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Replies to: USC class of 2023 Applicants Thread
Do all applicants get such an acknowledgment letter from USC or Viterbi?
^^^
Just wondering if this type of letter means anything or if it's just an acknowledgment that everyone gets?
Thanks for your input.
Repeating from page 3...
Unless you were a QuestBridge Finalist matched to USC (and thus admitted with a full ride) in early December, the earliest anyone will learn that they have been admitted to USC will be late January. A select very few of the 60K+ applying to USC (who also applied by December 1st) will receive notice via USPS Priority Mail and a portal update thereafter that they are continuing via the merit scholarship process. That notice also constitutes an admission. No one is rejected though in January.
As to hints... there is only one (see below)...
Any letter received now or prior to then regarding your application or confirming that you have applied for financial aid, etc, is merely a polite acknowledgement via USC. If you also applied by Dec 1st and do not receive such a letter, do not fret about it. USC is very good with all of this. If you applied on time, you will be considered for the merit scholarship process. If not, you will still be considered in the general application pool. Everyone will learn the final admission decision by late March.
Other than being a School of Dramatic Arts applicant and getting invited to an SDA event in the week or so prior to the official admission announcements (which has been a solid hint of admission in years past), no other true hints exist. Every year, many post inquires as to does this email or letter or interview request mean anything?, etc. They do not. I can only recall that one SDA invitation being a true indicator in advance that someone is also being admitted. Anything else remains speculative.
Those final admissions will also come via USPS Priority Mail with a portal update to follow. Those being rejected will learn first via the portal update most likely.
If you are bored or anxious or just what to see what the experience, dates and timing was like last year, feel free to browse through the 5600+ posts in last year's thread on this topic:
https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/2023383-usc-class-of-2022-p1.html
You will see all of the questions and answers from last year and likely gain a lot of insights that hopefully will calm your nerves a bit. It is a process I went though twice before as a parent... with both of my daughters applying to USC, gaining admission and attending. One graduated from SDA in May, and the other is a current SCA sophomore. So I can likely answer most questions for you, should you not find the answer you are seeking via last year's thread. And @CADREAMIN had even more children attend USC, so she is even more experienced than I.
Good Luck
Not sure what to do here
Try contacting your admissions counselor
Not a dumb question. Here you go..
https://admission.usc.edu/find-your-counselor/
If you applied before 12/1, you’re eligible for merit scholarships. If selected for a merit scholarship you will be notified in late January with a white box in the mail. In this scenario, you’ll receive your FA packet earlier than most.
For those who are accepted but not selected for merit scholarships, they may receive their FA package in March-April.
I only see Transcipt checked, and no information on Recs. (ie, there is not even a line for it on the chart; the Transcript is listed under "Documents we have received from you".
Thanks!
Our portal only shows 4 green check marks under the checklist items (CA, USC supplement, test score report, and fee waiver). That’s it.
Below, under “documents we’ve received” are a bunch of transcripts and more test scores
Looked the same for atleast two weeks.
Thanks!