<p>what does it mean if they finished reviewing your application so quickly?!</p>
<p>"We have completed a preliminary review of your application. We sometimes request additional information (senior-year grades, for example), so be sure to watch the mail. You may submit senior year grades at <a href="http://www.usc.edu/MDYResponse%5B/url%5D">www.usc.edu/MDYResponse</a>, even if we did not specifically request them. We are continuing to review applications and expect to mail notification of a decision by April 1st."</p>
<p>We have received and are currently reviewing your application. We recommend you check here occasionally for an update on the status of your application.</p>
<p>Wow I am scarred! I will be so shocked if i got it in.</p>
<p>I submitted my application on Dec. 9. Seems kinda late, but apparently, some people already got their status changed. Should I call them and ask or should I just wait a little bit?</p>
<p>what does it mean if they finished reviewing your application so quickly...?</p>
<p>I don't think there is any way that any of the applications have been evaluated yet. Admissions has told me that they spend the month of December and the first part of January making sure all the materials are received ("reviewing your application.") Evaluating will take place mid-January through March.</p>
<p>cc411: If "reviewing" means that they check whether all materials were received, what does "preparing for review" mean?</p>
<p>ha ha- maybe "preparing to check whether all materials were received?"</p>
<p>I think you will definitely get in- you are very astute and analytical!</p>
<p>This is what mine says:</p>
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Application Status: </p>
<p>The University of Southern California is pleased to offer the ability of students to receive online messages regarding the status of their application. However, all decision notifications are made via postal mail.<br>
We have completed a preliminary review of your application. We sometimes request additional information (senior-year grades, for example), so be sure to watch the mail. You may submit senior year grades at <a href="http://www.usc.edu/MDYResponse%5B/url%5D">www.usc.edu/MDYResponse</a>, even if we did not specifically request them. We are continuing to review applications and expect to mail notification of a decision by April 1st. </p>
<p>Click here to submit mid-year grades online.<br>
Status last updated: 12/3/2007 4:15:15 PM
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<p>Just to confirm what I've been saying beforehand. I don't think it means that they're looking through to make sure everything is there.</p>
<p>hmm thats weird for me. whenever i check my submitted online app, it just says "the status of your application is not available at this time. please try again" even though ive checked throughout various hours of the day.</p>
<p>Completed preliminary review now I wait....dun dun dun.</p>
<p>Mine states that the status is unavailable at this time. I submitted late in the night on the 10th of December.</p>
<p>mine changed yesterday. now it says: </p>
<p>We have received your application, and we need more information. Please ensure you have submitted all required items. Due to the high volume of application documents we receive, allow sufficient processing time.
Click here to see status of specific documents, or to turn in missing items.</p>
<p>If I click there it lists the Financial Statement Letter (for internationals) and the High School Transcript as required to submit. I'm sure I submitted both (or my counselor for the transcript). Now what should I do? I can check a box there and click on the "Next step" but I don't really know what I have to do.
Any help?</p>
<p>same thing happened to me with my SAT score. they said they didn't have it but i'd submitted it a while ago. i waited about 3 days i think and they eventually just got it without me having to do anything extra. if you're like 95% sure you submitted it then i would wait a little bit and just see if they get it on their own. i think if you click the "next step" thing then they try to get you to fax it to them or something but i'm not 100% sure. i'd just ask your counselor whenever you can if they submitted it and if they say yes then i'd just wait it out a few days</p>
<p>Okay, I submitted my application (and it says so on the website) on December 9. But for some reason, the main page says nothing about my application status... am I just looking in the wrong spot or what? I'm checking the main login screen on the camel.usc.edu/ web page, and this is what I have:</p>
<p>Application Status:
The University of Southern California is pleased to offer the ability of students to receive online messages regarding the status of their application. However, all decision notifications are made via postal mail.
The deadline has passed to submit the optional Part I application. You may still apply by submitting a Part II application. See Dates and Deadlines for the appropriate filing deadlines.
Status last updated: 12/9/2007 11:37:10 AM</p>
<p>Ehh?? Am I missing something or what?</p>
<p>The beige box under the red box is the status box, and it sounds like yours hasn't been updated in a long time - 12/9. Might be worth a call to admissions to ask if it's incomplete. I recall my son's online submission being listed there within a day or two - something like "we are preparing to review..."</p>
<p>We have received and are currently reviewing your application. We recommend you check here occasionally for an update on the status of your application.
Status last updated: 11/28/2007 10:30:24 AM </p>
<p>ehhh</p>
<p>Ah, thanks rainmama. I will do that. I hope it's not too late. >_></p>
<p>Wow I honestly don't know what to make of this. USC was fast to say they were preparing my application for review, rather slow to say they were currently reviewing my application, and somewhat fast to say they completed a preliminary evaluation. I'm scared.</p>
<p>Preliminary Evaluation done - 1/3/2008</p>
<p>Edit: Chinaski- Wow, thats a long time for it not to be done. I sent mine in on Dec. 8th I think, got the prep on Dec.11 or 12th, got current review on Dec. 24th, and just got the preliminary evaluation.</p>
<p>wow your application is being processed fast! I sent mine on Dec 8th. It said they were prep for review Dec13th and got current review on the 22th and they have not done a preliminary evaluation yet. I am so scarred I am so getting rejected!</p>