<p>^ Well, unless USC is your top choice I don’t see why you should change your plans by deffering a year. I’ll be visiting USC and some other schools next week but I’m having serious second thoughts about being a spring admit. It seems like a very raw deal… especially with the housing, ect.</p>
<p>Since spring admits aren’t supposed to apply for housing until July 1st what happens if they get bumped up to fall? Are they at the bottom of the housing pool?</p>
<p>that’s a good question, I’d like to know the same thing as ccmom09. i saw in the housing booklet that they do housing reassignments up until July 15th, so hypothetically as a spring admit bumped to fall, would there be any chance of still getting a dorm you want?</p>
<p>When my son was a spring admit, he sent the card in right away but there didn’t seem to be much point in sending the $ that early. He was notified about being moved to Fall in the middle of May, I think, and sent the housing application in immediately. He ended up getting into a great dorm. The key is to put realistic choices - you can ask housing what is still available. You don’t want to end up putting Birnkrant and New/North as your first choices if there’s no chance of being assigned to them.</p>
<p>FauxNom- Could you tell us what major your son had?</p>
<p>Also everyone who went to the open house thing today (April 23) I heard there was something for Spring Admits at 2pm but I wasn’t able to go because I had to go early. Could someone update me about what was said? thanks</p>
<p>We attended the Spring Admit presentation. They said they don’t have any ranking or way of knowing how many people will be bumped up to fall admit. They said that there is nothing you can do to get your name to the top of the list. They have to wait and see what departments have openings after all the dust settles after May 2nd. They said that you would know if you get bumped up to fall by June 1, 2011. If you don’t get bumped up by June 1st you are definitely going to be a spring admit. There was a panel of six students who were current students that were spring admits. The only negative thing I got out of their discussion was the housing. Some of them got housing that wasn’t on the campus. A few of them said that they were up to four blocks away (We didn’t really like that because a freshman needs to be on campus). They also said that as soon as you get on campus they are already making plans for next year’s housing so you need to make friends right away to see who you can dorm with. They suggested that you try and make friends during orientation so that at least you have some potential roommates in case you don’t want to dorm with the person you are assigned to in January. Last thing I remember is that the FAFSA is due again in March 2012 so don’t forget to fill it out. I guess spring admits forget to fill it out because they are not thinking about that since they just arrived to campus.</p>
<p>Is it possible for spring admits to dorm with fall admits? Say I had a friend who started in fall and I wanted to dorm with her but I’m for the spring… How would that work out?</p>
<p>FauxNom, would you mind telling us which dorm he managed to get into or if it was a primarily freshmen dorm? Do you think Fluor Tower is an unrealistic choice to make?</p>
<p>lennase your friend’s roommate would have to find other housing options for herself for it to work. Then you and the roommate moving out would need to go to the housing office together to sign housing. Help me out people who are much wiser than I? Does anyone know if she would be subleasing from the friend’s roommate or would she be able to exchange that roomates hosing contact for her own during the spring semester?</p>
<p>glittergirl2011 My son was a spring admit two years and most of the spring admits who found housing on campus found students wanting to move out mid year. They found these students from adverts placed on facebook etc. Others went thru friends already in housing who connected them with students looking for someone to assume their housing contact.</p>
<p>so does anyone know if SC is bumping up any spring admits to fall admits?? if so, what internal school are they most underenrolled in?</p>
<p>I’ve heard Annenberg is the hardest school for spring admits to be moved to fall. Why is that?</p>
<p>We had a meeting more than a week ago with someone from the Engineering Department to clear some things up and I was so disappointed when we asked what are the chances of being bumped up to fall and their response was “absolutely not”. They said they were already over enrolled.</p>
<p>i get that feeling that USc is overenrolled this year with their increased perception of selectivity and the recognition that they are receiving as a top school now, that more people want to go there. i still have some hope though…</p>
<p>My son was admitted to Viterbi as a Spring Admit last year. It has worked out pretty well. He is so glad that in the Fall he had taken a full 4 courses at our community college: 2 GE’s, Chemistry and a math. If he had not made that choice, he would have been behind his peers and not had pre-requisites for courses. In engineering, keeping up with peers is critical due to study groups and so on. Although Viterbi waived two introductory courses for Spring admits, my son still will need to gain credits to make the 128 credit graduation requirement. It seems doable.</p>
<p>Housing worked out ok; we accepted what we got. He was happy to be placed on campus and received a spot in Trojan Hall. It was fine. The room was more spacious and well kept than expected given some of the negative comments about Trojan Hall. My son was happy to be on campus as he knew that many Spring admits had been placed off-campus in USC apartments. Roommate matching process was a mystery; my son was grateful that his roommate was considerate and not a total slob, but they had little in common. My son found friends through his interests and it took awhile.</p>
<p>Being a Spring Admit brings challenges. If the USC programs offer what you want, it is worth delayed enrollment. At USC you only have freshman year to be on campus in terms of housing. As a sophomore, you will have the option of USC housing but most likely it will be off-campus in one of USC’s many housing complexes.</p>
<p>Are the spring admits taken into account when usc says what the admit rate was. Like this year its 22% is that including spring admits. Just wondering because apparently nyu has pretty much lied the entire time and said there acceptance rate is like 25% when really its like 32% when liberal studies program is included</p>
<p>Hi!</p>
<p>I was a transfer in the fall, and now i’m moving near campus and am looking for a fellow girl roommie for the Spring to share a 2 bedroom (you’d have your own room). The apartment is clean, bright and in the safest area around USC (north university park). You can see pictures of it here: [The</a> Christopher Apartments](<a href=“The Christopher Apartments”>The Christopher Apartments)
Please non-smokers only!
email me at martens.francesca@**********</p>