Clear my mind

I applied for mathematics and got in. Unfortunately, I got admitted for Spring term.

I am still waiting for its financial offers but Cal and Oxy both offered me near full scholarship.

Cal Vs USC?

If you got admitted for the spring term, do you wonder why others got fall and not you? How do you feel about that?

SAT: 1940 (math 770)
ACT 29 (math 35)
Math II: 720

I am somehow still leaning toward USC and not Cal... weird eh?

strokesfan951

I was admitted for Spring also. My mom works at USC and she basically told me that a lot the kids that USC admits for the Spring semester are kids that USC thinks are qualified to attend, but don't have the best numbers (GPA, SAT scores, etc.). The reason they accept them for spring is because they want them to attend the school but by having them start in spring, it means those kids won't be included in the averages for the incoming freshman class (Avg. SAT scores, Avg. GPA, etc.), and these averages will be higher.

Do what you will with that, but my opinion is that if you fall into the category that I mentioned above (and you might not be, I'm just saying this is what would happen), USC probably won't offer you as good of a merit based scholarship as the other two schools. FAFSA might be a whole different deal though

Clear my mind

does USC have a profile for the spring admits?

skimlatte

spoke w/admiss & fin'cl aid office this a.m. Basically spring admits are students who wouldn't typically obtain admittance to the school but their essays, recs, overall application package with lower gpa/sat scores was just too compelling to overlook so rather than deny admissions - they offer spring admit. Unfortunately, spring admits do not qualify for any merit scholarships BUT can receive $$$ from financial aid and/or university gift $$$. These decisions on aid will be made during the same time frame as fall admits which is now, hence, oasis is still down. Fin'cl aid office said oasis may not be up till end of the week!!!! Also, they do not counteroffer any scholarship/aid from other schools/universities.

middleoftheroad

This is all interesting but I'm not sure it is uniformly true, since there are students with amazing GPAs and test scores (if true) who have posted on other threads they were rejected, including National Merit finalists. I think it may depend, school to school, whom USC wants. I am curious, skimlatte--did you get any indication as to how many spring admits they invited this year? My son was admitted for spring and actually is seeing a lot of upside to it, other than the uncertainty over housing He can work and earn money this fall, may do some traveling.

rodney

last year, daughter got spring admit with 1450SAT/32ACT top 7% of class.....Don't think it's because they don't want to have bad stats for fall.....

greeneyes24

yeah I heard the same thing about Spring admits (usually have poor scores etc), but I don't think that's always the case, as shown above. Also, I got in for fall but my friend got in for spring even though we have exactly the same test scores and practically the same GPAs...

skimlatte

the admiss/finan'cl office gave me no indication of just how many students are spring admits however didnt get the feel that it was a handful. Planning on working in the fall to earn $$ and/or take 1-2 courses at community college. Again, still waiting on financial aid package as Pepperdine offered 22k Deans scholarship and 20k loans...

middleoftheroad

On another subject, have any other spring admits inquired about attending the off-campus receptions for admitted students? I have submitted a question via email to the admissions office about why registration is not available on Explore, given that spring admits are expected to make their decisions by May 1 just like fall admits and should have access to the same kind of information.

sleepwelldarling

middleoftheroad, I'm a Spring Admit, and if you follow the instructions in the "Welcome to Spring 2010" viewbook the instructions are as follows:
You'll first need to mail in the included postcard either saying you will or you will NOT commit later on
You won't be able to officially commit/pay deposit/fill out forms online until JUNE 1

On a side note, my speculation is that if you are lucky enough to be bumped up to fall, they will notify you sometime between May 1 and June 1, once all the Fall numbers have been processed and they know how many more spots they have to fill, however this is all speculation

And back on the main topic, I agree with this concept of good overall package, but lower stats, as I think my GPA is really what killed me. I had a 4.1, 3.5uw for sophomore and junior year but with a 2160 superscored and solid EC's and leadership. I got into Spring for School of Policy, Planning, and Development
I've decided on going but definitely hoping I'll get bumped up

middleoftheroad

The booklet says you must mail the postcard by May 1 saying whether or not you accept the Spring 2010 offer. You may not be paying until June, but sending back that postcard is a commitment and thus clearly a decision by May 1 on choosing a university.

Yes, I agree that spring admits likely would hear sometime in May whether they will be bumped up. It is hard to know how it will play out, with USC being very desirable on the one hand but financial issues also facing some people on the other hand.

EMJ930

I'm a spring admit and wondering if i was bumped to fall, could i turn it down and start in spring anyway? I'm just wondering if this is an option or not, I know I shouldn't think about being bumped to fall because it might not happen anyway!

race64

Is there any way i can apply for spring?

alamemom

race64, Spring admits come from the Fall applicant pool. There is no way to specifically apply for Spring admissions.

longnguyen

If you make it into fall you could choose to defer it to spring.