<p>Hi, does anyone have any information on the kinds of stats u need to hit around in order to get a half or full scholarship? Can anyone who got a scholarship comment their stats? Thanks!</p>
<p>Dwang,
USC selects their merit scholarship winners holistically. Some states select by using a combination of grades and test scores. SC takes into consideration the entire application. Last year around 27,000 applied by the early date to be considered for the merit scholarships. Selection is highly competitive! </p>
<p>For the arts schools grades, scores, accomplishments, talent, originality, creativity and other factors may all be discussed. If a portfolio is involved that will be studied.</p>
<p>There is no magic number combination that guarantees a merit scholarship. Some students have had to overcome physical, economic or other challenges. From reading about the Trustee, Mork and other top scholars it appears they all seem to have something that makes them “stand out” from other candidates. </p>
<p>Read about the scholarships on the SC website. The explanations may give you additional information about the selection process.</p>
<p>Your stats should probably be at and preferably above, USC’s 75th percentile for test scores and have excellent grades and courseload to be a serious contender.</p>
<p>Do a search on past decision result threads to look at the stats people who won scholarships from USC.</p>
<p>Note: if you are a National Merit finalist and accept admission to USC you will get the half-tuition presidential scholarship without needing to interview like others who are not NMF need to do.</p>
<p>My son has a Mork Scholarship Class of 2015(we are very grateful) and knows many other scholarship students. Georgia Girl is so very right. There doesn’t seem to be an exact “cut off” for scores or grades but USC looks for students who will uniquely contribute to the student body. Obviously, the selected students have outstanding grades, scores and achievements but usually they have something else unique . Also, it seems the recipients my son knows have significant leadership experience. Do the internet search as cortana431 indicates…there are old CC threads where people put their stats. Good luck!!! It doesn’t hurt to try and so get your application in! Fight on!</p>
<p>when i asked the usc rep when he came to my school he said that factors that were looked at were obviously academic achievement so like gpa/sat scores, leadership in extracurriculars, and the student’s quality of WRITING which i feel like is never mentioned. hope i helped :)</p>