<p>Congrats to your daughter, Coleman 4!! That is awesome! We have two in college right now and it is very tough!! It s nice that your d heard so early! Congrats to all the others also receiving such good news!</p>
<p>My daughter got that same letter last year with in state plus at least 2K. But last year you could also get in state plus 500. So I don’t think the scholarships have changes but maybe they “over promised” last year and are being careful this year. Congrats to all getting the letter this year. My daughter LOVES USC and the honors college.</p>
<p>My son got accepted ot USC ). We live in NC so we are trying to find out if we can get instate tuition. If so, this will be a “no-brainier” as we have already set aside the costs of 4 years for him. If we have to pay OOS tuition, this could become a difficult decision (as we will not allow ANY of our children to take out ANY loans to pay for college). We are fortunate in regards to income and therefore would not qualify for any need-based support. Here’s the question… Other have mentioned that they had their OOS tuition waived when they got their acceptance but we did not. We did get OOS waived with the other acceptance letters from other colleges in other states but it seems that mum is the word with USC. Any guidance?</p>
<p>General scholarship awards don’t come out until the end of February or beginning of March. So you will have to be patient for a little while longer.</p>
<p>How do his stats compare to those listed on the scholarship page?</p>
<p>My d, who is presently an OOS freshman at USC rec’d her scholarship letter the first week of March last year.She has friends who have been admitted this year with very good stats, and they also have not heard yet. It’s still early. Good luck! My d loves USC!</p>
<p>Look at money matters to see which scholarships include tuition waiver or tuition reduction and the corresponding scores/stats. <a href=“404 page not found | University of South Carolina”>404 page not found | University of South Carolina;
<p>notrichenough - Thanks for your response. My son’s stats would indicate him as qualifying for either the Sims or possibly the Woodrow. I say “possibly” here only because although his SAT/ACT exceed the requirements 1330/29, his 1/2 year 2013 GPA was only 3.61. Although that is below the “average” weighed GPA, his school is also one of the more difficult in the state and is recognized by colleges as such so it may be more like a 3.8-3.9 from other high schools. Additionally, he is taking 3 AP classes his senior year and getting straight A’s in all but his Calculus class where is is (currently) struggling to pull that up to a B so his GPA may well be right around that 4.xx mark by the time he graduates.</p>
<p>In either case, I think that would cover the out of state reduction we are seeking. Unfortunately, there is sparse information about what these programs actually ARE other than that they “Four-year value with tuition reduction: $33,470” and “Recipients of this award also receive a significant tuition reduction.” I can only assume that means that out of state might be either waived or reduced (Sims). If so, then that equates to about $8,367.50/year which is almost as much as the $9K/year offer that he got for the competing Out of State State University he received in that colleges acceptance paperwork so we are hoping it is at LEAST that value so that we can view USC on par (cost wise) with this alternative.</p>
<p>This is from the Bursar’s page at <a href=“Tuition and Required Fees - Bursar's Office | University of South Carolina”>Tuition and Required Fees - Bursar's Office | University of South Carolina;
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UNDERGRADUATE - RESIDENT - TUITION 5,208.00
UNDERGRADUATE - NONRESIDENT - TUITION 14,064.00
UNDERGRADUATE - NONRESIDENT - SCHOLARSHIP - WOODROW & DEPARTMENTAL 7,740.00
UNDERGRADUATE - NONRESIDENT SCHOLARSHIP - GENERAL UNIVERSITY 5,208.00
UNDERGRADUATE - NONRESIDENT - SCHOLARSHIP -SIMS 9,984.00
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<p>These are per-semester. So:</p>
<p>Out-of-state is $28,128/yr
Sims Scholarship is $19,968 for a saving of $8,160/yr
Woodrow is $15,480 for a saving of $12,648/yr
In-state is $10,416 for a saving of $17,712/yr
McKissick and higher is the same as in-state.</p>
<p>Plus whatever monetary awards go along with them - Sims and Woodrow are $500/year, Mckissick is $2000/year, others are higher.</p>
<p>I would also note that if you go over 16 credits/semester, you pay extra per credit, and the tuition reduction applies to the extra credits as well.</p>
<p>My OOS D is a freshman at USC this year. Last fall, she received a letter indicating she would receive at least a McKissick scholarship. Then around beginning of March, she received formal notification of McKissick. From comparing notes with others, I think above a certain SAT got the letter, but others who didn’t get the letter still got scholarships. Her OOS roommate had a 1270 sat and 3.9 GPA and got a Woodrow (found out in March). I speculate based on talking to a number of people whose kids got scholarships that they put greater weight on the SAT/ACT as a filter, then look at the grades. While they look at essays et al for honors and high-level scholarships, I think they primarily look at SAT and GPA for OOS tuition-reduction scholarships.</p>
<p>By the way, she had a 1370 SAT. Note they do superscore SAT’s. She had a 3.7(UW)/4.65(W) GPA. NDABUNKA - in my non-professional opinion, I think your son is looking like a Woodrow. But that is only my opinion from stories from others, both on this board and friends of my daughter and their parents.</p>
<p>NCdad1 - Thanks for the details of your daughter’s experience. Hopefully we will see one of those options come across the wire (or snail mail) in March. I also (just now) found out about the IBCE program and since that aligns with his interest, he agreed to put in an application for consideration. Only 20 are accepted so the competition is strong but I don’t know how many other incoming freshman would have the prior Asian language exposure so hopefully that would give him an advantage there.</p>
<p>My D got her acceptance letter last week. No mention of any scholarships. I was hoping to hear something along with the letter, Her ACT was 31 and 1400 (math & cr) SAT. She didn’t apply to honors. Hopefully, another letter will be coming soon …</p>
<p>You can double check with admissions, but unless something has changed, the FINAL financial offer comes separate from regular acceptance (even though some get a “you got at least” offer with early acceptance). Check on admissions and financial aid webpages or FB pages. Sometimes they post when offers go out. Admissions says the remainder of admission decisions for those meeting regular deadline is week of March 10. I think the financial stuff will closely follow.</p>
<p>Just wanted to say that I went back and looked up the date of the scholarship letter my son received last year and it was dated and postmarked March 6th so we should hear back any time now if it’s like last year’s dates! </p>
<p>@coleman4 …did the financials come separately from the admissions letter? I received acceptance letter today after being deferred EA. it did not mention any financials…I hope it is soon and a bag full!</p>
<p>Someone asked this on Admissions facebook page and the response was that scholarship letters are also being sent out throughout this week.</p>
<p>@scmom12 - that was me who asked on FB - and on Twitter 
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<p>@JCooch - yes, they come separately … My son (last year) was accepted ED and didn’t get his til March. Same with daughter this year, which is why I asked when they would be sending those out since it’s already a week later than when we received it last year and nothing so far. </p>
<p>^I guess so. I also saw they responded since yesterday that Capstone offers are also going out this week.</p>
<p>Saw this today on the ‘What’s Happening’ blurb on USC Admissions page:</p>
<p>“We are also mailing merit-based scholarship notifications Thursday and Friday (March 13-14).”</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>Is it possible to view Capstone &/or other scholarship offers on your Self Service web portal? If so, where would we look on that site? Since it’s 100% independent of financial aid (according to FA office), I expect it might have it’s own category? I only see the “Personal, Student, Account Information & FA” tabs so far. I know, looking online is a bit like opening your Christmas presents the day before but trying to see what USC may offer is driving me (and his mother) nuts! She really does not want him going 2,800 miles away just because he has a scholarship @ WSU. Fingers crossed that USC offers at LEAST the same $9K/year reduction so that he can keep USC as his #1 choice!</p>