<p>My sons long-awaited, wrapped, then unwrapped, then temporally hidden and away gift finally arrived in the cold (very COLD) midwest today! It is the USC's acceptance letter along with the certificate of admission. Unfortunately he can not see until Saturday as he is out of town playing for the all-state honor orchestra. I am sure he will be very thrilled and finally he gets to visit USC and the Golden State. We love LA!!!!!!</p>
<p>Good luck to all!</p>
<p>Congratulations and get ready to move out here, because frankly once he’s been to USC your son is never moving back to the midwest. :)</p>
<p>I just got mine today too! My parents forgot about it for about 2 hours until I asked about the DHL package on their desk. Gosh… my parents. </p>
<p>anyway I’m from Paris, France!
I’ll be waiting to see my other letters and compare aid before I choose though!</p>
<p>Congrats to your son!</p>
<p>Remember to bring sunscreen and shades when you visit.
It’s awfully sunny out here.</p>
<p>Congrats and Fight On!</p>
<p>My son’s package arrived this afternoon. He looked at it in the car while I was driving… and was delighted- He said, “It’s official!” Later I looked at the certificate and letter and actually cried! After 12 + years home schooling him, I felt like I had done a good job- as his main teacher in the younger years, advisor, counselor, chauffeur to the many music lessons, orchestra, math and science competitions, etc. Helping him decide which AP courses and college classes to take, and which summer camps to attend- then making sure he could test with other kids… it’s been a long and beautiful experience! So back to California we go! (We lived there a number of years ago… )</p>
<p>We are so thrilled about USC!</p>
<p>yorkiemom: that was an impressive job you have done…I am so glad for you that it finally got paid off.</p>
<p>Congrats to all. midwestdad2 and yorkiemom, you’ll notice many old-timer parents here on USC’s cc board and we all get vicarious thrills as we read your good news. While many of the students are ecstatic over getting their admission packets and finding their hard work on their applications and throughout their school years really has paid off, Ithe parents here also understand the magnitude of being awarded $170,000 (Trustee) or $85,000 (Presidential) or $42,000 (Dean’s) in after tax dollars.</p>
<p>The years and years of student loan debt our kids and our families will <em>not</em> have to incur while they get a fabulous education makes all the difference to many. So congrats, parents!</p>
<p>Yorkiemom: you must be very proud of your son and congratulations! </p>
<p>Congratulations to all!!!</p>
<p>I’m unclear on the connection, if any, between receiving the acceptance packet and the possibility of receiving a merit scholarship. I didn’t see anything in mine specifically referring to a scholarship interview or anything along those lines. Does anybody know how this process works?</p>
<p>Thank you for your congratulations… midwestDad2, madbean and others. </p>
<p>And congratulations to you as well!</p>
<p>All of you are so encouraging and supportive. We look forward to meeting you in February and maybe even this coming fall. </p>
<p>ST Moore, we know from students in the past years that the early acceptances are for the scholarship candidates. They are sent before March so that you have time to buy a plane ticket and go to USC in February for your interview, school visit…</p>
<p>Usually the packet with the scholarship information is sent within the next week.</p>
<p>yorkiemom and oxolojo, thanks for the info!</p>
<p>wow ! yorkiemon … u can sit back and rest now yeah !!!..</p>
<p>can anyone tell me if the package is with DHL or fedex ? or juz regular mail ?</p>
<p>If you’re domestic (US), it’s regular mail.</p>
<p>I got mine today! wooooo!! congrats to everyone!
it came in a big envelope, so i thought it was some scholarship packet or something. the “certificate of admission” was a nice touch. :)</p>
<p>for everyone who was accepted… what does your status say online?</p>
<p>It still says:</p>
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<p>Everyone’s status is the same.</p>
<p>I just called the USC admission office - they said scholarship decisions will be mailed “within two weeks”</p>
<p>good luck to everyone!</p>