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So you are saying these students are extrememely well qualified for the scholarships on merit. And you are saying that some students who get merit scholarships qualify for need-based financial aid. The conclusion you come up with is that the main reason those particular students were awarded the scholarships was because they qualify for financial aid.</p>
<p>A conlusion this is called “simple logic” and any high schooler knows it is faulty. Your “argument” is not supported and it makes no sense. USC has clearly said these are merit scholarships. Your suggestion - from your own post - that students who were also accepted at HYP needed “help” of qualifying for financial aid to get a scholarship at USC can’t even be addressed with a straight face.</p>