<p>xiggi may not have taken into consideration the title of this thread and the context for this percentage. USC is not posting this figure publicly or extending it to mean anything other than it is–a way to represent how difficult it is to be selected for the next level of top scholarship consideration. For those who are excellent students and were not invited to the next round, this percentage show how comparatively small the selection pool was from those that applied in time to be considered. Nothing more.</p>