<p>You are on top of things! </p>
<p>On campus interviews can be scheduled beginning in July and off-campus interviews beginning in August. The website has not yet been updated for the 2015 cycle, but here’s in last year’s info about interviews: <a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/firstyear/prospective/interviews.html”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/firstyear/prospective/interviews.html</a></p>
<p>Here is last year’s essay topic: <a href=“https://camel2.usc.edu/admonlineapplication/AdmOnlineAppInfo.aspx?page=PreviewFallEssay”>https://camel2.usc.edu/admonlineapplication/AdmOnlineAppInfo.aspx?page=PreviewFallEssay</a> Again, the website has not yet been updated for 2015 (USC admissions is still in the process of considering transfer applicants who received spring grade requests), so the essay may or may not remain the same. The 2015 information/essay preview should be up on the website by August.</p>
<p>As Lilliana and madbean mentioned, your high school record will be considered in the context of YOUR high school - if AP courses were not available they will not expect that you have APs on your transcript.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>