<p>I know of no instances in the past where Dean’s Scholars have been bumped up. If you notice in their admissions brochures they mention there will be “about” 100 Trustee Scholars and “about” 200 Presidential. The number that choose to matriculate is consistantly higher than those numbers (132 and 288 for 2009, respectively, and 126 and 332 for 2008), so it does not seem that USC is having a problem getting applicants to accept the scholarships.</p>