@cheedu Try a read through this thread and there are some links to super helpful posts by @romns116 who had a spring admit and is super helpful with info. It’s a good place to start:
Does anyone know how I could get off the spring admit list and onto the fall list? USC has been my dream school since I was little kid but my parents are dead set I start school this fall, so if I cant get off I don’t think I’ll be able to go.
Here’s a direct link to their really helpful post:
Parent of Spring 20 here. DS was in a similar situation, deciding between a full ride at UMich as a Shipman scholar vs USC SCA spring admit. He loved UM and could see himself being happy there after visiting multiple times (after EA).
When the spring admission email arrived he was overwhelmed with joy (SCA childhood dream school), but tempered his hopes because he knew FA was the determining factor as a Questbridge applicant. He chose USC SCA and is so glad he did.
Concerns/Realities of Spring Admission:
He’ll miss out by not being on campus - He missed the entire football season, along with the experience of attending a game. That was a big deal for him. He did CC courses at a local CC (TX) and found the 15 weeks went by super fast. By mid Fall, your USC academic counselors are already talking to you about acclimating to campus life and verifying your courses will transfer. The academic counselors (USC and SCA) did a great job making him feel like a Trojan during the Fall by cons…
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