<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>This is my first post here :)</p>
<p>I am really nervous since I received this email from USC Admissions:</p>
<p>Your application for admission to the University of Southern California has been received and reviewed. I am pleased to inform you that you are academically eligible for admission to the Fall 2011 semester; however, your application is not yet complete. In order to comply with U.S. Visa regulations, you must provide an affidavit of financial support. </p>
<p>What does that mean?? Does it mean that I am accepted and they only need proof that I can pay for tuition and stuff??</p>
<p>Sounds like you’re an international student - F1 visa, right? If you are international, federal law requires that you submit an affidavit of financial support, proving that you have sufficient funds for your first year at USC - generally in the form of a bank statement. </p>
<p>Keep in mind for the future that international students (non permanent residents, students on nonimmigrant visas such as F1) are ineligible for any type of need based financial aid, and, from my own experience, are excluded from many other scholarships (Alum club, Town and Gown, etc) as well because most of them have citizenship/permanent residency requirements (most ridiculous one: the Asian American Alum Association or whatever has a scholarship, and they require their applicants to be citizens or permanent residents. How ridiculous is that?!).</p>
<p>lol well it is called Asian “American” Alum Association :P</p>
<p>Hon, there are plenty of teens, myself included, who have spent the better part of their childhood lives in the United States, all legally, but just don’t have PR/citizenship, to no fault of their own (parents never went for one). People whose lives and friends are here, people who are American in all but name but find any road to citizenship closed to them for another decade or so, until they’re done with their education and can apply for an H visa, then a green card, then citizenship. Those people find themselves attending USC on F1 student visas, receiving zero financial aid in the process. I’ve consulted many professors and attorneys on this issue. </p>
<p>So, please know what you’re talking about before you attempt to contribute meaningfully (and, in this case, fail).</p>
<p>Lencias, yes I am an international student…but, you guys did not answer my question!! Does it mean I am admitted and they only need an affidavit of financial support from me to finalize my admission??</p>
<p>My status now has been updated to this:</p>
<p>“You will receive notification of your admission decision soon via postal mail. Please note that the Office of Admissions provides final decision notifications by letter only. We do not disclose admission decisions via e-mail, telephone, or any other means”</p>
<p>I am really nervous and can’t for the decision to come by mail.</p>
<p>Hi TomCali!</p>
<p>USC is prohibited by US regulations from telling you that you are admitted or sending a letter of admission until you provide the letter of financial support.</p>
<p>I cannot be sure, but I think their wording was a very careful notification suggesting there is good news waiting to be sent, but they can’t say more until you get the form in.</p>
<p>If you provided that letter, the change in your status probably means they sent your good news. If you did not provide the letter of financial support, or the information you provided indicates you do not have sufficient financial support, then I am afraid the change in status indicates they sent regrets. Be sure to update us when the package or letter arrives.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>