<p>I am sitting here wondering when the decisions will be released. I applied by December 1, and while reading their timetable of decisions, got sort of confused. I believe I read that the scholarship winners are notified in April, along with all the people who applied by the January 10 deadline. But then it said something about how "scholarship finalists" would get notification sometime before then, because they must interview at USC as a part of the application process.</p>
<p>My question is, when do people usually hear back from USC? I don't mean to sound arrogant, like I am expecting great news, but even if all I get back is a rejection letter, some closure would be nice (instead of being left hanging) :D </p>
<p>So when do decisions usually come back, and how does this whole thing work?</p>
<p>funnyman,
Be patient. There were roughly 20,000+ applications to consider for the hundreds of scholarships. USC alumni are quite generous and do want students to have the opportunity for a private university education. From previous years the notifications for scholarship interviews have gone out in late January.</p>
<pre><code>Keep in mind the Trustee Scholarships are worth over $160,000+.
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<pre><code>i just recently got that message. what does it mean?
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<p>also, would anyone be able to tell me my chances of getting in?
-honors/ap student
-3.8 uw gpa
-national honor society member
-italian national honor society member
-DECA member
-president of history club
-key club member
-peer leader
-varsity letter in swimming
-spca volunteer + two other volunteer positions
-2 lifeguarding jobs, babysitter, and associate at american eagle
-New Jersey resident
-nominee for NJ’s governor school</p>
<p>SAT
my score isn’t too great
1740</p>
<p>should i take it again on saturday to try to raise it?</p>
<p>-essay about being in a car accident that kept me out of school for a majority of my junior year</p>
<p>@sammiekay. That message doesn’t really mean much; I have had that status for about 2 months now. Once they are ready to mail your decision, they will change your status to reflect that. Also, I think you do have a chance of getting into USC. Although your SATs are a bit low, you have great ECs; the paid jobs, swimming, and NJ governor’s school really stand out to me. GOOD LUCK!</p>
<p>of course, as soon as it changes i’ll let you know! i just randomly checked tonight. i havent checked for about a week, so its probably a fairly recent change. i did some searching and it seems like the date is on par with last year (first status changes were around january 21st, 2010).</p>
<p>Yeah likewise, I didnt check until I saw this thread which might have been recent since I didn’t have it about two weeks ago maybe?</p>
<p>@ riceisnicee </p>
<p>yeah I hope so… I’ve been looking through previous years’ threads and it seems that if your status changes from “forwarded…” to “acted on” within the next few weeks then the invitation may be more definite? idk</p>
with a spanish minor.</p>