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

[somber jasper]

@brisk osprey do they still do ttp i need to know please

[brisk osprey]

holy shit

[ancient echo]

yes they do

[somber jasper]

thx i know someone who got in last year

[brisk osprey]

ugh its such a long and complicated thing

[somber jasper]

so i was assuming its still up n ready to go

[somber jasper]

yeah it seems pretty controversial

ngl

[hybrid sedge]

what time did they release last yr?

[brisk osprey]

yall know what to say

[somber jasper]

kiley said this year its by 5pm pst

itll be on jan 19th

by 5pm

youll have the decision

[ancient echo]

r u back home in AZ??

or r u here

[somber jasper]

🙂

[brisk osprey]

im in AZ, someone is subletting my apt for the semester

[ancient echo]

eeek

i forget u live off campus

r u in the hub 💀

[brisk osprey]

god no

theres too much shit wrong with the hub

[ancient echo]

wait r u in one of those like bigger building type places

or do u live in a random house

[brisk osprey]

Im in a random house

[ancient echo]

unlucky

idk where to live next year

probably will end up in village tho

[brisk osprey]

I mean might as well you have the housing guarantee

[wind belfry]

tbf she’s a lesbian

[undone elbow]

how hard is it to join a gang at usc

[brisk osprey]

HELLO

[ancient echo]

pretty easy

they’re called fraternities

[brisk osprey]

real

or knights

[stable quail]

wait kiley do yk abt the renaissance ideal/scholar thing?

[brisk osprey]

as in like graduating with honors? yeah

[stable quail]

oh is it graduating w honors? i thought it was like pursuing two majors or a major + minor in like diff fields

[brisk osprey]

It is but you still have to graduate with honors in those fields

[stable quail]

ah okay got it

is it popular?

[brisk osprey]

It just gets you a distinction and a medallion

[brisk osprey]

I mean people will definitely study two completely different areas but people rarely apply for the distinction

bc it really doesnt mean anything tbh

[stable quail]

ohhh okay i see

[brisk osprey]

Mhm

[short walrus]

Does USC admit alot of first gen students

[steady olive]

Very easy!
Just walk down the street at midnight
There will be lots of people coming up to you to recruit you
There is a small admission fee so just give them your credit cards they'll return them when you get in
And they'll also have to take your phone to make sure you don't snitch
But then next time you walk down the street at midnight you might see some people following you, that's just the gang members protecting you from rival gangs

[brisk osprey]

mhm! like 25% of the incoming classes are usually first gen

[ionic stone]

late jan.?

[modern chasm]

i love south central los angeles its like heaven on earth

[wheat sand]

lol

[somber jasper]

had

fax

[past dirge]

how did u get in the system

I get stuck on the "check your personal info"

[ionic stone]

screenshot?

[undone elbow]

someone tell me how merit aid works with need based

[ionic stone]

man that sucks im sorry

can you try on a different device?

[steady olive]

Usually merit based aid comes out of your families portion

So it shouldn't reduce the need based aid you get

[undone elbow]

so if you get 50% off

you're still paying the same

from usc

if ur sai is lower than half off of usc's need based

[steady olive]

Say you get 30k in need based aid from USC and a 30k scholarship they'll combine and you'll only pay 30k total

[undone elbow]

so lets say usc gives me 70k for aid from need based, if i get a half off merit would it be full ride

[steady olive]

Yeah

Usually idk about USC specifically

But I don't think you can go over coa

Like they won't reimburse you

[undone elbow]

before aid is like 81k

so actually my aid would be 60k

but if i still got the half off scholarship it'd be full ride?

that's actually so W

[steady olive]

Yeah

The scholarship would take off 30 and combine with the 60 in aid

So it'd be full ride

[rancid lion]

Is getting not asked abt IDOC a problem for usc

I don’t fully understand how IDOC works but I believe I need it for financial aid

[pliant estuary]

I know a lot of you are all set

I’m starting USC essays now

Any specific advice?

[steady olive]

Idk how much the native leadership scholarship is but yeah probably

[undone elbow]

50%

[rancid lion]

@brisk osprey do u by chance read people’s application

[steady olive]

So yeah those would probably combine

[steady olive]

Usc doesn't do idoc

[past dirge]

(imaginary scenario) if my household income is 20k below their tuition, do they give me exactly 20k or more

[rancid lion]

Really?

[steady olive]

Yeah they do css but not the idoc

That's what they say at least

[rancid lion]

I would run net price calc

[past dirge]

is that rlly accurate?

the results seem sus

[rancid lion]

Yes

Idk exactly spot on

But gives u rough

[steady olive]

I think they do full ride for income under 80k

[rancid lion]

Fr?!

But that’s for ea only

Or rd as well

[undone elbow]

oh holy shit usc merit is insanely hard to get though

fuck

[brisk osprey]

I do not. I’m a student so I can’t read apps

[steady olive]

It's need based so rd too

[rancid lion]

Ah ic

[steady olive]

That's what their letter said at least

[rancid lion]

Holy. Then I pray I get in whether it’s rd or ea

I felt like giving up on usc if I didn’t get in ea due to financial aid

[brisk osprey]

Whats up?

[steady olive]

Yeah it's only merit based that's ea only

Everyone gets need based

[rancid lion]

I wanted to ask if people ever themed their entire application

[brisk osprey]

Oh they definitely do

[steady olive]

He was gonna pay you

[rancid lion]

Cuz I did that

lol

[brisk osprey]

as if you also weren’t smh

[brisk osprey]

Like spike?

[steady olive]

I mean I would if it's an option

[undone elbow]

do you know how much native leader scholars there are in a class

[rancid lion]

Uh essay wise and when writing abt fav movie, roommate, and the why us essay

I themed it all

Except for candy

And the three word

Ig

I realized I accidentally themed it after I was done

[steady olive]

There's 5

[brisk osprey]

I dont

[brisk osprey]

Yeah thats fine

[rancid lion]

I think I spent the most time on usc supps and application cuz it was my first common app school and only ea, so I’m really praying 😭

[undone elbow]

5/125 😐

getting any of these scholarships is impossible wtf

[brisk osprey]

Best of luck!!!

[rancid lion]

ty!

[solar notch]

wsg

[polar lichen]

usc’s fafsa deadline is so dumb 😭

[polar lichen]

wdym by themed
what did u do

[fleet belfry]

WOMP WOMP

[viral spire]

USC not rejecting anyone is annoying

Like just reject me and we can get this over with

[polar lichen]

on god like it doesnt tell me anything abt how competitive i am either

super strong applicants who just didnt seem like a good fit and ppl with c averages in the same deferral pool

[digital wind]

complaining about this is crazy

[forest skiff]

wait where do you apply

[stable quail]

not sure if this is what they’re referring to but a while back i got some email abt applying for native or jewish leadership scholarship

[past dirge]

i WILL get into USC

(did this for indiana and rlly got in, the manifestation works guys)

[young pecan]

USC set to accept 80000 applicants this year because apparently all of them were manifesting their acceptance

[tame folio]

i call dibs on a dorm

[high wave]

sleep in the dining hall

[somber jasper]

i manifested the hardest

so i got all 80,000 acceptances

[young pecan]

Give me 1 pls!

[steady olive]

Double it and give it to the next person

[forest skiff]

lowk insane im ngl

[onyx geyser]

😦

[undone elbow]

ye one of those

[forest skiff]

oh that goes out to only specific people right?

[stable quail]

i dont qualify for either so idk why i got it tbh 😭

[young pecan]

I got it but I don’t qualify for either…

[forest skiff]

huh interesting

i would cry about how i didn't get it but that might constitute portal astrology so rip

[steady olive]

I think they send it to everyone cause they don't get the race questions from the common app so they don't know what your race is

[royal mural]

no

they send it to everyone

[young pecan]

Please don’t tell me there are portal astrology scenes with USC too now 😭😭😵‍💫😵‍💫

[tame folio]

A2Cers reading and interpreting the stars spread throughout the universe to determine if they'll get into their stupid non-priority university on a 5 dollar scholarship or a 10 dollar scholarship

https://tenor.com/view/moon-knight-marvel-disney-plus-moving-the-sky-stars-in-the-sky-gif-25406683

[young pecan]

Realest shit

[forest skiff]

but i didn't get it

is it because they know im getting trustee anyways😍😍

[somber jasper]

might slide an acceptance for yall if you ask nicely

[mighty patio]

!usc

[undone elbow]

are you either though?

idt it matters if you don't qualify for either

[somber jasper]

im keeping them

[undone elbow]

does usc give scholarships for national merit during rd

[young pecan]

I think yes

[final tangle]

Yes. If ur a nmf you’ll automatically get a presidential scholarship

[lofty falcon]

One week and one day left

[worthy elk]

how strong do yall think legacy is for usc

[merry oasis]

according to their CDS its considered

[final tangle]

Iirc it’s def considered. Don’t think it’s weighed tooooo heavily if anything it comes into effect if u get rejected (some legacy people get the Trojan transfer option iirc)

[polar lichen]

why does this gif lowkey go hard though

[thorny cosmos]

What time do decisions come out on the 19th?

[wheat sand]

5pm

[lofty falcon]

kiley said its rolling but all decisions will be out by 5pm pst

[final tangle]

Yea it's rolling but will be towards the end of the day (i'd expect it to start around 4pm)

[onyx geyser]

ohhh so would a package be in the mail by then

or would we only get our decision through the portal

[lofty falcon]

no iirc it will just be batches on the portal so the system wont be overloaded

[onyx geyser]

ohhh cool

thanks

[brisk mist]

hoping my legacy pulls thru

[onyx geyser]

excited for results yall

[final tangle]

decision will be through the portal. You'll get an email about it too

[onyx geyser]

lmao i'm the opposite

first gen

[final tangle]

And they send a physical letter afterwards you'll prob get it within a week

[short walrus]

same here

lets go

[onyx geyser]

fr bro

[onyx geyser]

ohhh cool 👍

[undone elbow]

when do they start coming out? noon?

[fleet belfry]

Almost all my friends had theirs come out after 4

[final tangle]

Expect after 4. I think they purposely wait till after the school day ends. Mine came out around 4:20ish

[fleet belfry]

😭 thank you cause I didn’t want to say it was definite but I’m pretty sure everyone was after 4

[stable quail]

finally a decision that won’t come out during school

[viral spire]

God bless

[thorny cosmos]

Oh so they don't release all them at once? How will ppl know when they release theirs

[final tangle]

You’ll get an email when ur decision is available

[thorny cosmos]

Ah ok thanks

[forest skiff]

yeah but if they sent it out to everyone-

[undone elbow]

wym

ur email might be misspelled on the portal

getting the email literally means nothing

they can't see race or ethnicity so they have to send it to everyone

[somber jasper]

from what i know it kinda does help a fair bit

i also heard they give a lot of legacies a one year transfer option

[final tangle]

Very true

[somber jasper]

lowk if i dont get in im kinda bankin on that to come in clutch

[undone elbow]

this like my last chance to go to cali

[final tangle]

I believe some orgs get the emails of usc applicants from the admissions department to market. Will literally have no connection to admissions

[somber jasper]

ucs?

[undone elbow]

cant afford

stanford deferred

[somber jasper]

oh

[undone elbow]

usc with merit the last shot

[somber jasper]

makres sense theyre hella expensivefor oos

[undone elbow]

!usc

[lofty falcon]

did they extend fafsa deadline

[worn locust]

usc should release a decision date fr

[ionic parrot]

they did i beleive

[past dirge]

yea they said to turn it in asap

[ionic parrot]

the 19th?

[past dirge]

decisions out jan 19

they posted on their insta

[worn locust]

oh i didn't see that

[rancid lion]

they stated on their social to just do asap and that they understand the issues with fafsa right now

[lofty falcon]

ok thx

[hushed folio]

does usc admit based on school?

[undone elbow]

yeah they do

[hushed folio]

W

[undone elbow]

but the thing is though they have to have a balanced student pool

so they can't just have 99 percent of viterbi be cs kids

[hushed folio]

anyone do leornad davis school of gerontology

yeah i didn’t do virtebri haha

[thorn mantle]

does anyone know when ea decisions come out?

[royal mural]

Jan 19th

[thorn mantle]

i just the tweet from usc admission

thanks!

[undone elbow]

on their website now

[somber jasper]

courtside usc

[final tangle]

oh what i just got back from that game

[somber jasper]

bruhhh

[brisk osprey]

mens volleyball goes crazy

[gentle valve]

Hi

[worthy elk]

welcome

[gentle valve]

Thanks hjkm

[polar lichen]

bruh I’m cooked I applied viterbi undecided

[amber venture]

if you attend viterbi are you free to pick any major you want in viterbi

[merry oasis]

yes

[final tangle]

Yea they literally send a form out before school starts asking if u want to switch majors

[amber venture]

ok nice nice

i applied to ucla for ee instead of cs cause i saw the admit rate was almost 4x higher

but i don't think you can as easily switch in their engineering than usc

[ionic parrot]

i have a pic in it without any ppl 👀

d1 player let me in

[amber venture]

is usc more conservative on EA admits since they only fill 25% of class with it?

[young pecan]

If USC accepts me, I’ll buy 2 chocolates to all the already enrolled USC students here.

Up’d the stakes. Pls influence the AO’s 😢🥹

[wispy plank]

So guys is usc not rejecting anyone ea this year so only deferrals and acceptances ?

[final tangle]

that would be correct

[young pecan]

Anyone here who can actually tell what is a good score for USC like out of 100? Because not everybody does gpa around the world!!

[final tangle]

depends on ur high school, gpa can rly fluctuate depending on ur high school

[young pecan]

I am an international. Would they have information about us? I don’t even think anyone is applying usc from my high school

[ancient echo]

if they dont they traditionally go off the information given by your high schools school report

[somber jasper]

i got courtside too lol

[ionic parrot]

👀

private practice

[somber jasper]

shiii you were there mad early

were u here today

[ionic parrot]

nah it isnt from today

its old

i went there ths past summer

d1 athlete let us into priv practice

lol

[polar lichen]

ik im just worried it’ll be harder to get in bc i applied viterbi

my app is not engineering focused like at all except my essays so 💀

[final tangle]

guys decisions r in like a week atp stop worrying about ur app and enjoy ur senior year u cant control anything atp

[polar lichen]

me fr

[final tangle]

no like i totally get it

[fleet belfry]

At this point your application is in I know waiting sucks but I hope you get accepted!

[meager crescent]

What stanford deferral does to a man

💀

[somber jasper]

shiii

[undone elbow]

!usc

[nimble wren]

Yo how bad is 1380 sat with 3.7 gpa for vertibri

[plush oasis]

u submitted the 1380?

Its above 25th percentile but below 50th

[nimble wren]

Yeah I submitted it

[plush oasis]

I don’t think its bad

[nimble wren]

What about the gpa

I took like 13 ap classes if it makes a difference

[plush oasis]

I dont use gpa so im not the best person to ask idk whats good

[nimble wren]

alr

Thanks tho

Gives me hope 🙏

[plush oasis]

Yeah np good luck

[forest skiff]

depends on school profile

[young pecan]

Man what’s the thing for Marshall. I am pretty confident I am below their 25th percentile and I have submitted 😭

[onyx geyser]

LMAO i see u. no i applied to the price school of public policy

BRO

[forest skiff]

can you switch colleges

[undone elbow]

idt its above 25th

i didnt submit my 1440 cuz of it

[young pecan]

I think you should’ve if it was near that. Sometimes AO’s think it’s cause you have an extremely terrible score. I might be wrong tho…

[ionic parrot]

pretty bad

[young pecan]

Don’t say that 🥺🥺

[ionic parrot]

its objective

u wanna be on the pretty low end for both gpa nad sat for a very competitive engineering school?

ik i wouldnt want to

[forest skiff]

stats are also highly dependent on area school profile at circumstances

if everybody at your school gets like a 900 and you get a 1380 thats def gonna look good

[ionic parrot]

well...

i mean sure

but u still have a 1380

[young pecan]

My school ain’t got any profile lol. Idk actually

[ionic parrot]

and that doesnt mean anything

for the 3.7

does eveyrone else have3.7 too?

[forest skiff]

class rank also matters

[lofty falcon]

doesn’t that defeat the whole purpose of standardized testing

[onyx geyser]

wait db have you done the financial aid stuff

on the fast portal?

i submitted my css like 2 months ago but it only says they got my profile data?

is that the same thing

[onyx geyser]

yeah i do. thats not bad?

[forest skiff]

standardized testing is standardized to an extent but also the whole point of test optional was to level the playing field for those without access to test prep resources or expensive coaching classes or all of that shit

[lofty falcon]

yeah and that’s why you’d go test optional though

[forest skiff]

i know but it also depends on school profile

[lofty falcon]

like your grades would show you in context of your environment better

[forest skiff]

a 1440 25th percentile sat means a quarter of admitted students got below that

[onyx geyser]

lmao true

[forest skiff]

if the undergraduate enrolment is like 8k? thats at least 2k students

[lofty falcon]

but it’s probably significantly lower when you account for athletes and legacies

[onyx geyser]

not really. some admissions officers have even promoted not going to even if you are slightly below the avg.

[forest skiff]

im not trying to argue that a 1380 is good for usc viterbi but if they've already submitted its not like they can go test optional so im tryna say that although its not a great score, all hope isnt lost

[onyx geyser]

like my act is a 32 and i submitted it even tho usc's avg is higher bc my school avg is a 19.

[forest skiff]

19->32 is crazy

academic weapon fr

[lofty falcon]

slightly below average I get but if you substantially below I don’t see how it could benefit you at all to submit

[onyx geyser]

thanks bae❤️

[onyx geyser]

wait.

[undone elbow]

i thought viterbi 25th was like 1500

[onyx geyser]

1380 might not be ok to submit depending on your breakdown

and your major

[lofty falcon]

yeah exactly 😭

[onyx geyser]

honestly probably

[nimble wren]

Astronautical engineering

[undone elbow]

Umm

[onyx geyser]

ea applicant test scores are probably higher too

[undone elbow]

thats really not a lot tbh

[forest skiff]

again if they've already submitted no point in going test optional. but all hope isn't lost

[forest skiff]

how do you get school specific stats

[forest skiff]

yeah bro thats so less

[nimble wren]

Bruh on the internet it said 25% was like 1320 so that’s why I submitted

[undone elbow]

common data set

[onyx geyser]

1460-1540. membrane remember these schools are holistic.

[undone elbow]

i come from a rich school that doesnt apply to me

[onyx geyser]

you won't get rejected from usc because of your score i think

[onyx geyser]

hmmmm.

[onyx geyser]

wdym. like your school avg is higher?

[undone elbow]

i mean only like 50% of the admitted class (maximum), it's prob in the 40s submitted their test score

[undone elbow]

avg is 1k, 12-15 1500s

[onyx geyser]

oh

isnt that fine

or am i missing something

[undone elbow]

not good enough for engineering

Maybe like dornsife but definitely not viterbi

[onyx geyser]

anyways its no use dwelling on the past.

[undone elbow]

especially with my math score

[onyx geyser]

kinda regretting putting sociology in dornsife as my second choice major

cause none of my ec's are related to that

smh should've put polisci

[forest skiff]

bro my second choice major i put comms

when i should've put creative writing

smh smh smh

wait can your second choice major be in a different school

[onyx geyser]

yes!

not viterbi iirc

[forest skiff]

yeah i def should've put creative writing

i could've even written the dornsife supp

[onyx geyser]

i had another school as my first choice and then dornsife

[forest skiff]

my ea apps are all so trash tbh my rd is so refined

[undone elbow]

viterbi probably the hardest school to get into besides cinema and music

[onyx geyser]

idk im content with a deferral yall

[forest skiff]

ahhhh yess price

i wanted journalism as first choice

but i just put comms as second choice

when creative writing would've fit better with profile and interests

[onyx geyser]

lowk banking on the fact that the price school is more overlooked

but i would've put it as my first choice major regardless

[forest skiff]

thats fair yeah

does price have a supp

bcuz annenberg doesn't

[onyx geyser]

theres a cs buisness admin major

[forest skiff]

and im sad bcuz i lowk would've slayed the dornsife essay

[onyx geyser]

thats super hard to get into

[undone elbow]

thats gotta be hard to get into

[onyx geyser]

no bro 😭 its just the why usc

i wish there was more to the app

[forest skiff]

fr

my short answers better carry

dream roommate is a dog? auto admit

[onyx geyser]

LMAO i think i wrote down elle woods most of my short answers were pretty generic

besides the travel question and favorite snack+theme song

[forest skiff]

go to harvard why apply to usc

[forest skiff]

omg what did you put

[onyx geyser]

i didnt apply to harvard

[forest skiff]

dream trip i put a place from percy jackson lmfao

[forest skiff]

TASTE

not applying to harvard is a flex

[onyx geyser]

pretty avg short answers but i like them

[forest skiff]

awwww omg thats so cute

HOT CHOCOLATE

theme song my friend recommended muffin song

"i wanna die die die"

ended up putting try everything by shakira rip

[onyx geyser]

yeah theres a place at my town that sells hot chocolate but it's frozen.

idk how to describe it

😭

[forest skiff]

i wanna try that

[onyx geyser]

ooh i like that song!

[forest skiff]

yeah i put zootopia for fav movie as well can you tell im a furry

[onyx geyser]

thats kinda wholesome ngl

[onyx geyser]

LMAO STOP

[forest skiff]

just realized i also put a dog as my roommate

HELP WHAT DID I DO WITH MY APP

[onyx geyser]

yk the dude i told u ab

he applied to usc has a comp sci+buisness major

[undone elbow]

who got into stanford rea

or harvard

or somewhere i forgot

[forest skiff]

db would you choose usc merit scholly over stanford

[undone elbow]

lowkey maybe

depends on the financial aid tbh

[plush oasis]

i dont know for viterbi i just looked at overall usc

[haughty wolf]

who all applied to USC for AI + business

[prisma arch]

usc buai?

[haughty wolf]

ye

[prisma arch]

no i wanted to tho like woulda been my second choice

[haughty wolf]

what was ur first choice?

[prisma arch]

usc iya

[haughty wolf]

idk what's the full form of iya

[prisma arch]

they have a lot of integrated curicculum

[haughty wolf]

oh nice

[prisma arch]

oh iovine and young academy

[haughty wolf]

nice

[prisma arch]

i meant like usc as a whole

gll w buai

[haughty wolf]

yea, but idk y the acceptance rates are so low for courses like BUAI

[ionic parrot]

be lol

me

[haughty wolf]

thanks, good luck to u too

[haughty wolf]

WTF has every1 in this fucking server applied to USC + BUAI

[ionic parrot]

[haughty wolf]

BRUh

WTF

[prisma arch]

tyy!!

[short walrus]

I did CSBA

[haughty wolf]

this admission CYCLE is so shit

so many applications

like a Million people

[undone elbow]

thats whole school

[plush oasis]

yea

[undone elbow]

yea 1460 is 25th for the whole school

[young pecan]

Fuck this shit man

[plush oasis]

u want me to say yea again or ? lol

i think i looked at wrong site before

[young pecan]

Shit must’ve been terribly wrong for you to be so far off lol

But I think, considering it as a whole, the average sat is probably lower cuz of TO

[plush oasis]

i just search usc avg sat and clicked on the first one

[undone elbow]

oh i was confused

i thought u were a diff person mb

[plush oasis]

thought u were pressing me bruh

[undone elbow]

i thought u meant the old data set was the whole school

and u got confused what i sent was viterbi lmao

[undone elbow]

nah its correct

just outdated common data set

usc sat has shot up

but only like 50% of admits maximum, 45% more realistically sent in their sat

[young pecan]

It’s probably way lower

TO just makes it highly inflated

[plush oasis]

i think just TO if ur 1420 or below or something

[young pecan]

Bruh I am at least above the 25th and now am regretting not doing TO lol

[undone elbow]

its fine

[plush oasis]

why do u regret it

[undone elbow]

65% of the school gets in without

[plush oasis]

yeah i know but its good to have a score

[undone elbow]

if the majority is test optional that shows they dont really care

[ionic parrot]

id go to under like 1500 tbh

[undone elbow]

if u get rejected probably not cuz of not submitting tests

[plush oasis]

they dont care 100% yeah, but it helps those who have a good one

[ionic parrot]

^

[young pecan]

So how’d your Harvard acceptance go?

[ionic parrot]

cant get accepted if u dont apply

[young pecan]

Nah that comment made me feel like you’ve applied all T20s

[ionic parrot]

i shotgunned a lot ig

not the top top ones

and also

im not a big harvard fan

[young pecan]

The fuck are you shotgunning then?

[ionic parrot]

like

the ones that arent like

well i did like almost evyerthing from 10-20 range

and a few in the top 10 range

[young pecan]

How’s it going?

[ionic parrot]

i wouldnt know

its not like ive been accepted

i got accepted to like two t50s

that were ea

[young pecan]

Oh nice, which all?

[ionic parrot]

osu and cwru

[young pecan]

Nice

[stable quail]

i applied buai too 😭

[onyx geyser]

nah columbia

[final tangle]

Yes, but it is harder depending on what school you want to switch into

[polar lichen]

do you need to have a strong engineering profile to get into viterbi or can you just show enthusiasm in engineering through essays
my profile is strong otherwise (1560, 3.9, national awards, research) but its just not geared toward engineering like at all

[polar lichen]

dont say this

[final tangle]

If it’s clear ur actually interested in studying engineering ur fine

Also hopefully you’ve taken calculus since that’s something viterbi specifically looks for

[polar lichen]

i took ap calc in junior year but only ab 😭 im taking multivariable now though so i hope that compensates a little

[royal mural]

literally having ab calc would be enough

[polar lichen]

pls accept me let me in

[ionic parrot]

its the hardest school to get into period i think

[polar lichen]

[peak sapphire]

There is no way I will be accepted if i didn't submit the proof of finances right?

[undone elbow]

most ppl max out at bc so ur doing really good imo

[wooden heron]

nah film is way harder

[worthy elk]

wait guys is it easier to get in through EA or regular

[lofty falcon]

regular

[worthy elk]

r most admits from EA or regular

oh ok

but isnt it 55% admits from EA

and 45 from regular

[lofty falcon]

i don’t think so? ea acceptance rate is lower than regular

[final tangle]

No matter what I believe it is better to apply EA

Whether or not u get in EA

Based on my class's student profile 55% of admits were from people who applied EA

also you are in consideration for merit scholarships

[ancient echo]

no 55% of students who gtet in originally applied EA (so admitted EA or deferred to RD and then admitted RD)

but actually maybe around 25-30% of spots are given out during EA

[onyx geyser]

lol

[onyx geyser]

its like *25 percent

[ancient echo]

you guys dont panic you will all do great!

usc is an amazing school and im so glad some of you are excited to come here but keep your spirits up

every college is amazing and what happens over these next few days are not representative of your potential as a student or anyuthing

[onyx geyser]

istg abhi im waiting for my deferral letter 😭 literally 94 percent of people are deferred ea

[ancient echo]

i know

i was so sure i was gonan be one of those 94%

:D

just keep hope up

[onyx geyser]

abhi is speaking facts🗣️

[ancient echo]

@brisk osprey how many ppl applied this year

im wondering

[ancient echo]

ive matured

now that my ID says im 21 i must be more mature

[undone elbow]

don't say bronny james name in the mirror 3 times

[wheat sand]

Head1 Number of First-Year Applications Accepted Students Acceptance Rate
Class of 2024 60,000 9,500 15.8%
Class of 2025 70,971 8,804 12%
Class of 2026 69,000 8,198 11.88%
Class of 2027 81,000 7,900 9.75%
https://www.crimsoneducation.org/us/blog/usc-admission-rate/
imagine the amount of applicants this year

lol

[brisk osprey]

Total numbers arent finalized yet

[ancient echo]

HM

[brisk osprey]

i mean there are three days left for people to apply rd

we have tentative numbers, but those wont be available publicly for a while

[fleet belfry]

Girl we have to write essays for illium next year?

NUH uh

[brisk osprey]

Huh???

sucks for yall 🤣

[ancient echo]

did u just say girl

like that

💅

[swift rose]

Wait I thought USC released all decisions April 1 even if you applied EA?

[somber jasper]

strangely the dance school is harder

and the film school

[ionic parrot]

shoot it is

viterbi was like 3.6%

so i dint think film would be lower

but film its 3% apparently

[onyx geyser]

3.6????

wat

[undone elbow]

abhi did u submit ur tests

[somber jasper]

it’s like 7 bro

according to my slatt paul ledesma

[ionic parrot]

ledesma said it was 3.6

lol

i went in person 🤔

[somber jasper]

he’s capping

same

[ionic parrot]

bro changing up acceptance rates on the daily

[somber jasper]

i went in person and virtual i win

[forest skiff]

might be switching between annenberg and dornsife so shouldn't be too bad since viterbi and marshall are most competitive right?

[ionic parrot]

dornsife is also pretty competitve

but its def not as bad at marshall adn vibterbi

[forest skiff]

ahh yeah

[ionic parrot]

u should be able to switch once u get in

[forest skiff]

im ok with my first choice major in annenberg but if i get admitted to second choice ill switch to dornsife

[ionic parrot]

my first choice was in marshall and second was in dornsife lol

[onyx geyser]

wonder what dornsife's acceptance rate is

how do yall know the acceptance rates of specific schools😭

[ionic parrot]

i only know viterbi cuz ledesma said so

[undone elbow]

im fucked

[lofty falcon]

what is wbb acceptance rate 😇

[muted holly]

i think i messed up as well lol, tbh i was fine with usc in dornslife but i ended up doing first choice wbb and second choice marshall

i just pretty much reduced the chance of me even going to usc by a lot

[lofty falcon]

oh damn i did wbb first and dornslife second bc i have no business ecs

but my why usc was half and half idk if i made a compelling case

[muted holly]

all my ecs were really well suited for business

startup, president of investment club, consulting internships, etc...

[lofty falcon]

then youd probably be rly good for marshall

[muted holly]

yeah, the only thing making me a bit less competitive is that my grades are a bit lower than what is deemed neccesary for admission to marshalls

Is it possible for me to get a WBB deferral?

[ionic parrot]

yeah

[lofty falcon]

i think you get accepted or rejected wbb early

and then you can get deferred for your second choice

maybe even accepted second choice early idk

[muted holly]

ah ok

wbb is my dream program, too bad its only like 40-60 students

[lofty falcon]

ikr 😭😭😭

[muted holly]

i also messed up asking for aid

asking for aid and wbb is a terrible combo

i can sort out the financial situation once im in

i'd only be paying us tuition prices for 1 year

[lofty falcon]

ohhh damn thats rly rough

idek how aid works on wbb

is it like all from usc?

[muted holly]

i feel like because 3 universities look at an application and have to process aid, they'd much rather have competitive applicants who are willing to pay sticker price at all institutions while also being academically strong

plus european institutions like bocconi and asian institutions like in hongkong look at aid differently than in the us like usc

[lofty falcon]

yeah i think places abroad mostly give merit especially to internationals

https://ask.usc.edu/app/answers/detail/a_id/62/~/how-is-financial-aid-administered-for-the-world-bachelor-in-business-(wbb)

[muted holly]

very insightful, thanks for sharing!

[nimble wren]

if i got deferred from purdue then i really don't have a chance at usc do i

[fading gazelle]

thats what i was thinking for me :/

[woven rapids]

Not necessarily. ISTG this is all random

[nimble wren]

yeah

[rancid lion]

Wait nvm

I’m stupid

[viral spire]

Not true

[nimble wren]

yes very true look at the acceptance rates and rankings lmfao

ok maybe im just not thinking properly i need to take a break or smth

i was so confident i was going to get into purdue bruh

[rancid lion]

Were u cs

[viral spire]

There’s different admissions processes lol

[nimble wren]

no aerospace

[viral spire]

My friend got wl at uw and got into nyu

Uw has like a 50 something acceptance rate

NYU rd is very very low

[nimble wren]

damn that's crazy ok i still have a chance then

[viral spire]

Yeah every school is different

[lofty falcon]

what major though

[viral spire]

Engineering

Chemical iirc

She also got into ucsb and ucsd

[lofty falcon]

oh uw engineering oos is more like 20% iirc so still sort of a crapshot

[cerulean sluice]

yeah UDub OOS engineering is insane

[rancid lion]

@brisk osprey was the acceptance relative to last year for ea or a bit higher if u know

[brisk osprey]

I’m not allowed to say until that information is public

sorry :(((

[rancid lion]

Just give a thumbs up or thumbs down maybe u know that’s not really saying

Rather a reaction

U know

[final tangle]

That is what I said…

[final tangle]

I think going into dornsife isn’t too bad but not totally sure

[viral spire]

Is there a reason they decided not to reject anyone ea this year?

If you’re allowed to share

[short walrus]

probably to lower the acceptance rate

[brisk osprey]

we’ve never denied during EA, only acceptance or deferral

[viral spire]

Oh I see

[viral spire]

Perhaps yeah

[lofty falcon]

Isn’t it only second year of usc ea

They’re probably still figuring it out idk

[viral spire]

Yeah I thought they rejected people last year but I think I was mistaken

[calm wing]

fuck EA out in a week

idek what i’m gna do if i don’t get in😭

[nimble wren]

if i dont get in imma actually go insane bruh, all of my friends got into really good colleges, i can't be the butt of their fucking jokes

[final tangle]

Guys Ik people always say this but genuinely it all will be ok in the end

Life will move on

[midnight stream]

heyyy

[prisma dust]

inshallah we get in!

[midnight stream]

are you muslim

[prisma dust]

yes alhamduillah

[midnight stream]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

[prisma dust]

are you?@

[midnight stream]

Me?

[prisma dust]

yes!

[midnight stream]

Yes what?

[prisma dust]

yes you silly goose

🙂

[midnight stream]

Silly gose

[prisma dust]

xD

[midnight stream]

Wat

[prisma dust]

Heh. Sweet.

[midnight stream]

Oh! I am muslim .

Heh. Seweet.

[prisma dust]

wow! diversity!

[midnight stream]

Lol. XD (My face right now as I laugh, overjoyed)!

Also. Should keep in mind. Lol stands for laughing out loud.

[prisma dust]

XD (my face as i realeased pleasure lolz!)

[midnight stream]

What's (what is) lolz?

[prisma dust]

[midnight stream]

[prisma dust]

Lol (Laughing out loud) Z (An extension emphasizing multiple laughes rather then using the letter "S")

[midnight stream]

Gotcha (Got ya (got you))). Thx (thanks).

[lofty falcon]

if your friends laugh at you like that they’re not very good friends

[nimble wren]

they're all i have

[lofty falcon]

better to be alone than with people who belittle you

but it’s ok you’ll definitely make good friends wherever you go to college :)

[nocturne bane]

Same here

Purdue aero is tough thats all

[polar lichen]

what is it

[polar lichen]

do they rlly admit ppl to their second choice or is it there just to gauge your interests

bc my second choice is in dornsife which makes more sense for me and might be easier to get into than viterbi

[polar lichen]

oh shit 😭

[fading gazelle]

i picked dornsife major for 2nd choice but i dont wanna do that major anymore

[polar lichen]

I wish I just did dornsife first choice

I’m so dumb
no way I’m getting in w a 3% admit rate bruh

[amber venture]

do you have a lower chance of getting 2nd choice or are you equally considered for one

[ionic parrot]

lower chance

[polar lichen]

highkey would consider switching from viterbi to dornsife even if I got in because my priorities have changed over the last few months
kms

[ionic parrot]

its aight

im sure itll all work out ‼️

[polar lichen]

[fading gazelle]

whats dorsife acceptance rate

[rancid lion]

I thought they admit by college

[amber venture]

isn't that why the question was asked though?

[undone elbow]

any1 wanna read my very controversial supp and gimme sum feedback

i jus wanna make sure its not gonna get me insta rejected

[forest skiff]

sure

[lofty falcon]

I had a dream last night I got accepted

maybe it’s prophetic

[undone elbow]

check dms

[undone elbow]

my friend said this and got rejected ED so ive found a way to sleep in 5 minute intervals to not dream

cant dream about gettin accepted if u cant dream at all

[lofty falcon]

Oh no 😭😭😭

But I need to get sleep I can’t not dream

[forest skiff]

💀💀💀💀💀

[winter belfry]

Does anyone else have issues with their USC FAST?

I have confirmation that I submitted my FAFSA and CSS but the FAST still says “action needed”

[undone elbow]

ill check mine

[winter belfry]

It’s weird it doesn’t even say anything that i’m missing

it literally says “action needed” and “IF you haven’t finished it yet…. and then tells me how to do it”

[undone elbow]

it says it doesnt have my fafsa when i submitted it

[undone elbow]

did u submit parents tax forms and stuff

[winter belfry]

I thought that was all through the CSS and FAFSA

[winter belfry]

that’s odd

[undone elbow]

nah they want the actual forms

[winter belfry]

How do i submit them?

[lofty falcon]

Oops I forgot to submit the tax returns

But I never got an email

[winter belfry]

where do you submit them

is in on the FAST?

or just the Portal

[undone elbow]

on the fast

[winter belfry]

I’m so confused

On the required info and forms section. it says i have no required documents and no received documents

[onyx geyser]

yes me 😭

i thought that too but i just submitted the financial forms they needed

[storm schooner]

was this part also due on the 12th

[winter belfry]

like the Fafsa and CSS?

[onyx geyser]

the CSS yes and also the parental tax forms

i did not submit the fafsa

[winter belfry]

I submitted those two but i didn’t see where they said we needed to submit official tax forms. and i don’t see any place where i can submit it

[winter belfry]

how did you submit parental tax forms

ways that through the css?

[sick star]

anyone when know when ea is coming out

[steady olive]

19th

[sick star]

did they send out an email? cause i didnt get one

[lofty falcon]

its on instagram

!usc

ughhhh

[zenith garnet]

The student body at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering is a diverse group of unique engineers and computer scientists who work together to engineer a better world for all humanity. Describe how your contributions to the USC Viterbi student body may be distinct from others. Please feel free to touch on any part of your background, traits, skills, experiences, challenges, and/or personality in helping us better understand you. (250 words)

is this a diversity prompt or a community prompt

its not a 'why viterbi/why school' prompt right 😭

[worn locust]

i think you can make it both/either

i guess focus on the diversity part since there's already a why viterbi

[zenith garnet]

there is?

[worn locust]

idk i thought so

[zenith garnet]

oh wait the why us essay

[worn locust]

there we go lol

i haven't looked at my usc essays in months

[violet bay]

guys fuck i didn't realise usc fafsa was due 12th ( lmao i had fevver and slept 15hrs)

i didnot finish it yet

i am freaaking out

[worn locust]

they say that it's ok, just get it in as soon as possible

fafsa is having crazy issues and they understand

[violet bay]

aww thank u

[rancid lion]

They said just finish it asap and that they understand the issues with fafsa

[worn locust]

i haven't finished it either lmao

i hate fafsa

[rancid lion]

Fafsa is still processing for me

[worn locust]

css was so easy compared to this

[rancid lion]

After submission

[rancid lion]

Not for me lol

[violet bay]

and my dad is a procrastinatot'

i rythuink

god i will eat then typr sorri

[winter belfry]

what engineering major are you applying as?

[viral spire]

After I submit the fasfa and css am I good?

It doesn’t say I need to do anything else for items needed

[undone elbow]

theres documents or something

[final tangle]

This is a why you are a good fit prompt iirc

[viral spire]

Wtf

Why aren’t they required then

[undone elbow]

any1 down to review supps

[rancid lion]

Check required documents

[rancid lion]

Sure

[undone elbow]

check dms

[viral spire]

I looked and it just said fasfa

I just checked the doc library and filled out everything I could

[rancid lion]

Ur fine then

[flint nexus]

haven't started usc yet 😍

[fleet belfry]

Whys rush so tiring tf

[rancid lion]

When did u start ur usc supps lol

[woven rapids]

I think he's referring to fraternity rush since he's already in college according to his profile.

[ancient echo]

where u headed tn

[final tangle]

That would be right

[viral spire]

Hi @meager crescent @royal mural

[royal mural]

Hi

[meager crescent]

hello my fellow usc admits

[royal mural]

Wish USC would come sooner

[meager crescent]

12th wouldve been ideal

[royal mural]

Exactly bruh

No need to postpone a week so I can see “we have made the decision to defer…”

[meager crescent]

19th is close

but not close enough

[meager crescent]

we had 2394592040959 applicants unfortunately

with limited seats

[wise turret]

lol

[worn locust]

"unfortunately, you were not spoiled enough to be offered a seat"

[viral spire]

Yesss

[manic radish]

LOL

[meager crescent]

unfortunately you werent a legacy and upper income bracket

[worn locust]

[rare drift]

Same 😍😍

[meager crescent]

Isnt it due like tmrw

[viral spire]

Finaid was due Jan 12th right

I just submitted fasfa today 😭

[meager crescent]

Yea but fafsa isnt working

[manic radish]

???

[viral spire]

Yeah it didn’t work for me

[manic radish]

"The official FAFSA deadline is June 30 of the end of the school year you're seeking financial aid for."

what is this jan 12th thing

[meager crescent]

USc

Has a jan 12 deadline

For financial aid

For early action

[past dirge]

but they postponed it due to the chaos of the new FAFSA

(I still can't get pass the 'confirm personal information' part)

[meager crescent]

No they didnt

I emailed them and they said no

They didnt postpone it

But they will allow late submissions

[rancid lion]

not postponed just finish it asap

is it true that usc basketball and football tickets sell out really fast.

[ionic parrot]

prob

[forest skiff]

@viral spire how did you finish fafsa

bro my predictions for a2c usc are everyone gets deferred but then 50% of the people get in rd

[ionic parrot]

nah im getting in bro trust ‼️

gotta have faith in urself

[worthy elk]

fr

[forest skiff]

6% acceptance rate haha i lost faith a long time ago

[young pecan]

No no we need the scholarships dawg

I mean I am confident about the rejection letter but still… 🥺

[forest skiff]

lol yeah i cant go to usc without scholarship

but my decisions so far do not give me hope LOL

[ionic parrot]

what r ur dferrals

[forest skiff]

georgetown uchicago ea

[ionic parrot]

thats aight bro

wait

howd u ea to both

i thought gt was rea

[forest skiff]

gt rea is that you cant ed anywhere

but you can ea to anywhere you want

[ionic parrot]

ohh

thats chill

[forest skiff]

so its not like hypsm rea

but still not proper ea

[meager crescent]

I think the legacy kid will get in

[forest skiff]

usc number 1 fan?

[meager crescent]

Yea

[forest skiff]

yeah possible

[ionic parrot]

i have a professor rec from usc and got an a in a course there 👀

[forest skiff]

how much does usc consider legacy

damn

[ionic parrot]

im assuming that helps

[forest skiff]

ok i predict 3-4 people will get in but thaats it

[ionic parrot]

nah but

i applied buai

which is a super hard program

so im expecting a deferral

maybe an rd acceptance if i dont get into my ed2

[meager crescent]

I thought usc only accepts teacher lor

Or is the professor counted

[ionic parrot]

they accept professors from usc

[forest skiff]

whats buai

[ionic parrot]

the usc professor told us they make exception for that

[ionic parrot]

ai for business

its a joint busienss engineering school program

its new

like started in the last few yrs

[forest skiff]

oooooh thats cool

[ionic parrot]

yea

tough tho 😔

[meager crescent]

Whats ur ed2

[ionic parrot]

washu

[meager crescent]

2 kids from my school applied bca lol

[forest skiff]

i applied to a relatively non competitive major/school but also my essays and ecs were ass

[meager crescent]

I just did business admin

[ionic parrot]

washu isnt rly my top choice

actually its not too close to it

[meager crescent]

Where did u ed/rea

[ionic parrot]

but like its a good ed2 school

[meager crescent]

Why ed2 then

[ionic parrot]

i did cornell cs

😳

got deferred

[meager crescent]

If u dont prefer the school that much dont ed tbh

[forest skiff]

^

[ionic parrot]

so my logic is if i get deferred from usc w a prof rec and an a in class there im prob not good enough to get into the better schools idk

might as well bank on washu

[forest skiff]

whats your top choice

[ionic parrot]

and washu is a very good school by all means

[ionic parrot]

no clue atp

duke? cornell?

cornell prolly

its cs is really strong

maybe berkeley too

its close to home

[forest skiff]

how would you ed2 washu then

[ionic parrot]

idk theres a lotta choices

ill have to ewigh things

[forest skiff]

dont you wanna know if youg et in cornell or berk

[ionic parrot]

guess ill never know yk

and if i get into washu then

ill have no rejections

and i can feel cool ab myself

[forest skiff]

hmm well if you think you'll be happy with washu

[ionic parrot]

i meannn

its top rated for dorms and food i think

tahts all u rly need

[forest skiff]

hows the cs program tho

[ionic parrot]

its not as good as some other schools

but living conditions r nice

and its got that like

prestige typa thing

[meager crescent]

Im ngl bro no one knows what washu is

Like outside of a2c

Everyone ive talked to thinks washu is in washington

[forest skiff]

my mom thought washu was uwash

[ionic parrot]

we prob dif cuz where i am we hear ab washu a decent amt

its just cuz uw is so popular 😭

[forest skiff]

and told me her friend ed2 to uwash and i was like mom its public they dont have ed2

[ionic parrot]

lmaooo

my dad convinced me to not apply to stnaford and im kinda regretting it tbh

thats like the only school i wouldve relaly wanted to see a decision on

[meager crescent]

I mean u live near the bay right? All those kids meatride rankings

[ionic parrot]

he convinced me to ed2 washu and drop stnaford

[meager crescent]

And washu is t20

[ionic parrot]

yeah lol

fr

ranking meatriding

[ionic parrot]

its also why i kinda gave up on stanford

15% of my grade is stnaford legacy

4/6 got in rea

[meager crescent]

Nvm

Washu aint t20

20

[ionic parrot]

idt theyre gonna take anymore

[meager crescent]

Washu is #24

[ionic parrot]

nah it was like t15 last yr

[meager crescent]

[ionic parrot]

thye just got cucked by rankigns this yr idk why

dropping 10+ is crazy

[meager crescent]

Us news meatriding publics

[meager crescent]

No it wasnt

I was like 17 or 19

[ionic parrot]

it was lemme try to find it

[meager crescent]

Berk and LA are 15