<p>Any university scholarship over $500 I believe also comes with in-state tuition remission.</p>
<p>It’s done on a metric or grid with a combination of GPA and SAT to determine which level of scholarship is awarded.</p>
<p>My now about to be a sophomore D won the McKissick Scholarship which is $2 K per year PLUS in-state tuition. USC also has some nice departmental scholarships (these you have to apply for) that are generally awarded AFTER the student has accepted admission rather than as an enticement to enroll.</p>
<p>They are working VERY hard to increase the quality and diversity of incoming classes by offering generous merit money and special programs to deserving students. The Capstone Scholars program was started two years ago as a way of attracting students who were well qualified but did not make into the Honors Program. USC discovered that many strong students on learning that they weren’t in honors did not matriculate. They created the Capstone program and have had two classes (first year 488, second year 530) accept admission and enrollment as Capstone Scholars. The first year was close to 50/50 in-state vs OOS though I recently read that D’s class of Capstones were 56% OOS. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.sc.edu/usctimes/articles/2006-08/capstone_scholars.html[/url]”>http://www.sc.edu/usctimes/articles/2006-08/capstone_scholars.html</a></p>
<p>USC has amazed us from the first visit with their hands-on approach, very quick response to questions and concerns and the high degree of personal attention that was shown during and after the admission process.</p>
<p>President Sorensen is committed to raising the bar and it is working. This current admission class was closed early due to the extremely high number of applications and acceptances early in the process.</p>
<p>USC is definitely an up-and-comer and I am very glad that we are able to be there to witness it. My D has had an extraordinary first year and could not be happier with her choice. She turned down several higher ranked schools for the higher ranked program at USC and seeing her happiness and academic success firsthand has calmed any and all fears that EAmom or I had about her decision.</p>