<p>I got the Trustee Scholarship, but had to turn it down later on… </p>
<p>It’s basically a merit-based (although USC of course says they consider other factors, like leadership and community service) scholarship. You have to go to an on-campus, overnight interview to receive either the Turstee or the Presidential… i think in February or March.</p>
<p>You can still get the Deans scholarship, which is 1/4 tuition (Presidential : 1/2, Trustee: total tuition).</p>
<p>mt2011: Don’t take my word for it, but most of the people I know who got the scholarships had 2300+… I myself got a 2400. Your extracurriculars might give you a good boost though.</p>