<p>When should those who applied before December 1st expect to hear back?</p>
<p>Check out Nikara’s FAQ for USC Admissions at the top of this forum. Post #10 by cc411 gives you the schedule. To sum up, you will hear somewhere between the last week in January and the first week in April. Good luck!</p>
<p>After reading the admissions decision thread, it generally appears that the decisions came in waves. First wave was for the lucky kids who were being interviewed for the top scholarships. All decisions were not mailed out in one day last year.</p>