Is anyone else being asked to submit additional financial aid information in the financial aid status page?
yes, around end of Dec. 2016, I was asked to submit âparentâs 2015 federal income tax returnâ and âParentsâ 2015 W-2 Formsâ. and I uploaded these document beginning of January 2017.
haha now itâs working
but still application status messages are blank. there is nothing. i guess that application not opening earlier was a glitch
How do you check your portal? This may sound really stupid, but I donât think I ever received a username or anything for a YouSC portalâŠ
@worriedgal you must have received some sort of communication from usc regarding application submitted in the registered e-mail. you must signup on you.usc.edu i guess using the same registered e-mail id.
I know Iâm cutting it pretty close for submitting my app, but do I have to list all of my high school courses a second time even though I already listed them for my Common App?
@asavoir When I submitted my app I didnât realize I had to fill out those sections because there were all green check marks next to them on the common app. I freaked out when I realized that I hadnât filled it out by the Dec 1 deadline, but my guidance counselor called USC and they said its not required, as long as they do receive your official transcripts from school. They also understand that some schools donât follow the standard semester-based grading system (like mine - we are on quarters) so it is not required. Donât do it if you feel itâs going to take time away from making your application the best it can be!
Thank you!!
Is it bad if I never received any financial aid documents from USC by mail? Does this mean anything?
General information for next yearâs applicants who will probably end up searching this thread: if you apply before the deadline but forget something like test scores or recommendations you can add them later, and youâll still meat the scholarship deadline.
Source: app submitted Nov. 25, realized I hadnât submitted my teacher recs (the thing was checked and Iâm an idiot who doesnât check apparently) Dec. 11, added same day. Recieved by USC Dec 13, and was notified that I met the deadline later that month (on Christmas Eve I believe).
So, donât sweat the stuff that isnât directly related to you. Teacher recs and scores can arrive a little late.
Also, glitches occur. Even if itâs caused by updating portals, they have to update everyoneâs. Donât freak out, I beg you. Itâs not worth it.
Also, Also, go eat an orange or something and do some yoga because itâs college admissions but every time a new class happens it gets more competitive, but youâre great and youâll get in somewhere.
@TreeLights just curious, how were you notified that you met the deadline for scholarships? I believe my daughter did as well but I donât recall her receiving any notification of that specifically. Thanks.
@CAtransplant I got a packet in the mail with a book/magazine about USC, and a cover letter thanking me for applying, and saying I would be considered for scholarships
@TreeLights what if we never received a book/magazine? I applied for Viterbi on 11/30 and never received such thing⊠Are there any scholarship recipients that didnât receive it? 
I feel like my chances for SC drop more and more everyday.
Were we supposed to receive an email letting us know that we met the deadline and will be considered for the scholarships?
@wannabetrojann honestly I donât know, but I doubt itâs any indication beyond that you met the deadline, maybe not everyone got them? I applied to Viterbi too, and Iâm by no means a strong candidate.
Iâve got a 1520 sat (only sitting) but my UW gpa is only a 3.5 (school doesnât wait) split halfway though high school with a 3.9 last year and a C in a math class sophomore year, before a diagnosis of a thing. so if they were sending indications to the strongest applicants, that would not be me. I wouldnât sweat it.
Iâm just afraid that they didnât consider me for the scholarships at all. I never even got an email saying that I met the scholarship deadline and will be considered for scholarships; I only got one standard email saying that my application has been received (+ nothing scholarship related). @TreeLights @DreamforIvy
@wannabetrojann when did you get the email? It seems like youâre not the only one who didnât recieve anything. I didnât get any email notification about scholarships, just the mail stuff.
@TreeLights I applied on 11/30 and received an email on 12/4:
Thank you for applying to the University of Southern California. We will review the materials you submit and carefully consider your candidacy. The process is complex and nuanced, involving both spirited debate and exceptional attention to the personal circumstances of each applicant. As you can imagine, this evaluation process takes time, so we appreciate your patience while we consider your application.
[then I got my USC ID]
I never received anything else from USC except the financial aid pamphlet in the mail (which is the exact same as their website).
@wannabetrojann I recieved the same exact email. You could call them to ask, but my guess is that they only sent magazines to certain people. Iâm OOS, and my parents income bracket means I wonât qualify for any financial aid (but weâre in the buffer zone where paying is going to be hard because weâre not like, rich and the cost of living is high here), so it might have been like a, USC is wort it! Show your California college educated parents this nifty book so theyâll want to pay 200k for your undergrad!! Especially your engineer dad!! Pay for this!!!
I actually donât know if I read about anyone else receiving one (not to say they didnât though), and it could be any number of things. Maybe theyâre guessing based on sat scores of certain extra curriculars who has a good chance.