<p>This wait is KILLING ME. Is there any method to this madness or are they just sending out letters willy nilly?</p>
<p>Along this line of thinking...it's like being on Death Row and waiting for either your execution or a call from the Governor.</p>
<p>^^^Yep, it's pretty much that intense</p>
<p>Even though the USC rep said the status date doesn't matter...I am still DYING. 12/22? Come on, give me SOMETHING, adcom!</p>
<p>Mine is still from December as well!</p>
<p>Yeah, mine hasn't changed since January 7 and i've been on edge for like the past 2 weeks. I don't think all this anxiety is healthy lol</p>
<p>Gosh there are SO many people on this thread now. It actually makes me nervous knowing how many people <em>didn't</em> get acceptance letters yet. Like, how can <em>my</em> application be better than 38 thousand other people? <em>dies</em>... I've had general anxiety disorder for these past two weeks waiting for something from USC... I want to get in so bad! </p>
<p>Are ANY of you guys applying for a Theater, B.A.? If so, then I'm only competing against you lol, not the whole undergraduate population!</p>
<p>I'm with you, Ganwo. But, the thing is that I got rejected from most of the UCs I applied to except for like Riverside and UCSC -.-
I'd be devastated for months if I didn't get accepted; nevertheless, I still think I have a good shot because of legacy</p>
<p>They don't consider legacy when deciding to admit somebody,</p>
<p>From what I've heard, all legacy does for you is that if you get rejected, they'll hold a meeting with you on what you can do to transfer later on.</p>
<p>I hope what you just said is wrong, because I bet they do consider SCions over regular applicants. 20% of all USC matriculants have legacy status. there's no way that legacy only deals with transfer students</p>
<p>Do SCions include students have siblings currently at USC but no other family connections to USC?</p>
<p>Legacy isn't considered for admission. However, if you get rejected and you're legacy USC will set up a meeting with a counselor to instruct you on how to transfer.</p>
<p>wow...
my confidence dropped by over 50%. do you have a link to prove this?</p>
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<p>Legacy is universally considered for admission private colleges in America. There is no reason to think that USC is the sole exception. What with its emphasis on the 'Trojan Family' and all that, you'd think legacy is relatively more important at USC.</p>
<p>You can check out the scattergrams for USC at CollegeData for 2011 and 2012 Legacies appear as squares. There look to be a couple legacy acceptances whose SAT and GPA look to be more likely rejections.</p>
<p>Thank you, JW!</p>
<p>iamcapncrunchh, sorry about that. I don't have the link because I don't want to search deep in these threads for it, but it was talked about by a couple of people. A few people said they spoke to USC admission reps this year who said that legacy doesn't play any part in USC's decision anymore. Like I said earlier, the people who spoke to the reps said the part legacy plays in the admission process is if you get rejected. USC will set up a meeting with a counselor to discuss transferring.</p>
<p>JW Muller, I totally understand where you're coming from, but I genuinely believe that legacy is not considered for admission at USC. USC is all about creating an equal opportunity for admission for every student. They explained this to me at an information session by using the application process as an example. They don't offer early decision or early action because they want every applicant to be entered into a pool, and want to every applicant to get the same personal review from the admission committee. So unless an applicant's family donates enough money to create a new building, I don't think legacy will play a role in their admission.</p>
<p>The percentage of SCions per class nearly doubled over the past few years. statistically, it makes no sense if it's true that USC stopped legacy preferences few years ago, unless it's just coincidence. I'm not really doubting the USC reps, but it doesn't make sense to me if USC is adding more legacy-preferred applicants at the same time deciding to not use legacy in admissions anymore</p>
<p>The admission rep who came to my school, who also happens to be in charge of undergrad admissions, told us that Legacy only comes into play when you have two students with very similar qualifications. It essentially tips the scales.</p>
<p>seems to me that legacy counts for something because they ask about it on the application.</p>
<p>I don't think legacy would have a significant impact on admission, perhaps only slightly to the point that they might pick you over someone else if you have the same stats but the other applicant isn't a legacy.</p>
<p>I think USC has a significant legacy population because it's graduates are really smart, good parents who raise intelligent, hardworking children who get in because of their hard work, not cuz of some biased "legacy" act. :)</p>