You can get a merit award without acceptance into Honors. Per Culbreath, check the letter in the portal.
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The first wave of HC notification came out on 12/23/20 via email. For us, we saw 2 emails - one notified D to check portal for HC status update and the other is a sort like a welcome to HC email. In the portal, there were 2 letters attached - Decision and HC decision letters.
From what I understand, UofSC is still working on sending out more decisions for admissions, merits, HC and Capstone. As a matter of fact, we havenāt received a āfinalā amount for merit. Iām guessing more news will come to most people from here on to March.
Good luck !!!
Thank you for the clarification! He applied EA got into the Business School Dec 15th. Definitely havenāt heard about Honors yet!
Thanks!
These were all postmarked Januaryā¦ NOT in Decemberā¦ So, not too much of a lag from the postoffice at all. Took UofSC a few days to get them to the post office, though.
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The packet was postmarked January 21ā¦The letter was dated Jan 15 NOT in Decemberā¦ So, not too much of a lag from the postoffice at all. Took UofSC a few days to get them to the post office, though.
My mistake to overlook the post mark date. Yes, UofSC sent out the HC letter much later than when it was notified in Portal.
My child talked to someone in admissions last week, and they were told that the Top Scholar notifications were being sent out on Friday last week. Is it possible that happened and nobody who was a Top Scholar has posted about it? Since we donāt get notified if we are not chosen, then that is really the only way we will know when it happens, right?
no way none of us got in!! that would be so sad :((
If that is the case then our daughter did not get invited to Top Scholars. Do you know if they send out email or postal mail via FedEx?
Thanks
My twins both got into HC but neither heard anything about Top Scholars either. Not that one or both of them definitely would get selected, itās just odd that no one on here has!
I was told notifications would come out late January and will include all the information including finalist weekend dates and whether that will be virtual or in person. If you donāt make it they will notify you via email the first week of February.
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One thing that isnāt clear to me is if they have a list of alternates. Thereās a very specific number of Top Scholars each year, and I assume some of the finalists will choose other universities or maybe have an ED2 application pending. Do some applicants get pulled in later when some decline the offer? (We havenāt heard any updates here OOS but I also think my son isnāt likely to get it based on his GPA).
I just called the admissions office and they said that the top scholars decisions have not been released yet, but they should be out within the next week or so in case anyone is wondering.
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I would rather wait for a real confirmation than rely on hearsay.
Thank you 
. So now we wait. 
I didnāt say they sent any letters out. I am only asking if itās possible that they sent the notifications out already and none of the recipients have said anything on CC. We were told that if you are not chosen, they do not send anything to you and you just never hear from them about Top Scholars.
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S was accepted into HC in December. He hasnāt heard anything about Top Scholars either.
I called yesterday around 430pm and was told TS had not been released yet. I was pre-empted by a recording that said only essential workers were at UofSC right nowā¦I then spoke to someone who sounded to be a student; said TS would receive an email and to be on the lookout for it āat the end of Jan or beg of Febā¦ā. So we shall wait some more.
Best of luck to all.
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that elusive t-shirt came in today
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