<p>Last night my D went to an admissions presentaion. The presenter claims that if you are out of state and offered a school scholarship from admissions then you also get a tuition reduction. This means that your OOS tuition is automatically reduced to in-state? Anyone with experience here?</p>
<p>Seems too good to be true......</p>
<p>I'm sure you'll hear from others responding to this question, but this has been my understanding -- any OOS students who receive any scholarships are also entitled to in-state tuition. We're from Maryland and it made SC a great choice for us. My daughter is finishing her freshman year there.</p>
<p>IT IS TRUE!!!!!!!
Another satified recipient here!!!</p>
<p>True. Not many State Schools do this. But SC does, and it is a great bonus. Even if you are offered a small $500 scholarship, the in-state savings are huge. Note: there are GPA requirements to keep it, so if you drop below a 3.0 you would lose the $ as well as pay OOS (ever after?)</p>
<p>Just a Mom
I see you are in Pa..there's another PA mom with a USC kid who writes here,you can send her a PM if you want "local" info. I'm from NY, and there's plenty of us "notherners" sending kids to USC.
Was your presenter Brett Butler(male) from USC Admissions by any chance?If so, he's a really nice ,helpful guy.</p>
<p>Any university scholarship over $500 I believe also comes with in-state tuition remission.</p>
<p>It's done on a metric or grid with a combination of GPA and SAT to determine which level of scholarship is awarded.</p>
<p>My now about to be a sophomore D won the McKissick Scholarship which is $2 K per year PLUS in-state tuition. USC also has some nice departmental scholarships (these you have to apply for) that are generally awarded AFTER the student has accepted admission rather than as an enticement to enroll.</p>
<p>They are working VERY hard to increase the quality and diversity of incoming classes by offering generous merit money and special programs to deserving students. The Capstone Scholars program was started two years ago as a way of attracting students who were well qualified but did not make into the Honors Program. USC discovered that many strong students on learning that they weren't in honors did not matriculate. They created the Capstone program and have had two classes (first year 488, second year 530) accept admission and enrollment as Capstone Scholars. The first year was close to 50/50 in-state vs OOS though I recently read that D's class of Capstones were 56% OOS. </p>
<p>USC has amazed us from the first visit with their hands-on approach, very quick response to questions and concerns and the high degree of personal attention that was shown during and after the admission process.</p>
<p>President Sorensen is committed to raising the bar and it is working. This current admission class was closed early due to the extremely high number of applications and acceptances early in the process.</p>
<p>USC is definitely an up-and-comer and I am very glad that we are able to be there to witness it. My D has had an extraordinary first year and could not be happier with her choice. She turned down several higher ranked schools for the higher ranked program at USC and seeing her happiness and academic success firsthand has calmed any and all fears that EAmom or I had about her decision.</p>
<p>While my son didn't ultimately choose USC, I can vouch for everything you have said, EAdad. I was very impressed with the USC operation, they really are trying hard to get the higher level students into the school. </p>
<p>I heartily recommend that the OP visit and see for himself. My son turned down a total of $21,000 in cash awards plus the in-state tuition benefit. It really makes it a bargain for OOS'ers, and the tightwad in me was a little disappointed that my son chose to attend elsewhere.</p>
<p>It is the truth! I received the McKissick (as well as in-state tuition) and will be attending in the fall. It is the main reason that made the choice so much easier. I am from PA as well, just to let you know.</p>
<p>Just chiming in with a bit of information we learned as we, too, are looking into USC from OOS. First of all, the bar that President Sorensen is raising IS being raised substantially, especially for those OOS kids looking at the Honors College and arguably these scholarships. We were told by a representative in admissions that an OOS student needed to get a 1350 SAT to be considered for the honors college. They also use a formula for ACT scores, basically throwing out the science and using the English/Reading and Math subscores to formulate an equivalent SAT range score. USC's reputation is rising and therefore I am sure that they will be getting better and better applicants. Good news for them, nerve-wracking for us! :)</p>
<p>Our DD also received the McKissick Scholarship, but ultimately chose to go elsewhere. She still wonders "what if USC", but is happy where she is as well. The school treats its admits very well. I honestly can highly recommend it from the parent perspective...and my daughter would as well (even though she chose not to attend...it was NOT an easy decision).</p>
<p>D given a McKissick and given in-state. Still, U. of Wash upped the ante with a better scholarship and Gonzaga went even further. It ended up where every parent hopes to be, no financial burden with any choice made.</p>
<p>After the USC visit D was completely sold. If it wasn't for the in-state tuition then we would have had to push her to stay in-state. The McKissick was the the difference - only $2K but calculated out to over $50K in-state savings over 4 years.</p>
<p>As a parent, my worse fears were to have had to tell my D she couldn't go to the college of her choice due to finances.</p>
<p>USC in-state tuition was a blessing.</p>
<p>Anyone else going to the Carolina Camp in June?</p>
<p>Congrats AFA007 - I hadn't realized that your d made her choice. ( I'm very forgetful these days so maybe I did read it already LOL)
Glad she enjoyed her visit so much!</p>