<p>You can wait until you are accepted to send in the scores.</p>
<p>USC Admissions states:
AP Exams
Freshman applicants who have taken Advanced Placement (AP) examinations are encouraged to provide those results.
[USC</a> Undergraduate Admission - Freshman Standards](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/fresh_standards.html]USC”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/fresh_standards.html)</p>
<p>So- they do consider your scores for admission but they can be verified after you are accepted and you submit the scores for credit.</p>