<p>I was going to apply to USC but I don't think I can make it until the deadline. I finished the application except the essay part. I barely started the essay a few days ago and still doing my rough draft. I'm so stuck and I just wrote some b.s.! I didn't really put any effort. The deadline for USC is Jan. 10th and I only have a few days to finish the essay and I don't think I can. I mean I'm still writing the rough draft! Afterwards, I will need to edit and everything. I really doubt I can write an effective essay in just a few days..and plus I'm so busy..with tons of homework each night! I don't know what I should do. Should I just forget about applying to USC? Or, should I continue with the essay and try to make it till the deadline?! I really wish I would've started the essay sooner..but I didn't know what to write about and I kinda forgot the USC app. deadline. I chose the first prompt by the way. I really need some suggestions! Please help me!! :(
thanks.</p>
<p>How important is USC to you? If it's your top school, then don't drop it. You'll regret it later. Do the best you can on the essay before the deadline, and send it in. You might be surprised. And the best way to not be accepted is to never apply!</p>
<p>i was in a similar situation as you a few months ago. i was going through a really stressful time right before the Dec. 1st USC deadline. i would not be able to afford it without a decent merit-based scholarship so i really needed to apply by then. USC was one of my top choices for a long time. i visited and interviewed. i was not able to pull myself together in time to meet the deadline and didn't apply. i've completely accepted the fact and moved on. there are plenty of great schools out there.</p>
<p>"Try and fail, but never fail to try" </p>
<p>Go for it.</p>
<p>Get off CC. Start rewriting your essay. Make yourself finish it. If you really want to go there, make the effort.</p>