@LACCryan thanks! By the way the guy I spoke with on the phone today was super nice but also told me maybe mid-July. Fingers crossed for all of us, I feel like we’re all in this together :x
I’ve been checking out decisions thread from previous years, and I’ve noticed that people who heard back in July are guaranteed to be admitted. I don’t know if this is true or not, but I might suspect that some rejected applicants did not want to post his or her decision, so this might not be valid.
I’ve also noticed that they seem to have a deadline to get decisions sent out to most if not all applicants by July 15th. roughly mid-july
If i got rejected id be like F it wouldnt post either id be getting ready to apply to other schools
I live abroad in Shanghai. Anyone knows how long the package will take to ship there. And will there be any changes on the portal if the office has made a decision.
@EvanJC well my counselor emailed me the latest people should get a decision by is mid july so probably a week after that id think would be the most unless they post on your yousc account which some people have received lately
I feel like mid July is too late ugh! I wonder why some counsellors say mid July while other say late June/early July
So I just got this message in the portal (FA)
Eligibility Checks
Ability to Benefit Verification Required
At this time, we are unable to credit your financial aid to your student account. Federal regulations require financial aid applicants to submit verification of high school graduation or a recognized equivalent. If you have not already done so, please submit one of the following documents to the USC Office of Admission:
A high school transcript verifying graduation
Verification of successful completion of the GED or other approved high school equivalency
Transcript(s) to verify the completion of 60 or more transferable college units
For more information, please visit Required Info & Forms
Just like @journalism89 - USC has already confirmed receipt of my HS transcripts. 
I have a feeling it’s all going to roll out quickly starting Friday… as they said, if they don’t receive the rest of the spring grades by June 30th, they will be “unable to consider you for admission” (obv might be some exceptions) but I think that’s what they’re waiting on at this point. Either way I the moment of truth for almost all of us will be next week
Has anyone else’s financial Aid change?
Yeah and in the email from the FA office I received it specifically says “PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS: This notice is not an indication of an admission decision. Financial aid information is gathered and reviewed for all financial aid applicants, regardless of admission status.” :((
Its probably a list of people who would be eligible to be accepted depending on the number of people who didnt commit to going to usc by their june 30th deadline or their 2 week deadline
Doesn’t it take like 3-4 days for the portal to be updated after decisions have been made? So maybe they have made decisions and we just haven’t received our notifications yet
@megan343 yes, I think that’s correct. It could quite possibly be the case, and they’re preparing packages for delivery. All I know is this 4th of July weekend will rock If I’ve gained independence from this uber long wait. haha
So if you didn’t receive that message then you’re basically rejected?
@John6311 dont give up bruh theyre probably making their way down the list toward u
@John6311 I wouldn’t say that, only one person on p268 got the “ability to benefit” message and was accepted the day after. The thing is, we don’t know if her message elaborated with a specific request for HS/GED/College transcripts - which may be a difference.
Also, @journalism89 got the message yesterday and I received mine today, so it’s reasonable to assume that others may receive theirs within the coming days.
Hopefully, I’ve waited so long lol. They requested my spring grades late April and received my spring grades mid May and I’ve been waiting since then lol.
What if you didn’t apply for financial aid? Would you still receive any information on that?
@John6311 I feel your pain. Annenberg?
No Dornslife. I honestly feel like my application is at the bottom of the pile or something. All other TTP applicants have found out but me, it seems