<p>From last year’s posts here on CC by Fall admits and Spring admits, I saw no difference at all in “stats.” As mentioned above, some Spring admits were National Merit Scholars, and were awarded the Presidential scholarship. My sense is that USC receives far more applications from highly accomplished students than they can accomodate in fall - mainly because they guarantee housing to Freshmen and housing is very limited (though they are currently adding more housing) - and they offer Spring admission without the housing guarantee (though many - if not most - spring admits do get USC housing) as a way to try to get those great students to attend USC.</p>