<p>I Finally got that letter!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Go you! Haha. Even though it shouldn't be a good thing or anything....but at least it shows that USC is still paying attention to you :)</p>
<p>johndear- no, i got a letter saying that i was not selected for presidential/trustee (except the presidential i could still get for being NMF).</p>
<p>What is the financial aid letter? I haven't gotten that, just the one saying I didn't get the scholarship. I also didn't get a midyear one, though I submitted them a long time ago, so I guess that's why.</p>
<p>I got the "No Trustee/Presidential but considering you for other awards/ you won't hear anything from us until late March"</p>
<p>I CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG! I'm seriously dying here- I can't think about anything else.</p>
<p>However, I've been invited to a Town and Gown Scholarship interview. A good sign for admission?</p>
<p>Town and Gown? What is that?</p>
<p>don't get excited Nickel, it was a separate application, not through Alumni Scholarships.</p>
<p>and not related to the Alumni Scholarship 'Town and Gown Jr. Auxiliary of ...' that, had you applied online for Alumni Scholarships, you may have checked off, thinking it was Town and Gown. They are two separate different things altogether...</p>
<p>I'm not a Southern CA resident anyway. xD I live in another state.</p>
<p>Sorry for not making that clear! It's a university organization scholarship that required a separate application.</p>
<p>In terms of when "normal acceptances" are sent out, I would recommend checking out the CC Class of 2011 discussions. Many people got their letters about this time last year, some as early as February 26! (Day after tomorrow........!!!!!!!!) That was really reassuring to me.</p>
<p>Good luck and hang in there!</p>
<p>Really? I heard people started getting them during the first week of March last year.</p>
<p>looking at the thread from last year...there was a barrage starting about march 6.</p>
<p>Dumb question... my son was accepted some time ago... didn't receive anything outside of his acceptance letter. Then he got a letter a week or so ago recognizing that he'd get a Presidential Scholarship (half tuition) based on his NMSQT finalist status. So does this mean... that's the extent of what he can expect from USC ? We we're hoping for full tuition... but perhaps that's the way the cookie crumbles. He's an academic heavy weight (ACT 36, 4.0 uw gpa, 8 AP's)... but perhaps 'average' on EC/community service has hurt him. </p>
<p>It's looking more and more like he'll be attending Univ. of Pittsburgh... although we're waiting for some others yet still.</p>
<p>Just curious, jhuston, did he get a full scholarship to Univ. of Pittsburgh?</p>
<p>(You all must have been so excited when he got that 36!)</p>
<p>My S got a "no trustee/presidential scholarship" letter & was NOT for any interviews. He was accepted in March & got 1/2 tuition as a NMF, plus a NMF and engineering merit award. They were pretty generous with many of the students.</p>
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<p>I believe that USC is committed to meeting the full demonstrated financial need of the student. The Presidential Scholarship is independent of any need. If your actual need is higher, they will supplement the scholarship with other grants/loans/work-study. If you don't qualify for FinAid, then you are in for a difficult discussion with your S, particularly if he is not excited about Pitt. Given that you don't mention the State Penn, I am guessing that he is a city boy and is going for the large city schools. D actually considered Pitt at some point, but she applied and got accepted to UW instead, both are OOS for us.</p>
<p> [quote=cc411] Just curious, jhuston, did he get a full scholarship to Univ. of Pittsburgh?
With stats like that, I would be shocked if a state school did not offer some sort of scholarship to an in-state applicant that would make it very difficult to ignore the implications from a financial standpoint. Even if it is not a full ride, the in-state rate plus even a few k$ scholarship will make the cost of attendance negligible in comparison to practically everything else</p>
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Given that you don't mention the State Penn
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No bias there, huh? ;)</p>
<p>USC is like most schools when it awards aid, I believe. The students they really want, they are more likely to give larger grants vs. loans, especially for freshman year. </p>
<p>If your student has no need per FAFSA, you're only looking at merit; if you qualify for aid under FAFSA, you will be receiving more info about that in the future We were informed that the max merit aid (if they didn't interview your student for Trustee full tuition scholarship) is Presidential 1/2 tuition, plus $1000 NMF scholarship/year plus a merit award from his school of engineering. The awards are renewable annually for a total of 4 years, upon conditions being met. The award is more generous than some schools & not as generous as others--it is what it is.</p>
<p>Good luck figuring out what will work best for your student & family situation.</p>
<p>^^^^^
Hey, c'mon, I did call the other one Pitt, didn't I?</p>