<p>Submitting Part 1 allows USC to start your file to speed processing later and it also, by getting you to spend $10, increases the chance that you will complete the application process (the more applications, the more selective USC appears, the higher the rankings go…).</p>
<p>It benefits you because applicants who submit Part 1 for $10 pay only $40 for the Part 2 application for a total application cost of $50. The application fee for those who do not submit Part 1 is $65. Submitting Part 1 results in a savings of $15. [Freshmen</a> - USC Undergraduate Admission](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/freshmen.html]Freshmen”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/freshmen.html)</p>