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

[mighty harbor]

bet okay thats good

yea yea

[winged scaffold]

this whole situation just really sucks though because they promised 100% demonstrated need but

I was dumb and im first gen and dont know anything about the process so i assumed it would be a lot more

I didnt think they would arbitrarily determine need

[granite raptor]

my boy got in yessirrr

[polar lichen]

deferred 😭

[jaunty zenith]

at least your not binded

[wheat jetty]

Do any of yall know if anyone got in the World Bachelor in Business yet or does that decision come out later?

[jaunty zenith]

if it doesnt work out you can always look at other options hopefully when you get in

[winged scaffold]

yeah thats the bright side

[jaunty zenith]

just be happy u got in for now as a relief

[winged scaffold]

im telling everybody I know not to apply ED 😭

it has been a nightmare

[lofty falcon]

damn my ex got in and I didn’t

[winged scaffold]

that sucks

[lofty falcon]

No ones heard from it yet

[chrome meadow]

yikes

[wise turret]

did anyone get in for BUAI?

[rancid lion]

Good bye usc

[undone elbow]

damn

[rancid lion]

I can’t afford the price tag

Ea was the only way

[forest skiff]

@brisk osprey hey does everyone who advances to scholarship interviews get a scholarship? like is it possible to be a part of the 800 but not get any scholarship?
also what is the interview based on? personality? career goals? fit?

[undone elbow]

same for me as well

[onyx geyser]

fusc all the way /s

[undone elbow]

if i dont get the scholarship phase im out

[forest skiff]

or like is it technical imagine they throw you a random unsolvable problem the greatest minds of our century couldn't solve and were like oh hey solve this oh you solved it in 3 days? so slow you only get presidential loser

[pallid summit]

hi

[rancid lion]

Ive already said this before I believe but I did glaze the wrong college university of southern Carolina for one part of my why us essay 😭. I prayed they wouldn’t notice but oh well. Shouldn’t have expected much. Ty for the waiting journey guys.

[chrome meadow]

LOL

GO GAMECOCKS

i'm sorry tho

u got this you'll pop off on rd

[stable quail]

i didnt 😭

[rancid lion]

No it’s fine I should have been more careful

[wise turret]

aye join the club i didnt either

[stable quail]

ahh such a competitive major 😭

[wise turret]

i didnt realize at the time how competitive it would be tbh

i thought since it was a new major maybe there wouldnt be as much competition

[stable quail]

SAME then a month later i found out they only have like 60 spots 💀

[stable quail]

exactly

[wise turret]

YEA

THATS BRUTAL

[stable quail]

FR 😭😭 i havent seen anyone get in for buai

[wise turret]

same

[astral oxide]

@forest skiff good shit

[brisk osprey]

not everyone will get a scholarship no. as for interviews I really can’t say anything other than be yourself! Thats all you need to do

[last glen]

what was your guys’ 2nd major??

[stable quail]

mine was computational neuroscience

[last glen]

oh dang

[wise turret]

let me check i honstly forget

hold on

[stable quail]

only had one neuroscience related ec tho 💀💀 mainly just applied to that cuz my entire supplement was abt applying ai to healthcare

[last glen]

i think (?) csba is kinda similar to buai, but more on the viterbi saide (rather than marshall)

[wise turret]

CS for Business

[last glen]

yeaa

csba takes more people

so

there’s more of a chance there 🙏

[stable quail]

oh wait rlly? i heard csba is rllllly competitive

[wise turret]

This is the first time i've looked at my USC supps in a while, and i think i did my Why Us kinda bad

[zenith pilot]

every time i get sad i remember olivia jade

[stable quail]

i just remember that ppl who got into stanford, harvard etc last year didnt get into usc so a deferral isnt indicative of anything 🤞🏼

[wise turret]

would you consider USC if you got into RD

for me its a no cuz that price tag.....

[stable quail]

most likely not cuz only way i could go was w a scholarship 😭

[wary forge]

ok thanks

[tender cove]

rawrrearawerafsf

[zenith pilot]

im still waiting for uchicago ed2 and like the whole admissions process has been horrible like i keep getting deferred everywhere

[last glen]

definitely still competitive, but i’m pretty sure it’s less so than BUAI (don’t quote me though!)

[wise turret]

same here
im not poor but still, 90k a year is a bit much

[stable quail]

aw its okay good things will come for you 🤞🏼🤞🏼

[stable quail]

tbh its not even just usc a lotta other t20s i applied to are 85k+ 😭

[wise turret]

damnn

its beginning to dawn on me that most likely i'll go to a UC (im in state) or a state school or the school that gave me like half-tuition scholarship
not bad at all but just a realization

realizing cuz the amount of decisions left is dwindling

[stable quail]

same same i'm also in-state for uc's haha

[wise turret]

which UCs did u do

[royal mural]

How was it

[astral oxide]

i got rejected from usc

[stable quail]

i did all except merced

wbu

[astral oxide]

not a laughing matter

[warm canopy]

bruh i friend got into by give the school money

feels so unfair

for a pure stem major

[mighty harbor]

usc just kicked me in the face

[warm canopy]

but her math is bad

im like???

[royal mural]

Sorry 😔

[wise turret]

Berkely, davis, Santa Cruz, irvine, San Diego

[chrome meadow]

ucla 💀

[stable quail]

oh nice!

[chrome meadow]

sb

[mighty harbor]

fucla

[onyx geyser]

did u get in

[royal mural]

no

[robust harbor]

how is it

[onyx geyser]

yeah i got deferred too

[robust harbor]

did anyone get in

[royal mural]

not surprised

annoyed tho

[onyx geyser]

lmao

[mighty harbor]

i did!!

[onyx geyser]

dark brandon got in

[stable quail]

does usc take a lotta international students

[robust harbor]

congrats!!!

[onyx geyser]

yeah im not too eager for the rest of my decisions except uw-madison

[mighty harbor]

very little

[digital wind]

Guess I’ll wait till march for a decision

[mighty harbor]

but comparatively to most other schools they do

20-25%

[digital wind]

Get rid of the question mark

[mighty harbor]

tyty it was last year 💀

[undone elbow]

oh nvm i just saw

[digital wind]

Where are people seeing the deferral acceptance rate

[mighty harbor]

2950 to 41000

its on twitter

[atomic hazel]

2950 accepted out of 41000 applications

[digital wind]

Better than last year ig

[late elbow]

now rd is gonna be 4600 acceptances out of 70k+ applications

[digital wind]

Oh hell no

Guess I’ll set my sights on a different school

[golden sentinel]

😔

its ok

UCI will pull thru

🙏

[amber venture]

@brisk osprey how come you said there would be an email in the pinned message but there was none

[rancid lion]

Ty, but I don’t think it’s gunna happen. I just hope UC Davis and CSULB accepts me now. Imma try lowering my standards more now.

[golden sentinel]

everything's independent of each other, stay hopeful 🙏

[digital wind]

Is the rd acceptance rate gonna be lower than the early one?

That’s what it seems to be saying in the letter

[olive path]

yaya i saw from the email

and CONGRATS CHONGCHONG U DESERVE IT SMSMSM

MR CRACKED STEM KID

[random dock]

THANKS YUE

UR SO NICE 😭😭😭

[olive path]

NAH UR NICER

IM GONNA TELL MR SCRGE TO SPAM U

[random dock]

LMAO

GOOD LUCK ON UR APPS BRO

[olive path]

THANKS 🫡

[digital wind]

Anyone know

[modern chasm]

the early one is lower im pretty sure

[digital wind]

40000 ppl deferred plus a pool of 41000 already for RD, with only 4500 getting in.

Am I misinterpreting

[fleet belfry]

WHAT

[onyx geyser]

yeahhh

[fleet belfry]

Bro where

What

😭

Ooo

@undone elbow congrats on sc man

[amber venture]

maybe 4500 spots but they sent out 8000 acceptances last year

[onyx geyser]

price/dornsife

[fleet belfry]

I hope you get in Rd

[pure mason]

Bye I went for the exact same combo

[woven path]

In the likely scenario I’m rejected, could they at least tell me why?

[onyx geyser]

fr? what majors

[pure mason]

Public policy and environmental studies

Deferred 🥲🥲

[undone elbow]

im so hyped

[manic radish]

no loci right?

beacuse no way they gonna read 40 k locis

[pine lichen]

doesent the letter imply no one has been rejected yet?

[manic radish]

yeah

[pine lichen]

if it a rejection when will they tell us?

april??

[manic radish]

rd date

[pine lichen]

oh

[abstract crow]

“As a matter of equity”

[abstract crow]

Most ucs r cracked tho

[meager crescent]

Deferred

[dull lotus]

i wish they did rejections tbh. i don’t want false hope 😭

[wise turret]

i think i have a better chance at UC than like harvard or standford ngl lol

[abstract crow]

Doesn’t everyone?

[wise turret]

ig

[royal mural]

Villain era incoming fuck Lebron James

[rare drift]

LMAO

[pure mason]

Uh y’all I just realized I applied to the wrong major as first choice and flipped first and second so my essay doesn’t make sense 💀 should I email or-

[flint nexus]

Email

[pure mason]

don’t they say no more add info tho 😭

[meager crescent]

U got deferred?

[split sun]

I got in, applied Ed2 to washu and debating whether or not i should rescind it and go to USC

[steady olive]

Guys no sephora giveaway I got deferred

[meager crescent]

Can u wait until jan 30

Scholarship results come out then

[split sun]

doesn’t matter a ton

[frank patrol]

so who got in

[split sun]

i’m just debating whether or not i’d rather go to washu or usc

[frank patrol]

washu is such a funny place

[midnight stream]

regardless u cant go wrong

[viral spire]

WashU is better in my book

[frank patrol]

I'm so tired

[jaunty zenith]

Hi so tired

[frank patrol]

I had one hell of a day

I think I fucked up my third interview for start up acc

[jaunty zenith]

What about the first two

[frank patrol]

Yeah I already passed those tho

The third interview was less good

[jaunty zenith]

Oh

Tbh its ok interviews are never gonna be perfect

There’s always those how to optimize or certain edge cases that can trip u up

But if u get most of the concepts I think your better than many applicants

(I never had an interview so Idk why Im even saying these, just from looking at other people’s experiences lol)

[modern chasm]

does every merit scholarship have an interview associated with it

[viral spire]

Me too

[modern chasm]

like if you dont get an interview does that mean you dont get a scholarship

[viral spire]

I’m so done bro I don’t want to do college admissions anymore

[jaunty zenith]

whens ur next decision

imma be there to support

[last glen]

not national merit

[clever glacier]

same

[modern chasm]

the scholarship thing is so confusing does everyone get one or not

[viral spire]

I don’t even know bro I think I’ll check everything in April atp

[modern chasm]

or is it certain ppl only

[jaunty zenith]

so real

[undone elbow]

me

[jaunty zenith]

college decision video but all in one day

💀

[jaunty zenith]

people qualify, go through interview

then get picked

[viral spire]

I think next week but my parents are not letting me go oos even if I get in for that school so

Idk

[jaunty zenith]

oh

are u limited to in state

[viral spire]

Only if it was my only option

[frank patrol]

W

[jaunty zenith]

oh

[viral spire]

Kind of

[jaunty zenith]

ok thats fair enough

[frank patrol]

you can rest now

[modern chasm]

oh ok so in late jan they'll tell you if you qualified for a scholarship

[jaunty zenith]

im limited to east

[jaunty zenith]

i believe so

[modern chasm]

or will they qualify you beforehand

and give it to you late jan

Merit Scholarship Status:
Students admitted through the Early Action admission plan are being reviewed and will be updated about their merit scholarship status in late January. More information about need-based financial aid will be available after merit scholarship finalists are selected.

ok i think its just those who qualify

[jaunty zenith]

they'll update u

[viral spire]

My parents want me close to home for health reasons but yk if something unthinkable happens we’ll see

[modern chasm]

ok thanks

i appreciate it i was reading it wrong

[jaunty zenith]

my parents limited my sis to apply to 4 schools

[modern chasm]

i was over complicating it

[frank patrol]

did u get into usc

[modern chasm]

yes

[jaunty zenith]

cause similar reasons

[viral spire]

Understandable they wouldn’t let me Ed but they were like “we can’t stop you…”

[jaunty zenith]

my sis ed

[viral spire]

Dang

[jaunty zenith]

but didnt

get in

[viral spire]

We have no schools in ca I wanted to Ed to

[viral spire]

Aww

[jaunty zenith]

she applied to more comp school

than me

i only applied to one ivy

she has 2

💀

and lower stats than me i tried to convince her to try getting a target

[frank patrol]

yes

[jaunty zenith]

but cali is stacked either way

idk what school there offers ed that I know of

[frank patrol]

none basically

[undone elbow]

r all decisions out now

[jaunty zenith]

yea

[frank patrol]

yuh

[jaunty zenith]

should be

[modern chasm]

claremont mckenna

[jaunty zenith]

time to wait for rd.

[modern chasm]

like the lacs

[dry harbor]

Does anyone know the acceptance rate for deferred applicants

[modern chasm]

occidental

has ed

[viral spire]

Claremont colleges

[viral spire]

If I get in

[jaunty zenith]

deferred gets mixed with rd not sre

[viral spire]

One of my friends last year got screwed by the ucs

I fear that will be me this year

[jaunty zenith]

ur instate trust u get into a good uc

[viral spire]

I’m really doubting tbh

[jaunty zenith]

no dont

[viral spire]

I need to start mentally preparing now so it’s easier in 2 months

[jaunty zenith]

u got a good shot already being in state and ur special so ur getting in somehwere

[undone elbow]

everyone gets deferred

[fleet belfry]

Is it your top choice or you wanna go somewhere else

I guess it depends on the scholarship huh

[undone elbow]

Stanford will always be #1 in my heart

[jaunty zenith]

le scholarship

[undone elbow]

and scholarships yes

if u were accepted: || CONGRATS GJ AND GL FOR RD IF UR NOT WITHDRAWING||
if u were deferred: || gl in rd round. deferral doesnt mean ur app was bad and im sure u have other colleges in the bag ||

[jaunty zenith]

i need money

[undone elbow]

if usc offers a full ride it'll be a tough bargain

[fleet belfry]

May you be blessed with trustee 🙏

Passing it on to you fr

Ahhh damn you got Stanford acceptance already?

[undone elbow]

omg brandon u got in?

[undone elbow]

defer

[undone elbow]

yes

[fleet belfry]

Ahhh

Damn

[undone elbow]

CONGRATS

ik u would

[fleet belfry]

Well regardless if you tour usc for shits and giggles while I’m around I can show you the dorm if you want

[undone elbow]

I totally am touring

usc is sick

[fleet belfry]

Dubs

[clever monolith]

Bro I want to tour so bad but I’m from the northeast

I need a virtual reality tour of Sol Price

[fleet belfry]

My roommate is in price what major are you?

[astral oxide]

did u get in to usc

[astral oxide]

did u get in ea

[fleet belfry]

Yeah last year though

[astral oxide]

what other schools did u get into

like that competed with usc

[radiant birch]

(He did)

[fleet belfry]

W 😩

[slender delta]

I GOT IN 🎉

[torn abyss]

congrats

[fleet belfry]

Congrats!

[astral oxide]

wait so u only get scholarhship if u get in ea

[fleet belfry]

Like some random ones but it was lwk more about the scholarship

[fleet belfry]

Nah national merit gets you presidential

So you get 50% of tuition

[prisma arch]

congrats!!

[torn abyss]

snyone know EA % of acceptance?

anyone

[fleet belfry]

7.2

[torn abyss]

or # of ppl

[astral oxide]

if u get in rd can u apply presidential

[torn abyss]

wowow harder than last

[astral oxide]

like 6-7

[fleet belfry]

I think it was like 41000 and they took 2950

[torn abyss]

i went to a presentation last week, they said 10%

lol

[prisma arch]

are there any qualifications for the merit scholarships

[fleet belfry]

Nah they took more EA this year

RD should be harder this year though

[torn abyss]

ohh yeah

[fleet belfry]

Yep

[torn abyss]

anyone have tips for juniors who wanna go to usc 😭

[fleet belfry]

You can still form honors and everything RD

[astral oxide]

damn

how do u get national merit

[fleet belfry]

I mean they’re pretty much all give EA except for the national merit which you can get regular

You can apply for more though

[fleet belfry]

PSAT

[torn abyss]

need a 1450+ maybe? something around there

[clever monolith]

Public Policy.

[astral oxide]

im from bay area

💀

isnt it different

for each area

[torn abyss]

im not sure im from ohio lol

[fleet belfry]

Sick so is my roommate he’s also a tour guide so dm me if you have any questions

[clever monolith]

Oh that’s sick! Thank you!!

[fleet belfry]

It’s state based

[fleet belfry]

np

[torn abyss]

i dmed u @fleet belfry i have some quesitons

[astral oxide]

i js checked next year ill need a 1500 ish

out of 1520

holy

[fleet belfry]

Yeah

But it’s not too bad

[prisma arch]

ohhh tyy

[fleet belfry]

Just algebra and English

[astral oxide]

english is hard n now with the adaptive thing if u mess up one thing u lose like 30 points

[swift rose]

Anyone know if RD is likely to come out on or before April 1?

[meager crescent]

before

prolly like march 24

[tender vine]

who got in

[high wave]

when does usc mail out acceptance letters ?

[marble hazel]

im a bay area resident, i got a 1510 and qualified, my friend got a 1500 but missed it in reading, did not get it

tough out here

index is diff depending on math vs reading

[ionic stone]

oh !! we get physical letters !!?

[high wave]

oh i thought so

[tender vine]

damn last yr i was a 1480 and got it

730 750

[tender vine]

yes every school sends out acceptance packages

[woven path]

I want a reason why I was deferred or at least one if I’m rejected, is there a way to get one?

[tender vine]

usc’s used to be famously good

idk abt anymore

[tender vine]

no

lol

[woven path]

Rip

[tender vine]

ur gonna be rejected a lot of places buddy best not to dwell on those

better to think abt the acceptances

[woven path]

2026 will be my year 🗣️🔥🗣️🔥

But in all seriousness ur right, I’ll try not to dwell on it anymore

[tender vine]

yup good mentality

good luck bro

[undone elbow]

hey for those that got in what majors

[final tangle]

Depends on the school. Last year Marshall and viterbi had fire acceptance packages

[hidden hornet]

CS/ Computer engineering on a premed track

[wary forge]

neuro on premed

[golden sentinel]

calm 😴

https://tenor.com/view/cute-tired-baby-gif-27658791

[undone elbow]

wow that sounds tough gl

[undone elbow]

congrats thats awesome

ok

[high wave]

human biology on premed

[hidden hornet]

How are we all on premed? Do they have a cap on it?

[manic radish]

LOL

[amber venture]

its still crazy to me how kiley gaslighted us saying dont check portal until email

[high wave]

lol

[golden sentinel]

she was right 😭

[unkempt sail]

i still havent got an email

[marble hazel]

seems abit low but weird ig

[hidden hornet]

I was accepted and still haven’t got an email 😭

[final tangle]

That happened to me last year. If you check your portal before you get an email they just won't send an email i believe

[amber venture]

how was she right

[median ocean]

poly sci

[restive parrot]

My school 1540 and 1550 got in.

Meanwhile me with a 1560 😭

[wind belfry]

Y’all having decisions today inspired me to work on my app

Finally finished ec section and grades

Not done with awards tho

[random dock]

Does anyone know how scholarships work 😭 do I have to sign up for a scholarship interview? I heard u need an interview or write essays to be considered for some scholarships

[final tangle]

You will get notified later if u r being considered for merit scholarships

If it is presidential or trustee, you will need to sign up for an interview slot

[random dock]

Ohhh so I just don’t do anything right

Thank you!

[final tangle]

Yea you’ll get an email later if you are in consideration

[astral oxide]

this year?

1500/1520 and not qualifying iswild

[astral oxide]

i was talking about the psat

but good shit 1560 is fire

[jaunty bone]

1480 here and qualified in ca

[somber jasper]

same but i’m not trippin

i’m gettin in later

so it’s all chill

glad my friends got in so i can join them later

[wispy plank]

Guysss how many got deferred ea cuz no one from my feeder school got it 😂

[somber jasper]

we had like 6 people get in ea

out of a class of 160

[unkempt totem]

40+ people applied early out of class of 450 (public), everyone deferred 😦

i saw a tiktok that 94% of ea apps got deferred last yr, but 25% of students eventually admitted came from the deferred students pile

dont give up guys !

[amber venture]

yeah i saw this too but wondering where the official stats for this is located

so last year it would mean 2400 admitted ea, ~2000 admitted ea defer, 3,500 admitted rd

[unkempt totem]

https://admission.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/first-year-student-profile.pdf i think ur about right! i just found this stats sheet on their site

[amber venture]

cool thx

so that data makes it seem like they are more conservative on ea admits

cuz overall the ea admit including defers is around 10%

theres no way they re read all the apps right? they probably have a score for them already

[forest skiff]

wait so like is it possible to not get Dean's and leadership bcuz you advance to trustee and presidential, but then not get those either???
ok fair thanks tho!

[forest skiff]

Bertha you did usc rd?

[forest skiff]

it's ok usc yield protection moment

[forest skiff]

umass gonna come in clutch💪

[amber venture]

does usc yield protect? i think no but some say yes

[forest skiff]

i mean their yield rate is pretty low plus they know a bunch of people do UCS so idts but also who am I to say

[noble axle]

anyone got into roski?

got deferred welp

[muted holly]

Also got deferred

Oh well

It is what it is

Anybody get in?

[wispy plank]

Everyone I know got deferred im so surprised like many people had crazy good apps idk what happened

[fading gazelle]

I only know one person that got in in the place I live

[forest skiff]

y'all accepted people were your letters personalized?

also nobody got status update email right

[fading gazelle]

I did

[forest skiff]

when?

[fading gazelle]

It was around 4:15pm pst

Like I woke up and I saw my email first

[stuck schooner]

nope

[molten thorn]

some parts of it felt personalised

[forest skiff]

The line out of "both in and out of the classroom"?

[crude sequoia]

Anyone got in Marshall?

[modern chasm]

polisci

[forest skiff]

journalism

[modern chasm]

annenberg is huge, congrats!

[forest skiff]

thank you <3

congrats to you as well!!

[modern chasm]

thank u

[wispy plank]

Everyone I know got deferred im so surprised like many people had crazy good apps idk what happened

[modern chasm]

ea usc is just crazy

[stuck schooner]

public policy

[clever monolith]

We just got to believe

[clever monolith]

Same!

[past dirge]

deferred still no email

[viral spire]

My parents will not let me go anyways 😭

[forest skiff]

yeah but it'll boost your ego and keep your mental health in check until that UCLA acceptance 💪💪💪

[flint nexus]

This is crazy

Congrats smrithi btw

what were ur essays like? Did u like them more than other schools?

[forest skiff]

tysm!!

[forest skiff]

well in november usc was my top choice and i submitted it first and at that time i loved my essay

gonna go read it now lets see how it is lol

[flint nexus]

Ahhh ok

I bet it was fire

[lofty falcon]

Nahhh they’re coping lmao

[high wave]

my essays were so bad

[forest skiff]

you know wbb people who got in?

[flint nexus]

100 percent lmao

It was funny to read

Sounded like satire

[lofty falcon]

no one’s gotten into the program but people who applied have gotten into Marshall

[forest skiff]

isn't Marshall second choice

[lofty falcon]

yeah but it’s probably like the people who got accepted will hear if they got into wbb later, i don’t really know though

[forest skiff]

ok i just reread it and it was pretty standard but i tied in a lot of usc values to my own life so i guess that helped + i made a middle finger joke at the end of the essay LOL

[forest skiff]

ohhh okay

[marsh pilot]

did anyone here apply to any majors in keck

[night oriole]

Yes

I did

Global health

Is it easier to get into keck

[sly light]

yeah i also applied wbb and deferred, i doubt i’ll get in after that since they alr have read all wbb apps

[night oriole]

It was my second choice

[marsh pilot]

did u get in

[night oriole]

Nah

[marsh pilot]

i dont think so

i have no clue tho

[night oriole]

Keck seemed cool

[marsh pilot]

i applied for health promotion and disease prevention

yeah it did

[night oriole]

Did you get in/

?

[marsh pilot]

nope

online it says 1% of undergraduates major in keck

but less apply

so idk what that means

[forest skiff]

wait did anyone get in to second choice major

[marsh pilot]

i wish

💔

[flint nexus]

I think that’s really cool, the joke tho 😭 def had a nice AO

[forest skiff]

🤩

im ngl i took a lot of risks with all my apps

[lofty falcon]

i wanna email and ask just to make sure theres no wbb in rd but idk who to email about it

[flint nexus]

Same, made many jokes, hope they have a sense of humor

[forest skiff]

manifesting for you!!

[night oriole]

We’ll see for rd

Hopefully it works out

I mean usc ea is brutal

[marsh pilot]

yess good luck

[marsh pilot]

tbh i didnt expect this bad but yeahh

2000smtg out of 41000 is crazy

and no rejection

[viral spire]

No it won’t 😭 Umass is my safety it’s fine

[forest skiff]

bro im watching usc videos and like

"why did you choose usc?" "They gave me a full ride" manifesting for me fr

[wise turret]

same here, a lot of smart people i know were deferred
maybe someone from my school got in EA but i dont know them if so

has anyone heard of anyone getting in EA BUAI

[wispy plank]

Literally same Ik 5 smart people from my school all deferred like wtf

[undone elbow]

does USC take dual enrollment classes

[modern hound]

Not true I applied wbb I got in second choice and they will email wbb applicants with decision by January 30th

[forest skiff]

oh

well ill delete that then

its from the comments of the official usc admissions post tho like not from usc themselves obv but i thought it was true rip

[mighty patio]

yo michael rubin's daughter got in

[fleet belfry]

Yes but it depends on what the classes are and what college

[undone elbow]

is it only california colleges

[fleet belfry]

They have a transfer credits list showing what they’ve previously accepted

Nah I don’t think so

[undone elbow]

do yk where i can find that

[fleet belfry]

I’m not positive cause I got it from my advisor

[fleet belfry]

https://atweb.usc.edu/TPG/SelctPgAgrmnt.aspx

Try the transfer planning guide

Should let you select your institution and major and see if it’s transferable

[undone elbow]

yea its not on here

[fleet belfry]

Damn so probably not?

[fleet belfry]

What are you trying to study though

[undone elbow]

Biomedical Engineering Premed

[fleet belfry]

Ayeeee premed gang

I like you already

My friend is still trying to get me to switch to BME

[undone elbow]

is BME easy to do with premed?

you should switch

fire major

[fleet belfry]

Ehhhh I mean it’s got overlap with the courses so it makes sense

I think it’s tough like bio chem for sure

Premed is really just bio chem phys biochem and ochem

[steady olive]

Guys everyone withdraw your apps so I can get in rd

And then we can have our Sephora giveaway

[undone elbow]

I just realize its prob a lot of courses so thats why i wanted some credit

[fleet belfry]

Mol bio too

[undone elbow]

I've taken up to diff eq/linear and kinda dont wanna start over from calc 1

[fleet belfry]

I have a Sephora gift card in my bag rn

[fleet belfry]

If you don’t have to start over def don’t

3 semesters of calc is a major waste of time

[undone elbow]

idk how to get the credit though

i definitely wanna retake diff eq and linear

but not calc 3 tbh

[fleet belfry]

All I’m saying is you will most likely be getting a scholarship hopefully trustee and once you hit I think 140 credits you are no longer considered undergrad

So your scholarship won’t apply

But lwk that’s something to figure out like senior year

[undone elbow]

its just math primarily tbh

[fleet belfry]

Ahh Alr

[undone elbow]

im fine with retaking every other class

[fleet belfry]

Then you chilling

[fleet belfry]

Idk if you can do linear and skip 3

[undone elbow]

do i even have to do linear

i have to check

[fleet belfry]

I don’t think so

[somber jasper]

send a message to the admissions office

i’ll be there

[fleet belfry]

BME is calc 1-3

[undone elbow]

oh sick

so i could hopefully be done

[fleet belfry]

https://bme.usc.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/bme-bs/

Yeah

Should be chill

Lwk maybe I should’ve been a BME major

[undone elbow]

that also gives me room for premed

[fleet belfry]

I’m trying to get a masters in public health though my senior year 🙏

[undone elbow]

W

did you place out of any classes

[calm wing]

bruh i never even got the email telling me to check my portal

did anyone else?

damnnn

[high wave]

same i just saw ppl checking and then i checked

[fleet belfry]

Yeah but I retook most for premed

[undone elbow]

which did u place out of

[amber chasm]

LMAO gbye same i rushed my short answers questions the hour before and they were so silly LMFAOO 💀 💀

[undone elbow]

same

[flint nexus]

My jokes were too risky and the short answers I did the same thing lol kept trying to change my fav song bc I liked too many as well as my fav everything

[amber chasm]

LMAOOO its all g, i literally mentioned that i spent 5 hours a day on tiktok for one of the short answer LMAOOO

[amber chasm]

if anything i think the jokes give u a sense of personality LMAOOO

[flint nexus]

props to u ur an actual human being

[onyx geyser]

🇺🇸 !!!

[flint nexus]

I once spent several hours looking at people’s eyelashes on TikTok

[onyx geyser]

You said this in your app???

America 😭😭😭😭

[flint nexus]

No

ofc not

[onyx geyser]

What was the joke

[flint nexus]

what joke

[undone elbow]

The joke is

me

[onyx geyser]

nvm 😭😭😭😭🇺🇸

[flint nexus]

I’m sorry I’m dumb please say

[fleet belfry]

😭 I don’t remember all of them def bio chem phys calc and Psyc I think?

I’m retaking everything pretty much

I transferred most of my stuff as elective credit which was kinda stupid ngl but whatever

[onyx geyser]

nah u said on ur app u made a joke

I was just curious to know what it was😭😭😭😭

[fleet belfry]

Scott pilgrim enjoyer?

[flint nexus]

Ohhh

Lemme look one sec

[modern chasm]

what did everyone say for their roommate

i said colonel sanders 💀

[amber chasm]

LMFAOOOO NO BUT LIKE ITS SO ADDICTING i cant get off tiktok 😔

dw usc knows that frfr i made sure to include that in my app LMFAOO

[amber chasm]

lmfaooo ur so real for that

[tame folio]

did you forget to upgrade your tag from highschool freshman to senior or do you just like the color or

[flint nexus]

NO

This is so funny

[amber chasm]

i forgot to change it but i'm a hs senior rn 😭😭

sorry

wait random question what are the possible merit scholarships u can get at usc ? like r there diff kind? or only one type? like i think theres presidential and the other types but like what do they mean...

[flint nexus]

I said Paris Hilton

@modern chasm

[modern chasm]

damn

my reasoning was so funny

"knows how to run an establishment"

[flint nexus]

I’m done

That’s so funny

[wispy plank]

why am i seeing soo many qualified people from my school getting deferred literally no one got in how they have cracked apps

[flint nexus]

Mods u lacking

I do not see the command decision thing for some of my favorite schools

[flint nexus]

Just create a release date if they haven’t come out

[flint nexus]

Too many people were cracked and applied ea there..41k apps for 3k seats means that many cracked people won’t get in

[tame folio]

we all know its because you want fried chicken you dont have to lie to the AO like that 💀 💀

fried chicken on tap

[wispy plank]

oh it doesnt mean they're less cracked right? cuz i was extremely appalled they were insanely smart and had crazy ecs and banger essays like what more did they want

[modern chasm]

i love fried chicken

[tame folio]

no kidding

[modern chasm]

what do you mean by that

[onyx geyser]

a lot of the smartest people ik got deferred. honestly nobody knows what usc is looking for.

[wispy plank]

i feel so bad its kinda unfair but it is what it is tbh

[flint nexus]

Too many people

applied

To even accept everyone

[wispy plank]

and they all didnt apply for fin aid so i thought that would make them better candidates but weird honestly idk how it works lol just shocked not a single person from my school got in

[fleet belfry]

Nah my friend got deffered -> rejected by usc

She ended up going to Yale

[wispy plank]

manifesting rd for all of us tho

[night oriole]

Damn

[fleet belfry]

So it doesn’t really mean anything

[wispy plank]

big w

[tame folio]

could be yield protection?

[fleet belfry]

It’s super random

[wispy plank]

would be insane for usc to yield protect

[fleet belfry]

Yall will still get into great schools

[modern chasm]

somebody ik who has a literal acdemic dishonesty on his record got in pysch

[onyx geyser]

yeah i wish usc was more accessible to applicants financially bc a lot of people were applying ea for the merit scholarships

[wispy plank]

bruh tf

i wish there was an option to get rejected ea for usc

cuz like am i deferred cuz im good but they're unsure or do they wanna reject but cant and gotta wait til rd

waiting game sucks

[tame folio]

either they wrote a banger redemption essay on how they learned from their academic dishonest experience or USC just prioritizes applicants who know how to party

[plush oasis]

I mean your other apps will be coming out at that time so you’ll be waiting either way

[wispy plank]

true but its hella reassuring to have an acceptance in the bag early yk

so u wouldnt stress as much abt the other schools' decisions

[plush oasis]

Yeah ik i also got deffered and have no good acceptance yet

[wispy plank]

same got 2 decisions so far and both deferrals

waiting for urbana and northeastern next :/

[muted solstice]

any idea when neu will come out?

[amber chasm]

wait whats the diff between applying for fin aid and not applying for usc?

[wispy plank]

i assume they want more people who dont apply for fin aid since they're a business at the end of the day and want to make profit

[amber chasm]

ohhh icic that makes sense i didnt think of it that way lol

i applied ea for the merit aid thingy 😭

[wispy plank]

Ohhhh cool

Best of luck

[stable quail]

same at my school we had 3 ea acceptances and it was ppl no one ever expected to get in (lower gpa, lack of involvement within school, etc)

[final tangle]

The admissions department is completely separate from the fin aid dep

[radiant birch]

( 💸 )

[onyx geyser]

i mean they could be cracked bro

[meager crescent]

It might be cope but ive heard usc yield protects on the down low

[onyx geyser]

idk what a low gpa means

[onyx geyser]

they def did that to you 😆

[meager crescent]

Not to me 💀

I meant kirk

Blud has a complete profile

And salami

And these other ppl ik

USC admissions is extremely random

So is t20 admissions in general

Or t30 wtvr u call it

[onyx geyser]

why would usc yield protect ea

[meager crescent]

Bc they know the kids wont go?

I doubt they actually yield protect

[stable quail]

low gpa as in relative to our school and their ec’s were typical volunteering & educational prep programs. coulda just been their essays or smth else our regional ao liked

[onyx geyser]

wb good aid

like merit

[final tangle]

they don't. If they think you won't come they'll give u a scholarship

[meager crescent]

Its just a theory i doubt its true

Its just weird that all the extreme top kids i know got deferred

But then again t30 admissions in general are random af

No one knows usc evaluation metrics

[onyx geyser]

they accepted 2.9k people out of like 40k

thats why😭

[meager crescent]

Yea true but you can generally see a trend with other schools

USC is random af in comparison

All kids who get in are qualified to

Which makes sense

But i genuinely dont know what they want lmao

For example georgia tech is pretty stat based same with nyu

[robust summit]

guys

yield protected usc

[undone elbow]

usc students are either international and rich and if thats not the case then theyre artsy fartsy and rich

[high wave]

artsy fartsy

[fleet belfry]

Can confirm I’m artsy fartsy

[woven rapids]

I got accepted and am neither of those. I will concede that I do have an ROTC scholarship, so I won't be asking for aid.

Although if I were to go, I would try for the NMF award to cover room and board since ROTC doesn't

[undone elbow]

idts, usc has an extremely low ea yield rate to begin with

of like 37%

idt they care to yield protect

[steady olive]

I think USC just likes quirky people

People that have a good story

And are also smart

[undone elbow]

i think fit matters a lot for them

[steady olive]

That too

I shoulda put that I was on prom court to show that I'm social

I mean when you're only taking 7% there's a lot of randomness

Just if your ao felt connected to the app

[undone elbow]

yeah fs i think thats the main part

i feel like a lot of ppl who applied didnt actually wanna go and had it as a "back up"

[unkempt sail]

yeah me

[steady olive]

Probably why their yield rate is so low lol

[undone elbow]

im ngl if i get into like an ivy or sum i applied to im prob not gonna go

just cuz of financial aid mainly

[steady olive]

I will take your spot

[undone elbow]

that opinion might change if i get a trustee scholarship though

[undone elbow]

yes good luck 🫡🫡🫡

[steady olive]

Yeah I definitely wouldn't go if I didn't have nmf

90k is insane and their aid is trash

[undone elbow]

i think a lot of defer have a good shot in rd tbh

ea is still experimental

[steady olive]

Hopefully 🙏

[lofty falcon]

how do they find that through your application though

[undone elbow]

i mean like i said i was just speculating

[plush oasis]

doubt they are looking for social people but i agree with the fit part

[undone elbow]

its prob more just fit in relation to the school

[lofty falcon]

like academic fit or what

[steady olive]

Cultural fit

[undone elbow]

i mean fits a variety of factors

like do u fit into the schools culture

[lofty falcon]

bro idek what that means

isnt usc culture like partying

[undone elbow]

if you think the culture is entirely partying then you probably didnt meet the fit requirement

usc has like a mission of values on their website

[lofty falcon]

it was an exaggeration bc im salty 😭

[steady olive]

They just wanna make sure that you'll be happy there

[undone elbow]

thags the type of ppl theyre looking for

[lofty falcon]

thats fair but also i feel most mid-sized research universities have the same values

[undone elbow]

i mean fits also just a lot of factors

are there a lot of ppl who think like you (probably negative fit with this one)

[woven rapids]

I joked that I was gonna add homecoming queen to all my schools as new information. I'm sure they'd all be thrilled lol Obviously I did not.

[undone elbow]

are there a lot of ppl in ur class who wanna join this club or program

[steady olive]

I honestly thought about it cause it shows that you're not all academic but I decided it was too cringe lmao

I'm hoping my recs captured some of it

[lofty falcon]

my recs were mid thats probably part of the problem

[woven rapids]

Definately cringe but still.

[undone elbow]

i literally just straight up said in my essays

"yeah usc is in california and i like la"

[steady olive]

And I got rejected 💀

Jkjk

[undone elbow]

i talked about a lot of things i love about the school tho

like cultural clubs

LA

and LA

[marsh pilot]

i think i avoided talking abt location

[undone elbow]

actually less about the school just mainly LA

[lofty falcon]

same i thought that was like a red flag

[marsh pilot]

right fr

[steady olive]

How serious is USC about the no new info for the defer tho?
Cause I'm getting a NASA fellowship over the summer

And want them to know

[marsh pilot]

woah congrats

[undone elbow]

my application was like: a mix of culture and LA love

[marsh pilot]

wait did u talk ur major at all

[steady olive]

Same

[undone elbow]

ofc

i have a cultural reason for it

[marsh pilot]

ah ok

[woven rapids]

I talked about how I would love to work somewhere like SpaceX in the future, and USC is a top feeder to SpaceX jobs

[split sun]

guys USC or WashU

[undone elbow]

usc for me

washu is in missouri

[plush oasis]

what do you wanna study

[marsh pilot]

id personally go usc not too many reasons tho

[split sun]

neuroscience

[steady olive]

Wash U is very good for neuro

[undone elbow]

washu probably

[split sun]

but usc much more fun

[steady olive]

And their campus is very pretty but stl kinda sucks

[lofty falcon]

you should go where your heart tells you

[undone elbow]

did you get into both?

[steady olive]

Wash u parties are actually kinda crazy tho

Probably not as much as USC

[split sun]

i got into usc and i’m debating withdrawing my ed2 to washu

[undone elbow]

hmm

id go to washu personally

[plush oasis]

tough call

[undone elbow]

its premed program is just better

im engineering so ofc id go to usc

[steady olive]

What kind of engineering are you doing?

[hushed stirrup]

Are any of y’all planning on committing to USC?

[marsh pilot]

dont take advice from me but ive just heard washu premed is better so id keep it

im also going premed and didnt do washu tho😭

[split sun]

washu premed is very good but so is usc

and i love school spirit and football n shit but washu doesn’t have that

[plush oasis]

can you switch ed2 to rd?

[split sun]

yes but that’s basically a withdrawal

they love yield

[plush oasis]

yeah lol

[steady olive]

Just root for the rams....oh wait they're also in la

[amber chasm]

^^ i got into usc ea too but i think like i might only go depending on the merit they give

[split sun]

washu has better premed, closer to home (i live on the east coast) but usc is better party life, social scene, sports, weather, slightly more selective and better alumni network

idk what to pick

[hushed stirrup]

did you already get into both?

[split sun]

^

[hushed stirrup]

Ah

[marsh pilot]

dude ik u irl😭

[undone elbow]

washu has a better name in the medical field than usc

[woven rapids]

As long as you aren't rooting for the Chargers 🤮 Unless you enjoy pain and sadness

[split sun]

nah no way

fr?

[marsh pilot]

yeah

😭

[split sun]

who r u

[marsh pilot]

dms

[woven rapids]

Does alumni network really matter for medicine? Wouldn't your Medical school matter more?

[hushed stirrup]

my own (very biased) two cents is that LA is a better place to spend 4 years at than St Louis, though the premed stuff is definitely a big factor im not familiar with 🤷

[onyx geyser]

fr?

[undone elbow]

the ones i applied to yes

[onyx geyser]

rd is like 80k apps for 4k seats or sum 😭 seems really rough

[undone elbow]

but doesnt rd have a higher ar?

[split sun]

r u going to usc?

[onyx geyser]

honestly i dont know

[undone elbow]

i mean its a choice fs

[onyx geyser]

wow i thought usc was one of your tops

[undone elbow]

i didnt apply to most t20

like it's definitely up there lmao

but thats assuming no aid

so

if i get a good scholarship package my outlook will be changed fs

usc would cost over half my family's income 😭

[fleet belfry]

Dude I hope you get the interview and trusteeeee

[undone elbow]

man i hope 🙏 cali would be so awesome

[digital wind]

That doesn’t seem like very many

[undone elbow]

i mean i think they're just reconsidering ur app in terms of the pool

[steady olive]

I'm a browns fan I know all about pain and sadness 😭

[undone elbow]

i think most competitive defers will have a decent shot rd tbh

[fleet belfry]

Dude it’s great 🙏

[undone elbow]

did you end up getting one of the scholarships?

i feel like waiting for my financial aid package is worse than waiting for my acceptance to the actual school 😭

[fleet belfry]

Yeah

[fleet belfry]

It’s the worst part the usc financial aid office is a total shitshow

[steady olive]

The rd decisions are probably gonna come out before the finaid lmao

[undone elbow]

when did you get your offer

[fleet belfry]

💀

Uhmmmmm

They sent more than one it was a mess

[undone elbow]

was it similar to ur NPC

[fleet belfry]

For me yes

My friends had varied experiences

[undone elbow]

for some was it way higher?>

[undone elbow]

uhhh

uh oh

yeah im not going to this school unless i get trustee LMAO

[cerulean zealot]

is that tuition only or housing too?

[undone elbow]

tuition is 60k

[cerulean zealot]

wtf

[final tangle]

tuition isn't 79k 😭

[undone elbow]

[cerulean zealot]

i am getting scammed

i pay more than that at ucla

[undone elbow]

this is with housing

[chrome meadow]

oos??

[cerulean zealot]

international

[undone elbow]

even if my npc is 30k lower this shit is still so fucking unaffordable bruh 😭

[final tangle]

good luck!! You'll prob get notified about consideration mid feb

[chrome meadow]

oh

[cerulean zealot]

is oos cheaper than international?

[fleet belfry]

💀 so some got like nothing and others got like full ride where usc is like 2 k

[undone elbow]

middle class?

[fleet belfry]

Yeah

[chrome meadow]

no idea

[onyx geyser]

aint no way😭

[onyx geyser]

hope u get trustee

[high wave]

same

[meager crescent]

Maybe thats why theyre tryna increase it lmao

I obviously dont think i was yield protected

But i do think some others were

And if some are hypsm level applicants why accept them

[chrome meadow]

usc doesn't yp 😭 😭

at the usc rep talk

[meager crescent]

:doubt:

[chrome meadow]

he said usc steals people from top schools since they have to pay less due to merit scholarships

[undone elbow]

thats true

[fleet belfry]

🙏 sorry Colombia

[chrome meadow]

if anything they will defer and then guarantee accept

[meager crescent]

Even with the merit scholarship that shit is expensive af 😭😭

[chrome meadow]

fr

but so are other schools

[meager crescent]

Back before the 90s all the rich kids went there since they didnt have fin aid

So everyone was full pay

Now theyre much better

With aid

[fleet belfry]

Now that’s just all the kids dorming in new north lmfao

[meager crescent]

I mean ive run NPCs and i get tuition waived or heavily discounted at every t30 except usc and nyu lol

Im nearly full pay at usc

[final tangle]

I mean for me it's the similar price as a uc and im in-state for the ucs

[meager crescent]

I get a little more than brandon

In terms of aid

But not substantial enough to warrant going

Luckily im nmf

So if i somehow get in rd

I might go

[meager crescent]

Thats great

Which Ucs did u grt into

[final tangle]

LOL

[meager crescent]

USC trustee over columbia?

[final tangle]

I literally only got into berkley

[meager crescent]

Im ngl i wouldve gone to berk

But idk ur major

[fleet belfry]

🤷‍♂️

[final tangle]

im cs

[prisma arch]

over usc?

[meager crescent]

Def valid

[fleet belfry]

We all got different scenarios

[steady olive]

Berk is weird

[prisma arch]

how’s usc cs?

[meager crescent]

Im ngl berk clears

[fleet belfry]

My parents aren’t gonna help me with shit so that’s where I’m at lmao

[onyx geyser]

even w nmf its insane

[final tangle]

An understandable opinion but I'm not the only one who's made the same decision i have

[fleet belfry]

Appreciate it 🙏

[meager crescent]

Im praying i get decent aid lmao but its not looking great

[final tangle]

I rly love it!!

[steady olive]

It ends up not being much more than a public oos

[prisma arch]

oo that’s good

[fleet belfry]

😭🔫🦫 do you know Brandon

[onyx geyser]

same for me this school's aid isn't the best

[meager crescent]

Im sure its the same on the other hand and it def goes both ways but youre clearly succeeding and usc seems lit af which is why i applied in the first place lmao

[onyx geyser]

i would get full tuition off

[undone elbow]

same

[onyx geyser]

but thats not a lot

[undone elbow]

even with trustee im paying a tad bit more

[meager crescent]

My usc estimate was 65k-70k i forgot the exact number and even with nmf it would be like 40k which isnt worth it when mccombs is slightly better imo

[onyx geyser]

even emory?

[meager crescent]

Oh yea nvm

[final tangle]

yea it's totally based on personal preference. For me, viterbi diversity is muchhhh better than berk, and class sizes are a lot smaller (plus usc is pretty heavily recruited from for tech)

[meager crescent]

Emory was like 59k

[final tangle]

but yea def personal preference

[onyx geyser]

i think my usc npc was pretty bad ngl

[steady olive]

Are you in state in Texas?

[unkempt sail]

bruh u should not consider USC over UT. UT is ranked higher for business

[meager crescent]

USC is def more fun lmao berk seems depressing af but in terms of academics it’s obviously great and haas clears marshall imo

[prisma arch]

yeah that’s what ive heard

[unkempt sail]

plus tuition is vastly cheaper

[meager crescent]

Ranks dont mean shit. Ohio state is tied with georgetown

[onyx geyser]

65k is a salary

[meager crescent]

Yea

[steady olive]

Ah ok