<p>Just got back from parents weekend.</p>
<p>Last year, my son just applied by December 1. There was no special application but the USC application I think was more detailed than some(I never saw his application). He recieved a BIG packet in January saying he had been admitted AND was finalist for presidential scholarship in one packet. They included the number for USC travel agency with notification and they said we should book travel with them. They paid for most of his flight out to campus and his lodging/food–he stayed with another presidential scholar–He had a 3 person interview at the Explore USC session like Kathc indicated. We did not go with him. When he was there, he fell in love with the school and even scored some tickets to the Lakers game. They were playing the Charlotte Bobcats(our home team).</p>
<p>After the interview, he was “upgraded” to trustee scholar in late March–just before the IVY acceptances came out-- and THEN around May he received an email that said he had received the Mork–at the time we had no idea what that meant but it sounded great! 
Two or three weeks later we received a very nice,detailed letter explaining the Mork scholarship. It was very exciting. Particularly for us since I was diagnosed with lymphoma about the same time and this scholarship has taken the stress out of paying for his eduction.(I am now in remission…)</p>
<p>BTW…I met several presidential/trustee/Mork scholars…obviosuly bright but none of them seemed to be “nerds”…they were all just great,normal kids. Too bad about football game but what a FUN, exciting evening…Good luck to all!!! Hope this information helps some students…</p>