<p>I heard through CC that some people receive acceptances at the end of January. Is this true? Also, do you have to qualify for a scholarship to be accepted in January? Thanks.</p>
<p>Unless something has changed this year, January (and early Feb.) admits are those who are most likely being offered a scholarship interview, and who have ofcourse applied by the Dec 1st deadline.</p>
<p>Will they be notifed by email or regular mail? Apparently someone can not wait 
(LOL)</p>
<p>In the past, all notifications have been by postal mail. “Priority Mail” for US applicants, DHL for Internationals.</p>
<p>I think internationals also receive a DHL email informing them that a package is on the way. So from that you can deduce that you have been accepted. (They don’t use a courier to send rejections)</p>
<p>Thats what happened last year so I assume it will stay the same.</p>
<p>I CAN’T WAIT ANY LONGER!! Gahhh. But yeah, what everybody else said. </p>
<p>The suspense is killing me, but I probably won’t get any scholarship $.</p>
<p>I literally will not be able to wait until March if I don’t hear anything in January. I’m thinking about pulling a Cartman and freezing myself until acceptances go out.</p>
<p>If USC is still doing the same thing this year, you will only receive an acceptance in (late) January if you qualified for a scholarship. If you didn’t receive one of the big scholarships, USC sends out a letter telling you so, but that it doesn’t mean you won’t still be accepted. Waiting is definitely the worst part, but you’ll get there! :)</p>
<p>Wow that’s interesting. Thank you for telling me that. I probably would have assumed rejection if I saw that letter. Do you know if I will see any status updates on my online app or do I have to wait until March to see those?</p>
<p>Just wondering - are scholarship candidates selected mostly on the basis of test scores and GPA, or also some of the subjective stuff?</p>
<p>Test scores and GPA are the most important but I can guarantee that you need to have some solid EC’s as well to be considered for scholarships at a school like SC.</p>