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

[balmy knoll]

oh one of my roomates is in fsh theres still lots of opportunities regardless

[high wave]

I got waitlisted from FSH too

[high wave]

if u dont mind whats ur SAI?

[sand sleet]

lemme check rq

[sand sleet]

36859

[high wave]

dang how is my COA 85k

mines 40

[dim tendon]

oh nah im actually cooked then 💀

mines like 57

[hushed stirrup]

probably assets 😭

[sour valley]

does anyone know good things to do when you only have one full day in la

[woven rapids]

Santa Monica Pier is a cool place to visit, and not too far from USC

[balmy knoll]

it is not

[woven rapids]

It is if you live in the mountains in the middle of the country. The ocean is always welcome.

Plus it's historical

[balmy knoll]

theres a slew of better beaches santa monica is filled w litter and everything is overpriced

[woven rapids]

Well, as I've been to LA twice, I can only bow to your superior knowledge, but I didn't see any of the litter when we were there. (Although I agree that everything is overpriced)

[balmy knoll]

there are lots of homeless people around the only reason i would go to santa monica is if im taking the metro from usc to santa monica to then rent a bike to go away from it

[jolly sluice]

Committed yall 🥳

[balmy knoll]

congrats ✌️what major !

[jolly sluice]

Neuroscience, a little intimidating but I can’t wait!

[balmy knoll]

do you know what clubs ur looking to join :3

[ancient echo]

✌️✌️

[cyan iris]

guys just wanted to remind u once you commit you've got a few benefits!!

1. USC discord hub
2. Discounts: (Includes discounted amazon prime & HBO) https://www.trojans360.com/trojans360posts/list-of-discounts-and-free-subscriptions-for-usc-students
3. Institutional Access to Papers in basically any of the major publishers (I've been abusing this)
4. Snapchat Hub
5. Software: https://software.usc.edu/free-to-campus/

[lean rivet]

If I’m waiting to hear back on my financial aid application should I accept my admission offer in the portal and request a fee waiver? That won’t commit me to attending USC right? Or do I need to do something else to get an extension on the deposit deadline?

[high wave]

if you accept admission you can just select fee waiver you dont have to request one

it is technically committing but you can withdraw

no loss since there is no enrollment deposit

[lean rivet]

Ok thank you

[cyan iris]

YES

do this

also do the housing application ASAP before may

[hushed stirrup]

what's snapchat hub 😭

jstor access has been a lifesaver and the free hbo max already has been amazing lol

[cyan iris]

For sure lool

[cyan iris]

Snapchat has this thing where u go to the college community thing

U verify with ur email and ppl from each class post stories sometimes and usually ppl add each other

[hushed stirrup]

ohh i see

[cyan iris]

But I'm a guy and I've only seen girls from the USC community add me 😂 so I think there's something else going on there

[hushed stirrup]

💀

[rancid lion]

is kiley still in this chat

[restive field]

anyone know when we will hear back for decision appeals?

[prisma arch]

can u get a usc merit scholarship next yr if u didn’t get one this year?

like is that possible

[high wave]

nope

[brisk osprey]

Yes!

I’m around a bit today if yall have any questions before commitment day tomorrow :)

[prisma arch]

oh 😭

[rancid lion]

Any info on how appeals are looked at

[brisk osprey]

appeals are mostly for “new and notable information” not previously included in your application. Only a handful of students are admitted on appeal a year

[rancid lion]

But is only the stuff provided looked at.

[brisk osprey]

what do you mean by that? they’ll look over your appeal letter and the new and notable information

[rancid lion]

I heard they relook at ur applications

[brisk osprey]

they will do one last look over your app, but your decision is unlikely to change without new/notable information

[rancid lion]

Alright. I sent in like a grade error and some new awards I got in states

[brisk osprey]

best of luck!!

[cyan iris]

WHAAAT I MISSED ONE APPARENTLY THERES FREE AMAZON PRIME??? oh nvm its like a trial for 6 months then 50% off

[sand sleet]

the way im currently scrambling to find a roomate

WHY is the roommate deadline may 1

[hushed stirrup]

omg we get room assignments in like 2 weeks 😭

[sand sleet]

i cant go random i CANT

[prisma arch]

wait what

oh shoot

I didn’t submit the housing

[prisma arch]

wait which building did u pick

[sand sleet]

my top 2 were cale&irani and birnkrant

[prisma arch]

oh ok same

and resdiential garden something

[sand sleet]

i submitted like 15 mins after applications were available

[prisma arch]

same

but I forgot to pay the deposit and submit

🤦‍♀️

[sand sleet]

[sour valley]

just to double check the deadline is the end of the day tomorrow right?

[brisk osprey]

um i’m not sure

is an extra few hours really gonna make the difference though?

[sour valley]

not really, my parents are just making a whole thing out of it lol

[brisk osprey]

just to be safe I wouldn’t bank on 11:59 or anything

sometime during business hours would be best

[sour valley]

okay, thank you!!

[cyan iris]

does anyone know what the first gen birnkrant floor looks like?

also how big are birnkrant singles?

[cyan iris]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11fJFWmnmEc
ohh found this

is this what singles look like?

[sour valley]

just committed (: california i am coming for u

[high wave]

rich rich

[sour valley]

debt debt ):

it’s ok i justified it bc im gonna do the pdp program and get a masters within five years too

[high wave]

its ok live the california dreams for the rest of us

debt is temporary

happiness is less temporary

[sour valley]

ehhhhh

it’s ok if i ended up going to state school and being a lawyer the debt would’ve been significantly worse

[high wave]

even better

[ancient echo]

✌️

[ancient echo]

go banking u be fine

[prisma arch]

do you know when it’s too late to appeal for financial aid?

[prisma arch]

oo I was looking into that too

[brisk osprey]

I would get that done asap if you want to have an updated estimate soon

[sour valley]

is anyone else having trouble w their usc login lol

i was able to set it up but whenever i try to log in it my says that i have an invalid username, email address or incorrect password

[hushed stirrup]

i think just give it time

mine was saying it was invalid for a few days

[sour valley]

thanks lol

[formal kraken]

quick yall GT or USC??

econ/finance

19k vs 58k

[rancid lion]

can u afford usc without the worry of much debt?

like can ur parents pay for it

[formal kraken]

id have to take half

some loans

[rancid lion]

are u planning on going grad school

[formal kraken]

if i do GT then yeah

MBA

or JD

[rancid lion]

id stick with gt i feel like even still you will need to take at least 100k loans out

[formal kraken]

alright thanks for your insight boss 🙏 \

[rancid lion]

if u want u can try to make a last min school x vs y

u can prob get more people to help decide and give better insight

[brisk osprey]

do you wanna work on the west coast?? network alone would make me say USC

[prisma arch]

oh I see tyy, they haven’t even given me an estimate 😭

does usc match other schools uve been accepted to financial aid or scholarship offers?

[high wave]

nope

[cyan iris]

does anyone know when move in days are?

[balmy knoll]

typically the tues/wed before the first week of classes

[cyan iris]

I heard it was the 21st but I'm not sure what day to order flights for cuz everyone has different days right?

My mom wants to come with me so it's best I order them as soon as I can prolly like for the 19th or something

[sour valley]

you might not be able to move in early

i’d wait until you have your official orientation info

[cyan iris]

I already registered but I dunno where it says that

[sour valley]

for orientation?

if you already have info your move-in day will be there

[severe wave]

USC gave me barely any aid as OOS 😭

first school off my list

[sour valley]

they don’t consider state residency lol, they’re not a public school

[median ocean]

my final aid is less than half my estimate

lmao fuck

[forest skiff]

bruh someone explain to me why i just got a big ass booklet from USC in the mail (as an intl 😭 )

like if i got it before may 1 you could say its propaganda to get me to commit there

now it just feels like a taunt 🫠

[vague patrol]

TBH not at all! I'm interested in the same program as you, and I'd do the exact same in your situation!

The USC brainrot's real tbh!

[sour valley]

i got one a few days after my admitted student package lol

[forest skiff]

i got in EA so i got my acceptance package in january which was cool but this just randomly showed up and im like ??? ok now dont make me feel bad for not committing bruh

[hushed stirrup]

was it square shaped?

bc i got the same a few weeks ago

i'm guessing they just shipped them all out at around the same time and the shipping just delayed yours until today 😭

[forest skiff]

YEAH

[sour valley]

do not ever feel bad for not paying $95k/year😵‍💫

[forest skiff]

mfw i got a horrible aid offer at first but then USC sent an updated aid estimate and i got excited but the only thing they increased was the coa 💀

[high wave]

atleast your aid didnt go down

[prisma arch]

when ur school ranking goes down, but the tuition continues to rise

[balmy knoll]

rankings are not real

[tame dagger]

How is the math program at usc?

[ancient echo]

p cool i like it

what’s your comparison to

[tame dagger]

like just in general

[ancient echo]

p great. lot of grad school backloading but private school bemefit means u can take a lot of grad stuff if u want

[fleet belfry]

USC womp womp

[prisma arch]

so like what’s the ap credit limit

[brisk osprey]

32 units :) but only some count as usc courses, the rest will be elective credit

[prisma arch]

ohh I see okay thank you!!

[sand sleet]

bruh

just got my official fin aid report and usc dropped my gift aid by like 7k im gonna cry

why would they do that holy shit

[forest skiff]

YEAH my already low loans went down too 😭

[sand sleet]

my net cost is only similar to my estimate (only w gift aid) after adding work study and loans and its still higher

im so upset fuck usc

[fleet belfry]

😭 that tends to happen

[tame dagger]

Hey guys

When is the good time to register for classes?

Thx

and also, what should I do if usc did not receive the fafsa form yet, even though its already processed in fafsa.com?

[hushed stirrup]

Just wait, USC takes a while to process your FAFSA on their end from what I remember

[hushed stirrup]

I think we register for classes when we meet with our academic advisors over the summer

[cyan iris]

isnt it after housing assignments?

orientation says nothing ab it