<p>Fall admits start in fall.</p>
<p>Spring admits start in spring.</p>
<p>yep</p>
<p>what do you mean started? like started app? like submited that oct. deadline thing?</p>
<p>no no no</p>
<p>Everyone applies by either the Dec. 10 scholarship deadline or the jan 10th regular deadline (it doesnt make a difference for this purpose).</p>
<p>Then a bunch of people get accepted (for fall admittance), a bunch get rejected, and a select few get rejected for fall, but are still accepted for spring and given the option to start school 5 months after everyone else with no guaranteed housing.</p>
<p>wait.. WHAT? so you basically start second semester? I've NEVER heard of this...</p>
<p>There is guaranteed housing for freshmen.</p>
<p>Lori, it's pretty much you're accepted except USC "doesn't have enough room to admit" so many students, so you are essentially taking the spot of someone who graduates in December.</p>
<p>So for those of you that are going in Spring, how will you spend the first 3~4 months before school begins?
I want to get credits by going to community college. Share your thoughts/plans here!</p>
<p>I was going to attend my local community college and try to hopefully get some GEs out of the way.</p>
<p>In a way, this can be seen as a really good thing, as hard as it may see. I mean for one thing, we're saving money going a cheaper place. The other thing is that we're probably going to start with higher GPAs since CCs obviously are easier (less competition and such). For some of us, it may even serve as a stepping stone to transition from high school to college (USC). Who knows?</p>
<p>Another thing you can look at is the fact that YOU are a spring admit. For some reason just by default I feel a closer connection to any USC admit that was a spring admit; from what a few friends have told me, the spring admits are like another small closer Trojan family within the Trojan family :p</p>
<p>"There is guaranteed housing for freshmen."</p>
<p>According to the literature with the packet USC DOES NOT guarantee housing for Spring admits 2009.....Yes, in the past, they have accomodated but it says in black and white (or red and white, LOL) that they do not guarantee for Spring.....</p>
<p>Thanks for the answers and encouragement, guys!</p>
<p>And Notaznguy, I like your attitude toward spring admit status. </p>
<p>Lori - about 500 spring admits just show up in January, but they're already accepted into their major. About 200 are transfers and the rest freshmen. They apply for housing in July, and I suppose could get stuck in some random dorm of upperclassmen, since they'd be filling in slots of students who have left. </p>
<p>There's lots you could do in fall if a community college doesn't excite you - though that's the most practical approach. Internship, community service, travel, work in a job that wants a longer commitment than just 3 months in the summer. This could be my son's chance to be a game tester for Nintendo :) It would be weird for him to stay home, because every single one of his friends is going out of state for college. But it could be interesting.</p>
<p>I hope I even get in spring admit hahah.</p>
<p>IMO, it would be a great time to de-compress whether at an internship, or the other suggestions posted.....but I'm talking from a 40-something head; it's difficult for an 18 yr old to wrap their hands around this without an enormous amount of maturity......I happen to love the idea, but I'm not the one going to college....</p>
<p>That being said, I think this decision becomes all the more difficult when the program at USC that you have been admitted to is the best in the country "by far".....(i'm referring to those of you admitted to SCA for Spring....)</p>
<p>Rainmomma-I think spring admit might be great! I know that in my older son's college town there is a JR/Community college and some of the kids go there if they are trying to get into the University. We know one person that went there and actually lived with University students (off-campus, of course) for the fall semester so she could go to the football games, etc before she was admitted for spring. If there is such a school around USC, it could save you some tuition $$ without being much different for the fall and being able to stay in one place all school year. Good luck! I wish my son was in that position. We're still waiting on the mail today....with the 29th status change. Not too hopeful, I'm afraid.</p>
<p>Curious1 my son is in the same spot. We are waiting for today's mail, but are not hopeful as we have 3/29 status change too. It has been a rough year for applicants. I didn't realize there was a population explosion 1989-1990!!
The best of luck to your son..........</p>
<p>Thank you, Collegebound! What are your other choices if it doesn't work out with USC?</p>
<p>He has been accepted at SCAD and UNC Wilmington and waitlisted at Emerson.
If he doesn't get into USC he will go to SCAD. How about your son?</p>
<p>We are also wondering how spring admits "catch up" to the rest of their class, especially in programs like journalism at Annenberg? Will all of the classes they need be available a half year later or will they have to wait a full year to take them? Even with all the AP credit my son has, it wouldn't replace specialized courses. He's been dreaming of USC and blithely said "I'll just travel" (as if he could afford it) for that first missed semester. His dad and I are thinking UVa (in a standard major with in-state tuition) is probably a better option.</p>
<p>Collegebound- My son will be going to film school at The University of Texas. I just got the dreaded thin envelope out of my mailbox so I guess UT is for sure now. Good luck to your son!</p>
<p>cyb: There are a number of ways that spring admits catch up on time. A lot of it depends on his major; if he is an Engineering major, it would be more difficult to graduate in 3 1/2 years because of all the requirements. I think it is definitely possible to graduate on time in May of 2012 as a journalism major. If you or your son are concerned about graduating on time, contact an advisor from the school of Annenberg. They will be able to tell you more about your son's options, such as taking community college courses in the fall, using current AP credits, or going to summer school.</p>
<p>im a current spring admit here at USC (i started this past january), so if any of you have any questions feel free to ask and ill answer to the best of my knowledge.</p>
<p>Glancing through i saw concerns about no guaranteed housing, they say that every year just to be safe but so far including this past year there were no issues with everyone getting housing.</p>
<p>AMacVey, what are u majoring in</p>