<p>languages1-
We were speculating as to why someone would receive the second letter- maybe because they are borderline?</p>
<p>I got the no-scholarship-submit-midyear-reports letter after I received the Bac/MD interview letter, which says "Congratulations on your acceptance to USC." </p>
<p>I called in and they told me to ignore the MDY reports letter. But I sent in my grades anyway.</p>
<p>I thought this was just procedure and had nothing to do whether you were borderline.</p>
<p>hibiscuspink-
Yes, it seems procedural but it's very strange that some of us did not receive the second letter that JUST asked for mid-term grades. Maybe those recipients are borderline?</p>
<p>I got both letters and applied before Dec. deadline because I'm trying for Film School. Maybe they just want to check senior grades one last time before making final decision. Interesting theory about borderline. They got an awful lot of applications this year. I hear it is a record year for some schools. Why waste time sending letters requesting transcripts if they are not still interested? It would just be a lot of extra paperwork to deal with? I'm still hoping it's a good sign for those of us who didn't qualify for scholarships in the first round.</p>
<p>Maybe I have it wrong. Maybe the ones who got both letters are the ones who they are REALLY interested in. Only got the first letter here- we can all speculate here but I wish we knew for sure what that meant.</p>
<p>I just e-mailed a person I met at USC to ask the question about the 2 letters (is it good news or bad or neutral?). I'll post whatever information I get.</p>
<p>My D applied before the scholarship deadline, received the no scholarship letter that ended with a request for mid-year-grades a few days ago and just today received the letter specifically requesting mid-year grades. We live close by in SoCal so they must be sending this second letter out over time rather than all in one batch.</p>
<p>for the people who received a request to submit 1st semester senior yr grades, did you not submit it online/mail them a copy of your transcript? or are they just sending this to everyone?</p>
<p>DaneKulp-
Here's a summary of what we have discussed on these boards about the two letters requesting mid-term grades:
LETTER ONE (also called the "no-scholarship letter")- Everyone who applied before Dec. 11 (to be considered for a merit scholarship), but did NOT receive a scholarship, received a letter stating so and also requesting mid-term grades. It didn't matter if they had already sent it mid-term grades, they still got this letter.</p>
<p>LETTER TWO- Some applicants (we still can't seem to figure out why), received a second letter which only asked for mid-term grades.</p>
<p>Admissions told me that the first letter went to EVERYONE who didn't get a scholarship. No one here has gotten any solid info about how applicants were chosen to get the second letter. Could be that they were borderline and admissions really wants to see the mid-term grades. Or it could be that admissions is very interested in them and wants to see their grades. Or it could be... hope someone finds out and reports back to us!</p>
<p>i dont think i worded my original post very well. what i meant was... people who already submitted midyear reports before the letter came requesting it, did they still receive the letter (as in, i mailed them my completed transcript in jan. that included 1st semester sr. yr. grades but i still got the letter in feb. asking for it). im asking this bc it would seem to show whether its just procedural or not.</p>
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<p>I'm pretty sure he answered your question for you.</p>
<p>DaneKulp-
Just to clarify- even though you had already sent in mid-term grades, you received the letter because, yes, it is procedural.</p>
<p>if this is true, then i dont see how anyone can look further into the midyear grades request, seems just like another procedural thing they do. just my 2 cents.</p>
<p>USC responded to my inquiry about the letters with this:</p>
<p>The first letter went to all applicants who were being considered for scholarship based on GPA and SAT scores. You need not have applied, it's just an automatic consideration.</p>
<p>The second letter is asking you to submit official transcripts, and might have been marked to send to you prior to you when you actually sent your grades.</p>
<p>Your file is complete and has gone to the admissions committee. Decisions will be finalized in 3-4 weeks.</p>