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USC class of 2023 Applicants Thread
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Has anyone interviewed this year?
They don't specify target date, but last year's were sent late Monday/early Tuesday (don't remember exact departure time) and started arriving on Wednesday, January 24, with first update on here just after noon that day. The portal then updated for everyone on Friday morning just after 12am (so late Thursday night). IF they followed last year (VERY BIG IF BECAUSE THEY CAN CHANGE IT UP) it would look like this: (again.. not set in stone people, just an educated guess....)
For 2019, they would be sent end of day Monday or earlier Tuesday, Jan 22, with boxes arriving Wednesday, Jan 23rd in Socal and everywhere else on the 24th. Some other CA areas or close by states may get first day but LA area and surrounding burbs are the only ones that typically get it that first day, depends how early in the day they are sent to begin with. Most everyone outside of LA basin gets it on day 2 which would be Thursday the 24th. For those in three day mail zones, those applicants will find out when they do the portal update for everyone just after midnight on Friday morning, Jan 25th. They would get box after portal update in that case.
They did switch up the days of the week they sent over the last couple years, but it is usually that full week before the final few days in January. It is somewhat reliable because they have to hit target dates for Explore and other things, universities in general run like a machine, pretty much using the same mold every year.
Go enjoy your holidays and keep busy till then or you will go nuts.
Thanks for the kind words and happy holidays!