<p>This is why I always encourage people not to just take advice from CC but to talk to admissions/financial aid with questions…what got students accepted and what numbers got scholarship offers changes from year to year. Many have “my friend got in with X” and that may no longer be possible. While it seems that there are colleges (based on what I’ve seen on CC) that give scholarships for absolute numbers (make a 1300, get $) but I don’t think any of USC’s are like this. When you look at honors and the two big scholarships (McNair/Carolina), those take into consideration more than just numbers. Essays and interviews (for scholarships) means there are intangibles to the selection process. For other scholarships, I would ask if admissions about whether they are judged on minimums or if, in some cases, higher GPA offsets lower scores or if higher scores can make up for lower GPA. They’re the ones to address what other factors are considered.</p>