<p>Thanks all - I was definitely in panic mode for many reasons on Friday - sorry sylvan.</p>
<p>He won’t be able to interview at USC. We just can’t fly him out there this fall. Hoping his NMSF status will aid a bit there.</p>
<p>He has reached out to most schools and set up off-site interviews where possible. </p>
<p>@Consolation & Sikorsky- He is taking the SAT again because his counselor strongly encouraged it. He was told it is “preferred” for schools that are looking at moving up in the US news rankings. I don’t care if that is true or not. The money isn’t worth the fight to me. I know he won’t study for it, so he really is just giving up a few hours on a Saturday. I was surprised that he wanted to take it again. I also think he is trying to impress his counselor. Doesn’t know the counselor well (he is new) and son wants a good recommendation.</p>
<p>@CountingDown - He really seems to prefer the Pitzer vibe. If aid were the same at both schools, I don’t even know if he’d apply to Pomona. I’ll encourage him to be sure to make it clear to Pitzer that he really wants them.</p>
<p>Thanks to all. I’m going to try and stop fretting when it isn’t needed.</p>
<p>I didn’t think you needed to fly to LA to interview for USC. Here’s what it says on their website:</p>
<p>“You may interview on-campus or off-campus. Off-campus interviews will be conducted on various weekends from October through December in the following cities: Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area (Emeryville), St. Louis, Seattle, and Washington DC. Off-campus interviews are conducted by members of various USC admission offices.” [Admission</a> Interviews - USC Undergraduate Admission](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/adm_interview.html]Admission”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/adm_interview.html)</p>
<p>I guess if you are not near any of those places it’s still a ways…</p>
<p>He looks to be competitive at all of these schools, not sure that anyone can confidently call these schools “matches” these days. I agree with your confidence on his ability to raise his SAT w/ the 80 in PSAT. Best of luck!</p>