<p>Not to be hurtful, but to be direct and so you don’t get your hopes up, I wouldn’t plan on any or even assume acceptance. Competition is so strong these days. For scholarships you have to demonstrate something exceptional either in grades or activities, not run of the mill stuff that virtually everyone else does. So apply and give it your best to get a scholarship - but the worse thing you can do is assume you are getting money from someone like USC as many do every year and are disappointed. Many kids coming in with 4.0uw/4.6w, 2250+SAT, many APs and fabulous ECs aren’t getting a penny.</p>
<p>USC is giving money to a certain type of student these days - their demographic/social targets are clear and their priority, and these are at the expense of everyone else. It will change in a couple years as reaction to their current trends take effect and people adjust. </p>