<p>I'm very interested in USC - especially in the half tuition scholarship for national merit finalists. However, my parents won't fly my across the country to visit a college unless I have already been admitted. Some schools, like WashU, really hold this against you. What about USC?</p>
<p>If you put USC as your first choice when you were elected to NMS, you will be on its radar.</p>
<p>Good point, that is probably worth something. Almost a financial ED.</p>
<p>And there is the other problem - getting my parents to let me put $20,000 on the line for a school I haven’t visited.</p>
<p>You can visit once you are admitted. Why worry now?
My daughter’s friend did not visit and got into USC early(early Feb).</p>
<p>Other ways to show USC you are interested without visiting: Submit the Part 1 application as soon as it is available in July [Freshmen</a> - USC Undergraduate Admission](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/freshmen.html]Freshmen”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/freshmen.html). Arrange for an interview in your area (if there is one near enough) - be sure to reserve early (September?) because slots fill up. The off-campus interviews are held in these cities:
[Admission</a> Interviews - USC Undergraduate Admission](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/adm_interview.html]Admission”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/adm_interview.html)</p>