<p>Just chiming in with a bit of information we learned as we, too, are looking into USC from OOS. First of all, the bar that President Sorensen is raising IS being raised substantially, especially for those OOS kids looking at the Honors College and arguably these scholarships. We were told by a representative in admissions that an OOS student needed to get a 1350 SAT to be considered for the honors college. They also use a formula for ACT scores, basically throwing out the science and using the English/Reading and Math subscores to formulate an equivalent SAT range score. USC’s reputation is rising and therefore I am sure that they will be getting better and better applicants. Good news for them, nerve-wracking for us! :)</p>