@CADREAMIN No, biology. Their rejection letter states they accepted just under 6,000 out of 113,000 applicants.
@edszebra Thats not the acceptance rate. That’s the number of spots they have. They accept more than they have room for because not everyone who is admitted attends.
@vimold Oh my bad! Thanks for correcting me, I’d hate to spread false information.
If I was rejected from UCLA, what is the likelihood of getting into USC?
I feel like I will get rejected from USC with my stats but I have showed interest (attending information session in my city, applied to two scholarships at USC, etc.) I just wish I could know so I could stop keeping my hopes up if I am rejected. I was just rejected from UW Madison but was accepted to UIUC and LMU. What are my chances with a 3.49 gpa (upward trend, 4.0 this year so far in dual enrollment at a CC), 26 ACT (E-18, M-30, R-27, S-27, W-8)? I’m also an URM (African), First Gen, Low socio-economic background.
Guys, remember that this thread is NOT for chances. Also, it is nearly impossible to judge who will get in and who will not. The wait is hard, but it’ll be over soon.
Also remember that getting rejected from one school has no bearing on your decisions elsewhere. It’s a stressful time, but no one has this information. Take this time to hang out with friends or catch up on homework to keep yourself distracted from all of this. Again, it’ll all be over soon!
Just got L’s from UCSD, UCLA and UCD. Hope USC is kind… 
my GPA got screwed due to illness and system malfunctions…
@jj1999 Oh no Did you explain that in the additional information section?
guys i know this is a stressful time but remember that college decisions are super weird and just because you got rejected somewhere else doesn’t mean you can’t get in usc!! I have 2 friends at USC – one got rejected from SLO (which had been her dream school) (she loves it at USC though, she says she has no regrets), and the other got rejected from CSU San Marcos!! don’t give up 
So what do the admission letters versus rejection letters look like?? I heard someone say the acceptance ones come in a white packet with a red folder inside?
lol I know I’m getting rejected (film program is almost impossible) but I just want to know so I can make decisions about other schools
I am soo stressed like the wait is killing me lol. USC has been my top choice forever and I think I would still go if i got spring or maybe even transfer if I’m rejected (gap year anyone)?? We will just wait and see…
Reposting for all the folks with UC decisions that are now flocking over here. Same questions are being asked over and over so here it is again. For all the regulars on the USC forum, just move on by this repost.
WHAT?
Regular Decision is coming and WE KNOW THE DATES!
Over 63,000 students have applied and acceptance rate is down to 13% per statements made at recent USC events by the AD.
WHEN?
Mailing is on the 22nd, wooohooo. So they will start arriving in Socal between 10:30am-11:30am on the 23rd. Obviously depends on your mail time. Much of Socal receives first day but a lot in San Diego don’t get theirs until second day so don’t freak out there. Norcal is always second day so will arrive there on the 24th. The surprise is how fast these things move and how they reach a great part of the country on the second day after mailing including major metros, the east coast and FLA - all on the second day. So the majority around the country do receive them the second day after mailing, but that said, there are plenty of folks that don’t get them until later which is after the portal update later that night 12:01am March 25th. For the last couple years portals start updating right after midnight. The portal process has been painful, with it staggering throughout the morning, but most acceptances come within the first 2-3 hours. Late night, at least its a weekend!
THE PACKAGE
The packages are white boxes that fit in most mailboxes, some are left on porches if not. They are a little bigger than a piece of paper and about a half inch thick. They are impressive and beautiful packages that are gorgeous on the inside.
The package includes an acceptance letter, a certificate of acceptance, and tells you which major/school you were admitted. It also includes some general school/housing/marketing pamphlets.
YELLOW Package - In recent years they have used a light yellow box to indicate a spring acceptance.
HOW?
It is sent United States Postal Service - the good ol’ mailman. It is not UPS (the brown trucks). Since they come USPS, meaning postal service, and in your mailbox, setting up a My UPS account won’t get you anything here. International packets are sent DHL, some of those arrive quickly (areas of China reports early, sometimes on day 2) but some take weeks (reports of some places in India). Internationals should plan on portal update.
USC does not enable tracking on these packages, so you cannot track it. The SENDER (USC) has to enable tracking. But ahhh some of you think - “we have have Informed Delivery Daily Digest” - the postal service that tells tells you what is coming in your mail that day. HOWEVER - these packages are not scanned into that system, because USC doesn’t want them to be. This was again tested during the scholarship period in January, no one saw it in the Informed Delivery Daily Digest. There will be many conspiracy theories on findings ways to beat the system and find out early. It never works or hasn’t so far.
SHOW ME THE MONEY
Folks awaiting scholarship news - last year, the portals updated with scholarship interview results the same day as packages were mailed, at 4:02pm. If they stick to last years model it will be the 22nd.
MERIT & FINANCIAL AID AWARDS - Financial Aid come out March 27 per USC Instagram. It is usually within a week or so of decisions so this fits. It is not with your acceptance package, so some will be very excited to get in then have the big downer when they find they can’t attend because they don’t get the aid they thought they would. So if you interview for let’s say Presidential, you will find out if you get that scholarship (yay) with the regular decisions, and you will not know until April what your financial aid award is (if you applied for FA). So this process is complex, and final answers about merit $$ vs FA will come through separately.
DO THEY SEND A LETTER IF DENIED?
Last year they still sent letters with the news that a student is not being admitted. They go out same day as packages, but they are sent first class which is slower than the priority mail of packages. However, they tend to catch up with the packages and some in Socal do get it the first day, the same day packages start arriving.
I would really let your student have this moment if you can. You don’t swing for them in t-ball or open their presents for them, they did the work, let them discover this if it can work that way. While I understand the anxiety, I would sit back and let it happen likes USC intends - see if it the package comes to your mailbox! Seeing it online or through a text defeats the mailbox moment which can be spectacular.
Good luck all! USC is utterly fantastic, I wish there was room for all that want to attend.
Do international students also get the mail? Or just the online decision?
OMG USC’s acceptance rate is only 13%… It seems like I don’t even need to check my result.
@Moviefan5911x , yes S received a complimentary postcard a few days ago from one of his ExploreUSC interviewers.
Why did they drop the acceptance rate that much??
@ucplsacceptme the number of applicants increased by 7,000 which makes the selection process much more selective
it’s not that they dropped the acceptance rate, but more people applied for the same number of spots as last year @ucplsacceptme
Are the spring admit packages that come in the yellow box shipped priority mail as well?