Hey guys! So, i’m a senior in high school, and obviously i’m applying to USC. Though I have tuition exchange, I really need a merit scholarship if I want any chance of going to college loan free. I have everything done, including all the supplementary questions, common app and teacher recommendations. The only thing missing is my counselor recommendation. To be blunt: I honestly have the worst counselor in the world. I sent her an email in October asking her politely if she could write me a rec. She said she could do it, and on common app it said she had started it, so I didn’t think anything of it.
Stopped by her office several times over the past 2 weeks to try and reach her so I could so how it was going. When I finally did, she said she needs a 2 week notice before deadlines, said she didn’t know me well enough to write a rec, and was just overall nasty. I’ll spare you any more whining, as I could honestly go on for hours. Point is: If I turn everything in, send my common app but don’t have my counselor recommendation uploaded to common app, will they still consider my for the merit scholarships?