's first choice, and she is not accepted, then aim to work out a transfer agreement with USC if you are interested. I hope your daughter is accepted. I know the wait is very hard.

Trickstylez · 02-04-2009, 08:47 PM

got a mail talking about financial aid at usc today. dang prolly not a good sign.

mdcissp · 02-05-2009, 08:02 AM

Your parents need to file the financial aid forms. You might be pleasantly surprised at the kind of financial aid there is available if you truly need it.

Trickstylez · 02-05-2009, 11:59 PM

^well the thing is getting the mail prolly means i wont get a scholarship. I know i wont get much in FA.

happy_sunflower · 02-06-2009, 01:32 AM

Thanks mdcissp for your reply.

USC is her first choice. I thought it would be the easier to get accepted there than her other top choices--UCLA and Brown! We do have financial needs, so I guess we will wait and see. (And she does have other backups than those three I mentioned...)

What is a transfer agreement? I have never heard of it before.

Sequoia · 02-06-2009, 01:57 AM

happy_sunflower, regarding "transfer".....with some of the students who are rejected and who have decent stats, USC offers advisement sessions on transferring if they might wish to do that in Soph or Junior years, from a community or other college. Such advisement details which courses would be transferable and so on. USC particularly does this with legacy students who they feel could mature a bit more, and potentially improve their resumes by attending a cc for a couple of years.
If your D has great stats and if you felt she had a possibility for a scholarship, I expect she should be fine anyway.
You may also be surprised with the financial aid. USC is very generous, and it could very well turn out that USC would be less costly than UCLA.
Best of luck!

Nicole B · 02-12-2009, 01:29 AM

I have a question i am freaking out about if i am giogn to get in or not like majorly. i was wondering if you got a letter of recommendation from someone who has donated money to the school and called in to the school does that have a good pull on your application or does it not matter?