USC Trustee Scholarship - which major?

blueskies2day
Mon, 12 Dec 2016 20:55:32 +0000

Good well rounded kid. For science, his test scores sound high, the rest of the stats/ECs are pretty usual, then you mentioned he isn’t top at dance so that can be a quandary. In terms of applying if he wants dance he should apply dance, and minor in science or vice versa (is there a Dance minor, idk). Is it less competitive for male ballet dancers? idk, maybe they all want to go to USC…

There are no majors that are better to get the Trustee in, those kids are differentiated per USC and have some kind of hook - be it passion, talent, certain discipline, combined with ethnicity, sometimes combined with need and several other things that can change - whatever it is USC is looking for that particular year. Some kids with stats and ECs like your son has aren’t even accepted, yet get the Trustees because of the holistic approach. So apply to get in, not for the Trustees. And if he hits the lottery great, but plan accordingly.