<p>My son applied by the Dec. 1 deadline for scholarship consideration, so I really don’t know what happens in your case if you applied after Dec.1. Your SAT scores are excellent. Your GPA is a little lower than the AVERAGE GPA last year. I don’t think anyone knows what will really happen with the numbers and quality of the applicant pool this year because of the bad economy. My suggestion to you is if you really like USC, then apply and see what happens.</p>