<p>@Columbia_Student,</p>
<p>Admission rates are actually UP this year compared to last year: [Daily</a> Trojan - USC plans to adjust acceptance rate in wake of economic downturn](<a href=“http://www.dailytrojan.com/news/usc-plans-to-adjust-acceptance-rate-in-wake-of-economic-downturn-1.1627362]Daily”>http://www.dailytrojan.com/news/usc-plans-to-adjust-acceptance-rate-in-wake-of-economic-downturn-1.1627362)</p>