So I checked the past 2 years, and it appears that Capstone decisions are announced in the first week of March. Does that sound correct?
I think that’s right around when we heard last year. I believe my daughter got an email but I could be mistaken!
Last year Capstone Scholars invitations came via mail in early March. Good luck to everyone! It’s a great program and my son is loving it.
@jimmym Just got capstone and scholarship email. Shocked came out this early! Scholarship was one level lower than hoping for, but sounds like a competitive year!
Received the same email invitation. He was disappointed for not getting into honors College so maybe this will help him decide about USC. Son is camping so no idea if he can check his email.
@doglover2001 - we got it too - very happy tonight! Congrats!
We were surprised to see the email last night about Capstone - about 2 weeks before we expected. Everything I read about Capstone is impressive.
Son received Capstone acceptance last night - great news for him as the scholarship award was in-state tuition plus $500 cash each year ! USC is so generous with merit award money - really makes it attractive option for kids that are accepted to higher ranked schools but which provide little or no merit money. USC is smart - gets these kids in with strong test scores and high GPAs, which helps USC advance in the rankings.
Got email last night. Yeah capstone and instate tuition plus $500 ! Best scholarship so far. Still waiting on OSU scholarship. Took OSU tour yesterday and was really great. So now we get to tour USC and cant wait. Think U of Florida and Penn State just dropped off the list with no $ for us. Feeling very thankful. Good luck everyone.
I am seeing a lot of Capstone with in state tuition and $500 and seeing some honors with the same or a little more. A little confused here. My daughter was turned down from the honors but received the offer from capstone but with in state plus $2000 a year. Was wondering if this was a norm for capstone? Thanks
My daughter received in state plus $2K back in November and Capstone with the additional $500 recently. Was hoping for honors but certainly not a deal breaker for her. She is excited to see the school for the first time as we are visiting in March. Pretty confident she will like it and decide shortly after.
@BigHerms I believe the amount of merit scholarship is completely dependent upon standardized test score and GPA. It has no relationship to being in honors, capstone, or just regularly admitted student.
@1Goober thanks for the explanation
My OOS son received a scholarship for total of $21.2K. I agree, SC is very generous, and it certainly moved up on my son’s list.