USC class of 2023 Applicants Thread

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I think the east coast will recieve theirs on saturday? or monday?

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@CADREAMIN ha, so they will save money if they give merit scholarship to students who are qualified to get aid. Smart! :))

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East coast will probably receive it Friday or Saturday if they were shipped today

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But in that case, the portal will be our first way of knowing on Friday (for east coast people)

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are we notified by email when portals are updated, or do we just have to check?

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You get an email when the portals update!

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They may send email but if I remember email is sent much later than actual portal update.

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does anyone have an estimate on when the portal update will be?

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@CADREAMIN you think it also has something to do with High school representation? Our school always has someone end up at USC, as each year from my school, about 4/5 kids apply to USC and 1 always gets in, and they always receive a merit scholarship. Last year, the girl who got in didnā€™t apply for any aid but ultimately ending up getting half her tuition paid for.

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Half tuition you are referring to is probably due to the student being a national merit finalist. All NMFs get 50% off tuition but get it after normal scholarships are issued.

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@prouddad2020 yeah idk her whole story for sure but I know sheā€™s mentioned she had to do interviews out there and was ultimately awarded half tuition, what do you mean by the NMF? Thatā€™s when you are selected to interview on campus to compete with others right?

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@Burrowsc NMF refers to National Merit Finalist

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Hi @prouddad2020 Iā€™m a NMF, or at least semifinalist rn. You said the NMF scholarships come after the merit ones? Do you know when those come out?

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@een222 ahh, so you need to be a NMF and have USC as your top choice to be considered for the presidential scholarship, which is the half tuition one right?

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Yes, but I believe you can also get a full tution one as well. Someone I know did

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@TrustProcess arenā€™t the NMF people in the pool for Presidental, which comes out this week?

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@TrustProcess yeah the trustee one, but what if you are in consideration for those scholarships and ultimately do not obtain it? Youā€™re still into USC right?

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Possibly. To be honest with you Iā€™m not entirely sure.

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@TrustProcess Same as well, whereā€™s @CADREAMIN when you need him ?

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@Burrowsc Yes, anyone who receives an invitation to interview for a merit scholarship is granted acceptance, whether they are given the scholarship in the end or not.