<p>I am being interviewed for the trustee scholarship (not NMSF). How many people are selected as finalists for either trustee or presidential and how many scholarships are allocated for each? because i know that some can move up and some can move down. Anyone have stats? Much appreciated. Fight on!</p>
<p>hischoolstudent…Here’s a link to this years class of 2015 profile. It shows the number of scholarships offered.
<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1112/USCFreshmanProfile2011v4.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1112/USCFreshmanProfile2011v4.pdf</a></p>
<p>We actually have some pretty good info on this question now!</p>
<p>Many of us have asked USC about this at the Explore events where the candidates are interviewed, and the standard answer is “about half.” The answer is usually given in a very vague and non-specific way. That answer did not match up with my observations here on College Confidential, where over the 2008 and 2009 admissions cycles I did not see a single post from a candidate who was NOT awarded a scholarship of some kind after interviewing. </p>
<p>In 2010 and 2011 we did surveys to try to get some clearer info. 2011 showed the following results:
Some cautions with this information:
-college confidential posters are often VERY qualified and may not represent the “average” candidate
-people are more inclined to post good news than bad
Full results here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/1097370-trustee-presidential-scholarship-interview-results-2011-a-6.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/1097370-trustee-presidential-scholarship-interview-results-2011-a-6.html</a></p>
<p>When you look at the freshman profile linked in the previous post, you will see that 489 students matriculated with a Trustee or Presidential scholarship. Last year USC announced in a article that they had invited approximately 1000 candidates to interview for scholarships. Those numbers match with USC’s vague “about half” answer in terms of how many students actually accept the scholarship, but that does not mean the others came away empty-handed - It means that USC’s yield with scholarship awardees is about 50%</p>
<p>does that 489 number include NMSF who dont need to interview</p>
<p>The Stamps family donated 10 full tuition scholarships this year. These scholarships also include a $5,000 stipend. So 10 more full tuition scholarships should be added to the total.</p>
<p>Parents, the Stamps and Mork Scholarships are worth around $200,000, assuming a future rise in tuition. I am grateful to the USC alumni who provide promising students these wonderful opportunities.</p>
<p>yes, these figures appear to include the NMF Presidential scholarships according to my reading of the data</p>
<p>However, I agree with alamemom and think the difference between the 1000 interviewed and 489 trustee and presidential scholars is the yield. Remember, many of these kids are getting multiple offers and HYPS acceptances to decide amongst.</p>
<p>This is unofficial, but last year we heard of students who had been accepted ED at eastern schools and never informed SC.</p>
<p>I remember all the excitement we felt when we opened that package that arrived last year! We weren’t CCers, so had no idea of what to expect and figured the package was just more college propaganda! We were so grateful to get extremely helpful info on CC–principally info that was provided (and continues to be provided!) by alamemom, Georgia Girl and Madbean! Had we lurked earlier, we would have been anticipating the good news! Ha! We were actually going to toss out the package before opening it!!! For those who will receive packages in the mail this week, be sure to follow the posts, asks questions and be ready for what lies ahead— you’ll get ALL your answers from the posters I mentioned (and others, of course!) Congratulations to you all!!! Thanks again, alamemom, Georgia Girl and Madbean for all that you continue to do for us!!! My D is a happy Trustee in Trojanville!! Fight on!!</p>
<p>This brings back such great memories. I remember finding the link online from CC last year and finding out my daughter was a trustee nominee. She ended up getting the trustee but ultimately decided to take a full ride scholarship at U of Miami, funded by the Stamps family (small world). For those of you who get Stamps, you are in for a real treat. What a wonderful family and foundation. Congrats to all the scholarship nominees!</p>
<p>Thanks DotingDad! Well it’s always wonderful to share the good news with such cool parents and students. I’m glad I can be of a little help around here. It’s nice to pay forward the kindness of nikara and cc411 and Georgia Girl who were posting great advice 4 years ago when I first found cc.</p>
<p>DotingDad, glad to hear your D is a happy Trojan Trustee! And dumbo11, thanks for checking back in with us over here on the USC forum at scholarship time. Your D’s story is awesome (2 terrific scholarships!) and U Miami is great. </p>
<p>Everyone gets very focused on the moment of announcements here, but those who have been through this process (or watched our kids go through it) know it is only the beginning. Many (most) of these students will get many more wonderful opportunities and admissions. The roller coaster is only picking up steam.</p>
<p>Congrats everyone during this exciting time! Like others, I had no idea what that packet in the mail was when I was accepted to USC with a trustee interview. We found CC relatively soon after getting the packet. I’ll lurk around to answer questions as an experienced trustee recipient and student interviewer. Congrats again everyone!</p>
<p>Thanks, DotingDad! And GREAT to see dumbo11 again! I am so glad to hear about the great opportunity at U of Miami!</p>
<p>And VERY nice to see Nikara - the majority of what I am able to pass on here I learned from Nikara and cc411 
back in the 2007-2008 admission cycle for Fall 2008. Nikara’s FAQ for admissions thread helped us greatly back then and has stood the test of time and continues to be a great resource for new applicants!</p>
<p>alamemom and I came on board at the very same time so I’m also gonna also say a very fond “Hi!” to Nikara. So good to see you back here again.</p>
<p>Hello Nikara! Like you, we had no idea that there was the possibility of early acceptance and with that the scholarships. Believe me, I started paying attention to the SC board after that (4 years ago tomorrow!)</p>
<p>Hi Kathyc–same for me, too. No idea. But got really interested in the SC board almost four years ago exactly.</p>
<p>My D received the trustee package yesterday.</p>
<p>What will be the interview like?</p>
<p>If anyone has more current info, feel free to comment.<br>
My daughter was asked about various things in her application. She said one of her friends who was an International Relations major was asked a current events question. I would think it would be helpful to review what you submitted on your application. I don’t remember anything about how long the interviews were or how many people were in them.</p>
<p>Hi again everyone! I do lurk on occasion, but grad school takes up much of my time. Still, this time of the year reminds me of how stressful and exciting senior year of high school was.</p>
<p>As for the interview question, they generally last around 30 minutes. Usually there are 3 people on the interview panel- 2 faculty and/or staff members and 1 student. They will be in the same school as your student, and may share some basic similarities. They try to match up majors with interviewers. Since I entered as an undecided pre-med minority student, I had one professor who taught pre-med classes, and a representative from the student group that represented my ethnicity. I didn’t have a student in mine, but that is rare.</p>
<p>When I interviewed, we generally wanted to get to know the student better. We were really looking for three major things- did the student have a passion (of any sort, could be sports, academic, or extra-curricular) that they would speak about expressively, would the student contribute well to the USC community (aka- would you want this student in your class) and would they likely go to USC if offered the scholarship? I interviewed some students who were obviously a bit awkward socially, but had an obvious love for USC or a passion that the school would match well. </p>
<p>My biggest pieces of advice- re-read your application before going into the interview. The interviewers have been looking at the app trying to come up with some questions for you, so they will likely ask you about a favorite quote or your quick takes- it helps if you remember them! Also, find specific things about USC that you like- whether it is Thematic Option, a particular professor you want to work with, an extra-curricular activity that sounds fun, but make it something specific. USC loves to be loved. </p>
<p>Hope that is helpful!</p>
<p>Nikara: great advice! Thanks for coming back and sharing with all the scholarship hopefuls.</p>
<p>Quick question, for those flying in from the east coast to Explore, is it possible to have your flight the day of the session or do most people get there the day before?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>