<p>Any Fall '05 Presidential or Trustee Scholarship recipients at So. Cal. care to share their stats? I have a son enrolling this fall with no fin. aid(ouch) and a daughter who may have interest in USC for fall '06. Trying to determine what it takes for these merit based scholarships. She has 3.99+ unw.(only one B+ to date), top 1 %(3rd/300+), lots AP, no SAT yet(but what score might it take with aforementioned stats?). Any responses would be appreciated</p>
<p>Well, I honestly can't tell you what will or will not get your daughter the scholarship. I interviewed with a girl who had higher stats than I do, and (what I thought were) more unique extracurriculars, but I got the Trustee's while she was given the Presidential. I know you named both of them in your inquiry, but I thought I'd point it out. As for my stats:</p>
<p>GPA: unweighted - 3.99
weighted - 4.3---(can't remember the last digits)
Rank: tied for 3rd of 350
SAT: highest combined-
Verbal - 750
Math - 700
SAT IIs:
Chem - 660
Math IIc - 650
Writing - 800
ACT - 32
APs -
Chem- 4
Euro Hist - 5
US Hist - 5</p>
<p><em>note: I applied as an English major with a pre-professional emphasis on education</em></p>
<p>Extra Curriculars - Hospital volunteer, Student Gov't, tutor, Altar Server, academic decathlon, Exceptional Halloween Dance, as well as a few others.</p>
<p>Definitely make sure to get your application in before the December 10th scholarship deadline. Also, make sure your daughter's essays are well written and, as trite as it may sound, true to her character. If your daughter makes it to the interview round, they will make reference to her application during the process. Interview skills may help. I thought they helped me, so some practice in the arena may be helpful. </p>
<p>I'm not sure what else to say, but if you have any other questions, I'd be happy to try to answer them!</p>
<p>Congratulations on your scholarship and thanks so much for taking the time to respond. You are enrolling at USC or did you get what you think is a better offer elsewhere?</p>
<p>My daughter won a Trustee Scholarship in '99.The Trustee award depends on many factors including degree choice. Each school/department gets or fights for a number of scholarships. Factors they consider include the raw statistics, ECs, rec letters and the interviews. </p>
<p>My D's SATs were not the best, 1430, but she was tied for #1 in a top rated IB program, won the county's scholar-athlete of the year award, and had absolutely incredible recs. She also interviews extremely well. </p>
<p>She got her award from the School of Cinema and TV. Another factor in her favor is that her choices were between Harvard and USC. The competition definitely gave her leverage.</p>
<p>Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think USC is (had been) very liberal in distributing Presidential scholarships to NM Finalists.</p>
<p><em>sigh</em> I haven't quite decided yet. USC is the best financial offer by quite a few thousand dollars, but I liked Amherst better, so I'm going to have to pick between the two.</p>
<p>Gator/Owl = UF/FAU? or am I way off?</p>
<p>Poordad,</p>
<p>UF all the way. For a while, it looked like my S was going to Rice. Now, it looks like he will be equally well served at UF for $36K less money. Unlike his siblings, he will stay close to home.</p>
<p>Curious as to whether your daughter did go to the west coast from Fla as my son is about to make that long distance move</p>
<p>My D went west. It was a choice between H and USC. She fell in love with H after a visit during a beautiful Spring day in April. However, the film program at USC is far superior, so off she went.</p>
<p>She loved her time at USC. Her only disappointment was that the football team didn't get good until after she left. My biggest disappointment is that she prefers to live in LA than return east.</p>
<p>The biggest problem with the East-West, or West-East, move is having enough to time for visits. Coming home for Thanksgiving is not practical and Christmas can be hard. In addition, she never came home for Spring break. There always was some other place more interesting to go.</p>
<p>but the question is...was it the right choice...a success for her and you?</p>
<p>Yes, it was the right choice. She graduated summa cum laude and really enjoyed her time there. Being a film major, there was little concern about being challenged. She met and worked with people who will make the big commercial movies that we will watch in the coming years. She had a wonderful social life and met many people who will be life-long friends.</p>
<p>She didn't lose anything by turning her back on the Ivy League. She's grown into a fine young woman without any second thoughts. </p>
<p>Of course, YMMV, but depending on what your S wants to do, he gives up very little by going to USC. USC is extremely well regarded on the West Coast and in academic circles. It is preeminent in the performing arts, and has excellent pre-professional and professional programs. There are very few places you can't get to from there.</p>
<p>I was honored with the Trustee award. It made the difference for me because my other top choices were Cal and UCLA.</p>
<p>Just wanted to clarify one thing.
Gator Owl, USC automatically awards the Presidential to NM Finalists.</p>
<p>Is it possible for someone to describe what exactly takes place at the USC Trustee scholarship interview?</p>
<p>sanjosedad - There's a USC student answering questions about the scholarship over on the USC board. Very helpful info there.</p>
<p>just so you know that stats aren't everything: a good friend had a 4.0/240/2400/3*800/4 AP fives, at an extremely competitive HS. He was accepted to every college to which he applied, including several combined BA-MD programs, and full merit rides at the merit schools. But, he was only offered a half-tuition scholarship at 'SC.</p>