Application Confirmation?

[alamemom]

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common app now shows that the recommendations and guidance report have been “downloaded.”

Great news! Now there is one thing you do not have to worry about in the long, stressful application season.</p>

<p>It is important to remember that the USC admissions staff is currently on the road to hotels across the country conducting admissions interviews* and will not be full-force at their desks at USC until December. As mentioned previously, downloading will likely not occur on a daily basis at this point.</p>

<p>*If you did not schedule an admissions interview, don’t worry. USC admissions interviews are not required. Now that I have mentioned interviews, I feel compelled to reassure those who did not schedule them not to worry:

@USC Admissions FAQ

What impact will the interview have on my admission decision?
Relax! Don’t be too stressed about these interviews! We offer them because we like to meet our applicants. In fact, interviews are an optional part of the USC admission process. Last year, fewer than 20% of our freshman applicants received an interview. Because of this, we don’t factor interviews too heavily in our admission review process. <a href=“https://esdweb.esd.usc.edu/resrsvp/Interviewfaq.htm#T01[/url]”>https://esdweb.esd.usc.edu/resrsvp/Interviewfaq.htm#T01&lt;/a&gt;

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<p>Good luck, and - applicants and parents alike - try not to worry too much. I know the college admissions season is a stressful, very long process, but believe it or not it will work out. Keep an open mind about where you will attend and don’t hurry your decision. Bask in the excitement of your acceptances and allow the disappointment of rejections to fade before sitting down to look at all the opportunities and make a final, well-considered decision. Had my daughter committed to her then first-choice school (not USC) when she was accepted in November with a nice scholarship, she would never have thoroughly investigated and grown to love the school she ultimately chose on May 1st - USC. YOUR perfect school may come as a surprise to you as well.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>