<p>USC does not publish the average stats of scholarship recipients. Approximately 25% of the entering class Fall 2010 was awarded a merit scholarship, so a good guess would be students in the top 25% of the applicant pool. What makes it hard to predict is that USC awards some of their Trustee, Presidential and Dean’s scholarships to applicants who stand out is other ways and may not have what would be considered tippy-top stats.</p>
<p>See the 2008, 2009, and 2010 stats threads linked in the <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/952301-new-applicant-toolkit.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/952301-new-applicant-toolkit.html</a> to find posts from students awarded those scholarships, and for the 2010 Freshman profile to see what would be the top 25% of applicants.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>