<p>Curious to know how many people declined a USC acceptance, and if so, why?</p>
<p>In terms of “how many:”</p>
<p>My student (obviously) chose USC, but USC’s yield is approximately 35% each year, meaning that of the ~7,000 - 8,000 acceptances, approximately 4,500 to 5,000 choose one of their other wonderful options.</p>
<p>I turned down USC (including the Bacc/MD program + the Trustee scholarship + TO + FSH) for Princeton. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to commit to going to medical school. If I had changed my mind, I would have spent four years at USC that I could have spent somewhere else. Like Princeton :)</p>
<p>My kid turned it down for Vandy last weekend. Got considerably more FA there, intially, and even after a successful appeal ($11k downward adjustment by USC), we have an EFC there that’s still about $13k lower than USC’s EFC+loans. I still would’ve preferred USC, but she recently visited Vandy and fell in love with the place. So, she’d go there for even money anyway at this point.</p>
<p>My boyfriend’s brother turned USC down for Cornell. USC gave him spring admit, despite being a sibling legacy and his good grades, and he didn’t want to start in the spring when he could go to Cornell in the fall. Also, the program he is enrolling in is the best at Cornell.</p>
<p>We were bummed, we are still hoping he changes his mind – Cornell is cold! I guess all of us were confused how USC could Spring admit him, but Cornell would take him. Sigh. Oh well!</p>
<p>I turned down USC for UPenn. I think the deciding factor was location. I live in the Northeast so Philly is WAY closer than LA. Also, I was accepted into the Vagelos MLS program, which is what I wanted in the first place. Either way, I still love USC. Good Luck to the USC Class of 2015…you guys are going to have a blast:)</p>
<p>turned down USC and UCLA for University of Toronto.</p>
<p>the money is just way too much. $60,000 per year racks up over 4 years.</p>
<p>^ I did the opposite; I turned down U of T for USC as a Canadian citizen. It was a hard choice and there is a financial burden, but I hope it’ll work out in the long run.</p>
<p>Turned down USC for UW-Seattle. USC would’ve cost me 3x more per year, and the comp sci / comp eng department at USC isn’t nearly as good as UW’s.</p>
<p>^I was the exact opposite! USC gave me half-tuition plus a few other scholarships, compared to nothing at UW. Although USC still cost around 13k more than UW, I ultimately decided USC was a better choice because a) I didn’t get direct admit to my engineering major at UW and b) I felt like USC makes it much easier to switch majors and explore your options than UW.</p>
<p>D turned down USC for Vanderbilt as well. </p>
<p>It was a tough decision, made only days ago, but ultimately she liked the campus and surrounding area in Nashville better. She was offered more in scholarships and other opportunities for research and study abroad at Vandy, but like canenable’s D, I think she would have made the same decision even if that had not been the case. Also, she really liked the fact that the medical school is right on campus and was very enamored with the housing and food options. Despite being a CA native, I have to say I see where she is coming from, I fell a little in love with the city and school, too. Mostly we are thrilled she had two incredible AND affordable schools to choose from–it seems so many of her friends are facing heartbreak this year–very happy and grateful.</p>
<p>Amen, troiscubed.</p>
<p>mine is a little strange: they didn’t offer me a seat in their bacc/MD but i got into several other medical programs. they offered me the trustee, but at the end of the day i didn’t want to take the chance of not getting into medical school/having to work extremely hard to build a resume when 50% of all medical school applicants don’t get into a single school they apply to… it was a really hard decision to make because i did love USC but it wasn’t the best bet for my ensured future as a doctor</p>
<p>I turned down USC (Presidential + TO) for Brown, mainly because Brown has been my dream school for a long time. Brown also offered me a huge grant (no loans); USC included a higher EFC and parent/student loans in the finaid package.</p>
<p>However, it was really heartbreaking to have to turn down USC–I know I would have loved it there.</p>