<p>Could anyone comment as to whether the average applicant stats seem a bit inflated on this board as compared to what USC accepts as a whole? </p>
<p>I know that the first few pages are mostly scholarship winners and obviously have very high stats but it seems like everyone on this page was accepted and had at least a 2200 SAT/4.0UW. It doesn’t really seem to match up with the avg. stats of USC’s 2010 freshman profile.</p>
<p>USC does not send any rejections until the first week of April, so until the last few pages it is all acceptances - so it isn’t that there aren’t rejections, it is that they all come at the very end. I am very grateful to those who DID post rejections - I am sure it is a very difficult thing to do, but that information is the most valuable to current applicants.</p>
<p>But I think you are right - College Confidential posters tend to be VERY well-qualified and are not representative of the average applicant. So take the results here with a grain of salt, consult the freshman profile, and GOOD LUCK!!!</p>
<p>^^Most of the students who matriculate to USC from my school, a private school less than a hour drive from USC, have around 3.5UW - 3.7UW and 2050 - 2150.</p>
<p>Basically anyone at the threshold of 3.7+ and 2150+ gets in, but most matriculate to other schools like UC-Berkeley, UCLA, Georgetown, Washington University in St.Louis, etc.</p>
<p>Okay, thank you 
That makes my chances seem much better. So if we don’t hear from USC by April, its likely bad news then?</p>
<p>@alamemom, if the student is accepted and is also offered a scholarship, will they be allowed to wait until May 1 to decide?</p>
<p>Yes, everyone has until May 1st to decide</p>
<p>AND</p>
<p>you will still be able to reserve housing (for a small fee - $30 I think, but you don’t have to make the big housing deposit until May 1st) and apply to Thematic Option while you decide :)</p>