<p>Perhaps you did not receive any scholarship letters because you are a NMSF and listed USC as your #1 choice? If you did so, you would not need an interview, and wouldn't have to attend the overnight Explore USC programs...</p>
<p>National Merit and National Achievement Finalist Presidential</p>
<p>Amount: Half tuition (approximately $16,000) Students cannot receive this award and a Presidential, Trustee, or Deans; these awards are mutually exclusive.</p>
<p>Number of Awards: Varies</p>
<p>Selection Criteria: Selected on the basis of PSAT performance. Entering freshmen are considered if they have been designated as National Merit or National Achievement Finalist and name USC as their first-choice college with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.</p>
<p>Application Process: Students will be contacted by the sponsoring agency.</p>
<p>Actually S qualified for NMSF but was dropped because as a homeschooler he did not have a "qualified teacher" to write a recommendation...a problem without a solution at this point. But S did choose USC as his designated school in his junior year.</p>
<p>Well, I'll see what USC has to say next week...</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2250 comp.
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 math2 770 chem 800 korean w/listening
[<em>] GPA:4.0uw, 4.4w
[</em>] Rank: doesn't rank
[<em>] Other stats: 5's on ap stats and human geo.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: very good.... (i thought)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: didn't see
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didn't see
[<em>] Hook (if any): not really
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: studied in canada, korean citizen
[<em>] School Type: private
[</em>] Ethnicity: korean
[<em>] Gender: f
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: volunteer projects in kenya and dominican republic, peer-tutoring for 4yrs., orchestra, school musicals.. nothing too special
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/deferred: my marks and scores were pretty good and consistent i think. my personal essay and short answers were pretty good i thought,
[</em>] Other thoughts: YEAH~ i got accepted!!
am i suppose to get info about scholarships? it looks like a lot of people got it already.. but i didn't. i applied by the scholarship deadline tho.... i'm kinda getting worried now.....[/ul]</p>
<p>CMIIW, but I think the Trustee through Deans' USC-administered scholarships are for US citizens only. It does not state that explicitly on the list at the USC site, but several of the other scholarships state clearly that only US citizens are eligible for them. Can anyone shed light on this?</p>
<p>I certainly never considered that, but USC is a very popular destination for int'l students. Plus it has major int'l influence; some of the members of the Board of Trustees are from other countries (like the CEO of Korean Air). If it wasn't mentioned, that part about US citizens only, then I don't think it applies.</p>
<p>yeah... i sort of remember reading somewhere that for trustees and presidential, every freshman is eligible (if you applied by the deadline) regardless of your citizenship. don't take my word for it tho! it might have been for other scholarships........:P</p>
<p>Misoobishi, thanx!! when did you hear about being a candidate?!? 'cause i got my acceptance letter about 3~4 days ago, but it didn't say anything about scholarships... and i'm kinda worried that maybe i didn't get one? do they send info about scholarship after the acceptance letter??</p>
<p>Well, I live in California, so I got my stuff pretty early. I got my acceptance letter last Saturday and my scholarship letter on Tuesday, I think. They send the acceptance letter before the scholarship letter, don't worry :) Though I'm sure someone posted on this forum a URL that lets you type in your PIN and it has information on your scholarship.</p>
<p>I actually checked that page before I got my letter :) </p>
<p>I asked this in the other thread, but it might be better to ask it here...</p>
<p>Under "My Admissions Checklist" on the USC Information Gateway/Discover USC thing (<a href="https://sig.usc.edu/login.cfm%5B/url%5D">https://sig.usc.edu/login.cfm</a>), does it indicate when your application has been reviewed? For those of you who have been accepted, does it say something other than "currently there are no records for you in the system?" The answer to this was sort of indicated in the Recent Decisions thread, but I just wanted to be sure.</p>
<p>Additionally, does everyone who submitted their application prior to December 10th have it reviewed early?</p>
<p>yeah~ i got the trustee.. i think im gonna go on feb 27~28.. but what happens if i get the scholarship and decide to not go to USC? is that still ok?</p>
<p>^ Congratulations! But... go to 23-24! That's the one I'm going to :) It'd be nice to have someone Korean to talk to.</p>
<p>Anyway, it's okay if you choose not to go. The scholarship isn't binding or anything.</p>
<p>Shirobot...that site doesn't even work for me, so I can't help you with that....but everyone who applied before December 10th is considered for scholarships, yes. But if someone applied early and is not eligible for scholarships, s/he will receive his/her decision letter in March or April (one of those two) with everyone else. Hope I helped.</p>
<p>You did, thanks. :D Knowing that they will look at my application soon is pretty comforting. I wish I would have done some EA, because right now I've only been accepted to Pitt, and that's pretty much my last choice. Waiting sucks. >_<</p>
<p>Basically, that site indicates (from what I take it to mean, and from what was said in the other thread) that my application hasn't been reviewed. If someone can confirm that it always lets you know when it is reviewed, then I'll know that I'm not already out of the running. >_></p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 2380 (CR800 M780 W800)
* SAT IIs: 760 mathII 750chem
* GPA: 3.9 UW
* Rank: 2 out of 705
* Other stats: 5 on AP chem, calcBC, US history, Euro History
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: wrote about flute playing, i dont know how it came across, really but it was personal, thats for sure
* Teacher Recs: good to excellent
* Counselor Rec: um... i think he wrote one
* Hook (if any): flute playing, maybe? i sent in a cd, and im hoping to involved in alot of music stuff when i get there
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: IL
* School Type: public
* Ethnicity: Korean
* Gender: Female
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:[list][*] Extracurriculars: a lot of music performance stuff, random clubs at school, i applied to the BS/MD program, hoping to hear back soon! i guess my test scores and GPA really helped my chances! i am a finalist for the trustee scholarship, so i hope to see u guys down there in about 2 weeks! congrats and good luck to everybody!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2280 (800 WR, 750 CR, 730 MATH)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 Math IIC, 730 Lit
[<em>] GPA:3.85 UW
[</em>] Rank:eww... can we not talk about that? haha 12/76
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: i thought they were great!
[</em>] Teacher Recs: great (i think!) they both know me really well.
[<em>] Hook (if any):i have a rare lung disease called PAP... maybe that did the trick???
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:CA
[<em>] School Type: private christian
[</em>] Ethnicity:caucasian
[<em>] Gender:Female
[/ul]Other Factors:[list]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Senior Class President, Junior Class Historian, Sophomore Class Vice President, Contra Costa Childrens Chorus, Contra Costa Honors Ensemble, Cornerstone Youth Leadership, Valley Christian Worship Team, Prom Committee
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/deferred: my interview went well... and for some reason i did well on the SAT : )
[</em>] Other thoughts:i'm so pumped!!!!!</p>
<p>hey! i actually called the admissions office to check on my status. she told me they sent their most recent wave on february 3, and that mine is in the mail. i don't know about scholarships yet, but hopefully i'll find that out soon too. soooo no worries, more "waves" are coming!!!!</p>