<p>i think i need to call them 0.o before they tell me that im not even being considered! oh ****</p>
<p>wow.. now they said they have no record of my application on file. and then it says i subimitted on time, but they don't have my application and im not being considered =(.. <strong><em>. im *</em></strong>ed.</p>
<p>are you serious? how in the world did that happen if you had your application in during January?!</p>
<p>I advise you look through your e-mail inbox and find your confirmation that they sent when you submitted your application... quickly, heh.</p>
<p>But sending in a LoR NOW of all times is questionable. Why couldn't you send them earlier? If they won't look at a full app that's late, why would they look at another component when it comes in late?</p>
<p>LoRs aren't exactly 100% objective. It's not what they ask for. It's like sending in cookies or video tape of you playing the piano when you were five. They're nice, but won't really change anything.</p>
<p>TrojanTransfer,</p>
<p>Your analogy is bad. Dig up the site and you will see that they say that academic LORs are not required, but recommended. I sent in a LOR, and I think that the subjective point of reference that I provided for them is better than them sifting through one more of the thousands of applications.</p>
<p>Also, if you look at last year's admitted students thread, you will notice that a substantial portion of the admits noted sending in LORs. I believe I remember reading one admit who sent in eight, though that might be overboard, haha.</p>
<p>i found that email! omg if they don't consider me, i'm going to sue them lol</p>
<p>Yeah, but I bet most of those kids sent them in with their app or soon after. Like a week.</p>
<p>Not two months later.</p>
<p>THEY AREN'T NECESSARY. You're asking someone to invest their time to speak for you when you should be able to speak for yourself. The app should be by you. If they needed it, they would've asked.</p>
<p>what is your problem with this person sending letters right now? they have not started to review applications yet and it would only help.</p>
<p>send them in.</p>
<p>Trojan Transfer-</p>
<p>"We take the responsibility of considering your candidacy very seriously; we read your materials and consider all applicants carefully. There are no formulas, just an honest, human review of a large pool of applications." <a href="https://camel2.usc.edu/AdmOnlineApplication/AdmOnlineAppInfo.aspx?page=AWordAboutProcess%5B/url%5D">https://camel2.usc.edu/AdmOnlineApplication/AdmOnlineAppInfo.aspx?page=AWordAboutProcess</a> </p>
<p>Also, look at these people! Counselor</a> Profiles - USC Undergraduate Admission They seems so nice! don't they? I am sure they know that this is a big moment in our lives, and that an attempt to cover all your bases is not looked down upon.</p>
<p>I get what you are saying- They aren't necessary. But so are a lot of things that we do in life, but, (here we go) the fact that something is unnecessary does constitute a mode of superfluity, nor are things that are deemed unnecessary useless. It seems to be, that you equate "unnecessary" with "uselessness". That it is useless for this person (or whoever) to send in recommendations. It is also unnecessary that we began this transfer thread, it was unnecessary that I brushed my teeth this morning, it was unnecessary that I sent my letters of recommendation in and am sending in another; yet are these things useless? Just as with some chemical reactions, enzymes are not necessary for the reaction to occur, but their presence makes it much quicker (and in some cases vital for life), but they are not necessary for the reaction, but, still, they are useful. Perhaps these letters can be thought of as enzymes, while not necessary, they may aid the reaction (decisions process) in a positive way.</p>
<p>and peppamint: that is horrible!!! how could that happen. have you called them today to confirm your application.</p>
<p>trojantransfer,</p>
<p>I'm sure you know that our applications dont even see the light of day until all freshman applications are acted on. All freshman applicants find out by April 1st. If you go to the USC board on here, you will see that acceptances are still coming out and rejections are yet to be mailed.</p>
<p>Rodeo,
I like your enzymes analogy, but it may be a bit strong to think of LORs as catalysts for admission. :D</p>
<p>Ya, they definitely won't speed up the process lol, that's why I used "help" haha</p>
<p>Seriously, if they did, we would all be sending in as many as we could! Even Trojan Transfer!</p>
<p>Seriously!</p>
<p>I've been meaning to ask you- what do you plan to do with a degree in religious studies?</p>
<p>CaptainRodeo: Reading your materials doesn't include: LoRs, videos you dedicate to them on YouTube, whole research papers, etc. (But they do eat whatever edibles you send them). I'm not saying that LoRs are so extreme (they're a page), but the bang for the time the writer and the reader will spend on it is minimal.</p>
<p>Comparing the other "unnecessary" courtesies is a rheorical foul. Sending a LoR only has benefit to you, and you do it on other people's time. The other things you do on your own time. </p>
<p>The adcoms don't care if they accept you or not. And it's essentially a favor from the writer. And it's far removed from the deadline. The idea that a LoR will be a big helpful bump is just false hope.</p>
<p>And just because decisions haven't been made doesn't mean they're in review. I doubt they've read at least "some" of the essays, but in the past, transfers have heard back as early as mid-April. They don't send SGR right at June 1st, they send them earlier.</p>
<p>I'm not one of the people who are dying to hear back right now. They made no promises except that you'll hear by June 1st.</p>
<p>TrojanTransfer, the only transfer admits that hear back in mid-April are Engineering applicants.</p>
<p>What's wrong with benefiting from taking someones time for them to write a LOR for you? It's called rational self-interest on your part, and submissions on their's. If that person doesn't want to take up their time and write a LOR for you, then they won't. But hey, if they are willing to write you a LOR then that reflects upon you from a different viewpoint, and adding that little bit of breadth/depth to your application, as minuscule as it may seem, will not only tell of whatever characteristics are contained in the LOR, but of your commitment to making your application the best it can possibly be. I think that the action speaks louder than the content.</p>
<p>And throw away this "adcoms don't care" crap. If they didn't care, they wouldnt dedicate themselves to reading thousands of applications. There are plenty of other lines of work for the accomplished people who read our apps. Look up their profiles and you will see what I mean.</p>
<p>i went to the transfer session in january and the guy who was doing the presentation told us about recommendation letters. he said a transfer student had arnold schwarznegger write a letter of recommendation for him, but the adcoms were like "oh that's nice" :: puts it aside and focuses on the application:: </p>
<p>it wouldn't hurt your application, but i don't think they're necessary either. i agree with what trojantransfer said about LoRs being false hope.</p>
<p>i'd push some enzymes into her ligands anyday. lmfao hahaha ;)</p>