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People are free to disagree with your unsupported theory, and that is not “raking you over the coals,” it is disagreeing with you. Which I am about to do:</p>
<p>All applicants are expected to submit mid-year grades. There is a request for them on USConnect. Yep, some have also received letters, and more will receive letters as February goes on. Not all will receive letters, some because they have already submitted mid-year grades (as I believe you have done), some because their counselors submitted them through The Common App, and some just won’t get one. There have been plenty of posters over the years who have received a specific letter who have been both accepted and rejected, as well as plenty of examples of posters who have NOT received a specific letter who have been both accepted and rejected.</p>
<p>You have stated that you do not feel you will be accepted based on your qualifications, and I have no idea if that is correct or not, but other posters should not be at all affected by your arbitrarily deciding that this one letter is an indication of acceptance or rejection.</p>
<p>P.S. Later on, receiving letters about financial aid ALSO will not be an indication of acceptance or rejection. They will be an indication that USC wants all eligible applicants to apply for financial aid.</p>