So I was looking at the housing brochure, and one of the housing options is McCarthy Honors Residential College, which it says is only available to “Mork Family, Stamps, Trustee, and Presidential scholars”. I got admitted in this early round, and I’m a NMSF, meaning I will get the presidential scholarship at some point. Does that mean I have to wait until I hear if I’m NMF in order to apply for this building? Do I have to wait until May 1st when the NM program notifies USC I put them as my top choice school? Can I even apply if my letter didn’t mention the presidential scholarship nor invited me into the honors program?
No, apply as soon as the housing app opens and put McCarthy as your top choice. You can change your housing preferences until the app closes but trust me it’s very important to submit the app w your fee asap. All housing choices will be available to choose from and I know people this past year who listed the current scholarship dorm as their top even though they didn’t have a scholarship, obviously they weren’t placed there but they were still able to list it if that makes sense. I hope I didn’t misunderstand your question
@katiaxo Thanks 
That helps clear things up~