<p>It is sometimes difficult to understand why one student is selected and another is not. Please reread my post above.
Tests and scores do not tell the entire story. SC uses the holistic method of selection. Keep in mind you have been admitted from a pool of over 35,500+ seniors. Roughly 27,000 seniors will receive a letter of regret. That is a huge number who will not be admitted.
This is not your last opportunity for merit scholarships. Each school at SC such as Thornton, Marshall and others offer scholarships for students who have excelled in the classroom/and or leadership roles at the end of the freshmen year.
A friend attended the Marshall Scholarship Luncheon. She sent me the program. There were three pages of scholarships listed for Marshall students.<br>
In another Daily Trojan article the admissions representative remarked there would be fewer students admitted this year than last. They are really attempting to stay closer to the 2600 target.</p>