<p>jlauer- Be SURE your son gets his app in early for USC. Dec 10 is the application deadline for students applying for the USC scholarships. My son , with similar stats as yours, was also a NMF, so we knew he qualified for 1/2 tuition. He was accepted in mid Jan. , and was asked to interview for the Presidential scholarship, and ended up getting the Trustees[ full tuition] scholarship.</p>