<p>Your son has a great application! Certainly he is as qualified as many of the scholarship awardeees, but as you mention there are so many wonderfully qualified applicants it is difficult to say who will be selected for interviews.</p>
<p>You can take a look at the <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/1074764-usc-fall-2011-stats-only-decisions.html?highlight=usc+fall+2011+decisions[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/1074764-usc-fall-2011-stats-only-decisions.html?highlight=usc+fall+2011+decisions</a> . Most of those posting acceptances the last week of January and first week of February were interviewed for the Presidential or Trustee (and this year we expect Mork candidates to be in that group). Most of the posters listed the school to which they were accepted, so you can look for Viterbi entries.</p>
<p>You might want to send a private message to **Hawkwings<a href=“if%20he%20doesn’t%20see%20your%20post”>/B</a> for info about USC/Viterbi/Spirit of Troy. He is a senior engineering student and regular poster who has loved being in the marching band and might be able to offer very useful info.</p>
<p>I always encourage those who are not certain if they will/won’t qualify for financial aid to submit complete and carefully done applications for financial aid, and to wait until the packages are presented before making a final decision. Order the book *“Paying for College Without Going Broke”<a href=“about%20$12%20on%20Amazon”>/I</a> today and follow the advice there in preparing your financial aid applications.</p>
<p>Best of luck!!!</p>