Financial aid is a separate but automated process. Meaning, it is easy for them to see that information is missing/needed, and they send out requests for that information. It should not be taken as a sign one way or another. FA needs very detailed information from everyone.
@123california Mailed March 20-22. Portal updates March 24-25. But this news from yesterday could slow their roll-out potentially. Time will tellâŠ
Iâve heard AO and FA work separate completely. However, I doubt if FA really spends that much time to review all the detailed financial info of each of 60k+ applicants?? No way to find the truth, but suspicious ⊠
And now for something completely different⊠DS applied for one of the smaller USC scholarships (Jewish Leadership) and never heard any sort of confirmation that they even received his scholarship application. Do they typically not let the applicants know anything until after acceptances?
I get the suspicion, but itâs not that much time to review with everything being automated these daysâŠempty fields/forms are flagged by system and they kick out an email.
@lisalisae Yes, that is how it works. Online submission then notification. Agree it is odd not getting a confirmation, but I know for the one organizational one mine applied to they didnât hear anything until notification of scholarship until mid April. The Jewish Leadership notifies by April 1st, so that is good and early.
This is what I posted in that other discussionâs thread.
As a freshman in college, I believe I would have benefited greatly if my high school had taught an economics course â which should have been mandatory for all students to take before graduating â on best methods and techniques of how can the nationâs lower and middle classes best navigate through all of the corruption that appears to be so deeply and systematically embedded in arguably every aspect of the American way of life from corporate America to every level of our government to the college admissions processes, and how to mitigate the damage it causes as it undeniably caters to the privileged upper classes of wealth.
My son goes to a highly competitive high school, each year there are 20-30+ kids got accepted by USC. So he knows quiet a few students who are attending USC now. Most comments he heard from his USC friends are: classes in USC are easy, they have lot of time to hang out with friends, and are still able to maintain good grade; not everybody around them are motivated⊠Also, on average, students who attend USC are not the top talented kids in my sonâs high school, students only choose to go to USC if they donât get admitted to Ivies, northwestern, duke, Berkeley, UCLA etc. However, there were a few students chose to go to USC over Berkeley because Berkeley is too tough. I am not sure I want to send my son and my hard earning $70+k tuition to USC if I have other choices.
Perhaps the kid is taking easy classes or an easy major, those exist at every school. Lots of people choose USC over UCB and vice versa.
Generalizations are the plague of society today.
Oh the drama. If anyone has any concern attending any of the schools involved it really doesnât matter, there will be thousands waiting to take the spot.
Even though this involved a very teeny tiny amount of people statistically speaking, the real damage of this scandal is hundreds of thousands of people will be able to play victim thinking little junior didnât get into a school because of these few that had an unfair advantage, when in actuality, little junior wasnât as good as the other applicants. Better to face reality head on than manufacture being a victim, although it is trendy these days.
^^ My friend goes to USC and is always studying, is very motivated, and surrounds herself with motivated people. Itâs most definitely not an easy school, but it is also what you make of it. I also have a friend who is a freshman at Berkeley and says that her roommate takes easy classes, gets straight Aâs, rarely has to study, and goes out almost every night. It definitely depends on what the kid wants out of the school.
What people have to understand is that these kids getting in based on their social status is the extreme minority. During Explore I met so many students none of which were there solely to party as Loughlins daughter has suggested multiple times. They were all so driven, smart and most prominently head strong like me. I easily saw myself becoming good friends with them. My parents arenât rich or legacies, I worked my way in as I suspect the majority of applicants do. Personally, if I choose not to attend it will not be on the basis of the recent scandal. There are too many advantages of the school to allow the scandal to derail my opinion.
I have been lurking and reading for some time now. My son is a current student and loves USC. He works hard, gets good grades, does extracurricular activities and has a social life. He is VERY happy as are we to see our son thrive in this environment.
Our younger son is applying this year and to be honest with the admit rate going down we are nervous about him getting in even though he has better grades and test scores than his older brother.
Anyone who feels that this scandal is a reason to not send your child please feel free to have your child withdraw their application and let those who really would like to attend have a chance to get in and go.
And many thanks to @WWWard and @CADREAMIN for all the amazing advice and information you have shared over the years. It has been so beneficial to me and so many others.
Also for anyone who interviewed in Marshall or WBB during explore I just got an email saying I was being considered to be bumped up from Presidential to Trustee and that they are running behind on decision making so we should hear back in 2 weeks which was later than expected.
My daughter is a freshman at Marshall School of Business. Once she rotated her camera around the college campus showing the kids of âthe party schoolâ⊠each and every child had their heads bent in books. The classes are rigorous, analytical and immensely regular with attendance. Actually I tease my daughters that they werenât so dedicated about attending classes even during high school.
Professors Base their grades on the regularity of the submissions, midtermâs and finals and ask me if it is easy to get a great GPA even after being super hard working. It surely depends on the classes but the kids get what they deserve in terms of grades. Ofcourse the community is friendly and lot of time to socialise and participate in extracurricular activities. But the students are from the top of their class in high school, the competition is healthy not stifling kind.
For whatever it is going on, Iâm so disappointed in usc.
same here. My son applied, and not even a confirmation e mail? Nothing letting us know that his rabbiâs letter got there? Town and gown send notification, so not sure what that means?
How is the support and compassion from admin and professors? I struggle with depression and anxiety so itâs important to keep this in the back of my headâŠ
I havenât followed up on all the posts, not sure if the latest studentâs death was talked about already. But as a parent, should I be worried about safety around USC campus?
https://abcnews.go.com/US/usc-student-shot-campus-miss-baby-mom-oakland/story?id=61603164
quick google search finds similar shooting happened around USC campus in 2018, 2014, 2012.
Wait so decisions are going to be delayed? If the students who got merit scholarships in January are saying that they received an email saying their decisions are delayed, then regular decision notifications might end up being delayed too. Wow this scandal is really taking a toll on the school 
As the parent of a current applicant, I have to say that I am VERY uncomfortable with the sheer number of scandals that have been associated with USC in recent years. I can only hope that my D doesnât choose to attend if offered a slot, but she likes the school a great deal. Hoping she will have other options. Wish you all well with this especially challenging 2019 process.
Does any one know decision for spring admission comes the same time as the RD admission?