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

[meager crescent]

Now

Publics rose

Mich is 21

Uva 24

Unc 22

Ut 32

[ionic parrot]

@meager crescent

this was last yr

my dad had a hardcopy of the us news rankings

cuz he subscribed to their newsletter

[meager crescent]

Damn uchicago fell off

[ionic parrot]

yeah lol

[fickle aurora]

Yessir

This why rankings are stupid

[viral spire]

My parents had to do it on their phone bc it wasnt working 😪

My dad is obsessed w WashU and I can guarantee you he’s never been on A2C

All the med school people know WashU dw

[fickle aurora]

Legit any prof who does research will know WashU aswell

[forest skiff]

Forgot doxxing was a thing lmfao

[viral spire]

WashU is fantastic

[viral spire]

Seems like finaid comes later anyways

[pure mason]

Wait if u get deferred by usc can u fill out form with additional test scores or smth or nah 💀

[marsh marsh]

starting usc app now

💀

[ancient echo]

no to give everyone a fair chance (deferred EA or normal RD) typically your EA app is not allowed an LOCI

[undone elbow]

any1 wanna review each other’s supps

[forest skiff]

isn't the whole point of ea to increase your chances

why would you wanna give everyone a fair chance

isn't college based on earlier->more prepared->better chance

[ancient echo]

well thats not meant to be the point of EA

EA is meant to be for studewnst who think theyre ready earlier and want to hear a decision earlier

[onyx geyser]

why ed2

[wise turret]

aye me too, if i get deferred no way in hell im afforidng USC tho LMAOOOOOO

[elfin beacon]

Missed my USC's Media Arts + Practice (MA+P) undergrad program. The application deadline the specialized schools at USC, including the School of Cinematic Arts which closed before the genaral deadline, due to extraordinary personal circumstances.

Anyone have insights on how the Admissions officers are @ USC emailing them now—

[fleet belfry]

I went to pike

[viral spire]

Oh w no loci?

[brisk osprey]

Unfortunately you’ll have to apply again next year or go to a CC and transfer in

[worthy elk]

isnt annenberg all females

does it mean its easier for guys to get in?

[ancient echo]

what they do for dirty

[fleet belfry]

Kbbq

[ancient echo]

yo that’s hella cool

[native heron]

💀 where did you hear this?

[worthy elk]

ill send a pic

[onyx geyser]

wait usc comes out at 5pm right

on the 19th?

[final tangle]

by 5 pm yes

[worthy elk]

how do i send pics on discord if im on mac

[onyx geyser]

send ur phone pic to ur email then drag the file to ur desktop. upload through discord

[worthy elk]

it wont let me copy and paste pics

what button do i press to upload

[stable quail]

i watched a recent viterbi admissions q&a and they said that they don’t put much emphasis on the rec letter cuz they all practically say the same thing 💀

[ionic parrot]

nah its a usc professor rec

and im applying to buai in marshall

[stable quail]

ohh were you able to read the rec

[stable quail]

same

but the ao’s in the vid were talking abt usc admissions as a whole

[ionic parrot]

nah but ik it was good cuz the prof really liked me

my high school counselor sent it to usc so

he read me like one phrase from it

but thas all ik ab it

[muted holly]

how much stronger is a usc application if you have a rec letter from a usc alumni (did masters in music) who's your teacher?

[final tangle]

doubt it makes much of a difference

[muted holly]

ok, yeah that's what i thought

[somber jasper]

but i am

ppllllease let me in i pormose im spoiled enough

[potent folio]

did anyone else apply cyber operations for usc or naw

[somber jasper]

copped one of these as well 😈

[rare drift]

can someone please explain to me what this is

because if I have to ask my parents for financial documents I'm not going to apply

[somber jasper]

if you're international

u need to prove that you have necessary bands to attend usc

[rare drift]

omg that's brutal

[somber jasper]

yeah

[rare drift]

ig im not applying then LOL

[somber jasper]

😭

bro did not wanna go band for band with usc

[rare drift]

this is actually sad tbh because I was kind of excited for this

[rare drift]

no im really not doing that

LOL

[somber jasper]

yeah i wouldnt wanna do it either

[somber jasper]

aw man

[rare drift]

do u think this would be enough: I CAN PAY USC DONT WORRY I PROMISE

like if I put that on the bottom of one of my supplements

[white adder]

Lol

[past dirge]

write that u will donate lol

[rare drift]

LMAO

[quick star]

Anyone know what time usc comes out on the 19th?

[viral spire]

Allegedly by 5 pm

[final tangle]

Will start towards the end of the school day and finish by 5pm (it's rolling).

I'd expect around 4-5pm

[viral spire]

Do they do waves of acceptance and deferrals?

[final tangle]

i actually dont remember from last year iirc a lottt came out at the same time

that were both acceptances and deferrals

[viral spire]

Ohh I see

That’s stressful

Do they send an email or something

[final tangle]

tbh i wouldn't stress about it when results r coming out, just wait till u get ur email and check

[final tangle]

yes they will

[viral spire]

Yeah it’s good they send an email though

[final tangle]

no point in stressing over it if u see other people getting their results and urs haven't been released yet

[viral spire]

Not going to check until I get home regardless

[final tangle]

ur gonna find out within the hour anyway 🤷‍♂️

[final tangle]

good plan!!

[viral spire]

Real

[viral spire]

Yeah I dont understand people who open in front of a bunch of people at school 😭

[forest skiff]

!uwc

!usc

@sinful sphinx kiley confirmed 5 pm on Jan 19th :3

[wise turret]

5PM EST or PST

[viral spire]

PST

[forest skiff]

pst

bro it comes at like 5 am for me and i have a test on Jan 20 so im def not doing well LOL

[meager crescent]

where

[forest skiff]

she confirmed it when they posted on social media

[wise turret]

Bro thats after school fjkldasjfdsaklfjads

[forest skiff]

scroll up a bit

[night oriole]

On their website they say

If you open it, it will say so

[viral spire]

Check after the test

[night oriole]

^ for sure

But worst case you get deffered

[viral spire]

Decisions are not worth doing bad on a test

[meager crescent]

7 pm on friday evening

its gonna make or break my weekend

[wise turret]

LOL

[meager crescent]

at least until umich comes out

[wise turret]

is USC high for you?

[viral spire]

I’m checking after my game! 🥳

[forest skiff]

idk

[wise turret]

im checking as soon as it comes out

[forest skiff]

the day after is my birthday

[meager crescent]

imagine you go 2/19 4 pts 7 TOs and then you get deferred from usc

[forest skiff]

do i wanna be depressed during a very important test or do i wanna be depressed on my 18th birthday

[flint musk]

i really need to submit this application

[forest skiff]

it's my senior final exam btw so no retakes

[meager crescent]

prolly your birthday

dont mess up the test

[forest skiff]

i feel like if i saw after the test I'd be jittery the whole day and not think of anything else

[meager crescent]

but also i would be hella anxious

worrying abt the decision

[forest skiff]

at least if i see it before I'd get it over with

YEAH

i don't take my phone to school tho so i can't check there but still

my parents would prolly check tho

gave my dad the portal for financial aid

[viral spire]

You should

[viral spire]

Going to cry 😀

[viral spire]

Check after your bday

[forest skiff]

Lol

I have tests 19 20 22 23 24

21 is birthday

so

my ass not waiting till 24 esp for usc

[meager crescent]

she is not doing allat

[viral spire]

I def would

[viral spire]

😭

I would bro

[forest skiff]

I have zero patience

[viral spire]

Will power 💯

[forest skiff]

My parents are worse

[meager crescent]

smith gonna say she will check after the exam and then pull an all nighter and open as soon as decisions come out

we all know

yo ass not waiting for shit

[wise turret]

LOL

[forest skiff]

when my 10th board exams came out i was at a competition but my mom called me and told me my results

[forest skiff]

shut up

[meager crescent]

i waited for georgetown but i will not be waiting for this

im gonna refresh

and refresh

again and again

[viral spire]

Y’all are way too impatient

[forest skiff]

bro i didn't keep an alarm or anything for Purdue like it came out at 3 am but i war like it's Purdue i don't care that much but i still woke up by anxiety anyway😭

[meager crescent]

indeed

[meager crescent]

didnt u wake up super early for one of ur safeties too

[forest skiff]

Ok but I'd rather get it over with

[high wave]

i will be checking after my after school nap 😄

[forest skiff]

usf that was 2 am yeah

Literally couldn't sleep the entire night

To be fair that was my first decision

[hushed stirrup]

do they send an email when your decision gets uploaded?

[viral spire]

Fair

[meager crescent]

im ngl it depends on the school. for georgetown i had 0 anxiety because i truly didnt care about the decision but for usc ive been thinking about it for this entire last week

[viral spire]

Real asf

[meager crescent]

i dreamed i got into usc

[viral spire]

Idc about usc 😭

[meager crescent]

oh word

[viral spire]

Me too but I knew it was a dream

[meager crescent]

i do

[wise turret]

honestly same cuz that tuition number be HIGH

[forest skiff]

im so delulu i think im getting trustee

[meager crescent]

my micro-influencer + LA + Beach Surfer Boy dream is riding on this one school

[forest skiff]

Usc was the first app i submitted

[meager crescent]

bc stanford isnt realistic

usc kind of is

[high wave]

i submitted usc last minute so i have 0 expectation

[viral spire]

Exactly

[forest skiff]

i feel like usc is realistic but getting in ea isn't

[viral spire]

Idt I’m getting into usc bc I got rejected from Stanford 💀

That’s just how my brain works

[forest skiff]

anyways i need to go pongal celebrations await bye y'all!

[viral spire]

Bye!

[meager crescent]

bye

[wise turret]

but EA scholarships make it realistic cuz im not going to empty my parents bank for college

[forest skiff]

see that's my problem

[meager crescent]

happy sankranthi

[wise turret]

bye

[forest skiff]

0 rejections so far so im v delulu

[high wave]

uchicago humbled me

i fear

[meager crescent]

so did u decide not to ed2

since u got into purdue

[viral spire]

My dad’s name is yk so when I was younger I used to think sankranthi celebrated him 💀

[final tangle]

just open after both the decision isn't gonna change if u wait a day

[viral spire]

I’ve been experiencing all my rejections mentally ahead of time

[meager crescent]

coconut

[viral spire]

STFU

I WAS 5

[meager crescent]

my fault

[viral spire]

I knew what the festival was I was just like hey it’s centered around my dad

[meager crescent]

usc usc usc

spoilt child

need

[viral spire]

You Fr

[final tangle]

standford admissions have no bearing on usc admissions

[meager crescent]

wrong

you either get into both

or u get into none

usc ea acceptance = stanford rd auto admit

[wise turret]

LOL

[viral spire]

No I know

I understand that

But psychologically my mind started questioning my app and is just like oh why would I get into any school 💀

[meager crescent]

doesnt stanford have like a 4 percent AR lmfao

[viral spire]

Yes

It’s also the fact that i haven’t gotten into college yet

[meager crescent]

safeties?

[viral spire]

Nope

First safety comes out Jan 24th

If I don’t get in I’m giving up all hope 😀

[meager crescent]

how many safeties do u have

[viral spire]

3

[meager crescent]

any of the UCs are safeties?

or CSUs

[viral spire]

Yeah 1

[viral spire]

Didn’t apply

They’re not great for bio

I have some oos safeties too

[meager crescent]

uc davis?

[viral spire]

Hell no 💀

[meager crescent]

oh

what is it

[viral spire]

Santa Cruz is basically a safety imo

If I don’t get into college this year yk it’ll be ok

[meager crescent]

is ucsb a safety

[viral spire]

Hell no 💀

Most of the ucs are targets

[meager crescent]

ah ok

which are reach

la/berk right

do u like la or berk better

[viral spire]

Yeah

[viral spire]

La but Berkeley is better if I want my parents to let me go to college next year

I think they’ll let me go to ucla though

Maybe but it’s slightly far so idk

[meager crescent]

what

they arent letting u go?

[viral spire]

Uh

We haven’t explicitly addressed it

But we’ve kind of skirted around the topic

[undone elbow]

abhi did you get a bid

[viral spire]

And they’re like trying to pretend everything is ok

But we all know the issue 💀

[meager crescent]

ah ok

well if u get in somewhere u like im sure u can still defer your enrollment for 2025

[undone elbow]

@ancient echo

[viral spire]

I don’t want to gap

Desperately don’t want to

But like idk I hope it doesn’t come to that

[meager crescent]

would they allow you to go to usc

or is it only bay area

[viral spire]

If I got aid I think they would

I think they’re willing to make ucla work so why not usc

But if I get better by March-May like the astrologer predicted 🥰🥰🥰

[meager crescent]

schnawg

i hate the astrologers bro

they ruining mylife

anytime sum good happens

it was 'predicted'

if im struggling

its a bad time period for me bc of my stars

[sinful sphinx]

I don’t see that

[meager crescent]

ucla was my one of my dream schools along with usc until i realized it costs 300k oos

i didnt even like the school that much

[viral spire]

Bro if they’re right they’re right!!!

[meager crescent]

more of the idea of the school

the concept

[viral spire]

😭

[viral spire]

Boooo

I’ve had a bad time since Dec 2022

[meager crescent]

i fr visited berkeley and everything

[viral spire]

It’s supposed to end in March!!!!!

[meager crescent]

had a whole photoshoot

went on the field

[viral spire]

Awww

I love ucla so much

[viral spire]

You sent pic

I still have not been to Berkeley

[meager crescent]

all that not to apply smh

i have some fire pics bro

[viral spire]

You sent field pics they were cool

[meager crescent]

i hugged the bear statue

i stood in front of the haas sign

and there was these steps etc

[viral spire]

Aww

[meager crescent]

smh

UCs bank robbery

[viral spire]

Real

[meager crescent]

i feel bad for cali kids tho

[viral spire]

But they’re good in state!

[meager crescent]

these days oos kids are getting the seats

[viral spire]

Gavin newsom passed a new law

Dw

[forest skiff]

lol even if i wanted to my parents wouldn't let me bcuz that's the ultimatum i gave them

Purdue or ed2

[meager crescent]

most states prioritize their instate kids

[viral spire]

Wdym

[forest skiff]

stupid Purdue giving me honors and scholarship

smh

[meager crescent]

you shouldve withdrew

[viral spire]

We are required to now!

[viral spire]

Why

What’s the tea

Isn’t getting into Purdue + honors + scholarship amazing

[meager crescent]

she made an agreement

with her parents

accepted purdue = no ed2 uchicago

[viral spire]

Ohh

[meager crescent]

defer/reject = she is allowed to ed2

idk why tho

it makes no sense to me

[viral spire]

I see I see

I mean

Purdue is cheaper

[final tangle]

even so I think ucs r crazy compared to most state schools

[viral spire]

So makes sense financially

[viral spire]

Yeah I think the only one that disregards it’s in state students as much is uva

[forest skiff]

REAL

[forest skiff]

im on phone rn so i can't search messages in a thread but ill send ss in a bit

[forest skiff]

aww take care 🫂

[undone elbow]

my parents are hesitant on paying for any of my colleges besides the ivy league+

[meager crescent]

do you get good fin aid

[undone elbow]

even applying to the school fees lmao

[undone elbow]

i mean way less than sticker price

[undone elbow]

my mom is just overtly confident in my ability to get in so she thinks applying anywhere else would be a waste

[forest skiff]

their point was if i ed-d I'd be missing out on all other schools that could potentially be cheaper and still good like usc bu UCLA northwestern I'd be missing all of that
my point was what if i don't get in to any of them and i have to go to Santa Clara (i actually love Santa Clara ngl but still my prestige loving ass needs better)
so since Purdue was the only decision i was getting before i need to confirm uchi and Purdue is a pretty hard school to get into, we made the deal. bcuz like if im getting into Purdue I'll prolly get into bu uci and that level schools

[forest skiff]

even after stanford defer?

[meager crescent]

holy yapimus prime

[undone elbow]

yes

[meager crescent]

better do this on your final exams too

[forest skiff]

i mean stanford defer is great

[forest skiff]

[undone elbow]

she thinks i will get in now since i got all As

[meager crescent]

do you have good stats?

[forest skiff]

💀

aren't you Columbia legacy

Don't you parents know how hard ivy+ is

[undone elbow]

objectively probably

[final tangle]

i didn't fully read the context of this but u can ed 2 somewhere, then ask to be released from the binding commitment before they make their decisions

[undone elbow]

no

[meager crescent]

so 3.9+ 1500+ right

[undone elbow]

oh numerically nope

ec and essay wise yes

[forest skiff]

yeah i know but uchi is still my top choice and I'll have a better chance getting in rd than ed2->change to rd

[undone elbow]

i wouldn't call it that, i just have a good reason for having lower grades

[meager crescent]

am i confusing you with someone else

[undone elbow]

i've been able to pull all As these past years though so that's prob why i've been ok thus far

[viral spire]

UCI is way harder to get into 😭

Ik people who got into berk and other ucs but not uci

@frank patrol thoughts on UCI?

[manic radish]

💀 that kinda makes sense but also doesn't

depends on ur major ig

but tbf being californian is a boost for uc apps

so it can't be that bad

[final tangle]

me!

[final tangle]

it's still pretty grim for cali kids

[manic radish]

well definitely yeah :P but this year should be slightly better because of the 20% increase of cali kid admittance per uc (not a big boost but yeah consdiering most already at around 75%

[frank patrol]

I got waitlisted

Therefore I hate UCI

(It’s a great school)

[young pecan]

Bro that 1500+ gives me PTSD every time I see it. I wish I could explain why I just fell short of that man AHHHHHH

[meager crescent]

its joever lil bro

[young pecan]

Blud they ain’t rejecting outright for my SAT which isn’t bad in the first place (I know it’s joever)

[meager crescent]

issa joke

[young pecan]

Nah it is real

I am telling you

[ancient echo]

not yet i’m still rushing lol

[viral spire]

Ucs talk to each other

[viral spire]

😭

[meager crescent]

i heard this theory

that very few get into la and berk

one or the other

[viral spire]

Idt it’s a theory

[meager crescent]

theres no way lol

[viral spire]

I think it’s real

[viral spire]

This was very true at my school

I think 1 person got into both

[late elbow]

what time on the 19th is the USC decision likely to come out?

[polar lichen]

5 pm cali time?

[dull lotus]

that sucks

actually nvm

[viral spire]

Yes

[dull lotus]

i can cry myself to sleep when i get deferred 😭😭

[polar lichen]

noooo

[viral spire]

By 5 pm

[polar lichen]

7 pm my time
not too bad but ugh

[final tangle]

will prob start rolling out around 4pm but will be done by 5pm latest

[dull lotus]

8 pm mine

[plush oasis]

3 am for me be grateful

[final tangle]

(mine was out by 4:20ish pm)

[polar lichen]

they prob communicate w each other

since same app

[dull lotus]

ik someone who got into both

[past dirge]

EST?

[late elbow]

pst i think

[final tangle]

pst

[polar lichen]

aoidaoajoisjiadoijajas

[viral spire]

Guys usc is in ca 😭 we’re pst

[polar lichen]

im rlly worried my app didnt demonstrate good fit

[final tangle]

not to sound mean or anything

but like nothing u can rly do about ur app now

focus on what u can control

[forest skiff]

BRO FR

I HAVE FRIENDS WHO GET INTO UCLA AND UCB BUT NOT BERKELEY

irvine*

and then i have my cousin who got REJECTED from asu but got into UCI so I'm like

college admissions really do be a crapshoot atp

[forest skiff]

i know a friend got into berk wl at UCLA but then got in to UCLA so committed to la lol

[late elbow]

what does USC perceive as a 'good fit'

[modern chasm]

rich

[late elbow]

basically students who don’t apply for aid

[modern chasm]

nah im jk

but full pay might help idk if usc is need aware

[viral spire]

😭 yeah ong

[late elbow]

USC is need blind i think

[forest skiff]

@viral spire im mostly gonna be opening my decision after my test but I lowk feel like my mom will def see before me LOL

[modern chasm]

oh fr thats nice

usc tuition still crazy tho prob even w aid

[final tangle]

it's kinda hard to distill it and it is pretty subjective based on ur ao

[meager crescent]

if u open the status update once it wont be the same after

[viral spire]

Ask her not to check until after your test

Or reset your password and don’t tell them

My parents don’t know any of my logins lol I’m opening first and then telling them

My dad got really mad but it’s my decision I did the work

[meager crescent]

my parents can prob check if they wanted to but they said they obv wont

i mean its my college application

not theirs

they know my laptop password

and my chrome has the logins saved

[forest skiff]

I KNOW I TOLD HER BUT SHE JUST SMILED AND SAID WE'LL SEE

[unkempt sail]

my dad asked to open one decision just so he could feel the rush too

[forest skiff]

bro she saw my 10th marks before me and called me up ok I'm so sad

[meager crescent]

thats wild bro 😭

[forest skiff]

i was lowk considering that but it feels shady😭 like i don't trust her yk

[meager crescent]

mfs be living vicariously through their kids

[forest skiff]

i mean i told her not to and she said ok but im like hmm

[unkempt sail]

LMFAO my dad opened my sat score and called me up to tell me

bcuz i was at the beach

[forest skiff]

my dad has the login cuz financial docs upload

[meager crescent]

i let my dad open smu tho bc why not

[meager crescent]

nah def reset lol

[forest skiff]

my mom was in an online class (she's a teacher) when sat came out and she paused the class to tell me sat scores were out😭

[meager crescent]

i opened mine at 6 am

[unkempt sail]

LMFAOOO

[forest skiff]

she was literally monitoring website non stop bro

[unkempt sail]

my ass is not getting in to usc

[forest skiff]

mom might be more invested than me

REAL

[unkempt sail]

not with the essays i submitted then

[forest skiff]

my mom's friend called her yesterday

[unkempt sail]

with my RD essays probably a 10x better chance

[meager crescent]

there was only 1

[meager crescent]

lmfao

[unkempt sail]

i rewrote PS

[viral spire]

aww that’s sweet

[forest skiff]

Her son got into usc rd but she thinks her son is average so my mom's like if they got in you're def getting in

[viral spire]

W lowkey I should do that with my dad

[forest skiff]

Im like mom that's rd this is ea she's like yeah you're above average and im like

[unkempt sail]

and i regret putting nmsf on my app bcuz what if they dont want to give me merit aid

[viral spire]

I mean just say they had an error or whatever

[meager crescent]

thats fr my dad with emory

[meager crescent]

lmao i changed my awards just for usc

[manic radish]

isnt' that a myth

[meager crescent]

the only school that doesnt have nmsf on my awards section

[viral spire]

Mine only know decision dates when I tell them

[forest skiff]

yeah I'll decide on Jan 19th night

[viral spire]

🤷‍♀️

[unkempt sail]

I SHOULDVE

[forest skiff]

decision dates yeah but as soon as I tell her she tracks it studiously LOL

i mean it's nice bcuz i rant a lot about college and so far she hasn't gotten sick of me yet

[meager crescent]

my dads friends daughter got into emory with mid stats and ECs so now he think emory is a beta school

[viral spire]

One of my counselors went to the huge UC thing and she said she suspects they do

[meager crescent]

thats ez af to get into

[forest skiff]

but i will fr rage if she opens the decision before me

[meager crescent]

its prolly a myth lol

[forest skiff]

my mom's friend's daughter who got into mit and penn got rejected uchicago ed so now my mom is like damn maybe my kid isn't a loser after all

[viral spire]

🤷‍♀️

[meager crescent]

did they pick mit or penn

[forest skiff]

mit

[unkempt sail]

stem fs

[forest skiff]

but now she's depressed

[meager crescent]

L tbh

penn >

[forest skiff]

no med i think

[meager crescent]

L choice

[viral spire]

Aww

[meager crescent]

penn >

[unkempt sail]

uhhh penn might be better for premed

[viral spire]

MIT is great for bio but it’s got to be really hard mentally

[forest skiff]

eh mit has a cool vibe

yeah she's v homesick and finds the class v challenging

[unkempt sail]

dont matter the vibe, ur trynna get the best gpa possible

[meager crescent]

is she an intl

[forest skiff]

so now my mom is like bro maybe you shouldn't go to a top school

[forest skiff]

no

[viral spire]

She might have looked at the program

[forest skiff]

Michigan resident

[viral spire]

Bc mit is #2 in the nation for bio

[forest skiff]

yeah definitely med

[forest skiff]

what's #1

[meager crescent]

jhu?

idk

[viral spire]

Harvard

[forest skiff]

damn

Ruby did you apply ivies

also are you doing bio

or like veterinary stuff

[viral spire]

Yeah

[viral spire]

Most schools don’t have animal science and what not

[forest skiff]

oh yeah you did brown right

[viral spire]

So I did biochem or mcb for almost all

[forest skiff]

yeah ms

[viral spire]

Yeah

[forest skiff]

also is it your cat in pfp

[viral spire]

Only schools that had them were Davis and ucsb but my dad wouldn’t let me apply as animal science

[viral spire]

Yes

Dang

[unkempt sail]

not gonna be me tho! my harvard essays were the worst out of all my schools

[viral spire]

It’s ok Harvard overrated anyways 💯

[forest skiff]

AWWWWWW

[forest skiff]

i didn't tell my parents what major i applied as LOL

my mom later was like wait you applied English? i thought you said journalism

and i was like ok but my profile is better for this one

[viral spire]

I had my dad sit through w me and help me select bio majors

But if I end up at like ucsb or ucd I’ll double major in animal sciences

[viral spire]

Lolll

Do they tell you what major you got into when you get in

Bc I lowkey forgot what majors I applied to for each school

[forest skiff]

yeah fair

[forest skiff]

Some schools do

Case Western just said the college

Broo i applied to the wrong major at case

[viral spire]

Yikes

[viral spire]

Oh no

Bro I hope they tell me what major 💀

[forest skiff]

Like i saw communication science and i thought it was like mass media and stuff but i later realised it's speech therapy and shit💀

[prisma arch]

do academics and eas come out the same time?

[young pecan]

How do you fuck up that bad? 😭

[forest skiff]

like when i applied i just put communications and selected the first choice but after i got in i researched the program and 💀💀💀

[forest skiff]

i didn't care enough about case to actually research their offerings

I got a fee waiver

so i just selected the major that seemed ok to me

like

I applied communication studies in a lot of places

[young pecan]

I got so many few waivers but I used none of them. Now I feel bad lol

[forest skiff]

But recently i have learned communication science =/= communication studies

[viral spire]

My friend got into speech pathology at Purdue!!!

[forest skiff]

im ngl im so glad i applied to so many schools bcuz it's nice to have v good offers

[forest skiff]

v cool???

[viral spire]

Yeah she’s so excited

[young pecan]

Sending IELTS and SAT everywhere is a pain in the ass, then the stupid essays and shit ton of family info. Nah I am good

[forest skiff]

none of my schools needed official scores

plus i reused most of my supps

case Western didn't even have supps

[young pecan]

Can I report anything then?

[forest skiff]

and everyone already has your info anyway

[forest skiff]

i mean you need to send official scores if you decide to commit

but it'll be only one University then

[young pecan]

Oh damn. SHIT

Almost was about to report a 1700 to MIT

[forest skiff]

did you lie about your scores 💀

LMAO

still won't let you in as an intl /j

[young pecan]

I submitted official scores everywhere so no lol

[forest skiff]

i don't think you need to lol

I only submitted official scores to like 5 place

Im not paying everytime fs😭

[young pecan]

First 5 is free dawg

[somber jasper]

is this real

[forest skiff]

Yeah

[somber jasper]

would i actgually have better chances if i didnt apply for aid

[forest skiff]

nah

[somber jasper]

i figured

[forest skiff]

i mean they can't say that legally

[young pecan]

If you are international obviously

[forest skiff]

but unconscious bias is obv gonna exist

[somber jasper]

yeah but instate

[forest skiff]

oh yeah intl is different

[young pecan]

But it’s need blind for domestic

[somber jasper]

cuz if im bein honest i lowk didnt need to

[forest skiff]

bro is sitting on that legacy money

[young pecan]

I doubt cause they don’t even check the fafsa or css while reviewing the profile

I mean like what if I need a $200 aid

[somber jasper]

fax!

[young pecan]

Real

[forest skiff]

yeah but idk they can see if you got a fee waiver or not

im just spitvalling here bro i need to study

[final tangle]

the admissions department is entirely seperate from the fin aid department

admissions rly doesn't care if u used a fee waiver or not they just want to accept people they think will benefit the school and gain benefit from the school

[tame folio]

do people applying to USC RD get merit aid / any scholarships? how easy is it to get need-based aid?

[final tangle]

u need to apply ea to qualify for school merit scholarships

The one exception is national merit finalists automatically get a presidential scholarship (half off), even if they get in rd

[tame folio]

so is there any reason to apply to usc as someone looking for financial aid

may seem like a reductive statement but im just tryna go to colleges that emphasize financial aid for RD as well

[final tangle]

If you qualify for need based fin aid you can apply rd

It's just merit scholarships that are ea

[tame folio]

hmmmk

sure, thanks

[polar lichen]

too real

[polar lichen]

is it legitimately something that hurts ur app 😭

[forest skiff]

that's fair yeah but for intl they're need aware

[forest skiff]

a BUNCH of nmsf apply usc ea because if you get in guaranteed half off tuition so there's a lot of competition and lower ar. but i think you'd have similar chances if you didn't put it since USC ea is so competitive anyways

[meager crescent]

Idk

Just wanted to be safe lol

[tame folio]

how liberal is USC with their need-based aid?

[final tangle]

I will say I put nmf on my app and still got merit aid so I am in the boat of put it on apps

[final tangle]

no it def won't hurt ur app don't overthink it

[polar lichen]

ily

i need to stop panicking 😭

[forest skiff]

@meager crescent guess what

deadline to confirm rd/ed2 to uchicago is jan 25

so my mom said we can wait till after usc

[tame folio]

seriously? the deadline to confirm rd uchicago is january 25th?

that is horrendously early

[forest skiff]

no i got deferred ea so my deadline to confirm whether im switching to rd or ed2

[tame folio]

ah k

[meager crescent]

Ooh

So if u get into usc then no ed2

[forest skiff]

yeah but we know that ain't happening

[onyx geyser]

i'm gonna open it at work

[thin veldt]

is it confirmed on the 23rd

[onyx geyser]

19th, 5:00pm

[steady olive]

Lol same

[viral spire]

Nice!!

[radiant nimbus]

Any idea about Ea decisions date?

[steady olive]

January 19th by 5pm pst

[radiant nimbus]

Thank u mate

[onyx geyser]

btw could there be a !usc command?

[viral spire]

Will ask ✅

[wheat galleon]

my sister went there

for cs

its good

[tame folio]

i was stuck on USCs essays for a while but now that the deadline is in 45 minutes IM FUCKING COOKINGGGG 🗣️🗣️🔥 🔥 🔥

alright i spoke too soon. the "distinct contributions" essay is kicking my ass.

NEVERMIND IM DONE AND I HAVE BEEN COOKINGGGG 🗣️ 🗣️ 🔥 🔥 🔥

[flint musk]

my 3 words to describe me are so cringe

[delicate fiber]

yo anybody down to read my usc essay

tell me if its lit or shit

[final tangle]

sure but I’m not an essay expert

[thorn mantle]

5pm est?

[brisk osprey]

PST

[flint nexus]

huh

dang

thats late

..

whats dlas

submitting app and i put dlas humanities as my second choice

whats that

[brisk osprey]

dornsife letters arts and sciences

our liberal arts college

[flint nexus]

im thinking american pop culture maybe for my second instead??

[flint nexus]

ohhh thanks

i read that this school evaluates apps by first choice major, then second, then undecided

[brisk osprey]

You’re evaluated for both

[flint nexus]

it may be better to have an actual major as my second choice?

[flint nexus]

ah

[brisk osprey]

tbh don’t try to game the system just put what you are actually interested in studying

All of USC’s majors/schools are competitive so choose something you actually like

[flint nexus]

yeah, i put public policy as my number one but beyond policy idk if im interested in anything?

i like sociology and af am studies too but..

[brisk osprey]

have you looked into other price majors?? urban studies/planning, real estate etc?

[flint nexus]

yeah i did, not much interest for me

urban studies wasnt that bad but im concerned about job prospects

[onyx geyser]

american popular culture is a major there??

crazy

[brisk osprey]

totally valid!

[flint nexus]

what do i even put for the three words? im so overthinking this but like idk

[final tangle]

don't rly matter, don't stress and just put whatever

[flint nexus]

do they even evaluate the short answers?

[final tangle]

they will read them, but they're rly just for fun and wont rly impact ur app

[mighty patio]

do they do loci if you get deferred

[lofty falcon]

no

[viral spire]

W

[prisma arch]

from the uscadmission instagram

[viral spire]

WWW

God bless

I’m totally fine being deferred then

[mighty patio]

Damn so not even mid year report

[wise turret]

i think it is to show your personality

for fun

[somber jasper]

the ao that came to our school said it was for giggles

[flint nexus]

ok

[wise turret]

O are you fr?
that is so good for me

[brisk osprey]

yall still have to send in final grades though and gotta maintain a good gpa 😭😭

[somber jasper]

NAHHHHH 😭

he thought school was only for one semester 💔

[wise turret]

true, my GPA isnt bad after senior fall semester
its just my perfectionist in me who is sad

[somber jasper]

wait but are they not gon look at our mid year grades

[brisk osprey]

Yes they are lol

[somber jasper]

damn 😔

they not that bad tbh

just not perfect

[brisk osprey]

More As than Bs and avoid Cs and Ds

That’s all that really matters

[somber jasper]

ight we clear ig

idk if viterbis gonna be too happy with my b in calc bc but we ball

[wise turret]

its ok i got a B in calc BC too

we die together ig if so

[somber jasper]

🤝

[wise turret]

but honestly if i dont get EA im just seeing if i get in from RD for fun, cuz the cost

[brisk osprey]

Real 😭

[rancid lion]

lol. I used the word gleeful and added a 🙂

[rancid lion]

Calc is so hard. It really pushed me to the edge

[wise turret]

seeing a lot of my friends get As in Calc BC is kinda disheartening cuz like i thought i was on their level of smart too

but yea calc is hard

[rancid lion]

Dw. That’s how I felt with AP Lit this year.

[wise turret]

didnt take AP Lit but aye same feelings indeed

[dusk crescent]

just submitted to usc lmao i almost forgot to

[dusk crescent]

ab made me depressed oml no one in that class has above a c+ wtf

[lofty falcon]

I feel that like im in calc ab and it’s supposed to be super easy at my school but im rly struggling :(

[ionic parrot]

everything is relative

some things r harder for ppl than others

its like how everyone ik fuond macroecon easier than micro

but i loved micro and fuond it so much easier

[robust summit]

so when is exact release date and time?

[ionic parrot]

19th at 5?

[lofty falcon]

I guess so, it’s also that our teacher is super generous so everyone who’s even decently good are getting As, meanwhile I understand nothing and I have a B+ so I guess it’s not that bad

[ionic parrot]

its aight man

reminds me of whne i fumbled a test so hard in bc

[robust summit]

i can get a 43 on my physics final and stil lget an A

[ionic parrot]

reminds me that

there was a test in bc

worth 15% of our grade

and i got a 60 on it post curve

30 precruve lmfao

and thats 6% of the entire grade lost just liek that

[dusk crescent]

my teacher is generous but the average score without grade inflation is 20% each test blud cannot teach

[wise turret]

thats a good way to look at it but man its sad to see most of the class on the grade distribution has an A while yoy have a B, and you thought you were as smart as those A students in calc

[ionic parrot]

i mean yeah ofc

but in order for some ppl to be top at something

otehrs r gonna have to be worse

sometimes ur gonna be the top

sometimes u just cant

[dusk crescent]

this hits too deep man, espcially since tests are 80% of my ap calc ab grade

[ionic parrot]

for bc its 85% lmfao

my school

it hurts so bad cuz i didnt get below a 90

on any other test

i fumble once and its literally unrecoverable

[dusk crescent]

damn it be like that fr i have to stay afterschool for help now

[dusk crescent]

literally this

i have all a's except for ab calc tell me why DE chemistry is easier and i'm actually enrolled in college to do that class

[polar lichen]

me in precalc honors

[lofty falcon]

exactly 😭

[lofty falcon]

bruh im so scared of my teacher I can’t even ask for help

[polar lichen]

how do u guys feel abt the decision coming up
excited/confident/nervous/etc

i feel like the real nerves won’t hit me until like a day before

[dusk crescent]

i was scared too but now i've realized i need it to succeed 😭 it's so embarrassing though because i feel like everyone understands but me

[ionic parrot]

idrc tbh

i have no feelinsg

also im like

on school retreat like the day of and the day before

so i prob wont even be thinking ab it

until i get back and open it

[dusk crescent]

i feel like i won't get in because i'm out of state for some reason that being said my supplements were the strongest here

[polar lichen]

ic

[viral spire]

Better bc I won’t need to write a loci

[lofty falcon]

that’s true but at least I have my parents to help me

[polar lichen]

I’m rlly scared bc it’s my first t30 decision and it’ll decide how confident I am abt my rd decisions

[polar lichen]

lmfao real

[dusk crescent]

same lol my dad was a math teacher in kenya for sometime so he gets math very easy but even he is struggling with it lmao

[ionic parrot]

it actually doesnt decide anything

if anything this is prob gonna be one of ur lowest acceptance rates

cuz usc ea is 6%

its lower than rd

i want u to keep that in mind

[polar lichen]

ik but I can’t get my head to think that way

bruh and I’m applying viterbi

absolutely cooked

[dusk crescent]

i'm applying dornsife lol

[ionic parrot]

yeah and viterbi is 3.6 overall

therefore its prolly like 3% early

and thats lower than like

[lofty falcon]

same my mom is an engineer and apparently she did like completely different calculus idek

[ionic parrot]

stanford

so idt u should be worried

[lofty falcon]

and there are lots of online resources for ap calc but its not working for me

like ill understand how it works but then i get a hard problem and i just blank

[polar lichen]

i fucked myself over by not applying dornsife

[dusk crescent]

same my teacher tells us to use khan academy but i still can't get it. I also get that blankness. I thought i was going crazy or getting dumber or something

[dusk crescent]

lmao real im majoring in gender studies and mathematical data analysis so still get to do stem stuff which i love

[ionic parrot]

its aight i applide buai

its the

viterbi + marshall program

[polar lichen]

ohhh

ic

[ionic parrot]

pretty sure its also pretty low

consideirng its like two hardest schools

[polar lichen]

i actually rlly hope they take me for my second choice major instead

[ionic parrot]

not counting film

[ionic parrot]

they wont do that until reg round

[polar lichen]

oh

😭

[ionic parrot]

so if thats what ur hoping for expect a deferral

[polar lichen]

NO

[worthy elk]

do they calculate ur new gpa with fall grades in mind?

[polar lichen]

waity

if im accepted viterbi can i change to dornsife before the school year

[ionic parrot]

yeah or during the school yr to

u can always transfer out into dornsife

[polar lichen]

how difficult is it

[ionic parrot]

transferring into viterbi is very hard

[polar lichen]

yeah thats the main reason i decided to apply viterbi

[ionic parrot]

but thats just like

[polar lichen]

bc at the time of applying ea i wanted to be an engineer/do cs

[ionic parrot]

u kinda fucked urself up by applying to viterbi if u want dornsife

[polar lichen]

but since them ive realized im prob too dumb

LMFAO

[ionic parrot]

theres a fat acceptance rate difference lmao

[polar lichen]

jigh

ready for my deferral on friday (im not)

[brisk osprey]

Im not sure I understand the question

USC doesn’t calculate a gpa for you? We look at your grades from high school

[polar lichen]

theres still a chance i stay in viterbi but idk

[dusk crescent]

have some more confidence 🎉

[polar lichen]

my essays were decent but nothing outstanding i think

[ionic parrot]

what they mean is like

when u get the first semester grades

is that then factored into the overall gpa

evne tho it isnt in common app

im assuming theyll do that if u get deferred

or are an rd applicant

[brisk osprey]

Ahhhh

Yeah they’ll request a mid year report and factor it in if they deem it necessary

not everyone needs to send one in though

[lofty falcon]

wait rly? that sucks oof

[polar lichen]

i feel so bad abt applying viterbi now asoijdasoiasa

my stats are above the avg admitted to usc from my school in the last 5 yrs so im just praying

[undone elbow]

why is there a usc 2028 account with people posting on it already 💀

"top choice but not 100% committed"

[rancid lion]

Do they ask certain people

[onyx geyser]

💀

thats so crazy

[flint nexus]

they're so positive fr

[undone elbow]

@uscclass.28

[forest skiff]

same ish like first choice is still annenberg but i wish I'd put second choice dornsife

[woven rapids]

I think some of them are fake because few people will want to post first. That way it looks like other people have done it.

[final tangle]

happens every year just ignore it

[stable quail]

isnt buai only offered by marshall tho

like it’s a dual degree between viterbi + marshall but technically comes under marshall?

[ionic parrot]

its in marshall but its still dual degree

isnt the cs + business thing in viterbi the same

🤔

[stable quail]

wait idek but do we get subjected to the viterbi or marshall acceptance rate

[ionic parrot]

u prob get lokoed at by both

[final tangle]

I am not super familiar with buai but from my understanding it's basically a business degree and people don't rly learn cs

[ionic parrot]

rly?

[final tangle]

cs + ba in viterbi is very much u are learning cs and have to take cs classes

[ionic parrot]

i was looking at courses

and its got like pretty deep cs requirements

[final tangle]

hmmm maybe im wrong again not super familiar

[ionic parrot]

and u graduate w a dual viterbi degree too

[ionic parrot]

yeah that makes sense ig

[final tangle]

https://catalogue.usc.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=16&poid=24916&returnto=6417

These are the courses

Notice how none of them have CSCI tags

[onyx geyser]

they are stans ngl

[final tangle]

So none of them are viterbi cs courses

[stable quail]

oh it’s not required for everyone to submit a mid year report? i had a grade dip 1st sem of senior year cuz of extenuating circumstances and was wondering where i’d explain it if i get deferred

[ionic parrot]

whats dsci

vs csci

[stable quail]

data sci vs comp sci maybe

[ionic parrot]

oh tahts data science

[final tangle]

Yea, the difference is that csba students have to take viterbi cs classes and go through that curriculum

buai students are learning about "ai" but more of how to use it within business, rather than how to build it sort of deal

if i understand correctly

[ionic parrot]

mmm

[final tangle]

also whoever asked about not having insta usc makes an official admitted students group on zeemee which u can meet people on (but a lot more happens in insta group chats)

[night oriole]

Just submitted

Wish me luck

Gl to all ea on Friday

[rancid lion]

What was the major to apply to that

[meager crescent]

BUAI

[rancid lion]

I didn’t see that on common app was I missing something

[wise turret]

Business AI

[stable quail]

it was like “MBUS: Artificial Intelligence for Business”

[undone elbow]

they're real, bc none of them say 100% committed because they aren't in lol

[brisk osprey]

Yeah you’ll get a request if its necessary

[forest skiff]

if i already submitted through common app and it shows up on my portal, will they see it?

[brisk osprey]

Yup!

[forest skiff]

but will it have bearing on ea decisions? my grades weren't great💀

[brisk osprey]

We don’t have a minimum GPA requirement or anything like that. We weigh every part of your application equally!

[forest skiff]

yeah but could a mid year report submitted like last week potentially change my decision or have they already made decisions

[brisk osprey]

They likely will have already made that decision

[forest skiff]

alright slay

[brisk osprey]

Try not to worry too much!!

[forest skiff]

yeah it's like 4 days it's all up to fate now

[rare drift]

wish i could've applied 💔💔

[forest skiff]

why didn't you

[rare drift]

bc as an international i had to send proof of funds and everything and my parents didn't really want to do that

[young pecan]

Blud it was like 2 damn things for me

[ancient echo]

kiley :D

[wheat sand]

Is there a name to the pathway to transfer into USC if you get rejected as a first year

[final tangle]

i believe it's the trojan transfer plan

[ancient echo]

TTP is legacies

[stable quail]

my friend got a viterbi pathways program transfer thing last year

[onyx geyser]

so they dont ask everyone to submit a midyear?

[brisk osprey]

whats up

[brisk osprey]

nope

[undone elbow]

abhi lmk where u get bid

[flint nexus]

my ao asked me why i didnt apply ea 😂

lord have mercy

[royal mural]

USC 💀 ?

[wheat sand]

How

[flint nexus]

yeah 💀

[flint nexus]

i just asked them about something relating to changing my course schedule

[forest skiff]

my mom's friend's "average" son got in usc rd so my mom thinks usc is an easy school to get into

[night oriole]

Why would they even ask that

[forest skiff]

i told her usc ea =/= usc rd

she's like well you're better than him anyways

💀

[night oriole]

Who usually gets in early to usc

[forest skiff]

spoilt children

[wheat sand]

They don’t even ask for income

[forest skiff]

@ancient echo got in ea

i wonder why 🤔 (/j)

[undone elbow]

qualified ppl

[onyx geyser]

💀 i see it on my portal?

my counselor submitted a midyear

im so confused

???

[brisk osprey]

then you’re all set

[onyx geyser]

even if i get accepted would i need to send in a mid year?

kinda confused bc you said usc has to ask certain people

its submitted anyway ig💀

[somber jasper]

trojan transfer

[brisk osprey]

Mid year grade reports are for applications that they would like to see additional information from, it has no standing on whether or not you are/would be accepted. Your counselor can either submit mid-year grades via CommonApp or you can submit them via the portal

[young pecan]

If I got a cent for each time you said this, I’d have 2 cents which isn’t much, but it’s weird it has happened twice

[onyx geyser]

ohh ok 💀 thanks for the clarification kiley

[brisk osprey]

Of course!! Sorry if I confused you haha

[flint nexus]

USC 🤤 👯

[stable quail]

do these requests get sent to our email or our counselor’s?

[brisk osprey]

You would be notified in your portal :)

[forest skiff]

😭

y'all will we get an email when decisions are out or just surprise drop

[final tangle]

you'll get an email

[ancient echo]

i’m not spoilt tho

[ancient echo]

I ❤️ADPis

[idle coral]

they should release decisions early hehe

[tame folio]

might i introduce you to a niche underground concept called early decision

[idle coral]

😭

[brisk osprey]

boom boom

[vocal harness]

Could someone send last years admissions data

[ancient echo]

how r u

[brisk osprey]

absolutely vibin

how are you

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so tired. skipped my 12pm class and considering skipping the 2pm as well

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valid 😭

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i got 9 hours of sleep over the last 3 days

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yeahhh how is rush going?

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primary is over ngl i think im gonna drop here lol i hbave so much work here

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booooo

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how was rush for u kiley

last spring i mean

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LMFAO

im happy to be a geed

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bro knows the vocabs and all dat

did u never rush

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nope

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fair

ngl i feel like some of the stuff likehomecoming hella fun

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never interested

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very valid take

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see i can still go to like date dashes and stuff with guy friends

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i guess its different when u can get into parties anyway