<p>2+2=5
I don't think that'll be the case this year - it was very competitive.....</p>
<p>Some people actually ask to be considered for spring...</p>
<p>Mainly, it's to take community college courses in the fall at dirt-cheap tuition rates and save some $16k while getting out of some of the tougher courses (freshmen writing? dunno what transfers)</p>
<p>So there are actually a lot of positives too.</p>
<p>crappp..</p>
<p>anyone else with amazing stats got in Spring?</p>
<p>I'd take that option :)</p>
<p>okay so is there 4 or 5 of you tht got spring yesterday? are you all from cali,what's your school/major and stats ? from wat i see conf is far above some of the fall acceptances which is just weird</p>
<p>Nothing wrong with being a spring admit. There's nothing humiliating or second class about it. No one will care, your degree will be worth as much as anyone else's, and you could save lots of money by taking cc courses or working. If you want to go to USC, go.</p>
<p>Hi Everyone,
This is my first post and I am eager to clear up any confusion re: Spring admission. My son, currently a USC sophomore, was admitted for Spring in mid-April, 2005. We were confused at the time because we weren't aware of this possibility for admission. USC told us that spring admission is for the students that are very good candidates that they would like to include in the class. Although he was admitted to other colleges, he decided to accept the spring admission offer. In mid-May, he received a phone call from Admissions inviting him to join the Fall class. At the time, he was completing visits, housing, etc for his second choice school. However, he dropped all of that and focused his efforts on USC. He was able to get good housing, attend summer orientation, and gain acceptance to the Thematic Option program. He also received a small merit scholarship. He is very happy on campus now but our whole family remembers the "True Trojan Test" when he had to hustle to make it happen.
By the way, I think that spring admission is in lieu of a waiting list. Also there is an orientation for spring admits prior to the start of the semester as well as Greek rush at the beginning of the spring semester. Many students rush in spring so that they have more time to determine which fraternity/sorority to join. If you do wait until spring to start, admissions will give some guidelines about which community courses will transfer.</p>
<p>thanks for that enlightening post windbehindwing</p>
<p>spring admits try to log into the rsvp site on the other thread and tell us what happens</p>
<p>My S is a Spring Admit this year at SC. He was not offered a spot in the Fall class. After pondering all his options (five other very good schools), he decided to focus on where he wanted to be his sophomore, junior and senior years rather than just where he'd be in Fall '06. It has been a bit of a difficult adjustment owing to the fact that they have to scatter the "springers" throughout campus-owned housing, i.e. wherever a vacancy opens up. My S was assigned to an apartment. Had he been assigned to a dorm the transistion would have been much easier as he would have been able to meet more freshmen.</p>
<p>I know several spring admits who are very happy with their choice. There's a lot of options of what you can do over the fall from simply doing nothing, traveling, working, or taking CC classes to fulfill GE/major reqs. </p>
<p>As for rushing a sorority, there is no spring rush (unless it's one of the multicultural, ethnic based sororities) but there are still plenty of ways to get invovled on campus. </p>
<p>An as the previous poster said, ask yourselves where you want to end up. In the end, you're still a USC admit so don't feel disgruntled about not getting in for the fall.</p>
<p>Maybe I'm mistaken, but I've heard that rush happens in both fall and spring... I actually know someone whose roommate rushed in the spring and moved out of the dorm to the row... maybe that's only in rare cases? idk.</p>
<p>Fraternities rush both fall and spring, while sororities MAIN rush process is held in the Fall. I know people who have joined sororities in the spring though, without going through the rush process (they knew someone in the house, and there were about 3-4 girls total who joined that Spring).</p>
<p>So are most people assuming that the rest of acceptances due to come out are for spring admit only?</p>
<p>thx for the positive thoughts everyone...
I can definitely see some positives...other than the housing issue, it's kind of like a "gap semester"</p>
<p>One of my kids was a spring admit to another college and spent the fall in Asia with a program called Where There Be Dragons. A gap semester was, for her, a perfect halfway between taking a gap year and plunging straight back into academia after working very hard in high school. So I absolutely agree with wecandothis that there is a bright side. The only two questions I would ask if I were in your shoes are:</p>
<p>(1) Will a spring admits have lower priority for class and housing registration than fall admits all the way through their college years? </p>
<p>(2) Are there classes in your area of interest that are sequenced in such a way that you won't be able to start them until fall 2008 -for example, can you start a new foreign language in the spring?</p>
<p>Best of luck to all of you and congratulations!</p>
<p>At first I felt a little sad that I was offered spring admission, but then I thought of all of the amazing things I could do while I had a break from school!
USC was by far my first choice so I'm just happy that I wasn't rejected!</p>
<p>Seems to be a trend a lot of schools are doing. Calling it the Baby-boomer-blip. So many more applicants than ever before. Some schools are also stating that dorms will be crowded (2 man goes to 3 man rooms) or student will have to find off-campus housing. Even for tose admitted, the sooner fees /deposits sent in the better.</p>
<p>Many of you mention traveling before the spring semester begins. This is a great voyage for college students. There are several USC students on this trip now. However, you need to check with USC to see whether they will accept the credits toward your undergrad work. The downside. You will miss Trojan Football season.</p>
<p>I was a spring admit this time last year. I was really hurt and confused but I ended up deciding to go to USC anyway and spend my fall traveling and studying in Europe. However, USC called me (end of may I think) and offered me a place in the fall. So I threw out all of my Europe plans, which I'd gotten really excited about, and went to USC in the fall.</p>
<p>If you do decide to accept the admit for spring, and you aren't bumped to fall (and I know others who also got the call like I did), then don't fret about coming in for the spring. No one looks down on spring admits- there are a lot of them, they join all the dorms/apartments, and really add to student life.</p>
<p>P.S. USC may have given me a spring admit, but I got a 4.0 last semester so I know personally that USC's spring admittance is not a judge that you are any less smart or any less of an asset to this community.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>don't lose hope ! initially you might be disappointed. but for those of you who want to travel/work/take it easy in the fall, you'll love this option! also for those wanting to save money, this opportunity is a godsend.</p>
<p>as a current spring admit i can tell you it is initially hard to adjust, but once you are there, you are part of the student body. it doesn't matter when you get there, the fact is that you are THERE. join student organizations/clubs/theater groups,...etc. Being a spring admit means you have motivation to go out and join organizations to meet people! also, you might not have a full meal plan because most of you will <em>probably</em> be put in apartments. for those who like to cook, that's great, but if not, be prepared to walk to dining halls for meals. </p>
<pre><code>Also, spring admits, i HIGHLY reccomend creating a facebook/myspace group for yourselves. That way you can network with other spring admits and keep informed on due dates, information, etc
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<p>As one of the founders of this year's spring admit facebook group (USC Spring Admits c/o 2010) i can say it was HIGHLY successful in networking and helped alleviate many of our fears about spring admission.</p>
<p>If you have any questions, just send me a private PM.</p>
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<p>Karen</p>
<p>Do spring admits have the same chance at need based financial aid as fall admits?</p>