<p>hopefully they will start mailing on Feb 27th, so I will get it on the 28th. I think from all of the posts last year that they mail the waves out on Fridays. So if its not the 27th, then it will have to be the 6th of March.</p>
<p>Oh I thought that the decisions will be out late march like most schools, but...I guess not? Last year, did they really send the mail in early March? :S</p>
<p>I wish I could remember exactly, but my daughter was accepted a few years ago and I believe she received her letter/packet in early March. I do think that they accept in "waves"</p>
<p>I hope we hear soon! my status changed to being reviewed by admission committee a week or so ago and the date didnt change but 2 days ago it was updated, so like some one said earlier i hope that means they made a decision but who knows maybe it means nothing. i just hope being 3rd generation (grandfather, mom, 2 aunts, and an uncle) helps alot since im borderline.</p>
<p>tbibbs, do they even know that your 2 aunts and uncle went there? On the application, they just ask for grandparents, parents, and siblings, right? Which is unfortunate for you and me both, because I have 2 aunts, 2 uncles, and 3 cousins that I can't put on...</p>
<p>tbibbs, did you get the 02/20 date status update too? I doubt having any relatives who went to USC would be a factor of the date change, but my dad and uncle went to USC as well.</p>
<p>sky-raptor, I doubt that is the reason for the change... I didn't get a 2/20 update and my mom, dad, and brother went to USC.</p>
<p>speaking of relatives having gone to USC....</p>
<p>None of my relatives went to USC, not even my parents... lol</p>
<p>^Yeah, me either, but I am a first generation college student and a URM, I think that helps.</p>
<p>well i had an interview for with someone from marshall and i told them that and the person made a remark about it. i got the 2/17 status change but i dont think legacy had to due with the status change but hopefully being legacy helps. last year 23% of the people that accepted to usc had legacy which it states on the usc freshman profile.</p>
<p>My status was updated to say it's being reviewed, but the date still says 12/20.
Oh well, guess I just have to wait.</p>
<p>I think they should just skip the legacy and admit the most qualified students.</p>
<p>Taxi....in 25-30 something years when you have kids, I am almost 100% sure you will say the exact opposite.</p>
<p>I think legacy students want to be there more than non legacy students. Many of the people i know that are qualified to get in to usc only applied there as a back up, which is riduclous, because i have wanted to go there since i was born.</p>
<p>is this the oasis website that everyones talking about - <a href="https://afa.usc.edu/AFA/login.jsf??%5B/url%5D">https://afa.usc.edu/AFA/login.jsf??</a> tried 2 minutes ago, and mine works, does that say anything?</p>
<p>I don't know... I created an account and could log in too. It had the admissions services that are the same as the application status check. I don't know your situation but I don't think being able to log on said anything special... at least for me.</p>
<p>^I agree...</p>
<p>I was able to log in to the OASIS link for quite a while now, probably around when I submitted my application (11/30'ish). </p>
<p>tbibbs, I totally agree about the legacy students wanting to go to USC more than non legacy. And kind of interesting during your interview about the legacy remark .. same thing happened to me during mines as well. I am pretty sure being legacy does help somewhat, but we will just have to wait and seeee...</p>
<p>where exactly are you getting the access to oasis?
and i'm not 100% sure that the legacy idea is true, because i personally do not have legacy but USC is one of my top choices, perhaps my #1. The same holds true for two of my friends from my school. maybe we're just two exceptions to the rule...who knows</p>
<p>I can see both sides of this. Being a legacy, I would be mad if my family's history did not augment my chances of getting in. Especially since I feel pressured to get in. I have had ten family members go to USC and more who have gotten in and not gone. I would literally be the first person in my family to NOT get in... that's scary. And since USC puts such an emphasis on networks and the "Trojan Family," it wouldn't seem right to discontinue family ties with USC. "Once a Trojan, always a Trojan" is a mantra of USC. Someone above said that being raised a Trojan, he/she has always wanted to go there. I completely agree because my family consists of Trojan fanatics and I have always felt like I am Trojan, even before applying. The next step is to officially become one.
However, that said, I can also see the other side about everyone being on the same playing field and accepting only the most capable students. Yeah that would be wonderful... but unrealistic. Everyone can agree that the most capable should be admitted, but then when you take into account diversity among race, region, etc., everyone is not on the same playing field. Legacy fits right in there. So if you are not a legacy, I can see how that would seem unfair. Yet, being a white female, I sometimes get frustrated with being "less desired" than an underrepresented minority, you know? The acceptance process seems arbitrary and unfair sometimes... but that's just how it is. There is no perfect equality here.</p>