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<p>USC was my daughter’s second choice. If you really have the competitive stats for the Ivies and the other very competitive schools on your list, you should be applying for a Carolina Scholarship at U of South Carolina. This is for instate students who have above 1300 on the combined CR/Math SAT and who are outstanding students. You must complete the honors college application, but it is well worth it to do so. I know that McNair finalists (that is for OOS) receive a lap top computer as well. I don’t know if the Carolina Scholars do or not. </p>
<p>U of South Carolina allow you to “stack” these merit scholarships up to the cost of attendance. SO…if you are a National Merit Scholarship Finalist, you are also eligible for the Leiber scholarship. The Moore school also gives scholarshps.</p>
<p>These are merit awards very independent of your financial need. If you got your undergrad degree at U of SC, you could then spend the “big buck” on a grad degree at Wharton or NYU or one of the other very excellent business schools. </p>
<p>We LOVED USC…our whole family. And we’re northerners who have grown up around the Ivies and other excellent schools. We all felt that U of South Carolina is a rising star amongst state universities and would have been very proud had our daughter (who got an excellent scholarship from them, by the way) had chosen to attend there.</p>
<p>P.S. What about College of Charleston??</p>