Anyone OOS accepted into USC honors and already deciding to accept over other offers? Alternatively, anyone decided to decline in favor of other offers? What about anyone still waiting on RD next month from other schools you might select over USC Honors?
My S is deciding between NC St and USC( honors). He really likes USC but he is pretty practical about $$. He has not been invited to NCST honors yet and they don’t invite until April 1. He should hear from Clemson by Monday about honors but I think that choice has kind of faded for him. So we are gonna do a quick trip to both ( ncsst/usc) in March to decide.He really is struggling with the choice.
In the end the money for all 3 is almost identical. He got OOS+ ( we are from NC) and they all end up being the same…with Clemson just slightly the highest. Actually he applied to Duke also but he did not get a Mcnair invite and I think Duke is a pretty solid reach…as it is for most I guess…ironically it would be the cheapest.
HTH
Kind of similar thought process. My D accepted USC Honors, UMass Honors (EA), Pit Honors (EA) and most likely UConn Honors (RD). From these varying state schools, we think the difference from one honors program to the next is pretty negligible. With all being pretty much equal, the difference for her came down to cost plus other factors like the weather – especially while experiencing another brutal winter in northeast. From your standpoint, I would suspect difference between Honors at Clemson, NC State and USC are also fairly slight.
D is now waiting on RD from Penn and Duke as either offer would be very tough to decline, although we are acknowledging at some level if tuition difference winds up $30k apart each year – that becomes a very tough choice as well.
Also in the mix is Lehigh and Richmond, but only if either includes decent merit aid in RD offer to their bring sticker price down a bit.
I will say that USCHC is extremely good in marketing. The fact that as early as December they were contacting D with updates on HC admission, merit aid, etc. have gone a long way in getting her excited about school and getting her thinking more and more about attending there. By contrast, I think the schools that make you wait as long as 5 months under RD before you hear anything at all back (other than useless alumni interviews) could learn a thing or two about recruiting from USCHC.
Agree…totally impressed by how USC has " recruited " . I really think that is the difference and why he is leaning to USC
I’m a high school student in NC and I am torn between USC honors college with at least $80,000 in scholarships which would make it the same cost as my other top choice of UNC Chapel Hill where I’ve been accepted to honors Carolina. I don’t know what to do.
Ivy - I think you can’t go wrong with either option. My D also was impressed with USCHC, even in comparison with other top “ranked” universities similar to UNC. Like most everyone else admitted into honors, now its about waiting to see what final USC merit scholarship is determined. Making any decision before all facts are out, not only from USC, but also any RD decisions you might also be waiting on, is tough. Give it another month when every school you applied has put its cards on the table and then make that difficult decision.
For what its worth, USC Honors is definitely among D top picks. Good Luck!
@SECfan1234 My D is OOS and was also accepted into HC early with in-state tuition. We are awaiting a number of RD schools. No decision made as we await merit aid and also need aid to evaluate the ‘whole’ package from schools. She is taking a trip over break to visit USC and pretty excited about it and some other east coast schools. UT Austin just came thru for her - Honors ChemE plus some merit and we are local so cost is comparable to USC in-state and all the benefits of great weather and no travel. UT Austin is ranked #6 for ChemE so this will become a tougher choice. I’m getting the impression there has been a record number of great students applying to top schools this year and we are hearing of so many with phenomenal statistics not being accepted.