<p>I am a junior in high school in NC, and I am highly considering attending USC. My SAT right now is an 1800 and I am hoping to get it up to a 1900 after studying. I haven't taken the ACT yet. I have toured USC and absolutely love the campus. However, because I live in NC I would be paying out of state tuition which is around $40,000(i believe) My question is, Are there anyways to get the tuition down to in-state? I had heard that if you get into the honors college that you automatically receive in state tuition-or better. Does anyone know if this is true? If it is, what is the approx. SAT/ACT/GPA required to get into the honors college? If it is not, are there any other ways to get in state tuition out of state? </p>
<p>USC offers significant scholarships for those who qualify. I don’t know about the honors college and if it allows you to get in state tuition, but if you see here there are significant scholarships you can earn even out of state. <a href=“South Carolina Honors College - Office of Undergraduate Admissions | University of South Carolina”>404 page not found | University of South Carolina. I think you will have to be very academically strong and involved in your school though, but if you have any questions emailing the adcoms should be able to answer those questions for you.</p>
<p>Search USC website for Money Matters - that tells you what OOS scholarships include OOS waivers or partial reduction of OOS tuition. It includes average stats for each. I would say all OOS honors college students get a waiver because if their stats are high enough to be in honors, they are high enough to be in the higher merit categories. The midrange for honors two years ago was 1380-11470 CR + M or ACT 31-33. However I think you can get at least tuition reduction if not waiver at lower stat levels.</p>
<p>I doubt there is any other way to pay in-state rates if you are OOS. Talk to admissions though. Definitely try to up your SAT score or do well on ACT. Looks like you should shoot for around 1350 CR+M to get in-state rates (based on last year published info).</p>
<p>Thanks so much, I will definitely check that out!</p>
<p>While scholarships are not automatic as they are in some schools (I believe Alabama is one), USC offers very generous scholarships based on GPA and test scores. Here is a link to the out of state merit scholarships along with the averages for students who have received them. </p>
<p><a href=“Apply Now - Office of Undergraduate Admissions | University of South Carolina”>Apply Now - Office of Undergraduate Admissions | University of South Carolina;
<p>A score of 1900 could get you into the Capstone program but unlikely Honors, but that’s not required for a scholarship. Those are merit-based regardless of which, if any, program you are in. </p>
<p>Is the 1800 with writing? If not, you should qualify but your GPA plays a role too.</p>
<p>Cooper Scholars Award</p>
<p>Annual Value: $4,000
Four-Year Value: $16,000</p>
<p>Freshman recipients of the Cooper Scholars award generally present an average SAT score of 1444 on critical reading and math sections combined (or ACT composite score of 33) and an average weighted GPA of 4.66. The award is worth $4,000 per year and is renewable for up to three years as long as you maintain at least a “B” average. No scholarship application is required. All nonresidents students receiving this scholarship receive significant tuition reduction by qualifying for the in-state tuition rate.
McKissick Scholars Award</p>
<p>Annual Value: $2,000
Four-Year Value: $8,000</p>
<p>Freshman recipients of the McKissick Scholars Award generally present an average SAT score of 1355 on critical reading and math sections combined (or ACT composite score of 30) and an average weighted high school GPA of 4.31. The award is worth $2,000 per year and is renewable for up to three years as long as you maintain at least a “B” average. No scholarship application is required. All nonresidents students receiving this scholarship receive significant tuition reduction by qualifying for the in-state tuition rate. </p>
<p>The 1800 has to be inclusive of all 3 (CR+MA+WR) because the maximum you can get in each section is 800 so even if they got a perfect score in CR+MA, that would only be 1600, not 1800. A year ago, my son (rising sophomore now) had an 1800 (1280 for CR+MA only) and he got the Woodrow scholarship, which is the one just below the McKissick, and is a good reduction but not quite in-state tuition (~ 3-4k short of it). </p>
<p>Hello, I am a rising senior and interested in USC. I was wondering if it is possible for you to give you’re son’s UW/W GPA (according to school’s scale if possible). I have similar stats to him as I have a 1290 SAT (CR+M) but my GPA is lower than averages for the university. I will not be able to attend if I do not receive merit money and I want to know my chances for scholarships if I get admitted.</p>
<p>@ fotballplayer - my son’s GPA (from NC on a 7-point grading scale) was 3.5 UW and 3.95 W, which using USC’s recalculation based on the core classes only was lowered just a bit to 3.8. His SAT was 1800 / 1280 and ACT was 28. So he got the Woodrow scholarship, which isn’t quite instate tuition but close enough for us. He could have gone to an instate school for a little less but his options weren’t nearly as good a fit in comparison. And he’s doing great now- nearly a 4.0 and excited to start back next week! </p>