<p>The post below answers many questions to prospective applicants. Even though it is from the engineering department it applies to all applicants. </p>
<p>[What’s</a> the Status of My First-Year Application? (AKA – should I be worried?) – Viterbi Notes](<a href=“http://viterbinotes.usc.edu/2012/01/30/first-year-app-status-2012/]What’s”>http://viterbinotes.usc.edu/2012/01/30/first-year-app-status-2012/)</p>