University of Southern California (USC) (2023-2024)

[past dirge]

same it's my first choice

btw that was just my random guess

[lofty falcon]

yeah and they probably want to coordinate with the other schools to make the class

wait do people even apply through hkust and bocconi or is it all usc

idek

[winter tinsel]

it’s the 23rd no? https://admission.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/first-year-student-profile.pdf

[stable quail]

did this just come out recently?

[winter tinsel]

no idea

[lofty falcon]

oh damn

[rancid lion]

it was friday i thought last year

[storm schooner]

r u sure that’s this year? bc how would they already have the numbers for the ppl they admitted rd

like admitted

[lofty falcon]

that data is co2027

[winter tinsel]

yeah it’s for last year but for some reason they have dates for co2028

idk i found it on the reddit usc threat

thread

[rancid lion]

it says 23-24 tho

wait did someone edit this

cuz it says class of 2027 at the top left

nvm i think ur right

[steady olive]

This is the one from last year

I think they just do the dates weird

Cause this is co26

[steady olive]

Yeah it says on the website that this is for the academic year 2023-2024 so CO 27

[meager crescent]

It says jan 23 but it came out jan 20

Last year

[steady olive]

This was two years ago

Co 26

[steady olive]

Maybe they just release early?

[meager crescent]

This one?

[steady olive]

Yeah that's 26

[meager crescent]

No its not what

Jan 2023

[steady olive]

Yeah

[meager crescent]

Is class of 27

[steady olive]

It's academic year 2022-23

Not admissions year

[meager crescent]

Look at the dates

[steady olive]

It says co 26 in the top left

[meager crescent]

In the bottom corner

Yes bc its reflecting the previous years admitted stats

Our one will have last years admitted stats

[steady olive]

It must be for the future

[meager crescent]

Blud what

[steady olive]

Idk that PDF is definitely old

By the date it was posted on the website

[meager crescent]

My guess is still 01/20

[steady olive]

Probably the 19th

20th is a Saturday

[meager crescent]

19 yea

Not 20

18 days left sheesh

[wind belfry]

Hello university of southern Californians

Finally started my transfer application for annenberg 💪

I will only go if I get merit tho cause usc mad expensive

[young pecan]

If you get deferred to RD from EA, does it reduce your chances in that pool? Or like it’s similar to other who are applying RD only…

[steady olive]

I don't think so

From what I've heard they evaluate you again in rd

[past dirge]

their ea acceptance rate is 6% lol

that's lower than rd 😭

[steady olive]

Yeah but you get deferred automatically

So the overall rate for ea is probably a little higher than rd cause you get evaluated twice

[ancient echo]

if you are deferred it means you are looked at again in the RD pool

there are more spots in the RD pool than EA

but also more applicants in there

EA is just the opportunity to be looked at twice

[rancid lion]

It might actually be over cuz I messed up on my css profile. I was so lost when I got a legally dependent form on the USC FAST until I decided to relook at my css and found I accidentally put yes to legally dependent. I actually threw away my chance at getting good financial aid now, especially when I need it. Fuck. But yet again if I get deferred and rejected this is no problem

[dull lotus]

you can do a correction

[ancient echo]

if ur not international u can always just ask them again

[finite minnow]

abhi do intl students at usc stick together a lot

[ancient echo]

yes the fobs do

lol

are u a fob is the question

[finite minnow]

as if i would come to usc ong

[finite minnow]

what's a fob

[ancient echo]

fresh off the boat

[ancient echo]

aight bud hop off

go to penn or some other school for prestige whores

[finite minnow]

nah usc is solid but i cant stomach the price bro

who do these kids think they are

[ancient echo]

you do realize most private schools cost the same right

the delta is maybe a few grand

a tuition rate of 65k at usc is comparable to like literally any other private school

[finite minnow]

yeah but it's whether it's worth it

well it's my parents paying so it's whether it's worth it to them really lmao

[ancient echo]

eh that’s up to you

obviously you’re considering home tuition for schools in the UK

[rancid lion]

im not international, but im just worried about my financial aid do u think they would be willing to still change it after the deadline for financial aid and decisions are made if i did get accepted. also could this be a blacklist

[ancient echo]

no you can always have aid changed

[rancid lion]

So no blacklist right? Also Ya cuz I tried calling their financial aid office but it won’t let me dial the number it just ends call right away when I dialed

[final tangle]

Might be that usc admission office is still out for break iirc it reopens tmr

[finite minnow]

i mean it takes going way down the rankings for uk schools (that arent oxbridge or lse) to beat out US schools lmao

my parents just dont have that american mindset of being used to making the sacrifice it takes to send me there unless it's like harvard or something where they can impress their friends with it 💀

[wind belfry]

Hello

Welcome to todays episode of procrastinating starting my usc app

[fleet belfry]

💀 it’s not cold in LA

[wind belfry]

? Duh it’s not

[pure mason]

Mood

[wind belfry]

Due in over a month I’m fineee

[ancient echo]

ur transferring????

how come

[steady olive]

Bruh

[brisk osprey]

Hey bestie just want to make sure you know that transfers are only eligible for quarter tuition merit scholarship

[steady olive]

They sent me that whole ass book just to tell me to take out loans 😂

Maybe if you didn't send out 50k books you could make USC cheaper 💀

[ancient echo]

stephanie chen has to pay full tuition shame

[brisk osprey]

hey man im a transfer too 😭

[ancient echo]

yeah but ur not setting us back 50 years on beating the spoilt children allegations

[brisk osprey]

people were DRAGGING HER on sidechat lmfao

[ancient echo]

i saw that LOL 💀💀

lowkey deserved she flexes more than the international students wearing LV to my 8ams

[wind belfry]

I know, but ty! That merit would be enough to make the cost about the same as ucla/csun for me

[brisk osprey]

PLEASE

[brisk osprey]

for sure!! i just know some people dont realize so i wanted to make sure. good luck!!

[wind belfry]

Northwestern and I broke up

[ancient echo]

kinda tired lf the fobs making me feel poor

[wind belfry]

Ty!

[wind belfry]

Ok but actually the reason is homesickness/wanting to be back in la

[brisk osprey]

la weather >>> Northwestern weather

[ancient echo]

how come

i mean W tho hope u get in!!!

[somber mauve]

guys, even if I submit my app later than the deadline

am I ok if I get the portal

[steady olive]

Isn't the deadline on the 15th?

[somber mauve]

yeap

but asking to be sure

[steady olive]

Just submit it on time then

[wind belfry]

Damn right

[steady olive]

If you submitted today you're more than 10 days before the deadline

[brisk osprey]

Its 11:59pm in ur time zone

[wind belfry]

Missed home so bad

Got a 4.0 tho so we chill

[ancient echo]

u from LA???

[wind belfry]

Ya

[ancient echo]

u get in trust USC loves laterals

[wind belfry]

Ya I’m relatively confident, especially for annenberg which I have good ecs related to

[ancient echo]

for why u wanna transfer make sure to mention watching caleb williams play at quarter back

[wind belfry]

But if I don’t it’s fine 🤷‍♀️ I have good options no matter what

[wind belfry]

Lmao

[ancient echo]

u got this dude good luck

[wind belfry]

Ty!

[steady olive]

I mentioned deion sanders in my Colorado essay 💀

[brisk osprey]

nah its miller time

[wind belfry]

My best friend goes to usc

Cinematic arts tho not annenberg

cinematic farts

[rancid lion]

But u don’t think imma get blacklisted because of the incorrect info on css profile

[hybrid tangle]

hows financial aid for transfer who are low income

[brisk osprey]

admissions and fin aid are completely separate

[wind belfry]

Transfer students W

[brisk osprey]

still good!! just not merit scholarships

[hybrid tangle]

i dont think im qualified for any merit scholarships anyways lol. but how good are we talking?

[brisk osprey]

i recommend checking out the net price calculator for your specific coa

[hybrid tangle]

cause i remember for first year u just get free tuition if your family makes below 80k

idk if that still holds for transfer

[ancient echo]

dude we are not getting carried to a championship by a sig chi be so fucking fr

[wind belfry]

UCLA v USC game was 💀

[ancient echo]

wdym we didn’t even have one

[wind belfry]

Not that I was there but my best bestie sent stuff

[wind belfry]

This was months ago

[ancient echo]

we won last time tf

[wind belfry]

Is my friend giving me misinfo what

[ancient echo]

just one of many in the heissman season

wooo

[brisk osprey]

LMFAO

[steady olive]

Yeah it got canceled this year

I think UCLA knew they were gonna lose or smth idr

[brisk osprey]

transfers do not qualify for that initiative but you can still get aid

[ancient echo]

smth like that yeah

at least they’re self aware

it’s aight they were never gonna win anyway

[brisk osprey]

idk maybe arch manning will transfer over

[wind belfry]

ucla is lame (doesn’t offer journalism)

I’m not a huge fan of annenberg but at least it’s rlly high quality and is in la

[ancient echo]

usc once again stealing star talent using the power of NIL (this is where my 6 gazillion dollar tuition goes)

[ancient echo]

why not a huge fan let’s change that

[wind belfry]

Purely size

It’s huge

[ancient echo]

hey size doesn’t matter

it’s all about personality

[wind belfry]

LMFAO

Anyway…

[brisk osprey]

97% of annenberg graduates find a career within their field of study less than 6 months after graduation

[ancient echo]

i know it can be nervous with such large size at first but you’ll learn to enjoy it!

[brisk osprey]

sooooo

[ancient echo]

homie pulled out the stats

[brisk osprey]

training comes in handy 💀

[steady olive]

Do you have a survey I can fill out?

[wind belfry]

Ya Ik annenberg is excellent. I come from medill. Same boat. It’s just that annenberg is huge compared to medill so it’s a little intimidating

[brisk osprey]

survey?

[wind belfry]

Slay

[brisk osprey]

valid valid

[steady olive]

For your admissions tour you just gave us

[brisk osprey]

LMFAO

[ancient echo]

do they haze u in lineup if u fail memorization of usc advertising

[steady olive]

Also the admissions person that did my info session was the best one I've ever had

[brisk osprey]

there is a survey actually 🫣

[steady olive]

Idr his name tho

[steady olive]

Yeah I filled it out when I went lol

[ancient echo]

there’s just a handle of vodka and a usc admissions brochure

[brisk osprey]

basically

[wind belfry]

Kiley you’re a tour guide?

[brisk osprey]

im in that brochure tyvm

[ancient echo]

i need to join the admissions team i’m so good at yapping about my school

[brisk osprey]

mhm!! and i give those admission presentations hahah

[ancient echo]

only reason i picked one up smh 🙄

[brisk osprey]

do it

[wind belfry]

Slay

[steady olive]

The person who gave mine was like a 30 year old man and he was incredible

[wind belfry]

At NU I was basically a journalism hermit (in the daily NU’s offices 24/7) so I respect the socialization

[brisk osprey]

thats all of them, but i’m glad it was good!!

[steady olive]

I would do anything for that man

[wind belfry]

God I love the daily Trojan too

Journalism hermit era 2.0 👀?

[ancient echo]

read the sack of troy

solos that daily trojan fraud shit fr

[wind belfry]

I’m scared to know what this is

[ancient echo]

search it up

i’m if

on ig

i am so joining it next semester

[ancient echo]

i might actually. i need to save up so much money before may

[wind belfry]

Ohhh it’s like the gutter

(NU’s satire pub)

[ancient echo]

NU belongs in the gutter

[brisk osprey]

literally you can get paid for doing this

[wind belfry]

Agreed

[brisk osprey]

just on zeemee

[ancient echo]

how do i join

[ancient echo]

nevermind

[brisk osprey]

HAHAHAH

[ancient echo]

do u not get paid minimum wage to your

tour

and answer phone calls

[brisk osprey]

No you do

[ancient echo]

i swear if they pay in discretionary or something

[wind belfry]

I’m working a job and a paid internship this spring ima save up so much

[ancient echo]

like normal money right 🙄

[brisk osprey]

normal money like in ur bank acct to spend on dulce

[ancient echo]

oh perfect. i doubt sephora will accept discretionary

[wind belfry]

Not beating those USC allegations

[brisk osprey]

IM SO EXCITED FOR SEPHORA IN VILLAGE

[ancient echo]

i have 5 months to earn money to blow within 1 day there

[brisk osprey]

getting back to the minimum wage part

[wind belfry]

Lol fair

My job pays arguably below min wage but whatever I love it

[wind belfry]

75 bucks an article no matter what the article is means sometimes I make 40 bucks an hour and sometimes I make 8 bucks an hour

[brisk osprey]

Damn

[native heron]

wait are you a tour guide for usc?? i wanna be one so bad for the pay 😩 i applied this year and got an interview but didn’t get in 😔 do you have any tips?

[ancient echo]

minimum wage here is like 16 an hour. even if u are rich it makes sense to work

[ancient echo]

these emojis are so throwing me bro

[wind belfry]

I know what min wage is I’ve lived here my entire life 🙄

[native heron]

do y’all’s not use emojis ironically unironically?

[brisk osprey]

how was your interview? how was your presentation?

[steady olive]

We only have 10$ minimum wage

[wind belfry]

L

[ancient echo]

not entire life

last few months L

[steady olive]

But stuff is way cheaper so it probably makes up for it lol

[native heron]

i thought my interview went good and they even said that i knew more than they did but i suspect my presentation is what got me cuz they had to cut me off at the 5 min mark 😔

[steady olive]

I'll miss the 2.75 gas

[native heron]

i’m also a freshman though so… that’s prob a part 💀

[wind belfry]

Damnn

I am a froshmore

[ancient echo]

what u studying lol

[wind belfry]

I will be either a soph or junior in fall 2024 depending where I transfer

[native heron]

… i’m in marshall 🤮 i know i know

[wind belfry]

Ew

[brisk osprey]

Ahh…yeah a big part of our job is being straightforward and to the point. Honestly though apply again next year! We love to see the commitment. Overall though its honestly just how we think you would fit with the rest of the office, a lot like regular admission so dont take it personally!!

[native heron]

but i’m a classical viola minor!

[steady olive]

Make sure you color in the lines!

[ancient echo]

declaring marshall this sem LOL

[native heron]

do you think being a sophomore next year + nailing presentation will help next year? just cuz i rly want that 16.78$/hour 😩

[native heron]

bro my final asked us about hexagons like 💀???? wtf even is that??

i prepared for triangles and squares (some rectangles but prof said it wouldn’t be on test)

[ancient echo]

hey 16.78 to sit around is good pay

[steady olive]

Wait till till they introduce octagons

[native heron]

it’ll be joever

[ancient echo]

impossible. the marshall kids don’t know any more than 6 sides

[native heron]

my condolences

[brisk osprey]

Okay tbh if youre just in it for the pay there are SO many other jobs that pay the same that are less work (ie CSC desks)

[ancient echo]

they haven’t gotten to that part of the coloring books yet

[native heron]

ok but i’m not like other marshallies, im gay 😭

[ancient echo]

i swear my csc MFs hate me i have mail every 2nd day

[native heron]

the frat boy energy in marshall is so annoying 😭

[brisk osprey]

PLEASE

[brisk osprey]

dont lie ur prob attracted to it

[native heron]

oh no i’m in it because i think it’s fun more than anything else (but the pay is also rly nice)

[brisk osprey]

(me too tho)

[native heron]

did you see that one girls tiktok about “when you tryna disprove the usc rich allegations”?

[brisk osprey]

then yeah just be yourself and try again next year! really focus on nailing the presentation

[brisk osprey]

@ancient echo AND I WERE JUST TALKING ABT IT

[native heron]

her boyfriend is actually the head of a club i’m in 💀

for IB for Marshall 💀

[brisk osprey]

im crying

[ancient echo]

NO WAY WHAT

are u a finance kid LOL

[native heron]

yeah like i know his name 😭

[brisk osprey]

i need to leave this damn server i know too many people here now to be at this school 💀

[ancient echo]

wait which club LOL

[native heron]

i know where he interned last summer 😭

[native heron]

nah fr fr

[native heron]

… a certain investment club

that’s rly big on campus

[native heron]

… regrettably i didn’t decide a major in HS so this is what i landed up as

[ancient echo]

TIS???

[hushed folio]

hello

[native heron]

but at least the money and wlb in corp finance is pretty nice so that’s what i wanna go into

[native heron]

…

[ancient echo]

i swear TIS board is like 90% pikes

[native heron]

perchance

mayhaps

[ancient echo]

i’m not in but i know half the guys

[brisk osprey]

and we love them for that

abhi rush when

[native heron]

Marshall in generally is just greek row

[steady olive]

I FOUND THE MAN

[hushed folio]

i got a physical mail that said something about how like thank you for my interest and then reminded me to do something for financial aid. is that a good sign?

or is it generic and everyone gets that

[ancient echo]

turning up for the register for them to go on about ‘yeah so actually i’m working in sell side next summer at my dads firm’

[ancient echo]

this sem LOOOOL

kiley u should senior rush fr

[brisk osprey]

not a sign of anything! just our usual mailer :)

[hushed folio]

okay thanks!

[brisk osprey]

theres literally no need im 21 and a girl soooo

[ancient echo]

bro overthinking this more than i overthink my situationship atp

[steady olive]

IS HE AMAZING IN REAL LIFE TOO

[ancient echo]

hey greek life is more than just getting into parties

[hushed folio]

😭😭

j anxious lol

[native heron]

why does he look familiar who is this?

[brisk osprey]

he’s great at his job and super passionate

[steady olive]

One of the admissions people

[brisk osprey]

you probably interviewed with him bestie

[native heron]

do you think getting an interview means i at least have a shot for the position 😭 cuz idk how competitive it is

[ancient echo]

kiley do u know the george guy

[brisk osprey]

yeah!!

[ancient echo]

the content creator one

[brisk osprey]

yeah

[native heron]

i’m still a lil salty they didn’t let me in but ima have to put it aside for next year

[brisk osprey]

and maybe next year i’ll be your trainer soooo

[native heron]

do they ever let freshman in or normally no? cuz if normally not then i’m gonna use that as reasoning to my parents for why im not already making money 😭

[native heron]

oooh that could be fire

i heard admissions committee is gab central and i wanna be there

“hey grandcunt, can you tell me about the good old days?”

[ancient echo]

me applying for a tour position based on my experience as an investment banker (my resume has 0 relevant experience)

[brisk osprey]

we do! we just have a big team already this year, but we have quite a few seniors graduating so we’ll be looking for more applicants next year

[native heron]

me applying to KPMG, MS, GS programme with my GPA of N/A

[native heron]

😈 it’s joever for usc admission next year

[ancient echo]

which GS programme did u apply to

[native heron]

they’re about to let in the dawg

[ancient echo]

is it the insight series one

[brisk osprey]

im already started the internship app grind and i hate it

[ancient echo]

KPMG banking for 2025??? or insight

[native heron]

i applied to pride summit and insight i don’t remember which is which

[brisk osprey]

nvm

[ancient echo]

ur not recruiting for finance u don’t how much hell it is

[native heron]

KPMG Rise leadership thing

[ancient echo]

i’m eligible for the first. oh the woes of being a hetero male

[native heron]

there are two wolves inside of marshall kids: the dawg and the dawg 😈

[ancient echo]

W i hope u get that!!

[brisk osprey]

no but i did get a consulting job offer after a tour once 😭

[native heron]

2nd most oppressed group after gamers 😔

[steady olive]

I got this too I think they send it to everyone

[native heron]

they called me when i was leaving my therapist to tell me i got in 💀 i was like damn time and place hella funny

[ancient echo]

the dawg inside of me

[rancid lion]

Oh so u can’t get blacklisted from css profile mistake

[native heron]

the dawg inside me

[brisk osprey]

nope! just submit corrections to fin aid

[ancient echo]

omg kiley abt to yap as a consultant

[native heron]

after a tour is crazy 😭 kid don’t need to go to college when they have nepotism right there

[brisk osprey]

trojan network is real 😮‍💨

[ancient echo]

dude W

is it an insight event

[native heron]

what’s an insight event?

[ancient echo]

like an insight day where they tell you abt the work and studf

[native heron]

trojan network when condom 🤨 😳

[brisk osprey]

bestie what does that even mean

[native heron]

they’re flying me out to their facility in Orlando and then i’m staying there for three days

[brisk osprey]

this gives off freshman energy

[native heron]

idk what goes on but there’ll def be kpmg propaganda

[steady olive]

This sounds like you're becoming a super hero
Their "facility"

[native heron]

what if i changed my name to “boob-kazoo | USC ‘25” then would it?

[native heron]

hmm?

[brisk osprey]

remember im the one interviewing you in the fall my guy

[ancient echo]

wait this is so cool

wtf

[native heron]

… uh oh

[steady olive]

Just facility seems so ominous

[ancient echo]

i been saying we need a collaboration w trojan

[native heron]

maybe i should change my pfp to not be floch from aot 💀

[ancient echo]

everyone would cop those

the whole trojan network around the states would BE copping those

[native heron]

it’s just that my haircut was so badly done it looks like his rn 💀

[brisk osprey]

friends and i had a gc called “trojans not durex” for a while

[native heron]

THATS WHAT IVE BEEN SAYING!! it’s olympics branding too cuz we all know the olympic athletes be fuckin

[ancient echo]

even the 70 year old grandpas who went before brown v board was instated would be grabbing the trojan trojan

[ancient echo]

it’s an overused joke yet makes me laugh every time

[native heron]

oh it’s like a training lodging center it’s weird. it’s like hotel food speaker rooms auditoriums etc

not as ominous as KPMG normally is

[steady olive]

Probably where they bring the politicians

[native heron]

“Carol L Folt uses trojans, why don’t you?”

the new posters around usc promoting safe sex

[brisk osprey]

consulting isnt real change my mind

[native heron]

oh yeah def especially considering it’s in orlando

[native heron]

wdym? there’s legitimacy to making pretty slide decks all day and telling a company that to make profit they have to make money

[steady olive]

https://youtu.be/AiOUojVd6xQ?feature=shared

[native heron]

me next year when i go in for the tour guide interview and @brisk osprey pulls up my discord messages: 😳 😔

[brisk osprey]

📸

[native heron]

this is why MBB is bad and big4 is better 😊

[native heron]

(they’re actually all deplorable)

[brisk osprey]

im not watching all of that, so i’ll just say real

[ancient echo]

because uh

i was drunk

[native heron]

damn bro hope you pulled out 😔

[ancient echo]

yeah… of usc. that way she can’t find me 🙄

[native heron]

the trojan network will find you

shit is like 4chan

[rancid lion]

Ya I submitted the css correction just now

[finite minnow]

Do I apply here just to lower the yield rate 🫡🫡

[somber jasper]

fax i got 4 fight ons today wearing my sweater at the resort im staying at

[ancient echo]

you’ll just be lowering the acceptance rate tbf

but yeah fr apply fs dude

hope u get in

[meager crescent]

I hope u get in and then go to ucla

[wind belfry]

Bro is overconfident af

[steady olive]

is he olivia jade??

[meager crescent]

Ive seen ppl get into ivies but reject usc

Dont be overconfident fr

[native heron]

gru meme thats “1) apply to college , 2) get in and lower their yield rate, 3) get rejected and lower their acceptance rate 😦, 4) get rejected and lower their acceptance rate 😔 “

[finite minnow]

nah ive got the next best thing 😈

[steady olive]

lmao

[finite minnow]

nah i dont hate usc, it’s actually pretty lit

[somber jasper]

yeah there was a dude at our school who got into 5 ivies gates scholar and all that + stanford/mit

But still got rejected usc

[meager crescent]

Lowk i feel like usc secretly yield protects

😭

[rancid lion]

Good

[modern chasm]

when does usc come out is it late jan

[rancid lion]

people are saying jan 19, 20 or 22

[modern chasm]

ok thanks

i am excited to see my defferal or rejection

[rancid lion]

only accepted or deferred

so we will have to see

[modern chasm]

oh yah i frogot

forgot

crazy defferal rate last year

[rancid lion]

lmao the highest deferral

[modern chasm]

but im pretty sure it was usc first time doing ea last year so maybe it'll be diff this year

[rancid lion]

i really do hope they accept a bit more than last year

[modern chasm]

me too

but its not the end of the world if its a big wave of defferals

[rancid lion]

yup def

[meager crescent]

Feel like it will be even more deferrals lmfao

Bc now everyone knows USC has ea

[brisk mist]

do u think they actually had time to read all the apps

[modern chasm]

maybe theyll get more AOs but you're probably right

[meager crescent]

Probably not

[winter tinsel]

wait so is it jan 20 this year for ea?

[native heron]

i don’t think a T25 would do yield protection (don’t even bring up the number 28 or so help me g-d)

do y’all’s think they have more apps this year or less?

[meager crescent]

More

[native heron]

i’m wondering with ea how many people know about it now and will go for it

[native heron]

damn, AR predictions?

[meager crescent]

Same

I think more go for it

[meager crescent]

Around 5% EA and 9% RD

[native heron]

especially cuz you can only get the merit scholarships through ea (except NMSQT)

[meager crescent]

Last year was 6 percent ea and 10 percent rd

[native heron]

9% or “9%” (9.9 was this years lol)

[native heron]

6% ea is crazy 😭

[meager crescent]

Yea and usc aint even allat im ngl

Like its a good school

But come on

It was legit a target less than 5-10 years ago

Now its such a reach

[native heron]

prior to 1980 it was a safety, in 1990 it became a target and then like 2005-2010 became a reach for everyone

shits crazy that 2010 was 13 years ago 😭

bro that feels like 2 years ago

[native heron]

damn sounding like a bruin 😔

[lofty falcon]

i feel like some people still see it as a target which lowers the acceptance rate

like i know people with average stats who are applying to mostly big party schools and they add usc

like it attracts a certain type of people even though the student body has probably been changing idk

[native heron]

i mean these things take so long that’s it’s imperceptible to people but if you look at the usc enrolled student body you see the stats are similar to similar private schools like emory/ND/WashU

[native heron]

yeah people under and overestimate things. the sure amount of people i knew who applied to harvard “just cause” or ivies for gits and shiggles is so high

[lofty falcon]

thats pretty crazy

like it makes sense but the reputations are so different

[native heron]

depends on the circles you’re in, what i’m most curious about is like 30 years down the line of how perception changes

[lofty falcon]

true bc then u can see how the alumni are doing

[meager crescent]

Nah usc was my dream school throughout junior year i wanted to be a micro influencer and everything i follwed so many usc kids on tiktok lmao

Fucla

I still like it but not nearly as much lmao

[native heron]

exactly and trojan network can only get stronger

[native heron]

that was me with UPenn actually

didn’t even end up applying

[meager crescent]

Damn

[somber jasper]

nah i feel like its also fit as well

[somber jasper]

nah more like 15

but president max nikias made the school so much academically better and the endowment much higher

[slender delta]

.

[young pecan]

What’s Marshall’s AR?

[native heron]

0.00000000000001% 😔

[native heron]

prob like 8% ish

i think that’s what they told us

[young pecan]

Fuck this shit I am out

[native heron]

you can also always apply to dornsife and internally transfer

[steady olive]

Dornsifes acceptance rate isn't much higher

[young pecan]

Aid is the bigger problem mate

[native heron]

if your fam makes <80K it’s free tuition, also are you NM finalist? cuz that’ll help

i think like 70% of students are receiving aid so it’s more often than not you’ll at least get something

[young pecan]

Middle income, intl, Idek how to demonstrate the need

😭😭😢

[native heron]

…

you’re f***ed

[young pecan]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[native heron]

i mean not rly but it’ll be hard for american unis cuz idk a single one that is need-blind for intls 😭

[young pecan]

I got scholarships from other schools, but usc is a big NO for sure lol

[native heron]

you can always hope 🤷‍♂️

at the end of the day just follow the money, go wherever is cheapest without compromising value

[young pecan]

👌👌

[royal mural]

💀 usc does not give need-based aid to intl btw

[young pecan]

They ain’t gonna give me merit either, dw!!!

[rancid lion]

Got my financial aid situation fixed

[finite minnow]

Woooo

[royal mural]

finally updated my transcript

hope they see it

[meager crescent]

they most likely already made decisions for EA

mid year reports are considered for RD

[royal mural]

LMAO

dont remind me

gonna get deferred because i didnt have the stupid calc grade yet

fml

oh well

win some, you lose some

[meager crescent]

wait do we need calc

or is that j for engineering

[royal mural]

you dont need calc

but for viterbi they really wanna see calc prowess

[final tangle]

Nah you'll be fine a calc grade isn't gonna change much when i applied ea i didn't have a calc grade yet either

[royal mural]

did u send a math rec as the optional rec

[royal mural]

i need something to blame in case of deferall HAHHA

[royal mural]

i was smoking something and sent in english 🤡

[final tangle]

nope! I actually sent a rec from my journalism teacher even though i was applying for stem

since i had already sent in a stem rec and no point in having 2

[royal mural]

oh. i had nonr

we could only submit 1 teacher

eh well

[final tangle]

Yea I submitted my science teacher as my 1 rec then used my journalism teacher as an optional additional one

[royal mural]

my new excuse, I didnt submit a STEM rec 😂

[final tangle]

U might still be able to add it to ur file but not sure if they're still reviewing ea

what r u majoring in

[royal mural]

viterbi

cs

eh i've made my peace

[final tangle]

Good luck!! I’m viterbi cs rn and I’m rly enjoying it

[royal mural]

thx

[woven rapids]

Is the male/female ratio in Viterbi back to being skewed, or have they managed to keep it close since a few years ago when it was 50/50 ish?

[final tangle]

iirc for the past 3-4 years it has been 50/50

I will say as a student I definitely appreciate the diversity and there does seem to be a very good gender balance

[somber jasper]

i used my english teacher even tho im applying stem cuz im her like favorite student of all time

[native heron]

jealous cuz marshall feels dominated by guys

[woven rapids]

Good to know. Maybe people won't assume that girls are only there for diversity then lol

[lofty falcon]

wait rly? that’s sad :(

[native heron]

i mean, i have tons of girls and gays friends in marshall, it’s just that naturally frat boys are vocal

so it feels bigger than it probably is but still

[lofty falcon]

oh do the frat boys get more internships and stuff usually?

[native heron]

ehh not rly

it’s the same for everyone because there’s also like LGBT/diversity/women programs

(essentially what the frat boys complain about cuz they aren’t getting an interview for Goldman Sachs 😒)

[lofty falcon]

ohhh that’s nice

[rancid lion]

just found a huge fatal flaw in my usc why us essay which im more than positive will lead to a rejection no doubt in my brain

fck

[native heron]

tis what?

[rancid lion]

i may or may not have wrote about a lab in southern carolina

idk how this happened

i decided look back cuz i was like this lab name does not seem familiar

or right

and it wasnt lol 💀

imma be seeing a rejection soon

[final tangle]

yikes 😭

[rancid lion]

it might be over lol unless my ao just somehow just reads it and is just like yup yup yup

[stable quail]

wait lwk will aos even know abt all the labs tho

idt they will search it up to make sure it exists either

[rancid lion]

maybe if im lucky and my applicaiton other than my essays were good then a conclusion can be made

i truly sold on uscc

[stable quail]

same for me 😭

[rancid lion]

u got this. for me, its actually over. ive messed up so much during this college application process lol

[stable quail]

ahh hopefully everything still goes well 🤞🏼

what'd you apply for at usc

[rancid lion]

cognitive science

[short walrus]

when is ea out

[fleet belfry]

BRO SHE GOT FLAMEDDDD SO HARD

[fleet belfry]

Nah but what’s with that

My lab TA was wearing designer brands from her hair clips to her shoes 😭🔫🦫

[rancid lion]

bro i def was not cooking whatsoever in usc or jhu

[fleet belfry]

Rip my cousin cooked she’s going to jhu

[rancid lion]

damn the valedictorian at my school got in ED

[meager crescent]

schnawg going to baltimore 💀😭😭🙏🙏

Pray for bro

[steady olive]

we think around the 19th

we'll know for sure in a couple days

[short walrus]

best of luck everyone then

[rare drift]

Hi! Thinking of applying to USC as a last minute thing. Which business major would be best? I'm thinking BS in Econ/math but there's also ba and accounting so idrk

Most schools just offer Econ so I'm not sure

[native heron]

Econ/Math is in dornsife which doesn’t offer the multitude of resources that marshall has

[final tangle]

if ur tryina be in marshall iirc it''s basically only business admin

[native heron]

there’s the cross intersection stuff like BUAI or BCA

[past dirge]

i rlly wanted to apply to the ai in business or smt major

but my math grade rlly sucks and i only have two science courses in high school

that puts me in a disadvantage right?

[rare drift]

Ok thank u

[rare drift]

Ahhhh ok thank u

[flint nexus]

so

is usc fin aid good? i did my npc and it was not only higher than most, it had loans 😭

[meager crescent]

Its dogshit

Unless ur <80k

[shrewd bobcat]

it’s notoriously bad I think

[native heron]

if you are NM it do be kinda good but need-based they kinda like other private schools 😒

[flint nexus]

I’m nowhere near national merit 💀

[flint nexus]

Wb if parents make like 90k

[native heron]

then it should be like 90% of tuition or COA

[flint nexus]

that’s so bad 😭

other schools are like 3k a year for me 🤣

[gritty sable]

When will usc release the EA results?

[native heron]

tbh the worst thing you can do is apply and see what they offer 🤷‍♂️

they are p good at offering fee waivers i’m p sure

[ionic stone]

sometime between 15th and 20th most likely no official date dropped

[flint nexus]

worst or best?

[native heron]

me when i was gonna worse case scenario but then i changed subject and i actually meant best

[thorn mantle]

has usc announced when ea decisions come out?

[last glen]

the word is 1/23 i think

or 20

or 20 something

[meager crescent]

The word is 01/19

[native heron]

the word is your mom

[ancient echo]

good luck everyone!!

[native heron]

have they released any data like ea AR or nothing so far

[final tangle]

iirc from last year they tend u release data to counselors a few days before decisions r released but i could be misremembering

[stable quail]

like high school counselors?

[meager crescent]

Last years was 6% Acceptance 94% deferred

[native heron]

shit was crazy, so glad i didn’t apply ea 😭 i’m more curious about this year, idk why but i feel like therell be less applicants

although bronny and olivia rodrigo might pull some people lol

[short walrus]

well whats wrong with ea when you get considered for regular decision anyway

[meager crescent]

I think there will be more

[native heron]

a poor understanding of statistics 🤷‍♂️

9% > 6% duh 😒 🙄

[native heron]

i thought the # of ppl applying to college has decreased this year?

[meager crescent]

Part of the 9 percent is deferred ea kids

[rancid lion]

Huh? U do realize that usc doesn’t reject right

[native heron]

the joke

y’all’s

[native heron]

refer to above

this is meant lighthearted i hope i didn’t sound mean 😭

[nimble wren]

anyone know an estimate or the actual date of when the usc ea decisions will be out?

nvm i just saw the previous reply

[wise turret]

No, but i applied business (i did my foreign language teacher). is that bad?

[fleet belfry]

rip finally moving back in 💔

[tall flume]

yooo

[hushed folio]

did anyone apply to school of gerontology

[radiant nimbus]

What's the point of applying EA then

[stable quail]

merit scholarship consideration

[somber jasper]

im ngl i wish usc did ed instead

that would be so dope

[woven rapids]

I'm kind of glad that they don't since I couldn't have applied early if it was ED, but I bet they go that way in the future

[final tangle]

yea

[final tangle]

Why apply rd over ea... no reason not to apply ea imo

[stable quail]

oh wait do they get data abt how many students got accepted from their school

[final tangle]

iirc it was general info about the app pool

This was last year

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/10g468k/attention_usc_early_applicants/

[fleet belfry]

Scholarships and earlier dorm application

Only get preference for the honors college though

[stable quail]

ah i see, do yk when this was posted last year?

[fleet belfry]

Which is in the village and it’s okay

[final tangle]

iirc it was a few days before ea decisions were released

[fading gazelle]

im scaredd i jus wanna know my decision

[final tangle]

i don't think this is necesarily true. If u get in ea without scholarship you can still apply for housing earlier than rd admits (and housing is assigned based on when u apply)

[stable quail]

oh okay

do yk if they admit for alternate major in ea?

[final tangle]

not 100% sure but i believe they do

[forest skiff]

wait wdym

[forest skiff]

for ea applicants the decision just says whether we got in or deferred right? nothing about scholarship RN?

[forest skiff]

38k deferred is insane wtf

[final tangle]

Yea I got info about scholarships mid feb

[final tangle]

well they didn't reject anyone ea so 🤷‍♂️

[forest skiff]

what scholarship did you get

also i thought scholarship interviews start in March?

[final tangle]

Got presidential and a viterbi specific scholarship

[final tangle]

I had mine late feb, got notified about results end of march

[forest skiff]

damnnnnn what was your profile like lol

wait according to that reddit post

they accept 2k people early and 900 get trustee/presidential and 200 get smaller scholarships

so more than 50%+ accepted get scholarships?? That can't be right

[final tangle]

I mean im from a pretty competitive high school, had good gpa/sat, did robotics, and had decent essays 🤷‍♂️

[final tangle]

hmmm i do think quite a few people in ea get scholarships. Where'd you get the numbers 900 and 200

[wheat sand]

What’s was your GPA

[final tangle]

iirc it was like 3.97 i think

I wouldn't compare stats though i think ur fit for the school is a much more important factor

like showing through ur essays why u r the person to admit

[stable quail]

whats your major?

[forest skiff]

The reddit post you sent

[forest skiff]

There's only one essay tho right so how do you do that

well i think viterbi and dornsife had other essays but annenberg had only why USC

[stable quail]

yeah i applied marshall which also only had one essay and i rlly couldnt show much abt me but rather usc's offerings and how they'll help me achieve a goal

[forest skiff]

yeah

[final tangle]

cs

[final tangle]

maybe im blind i dont see that. I mean 900 might also include NMFs who r admitted rd but yea quite a few ea people get scholarships

[final tangle]

oh yea fair i was viterbi so i had another one (also the common app though)

[forest skiff]

ok it's not the post itself it's a comment so idk how reliable but

[forest skiff]

How do you show fit in common app

Do you need to tailor it specifically to each school😭

[stable quail]

does usc place equal emphasis/focus on the common app essay and their supplements or is one weighted more

[final tangle]

it's less of u showing fit to the school and more of the school thinking ur a good fit. Def don't tailor ur personal statement

[final tangle]

I don't think there's a weight per-say, they look at all aspects of ur app and then decide

hard to tell if there's a certain percentage weight or anything

[forest skiff]

ahhh okay

[final tangle]

also keep in mind most people (including me) are just making educated guesses unless they work in admissions they rly don't know what is going through ao's heads

[stable quail]

ah i see

[stable quail]

true true, do yk of anyone viewing their admissions file?

[forest skiff]

yeah fair but did you not see your admissions file

[final tangle]

ik some people do

tbh i was very much in the boat of i was gonna once i committed somewhere

but then summer came and the first semester in college there's so much going on and like at least for me i didn't rly care anymore

so i didn't view mine

[stable quail]

ah yeah that makes sense

[final tangle]

Like as a senior it's college apps take up like all ur thought but once ur done and ur in somewhere like most people imo move on since there is so much else to spend ur time and energy on

[stable quail]

oh yeah def im so ready to forget abt the college app process 😭

[final tangle]

you got this ur almost through

rooting for u guys

[brisk mist]

heyy @final tangle did u apply ea!

[final tangle]

I did last year yea

[native heron]

this is always what i wonder cuz like… if usc is gaming the rankings why aren’t they doing this 😭 i mean even brown and NYU do it

[royal mural]

No. The reason I say it’s bad for me is that I didn’t have a math grade and my math teacher could’ve helped corroborate my math skills

[native heron]

STOP are we talking about our stats 😭 i thought we moved past this

[somber jasper]

i would ed so hard usc

[native heron]

why doesn’t usc have ed

[young pecan]

We figured that out with your name lol

[native heron]

it would make it so easy to lower AR make high yield and make more prestige (which is deserved and needs to be recegnozided on usnrw)

[somber jasper]

fax

[native heron]

we’re T25 at worst

[final tangle]

They just introduced ea last year. I'm sure the admissions office is trying to figure out the best model that works for them

[native heron]

the model in question:

if income, x, is 80,000>x or x>300,000, then A

[young pecan]

I should probably take back my CSS 😭😭😭

[final tangle]

I mean believe what you want to believe 🤷‍♂️

usc def has a reputation, but I can only make jugements based on my personal experience

[hybrid tangle]

hows USC CS been from your experience so far

im applying as a transfer but am finding it difficult for me to ever consider usc over the top UCs esp for CS.

esp with USC's price and idk how good their financial aid will be for low income families

[final tangle]

I've rly enjoyed it!!

[final tangle]

Fair, I will say if it helps I personally chose usc over berk cs, and I have a friend who made the same decision

But obviously I am a little biased

[final tangle]

Yea that's very fair

[final tangle]

Also personally for me this wasn't rly somthing I considered while applying but viterbi (the engr school) has had an even gender split for quite a few years. It's up to debate if that's actually a good thing but as a student I definitely appreciate it

[hybrid tangle]

how come. i know berk's cs is super overcrowded and in a pretty bad position because of it, and usc has more available opportunities since theyre more funded and a priv

[final tangle]

Especially within cs I think there's a lot more diversity than a typical uni

[native heron]

nah i believe they have perfectly fine aid just like any other T25

their aid is the reason i go there

without it i couldn’t afford uni

[final tangle]

I mean when u say berk is overcrowed it is VERY overcrowed. Like my largest cs class is like 150 students. At berk it's like 2k. Also usc is one of the most recruited from universities in the tech industry

[native heron]

bro i know a berk student who says he has like 800 person lectures

[final tangle]

Also a lot of students at berk seem kinda sad and/or only focus on studying. Don't get me wrong usc students r very studious but there is also a more relaxed and fun enviornment

I came from a very competitive high school so I didn't particularly want to have to overwork myself through college

Also trojan network and all that other stuff they market

[hybrid tangle]

im from the bay so when it comes to schools for cs, ive always defaulted to schools like berkeley and stanford. im a little bias towards berkeley cause i have friend's family who is a cs prof at berkeley. And even though rn CS is super overcrowded for better or worse, i always saw the ROI to be a no brainer esp since it's gonna be costing about 5k/yr with financial aid for arguably the #1 CS school in the nation

also being able to come back home on weekend also a nice +

[final tangle]

makes total sense. I'm also at the bay and know people at both berk and stanford and they are all amazing unis. Choosing a college is very much a per-person thing. You know whats best for ur specifc situation and life experience

[native heron]

in reality USC feeds to silicon valley more than most schools

the vast vast majority

as in T5

it’s also good for corp finance for tech 😩 my dream guys you have no idea

[somber jasper]

yeah usc cs placement is no joke

[hybrid tangle]

yeah, i know some ppl from my hs who are at USC and i've visited them during the fall and had an amazing weekend at USC and meeting the students there. honestly it felt like a very work hard play hard environment. I dont think i have anything negative to say about USC other than its price (which is a very big dealbreaker for me), which is unfortunate sadly.

[hybrid tangle]

yeah i heard usc cs placement is very good despite it being a "t25" cs school on us news

[native heron]

i don’t get why usc charges so much 😭 they don’t need to and could solve so many problems by doing so

[steady olive]

They want the money from the rich intls who don't get aid

[native heron]

but it’s so much more than necessary

even if they made tuition 40,000 it would still help A TON

[final tangle]

I def agree but keep in mind i think usc isn’t far off from most private us unis. Think it’s more of a widespread issue than just usc

[somber jasper]

like all the other privates are like 70-85

usc is jus 90

[young pecan]

That is CRAZYYY

[forest skiff]

eh i mean i think uchi is 90 as well

and case

[hybrid tangle]

i think usc being more expensive than schools like harvard

is outrageous

idk why they raised prices last year

[final tangle]

ehhhh did a quick google search of coa for some ivies a lot of them r around 87-90k nowadays

obviously harvard is significantly less than that

But yes there's no denying usc is quiteeeee expensive

[somber jasper]

yeah

[fleet belfry]

Yes that’s true but in general the honors college is the only one you get preference for with a scholarship applying for housing earlier only happens that one time 😭

[young pecan]

Guys do you think all the EA decisions are already made???

[past dirge]

i think so

anyone know if WBB will/can be deferred?

since it's a decision made between 3 unis

[ancient echo]

nah usc doesn’t like commit type

[forest skiff]

nah im guessing like another week or so

[meager crescent]

if you applied wbb and get deferred im pretty sure you arent in consideration anymore

i know someone that got deferred ea from wbb and then got accepted business admin in rd

[storm schooner]

is it ok to fill out the fafsa late after the ea deadline

i was looking at mits website and it said it took 5 business days to get ur fafsa id and that’s when its due for usc 😭😭

[calm wing]

r they ever gna announce EA decision date😭😭

[slender pasture]

guys

is it bad if you get a usc

email

informing u of a potential audit

do they audit?

[mighty patio]

??

lemme see

[meager crescent]

Prolly the day before 💀

[mighty patio]

oh this?

everyone receives this

its required to complete

[slender pasture]

oh okay

i heard usc audits everyone is that true

[meager crescent]

Thats not an audit

[mighty patio]

thats basically an agreement to consent to be audited

[slender pasture]

that’s like every school though

[thorn mantle]

does usc reject ppl from ea round?

[stable quail]

nope

[somber jasper]

USC dropped their decisions date: jan 23

@sinful sphinx if u wanna put into the th ing

[sinful sphinx]

This isn’t confirmed

Last year they said this and it was on the 20th

[somber jasper]

😦

my mom lied

[sinful sphinx]

Also I asked Kiley abt it

She said when I posted this a month or so ago they didn’t have a date yet

That’s prob changed

But point being that date likely isn’t it

[somber jasper]

cool

[sinful sphinx]

Ty for ping tho

[somber jasper]

thx for the insight

np

[steady olive]

Based on last year they should be announcing the date on their socials in the next week or so

[ancient echo]

yeah they will announce it on socials

but u can expect towards mid to end january for EA

[ionic stone]

cause of fafsa :(

[past dirge]

I can't even go in the form

when will they stop this 'soft launch' thing and just open it normally

[storm schooner]

literally same

[young pecan]

Guys I want to withdraw my CSS profile from USC, how to DO IT!?!?!?!?!?!?

[steady olive]

Why do you need to?

If there's a mistake you'll probably have to call

[young pecan]

I just want to withdraw it completely

[young pecan]

I have written a mail. I’ll wait for a response

[steady olive]

Why? There's not really a reason too
If you're not going to go there they'll just ignore it

[young pecan]

Because I am ready to full pay

[steady olive]

Don't

You might get some aid if you apply

[young pecan]

BRO 😭

[steady olive]

It doesn't impact admissions decisions they're need blind

[young pecan]

They don’t give need based to intl

[steady olive]

Oh your intl

Ok Nm then

[young pecan]

Yesss

[steady olive]

But yeah I don't think there's a way to withdraw it so I'd just call/email and tell them you are not applying for aid

[young pecan]

I have done that

also what’s with this USCfast thing

[steady olive]

That's their financial aid portal

It just tells you what you've submitted

There might be a spot in there to say you're not applying for aid

[young pecan]

I’ll wait for there response and then take the action.

[undone elbow]

guys lowkey is it rlly easy to get into USC grad school

[polar lichen]

im confused abt the ea release date bc i feel like everyone is saying 19-20th but i asked my counselor the other day and he said our regional admissions rep told him theyre coming out next friday???

[fading gazelle]

wait what next fri???

[polar lichen]

i highkey think hes tripping but he was very insistent
i was like but everyone is saying the 20th and he was like idk, thats what the rep told me they couldve gotten it mixed up

theyre like on a first name basis w each other so its not like he just emailed them

[fading gazelle]

I see. If it is next fri that would be quite good

[polar lichen]

im just gonna assume its still the 20th bc historically thats like around when itsbeen
but im hoping for earlier 😭

[fading gazelle]

yeaa 2 weeks left...

[polar lichen]

like 5% admit rate is so bad bro

[fading gazelle]

ikk at least make it higher than RD

idk what to expect

[polar lichen]

its just gonna feel bad since ik the ea admit rate is so low but ill still feel like im doomed for t20s if i dont get in

[fading gazelle]

whats ur top choice

[polar lichen]

yale/brown
but yale is a pipe dream tbh

[fading gazelle]

ahh who knows. these colleges r so unpredictable

[polar lichen]

yeahhhh

best of luck we got this fr

[fading gazelle]

yess gll

[forest skiff]

i would love if it's next Friday

I have to make an important decision by Jan 16 and getting usc decision before that would be a major slay

[snow mortar]

I think it is gonna be later January they said

[meager crescent]

Earliest is jan 19

[stable quail]

i doubt it would be on the financial aid deadline

[forest skiff]

☹️

[fleet belfry]

Jhu?

[forest skiff]

huh?

[ancient echo]

easier than undergraduate

[past dirge]

marshall vs stern in terms of employment? (management)

[ancient echo]

depends where you’re tryna work lol

or what you’re tryna do

[young pecan]

I think after a certain level, all these prestigious schools provide a very similar array of opportunities and it really is just how well you use them.

[ancient echo]

agreed

if youre trying to go into finance though its maybe the one time I would say stern has an advantage

[young pecan]

Oh yea most definitely

[ancient echo]

but thats largely because of the NYC location

[finite minnow]

Yeah, usc is no slouch though for cali offices

[ancient echo]

usc ucla dominate california banking

[radiant nimbus]

Ohhh

[native heron]

it seems the answer to everything about colleges these days is “it depends” 😭

like the AR is higher but for some things the competition is much more

[steady olive]

It's possible but if it was next Friday I feel like they would have announced by now
Maybe he means they're gonna announce the date next Friday?

Or by next Friday he really means the 19th

[forest skiff]

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damn bro i didn't explain any of my answers

[steady olive]

Idk those are kinda cringe imo

Especially this one lmao

[forest skiff]

yeah

[modern chasm]

i heard somewhere the short answers have like no impact on your application like they cant make a descion upon you based on them

[forest skiff]

but do they expect explanations?

[modern chasm]

but idk i might be lying

i just saw that somewhere

[forest skiff]

fair but it still makes you memorable and likable

like they can't explicitly be like "this person likes star wars auto reject"

[modern chasm]

yeah but if your answers are cool enough without explanation itll still have the same impact if you explained it tbh

[native heron]

short answers do not matter. it’s just for fun and to help make the process seem easier

[forest skiff]

but with two very similar applicants they can probs go "this person seems to have a personality and be more fun loving whereas this one seems like an academic robot"

ok that's good to know thanks yall

[lofty falcon]

How would you tell that through the short answers

Like no one’s gonna put a documentary or whatever for those 😭

[forest skiff]

Didn't abhi put like Darth Vader or something for dream job

i personally would like someone who put smth funny and stupid rather than "tech entrepreneur"

[lofty falcon]

I mean fair enough but it would be weird to reject someone over 1 word 😭😭😭

[fleet belfry]

Yeah mine was total BS

Like for three words to describe yourself I’m pretty sure mine were all colors just cause why not

[forest skiff]

it's not that you get rejected because of that it's rather if you're borderline it can mean the difference between an acceptance and deferral

with how competitive everything is imo anything that makes you stand out is appreciated

[finite minnow]

yeah, this is a game of making yourself memorable

[forest skiff]

yeah

[lofty falcon]

I mean I guess it’s just everything I’ve heard from usc admissions has made it seem like it’s not that important

[forest skiff]

it's not important def but they wouldn't ask if it didn't play a role, however minor

think about it they alr get like 40k apps would they ask for so many questions and waste time reading them if it didn't matter at all

not saying you should spend too much time on that you should def just put your first thoughts but like... can't hurt to be creative

[brisk osprey]

short takes do not matter, just to get a sense of who you are as a person lol

being “memorable” or having explanations is not what the AOs are paying attention to

[undone elbow]

so u dont need to explain any of them?

[brisk osprey]

they genuinely just want to get to know YOU and not your transcript/essays

[brisk osprey]

nope doesnt matter

[finite minnow]

what? their sense of you as a person does matter

[undone elbow]

wow fuck me

i spent wayy too long deciding what to put down then

[undone elbow]

ok this is such cap bro

[brisk osprey]

well yes, but again these questions are not going to be the make or break, even between an acceptance and deferral

[undone elbow]

the whole thing with US admissions is theyre based on you as a person

their sense of you as a person matters a lot 😭

[brisk osprey]

my boss is not going to deny you because you put takis as your favorite snack instead of your grandmother’s homemade cookies

like it’s okay

[finite minnow]

i literally just said that?

[undone elbow]

oh mb big bro i misread

[finite minnow]

💀

[undone elbow]

@brisk osprey so basically the only things that rlly matter are the first prompt and the prompt of whatever college ur applying for

[brisk osprey]

essay wise? the common app essay and supplements do matter yes

but obviously thats not the only part of the application

[undone elbow]

yea yea

can u give explanations if u want or do they literally not care at all

[brisk osprey]

for short answers? you can definitely explain if you want but it isn’t required/expected

[undone elbow]

okok

[brisk osprey]

like i put my three words as “Future USC Student”

it literally does not matter

[finite minnow]

you work in admissions??

[brisk osprey]

adjacent, i do not read apps, but my bosses do. I give the admissions presentations and stuff

[undone elbow]

bro u predicted the future wtf

maybe dats a sign i should also do that

naw acc i like my words

[brisk osprey]

But yeah, the key is to not overthink

Remember these are also people who have favorite snacks and dream roommates and whatever else, they’re not gonna judge you on those things

[undone elbow]

but also like be normal

if u choose stalin for roommate its goodnight

[brisk osprey]

as my boss says “am i going to deny you because your favorite TV show is real housewives? No. Am i going to personally disagree/judge? Most definitely”

[undone elbow]

😭

btw in the first prompt ik its asks u to address ur majors but can u mention clubs

that arent related

[brisk osprey]

The more specific you are always the better

so yeah if you mention USC clubs/classes/research thats amazing

[undone elbow]

is debate an academic interest

[brisk osprey]

100%

[undone elbow]

amazing

[forest skiff]

LMAOOOOO love that

[native heron]

for dream job i put “being paid to eat” 💀

[ancient echo]

yes. Trojan debate squad for the win bro

[ancient echo]

i swear the provost mentioned u at our admission thingy

[ancient echo]

they don’t

the short essays will never be the reason u get in or rejected by the school

dw there are plenty of NPCs here

[fleet belfry]

Dw jjk is the correct answer

[fleet belfry]

As an NPC I agree with this

[native heron]

i was so upsetty that one of mine wasn’t mention 😔

i thought i was hella funny

[native heron]

there are so many NPCs at usc

[ancient echo]

u a viterbi student???

[native heron]

but we love them for it

they’re engineering a better world

[ancient echo]

he mentioned mine because my theme sonmg of my life was a fleetwood mac one

and they spoke abt how the marching band played alongisde them and i was like

[ancient echo]

wish theyd engineer for a shower they can use