<p>Toms’ mom,
Did you son complete his application to USC by the Dec 1 scholarship deadline? if not then he was not eligible for scholarship consideration. Was he applying to a popular, highly competitive program, like engineering? The scholarships are divied up and awarded by college[ engineering, business, CSA etc] so the lack of an invitation may only reflect a very competitive pool of applicants to the college your son was applying to. But yes, stats alone will not qualify an applicant for scholarship consideration. The scholarship committees are looking for more.</p>