@CalDreamin My financial aid summary appeared under the financial aid section of the portal. NMF Presidential notification was under “Admission Decision,” on the other hand.
In the financial aid summary, under “Gift Aid,” I had the subcategories of Estimated Federal Pell Grant and University Grant. No mention of Presidential scholarship, which is why I’m wondering if that comes later.
I did some research, and on the Scholarship Guide page (http://admission.usc.edu/firstyear/admittedfall/scholarshipguide.html), it said that “Depending on when you applied for financial aid, your USC Merit Scholarships may or may not be reflected in your summary.” I applied for aid way back in December, so I’m thinking it could be that they did my need-based aid before NMF results came out.
And I feel you. I wonder how Presidential will affect my financial need–hopefully that will update soon, or maybe I’ll call somebody.
(If yours gets updated later, or if there are any changes in mine, we could compare notes?)