<p>I applied for the 12/10 deadline, just to be clear :). Alright, I was 3.73/4.46 at the end of my junior year and my superscored SAT was 2120. The last time my status was updated was 1/11 (to preliminary review). Incidentially, the night before that I had found a mistake on my long-submitted application (I put 30 total hours of volunteering somewhere and it was really only 20. I feel completely stupid for the dumb digit error). I used the Contact form to notify them of my error that night and then when I called the next day on 1/11, a lady gave me an e-mail address so I sent one there as well.</p>
<p>Also, I sent my mid-year grades that day (still haven't been asked)... 6As, one B with 6 AP classes.</p>
<p>My essay was definitely the best part of my application, so I thought it would be my saving grace and make up for a slightly-lower-than average GPA. But when I looked at the "accepted- stats thread," I see a few people with similar stats. Basically I know way more than numbers are considered, but I thought my numbers would be my weak point, especially with scholarship consideration.</p>
<p>Is there still any possibility in hell of being accepted for full/half tuition? And could my dumb mistake have affected this? Could my dumb mistake affect acceptance, period? I'm worried. 8 and a half weeks....</p>
<p>Oh, I know! Definitely not. Just the fact that I screwed up worries me, especially since I put the correct number on my resume for my rec-writing teachers.</p>
<p>braaap, that's crazy and also makes me feel a little better, because it sounds like more scholarships may be coming. Especially for people like you. Me, I just want to get in. I won't lie though, a scholarship would be so awesome</p>
<p>I don't think you should worry that making the correction affected your chances. It seems extremely unlikely. Your major might just be super competitive. </p>
<p>We had really hoped my son would get an early acceptance + interview with his very high test scores (1600/1600 w/2350 total in a single sitting). But his school is hypercompetitive, leading to a GPA that isn't, I guess. So he gets to wait a bit longer than he hoped for.</p>
<p>I doubt there are more Pres/Trustee acceptances coming, but there's still Deans and National Merit.</p>
<p>Don't worry. My D spent very little time on her application. In fact, I was worried that what she wrote could indicate she came from a wealthy background(she is not) and USC is trying to stay away from kids like that. She wrote that she travelled quite a bit to Europe, arghh!!!!! I somehow did not catch that statement before she hit the submit button. USC did not allow the application to be printed. DD has very little community service, less than 100 hours, no biggy. I think she might have very good letter of recommendations from the counselor but she did not get to read it. So don't get too stressed out.</p>
<p>You're right and I'm glad you pointed that out to put things in perspective. I applied undecided, but, looking closer, I also notice a trend of extremely high SAT scores. There was only one already-accepted person with a lower SAT score (only by 30 points) and his GPA was higher</p>
<p>I'm going to be blunt. If you haven't gotten in yet and your status is still on preliminary review, the chances of you getting invited for one of the two big scholarships is slim to none. USC is infamously random with their admissions decisions, letting in people with 1980 SAT and denying those with 2200+, so honestly, don't get to worked up. My very good friend has the whole package (2350 SAT, great essays, great ECs/volunteer work, etc) and was not invited for either scholarship. But as he pointed out to me, he is "just another upper-middle class Indian kid who has good grades because [his] parents would kill him otherwise."</p>
<p>So really, don't go comparing your stats to those who have gotten in because it will just make you crazy (I speak from experience!). College admissions is, sadly, a pure crapshoot.</p>
<p>And now to end my cynicism, good luck anyway, maybe the Postal Service is being mean to you.</p>
<p>good point. Oh and I saw you on my UCLA thread saying you had a slight chance as an OOSer. Then I saw your stats on the Berkeley board and I think they're actually really good.</p>
<p>^ I wouldn't say USC, or any other university, is necessarily "random" with their admissions decisions. We do not see any depth into how individual applicants presented themselves, nor do we know anything about the context of their backgrounds, life circumstances, or individual talents and strengths. We just see basic numbers and little else. A person with a low SAT compared to another, may very well have something that points to extraordinary traits or abilities.</p>
<p>yeah. 10 hours won't matter too much, esp if you only did 30 total. And check online through the caravan site. I don't know the link right now, but you can look through scholarship threads and they will have it. I thought USC decisions were usually pretty predictable or maybe I'm just lucky. but yeah, check online and if you don't see a scholarship invitation, then hope that you will get one during the second wave. I think I remember last year that there were two waves of scholarship offers, one in late Jan and another sometime in Feb. good luck!</p>
<p>I have been in review by committee since the 23rd or so, that's what worries me. If anything I would want to be in prelim because that would mean they haven't gotten to it, not taken 11 days to admit others before? </p>