<p>1) If the NHS Presidential is awarded the same way as the NMS Presidential, then it is automatic IF you are accepted, reach NHS status, and name USC as your first-choice school. [USC</a> Financial Aid - Grants & Scholarships - Undergraduate - Freshmen Only Scholarships](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/grants_scholarships/undergraduates/meritbasedfo.html]USC”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/grants_scholarships/undergraduates/meritbasedfo.html) The scholarship description does not specifically mention the NHS, but *your conversation with admissions *suggest that they are handled in the same manner.</p>
<p>2) Criteria as above.</p>
<p>3) No, you would not be notified with your admissions. From past admissions cycles, NMS 1/2 Presidential scholarship notifications arrive in April - after the deadline to name your first-choice school. </p>
<p>4) The general mailing of acceptances can be found in post #10 of the <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/422566-faq-usc-admissions.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/422566-faq-usc-admissions.html</a> thread.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>