Hi! Does anyone know when USC releases decisions? Is it closer to mid-march or right around April 1st? Thanks!
yep! last few years, people have received decisions somewhere around March 23rd through the 29th
awesome, thanks! also, do you know if they post it on the portal at the same time they mail it? or do you get it in the mail first?
My guess is I will copy and paste this post about twenty times between now and end of March, so here is #1!
ACCEPTANCE PACKAGES:
For 2015 March results, packages were mailed on Tuesday, March 24, and started arriving in some locations on Wednesday March 25th. Most received them Thursday, the 26th. For the first time I believe, in 2015, USC did announce they were mailing both rejections and acceptances at the same time. However, large colorful acceptance envelopes are sent priority, while rejections are thin typical white letter envelopes sent regular first class mail, they start arriving a day after acceptances.
PER THE POST OFFICE, THEY ARE REALLY ACCEPTANCES sent in BIG ENVELOPES, NOT A PACAKGE:
Acceptances are sent in a large colorful envelope that is NOT trackable, via USPS. It is NOT considered a package. It is just a large envelope for mailing purposes. btw, USC posts a picture of envelopes leaving the office to their admissions facebook page. It has been bright yellow or red over last few years.
REJECTION LETTERS: Rejection letters (mailed regular first class mail) started arriving on Thursday, the 26th in Socal, one day after acceptance packages began arriving that were mailed Priority.
PORTAL UPDATE:Status was updated on portal just after midnight at 12:10 am on Friday morning March 27th.
The portal changed and was updated to look like this:
Admission
Admission Decision
Enrollment Commitment Deposit
Withdraw Your Application
Submit Documents
Financial Aid
Apply for Financial Aid
Financial Aid Summary & Tasks (FAST) page
On-Campus Admitted Student Programs
Explore USC
Preview USC
Admitted Student Day
Campus tours
Off-Campus Admitted Student Programs
Apply for Housing
INTERNATIONAL:
Packets go DHL and typically take 3-4 days to central Europe as a frame of reference, rejections letters can take up to two weeks (International only) cause they are sent regular mail. Portal updates long before the rejection letters arrive internationally. Sometimes it seems they get international envelopes out to DHL a day early because I see some internationals posting they get a package in those first couple days as well, but can’t confirm that, just a guess. Do not know about ability to track DHL - not sure if that is option they offer.
Disclaimer - they could change things up, but they usually do it the same year after year, this is just what I know having been through it a few times, including last year. 
So even if the decision has already been made within the school (which I think it has – Thornton school), we have to wait until LATE MARCH to find out? Ugh.
thanks for the help! praying for a big envelope
Did anyone receive a phone call regarding their acceptance? And if so, when?