This thread is for the high school class of 2023 to discuss their University of South Carolina admissions decisions. Please NO DISCUSSION on this thread. RESULTS ONLY.
(Last year, early action was out on December 13, and regular on March 14)
Date Applied:
Early/Regular:
Desired Major/School:
GPA:
SAT/ACT:
Number AP/DE classes taken:
Rank:
APs/Honors:
Extras/Hooks:
State residency:
Date Notified:
Decision:
Any merit aid:
Any need aid:
Daughter accepted
4.3 weighted 3.9 unweighted
5 Aps all Honors Varisty tennis plus state and national ranking 1260 NHS culinary club
Volunteer hours and part time job got into Marine Science
Date Applied: 9/4
Early/Regular: Early
Desired Major/School: Econ / Darla Moore
GPA: 3.95 UW / 4.41 W
SAT/ACT: 33
Number AP/DE classes taken: 8 AP
Rank: NA
APs/Honors: 8 AP, rest honors
Extras/Hooks: varsity swim, Spanish club, lifeguard, tutor
State residency: MN
Date Notified: 12/14
Decision: Admitted
Any merit aid: 86k (in state tuition)
Any need aid: NA
Date Applied: 10/1
Early action
Desired Major/School: International Business/Darla Moore
GPA: 3.9 UW/4.2W
ACT: 30
Type of School: Mid size public
Number AP/DE classes taken: 4AP
Rank: School does not rank
APs/Honors: 4APs, rest of major classes all honors
Extras/Hooks: 4 year Varsity Basketball, captain, Varsity track and field, multiple sports awards, NHS, community service, job, FBLA with awards
State Residency: PA
Date Notified: 12/14
Any Merit aid: $40,000
Any need aid: No
Date Applied: 10/12
Early action
Desired Major/School: International Business/Darla Moore
GPA: 3.7 UW/4 W
ACT: 34 [ENG 36/ MATH 32]
Number AP/DE classes taken: 7 AP 2 DE
Rank: School does not rank
Extras/Hooks: Latino, started multiple businesses, worked in Brazil, fluent in 3 languages, National Hispanic Recognition Program
State Residency: CO
Date Notified: 12/14
Any Merit aid: $86,000 [in state tuition]
Any need aid: No
Could you add they type of high school? Public, Private, Home School?
Deferred, Business Undecided, 3.6 GPA, 1310 SAT
Honors decisions are starting to come out!!
How are notifications being made?
I think it will just be the first wave, but there was an email saying to ck portal
Date Applied: 10/7
Early/Regular: Early
Desired Major/School: Psychology
GPA: 95.7/100 (schools doesn’t weight)
SAT/ACT:35 not superscored
Number AP/DE classes taken: School is IB
Rank: Doesn’t rank
APs/Honors: all honors no ap’s offered
Extras/Hooks: not much outside of usual, no hooks
State residency: NJ
Date Notified: 12/14
Decision: accepted
Any merit aid: up to 86K over 4 years (in state tuition rate)
Any need aid: 0
Admitted to honors college 12/23
Date Applied: 9/6
Early/Regular: Early
Desired Major/School: Economics Darla Moore School of Business
GPA: 4.0 uw
SAT/ACT: 34
Number AP/DE classes taken: 9
Rank: no rank
APs/Honors: Acc. honors/Honors if not an AP
Extras/Hooks:
State residency: PA
Date Notified: 12/14 for Admission
12/22 for Honors acceptance
Decision: accepted + Honors
Any merit aid: “at least” $86,000, don’t anticipate anymore than that
Any need aid: not now with the merit aid
State: TX
SAT: 1580
major: Econ/IB/Chinese
School: Darla Moore School of Business
Honors: yes, accepted
APs: 11
Rank: salutatorian (700 in class)
Merit: no idea
Deferred, undecided major, 3.8UW, TO, private/boarding, no AP’s, several Honors, brother attends.
Context:
Univ of Denver: accepted with $60k merit
TCU: Deferred
UVM: Accepted
SMU: accepted with $60k merit
Tulane: accepted
Such a crapshoot at the end of the day.
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Date Applied: Oct 8th
Early/Regular: Early
Desired Major/School: Nursing
GPA: 3.75 UW / 4.73 W
SAT/ACT: 1410/28
Number AP/DE classes taken: 5 AP done, 2 in prog
Rank: 111/453
APs/Honors: AP Scholar, School academic bar 2x, NHS, Palmetto Fellows
Extras/Hooks: Volunteering weekly since 7th grade, captain of successful XC team, 5 yrs XC, 3 yrs track
State residency: In-state
Date Notified: Mid-November, first release round
Decision: Accepted
Any merit aid: Unknown, but guaranteed. Probably just Palmetto Fellows add-on
Any need aid: No
Very Competitive Private School
Early Action
Business - Finance
3.75 GPA
14 Honors, 2AP, 1 IB
4 Year Football, 2 Jobs, Tons of Volunteer work
Out of State
Deferred and really disappointed but I was accepted to Seton Hall on a $85,000 scholarship, Coastal Carolina (waiting to hear for Merit), I also applied regular decision to College of Charleston, University of Tampa, University of Tennessee, Virginia Tech, and William and Mary
Date Applied: 8/2
Early/Regular: EA
Desired Major/School: Philosophy
GPA: 4.07
SAT/ACT: 32SS
Number AP/DE classes taken: 3 AP (+3 senior year)
Rank: n/a
Extras/Hooks: good ECs; geographical (?)
State residency: PA
Date Notified: 12/14
Decision: accepted
Any merit aid: in-state tuition ($86k)
Any need aid: unknown
Date Applied: 10/3
Early/Regular: EA
Desired Major/School: Nursing
GPA: 4.20
SAT/ACT: N/A
Number AP Classes taken: 4 (1 Sophmore 3 Senior)(Graduating early and skipped junior year)
Rank: N/A
State Residency: NC
Date Notified: 12/14
Decision: Accepted
Any Merit aid: Unknown
Any need aid: Unknown
Anyone hear when RD decisions will be released?
Not sure but I think I remember reading March 15