USC c/o 2020 Applicants Thread (2016-2017) Forum

[Mr_Chukes]

almost forgot we had to reserve our scholarships by April 1st

Set that alert for March 31st

do it asap honestly... you're still able to negotiate

That's awesome that you can. I might as well accept mine. I'm waiting on my negotiation.

[Mr_Chukes]

also im pretty sold on that usc village... seeing as my nearest target is something like 40 miles away having one on campus is like

Yeah that's dope that it opens fall. Don't forget trader Joe's and a movie theater.

[lawlzschool]

almost forgot we had to reserve our scholarships by April 1st

Set that alert for March 31st

do it asap honestly... you're still able to negotiate

That's awesome that you can. I might as well accept mine. I'm waiting on my negotiation.

i accepted mine after i had a nightmare that i went to pay my fall tuition and no scholarship had been applied

i dont even care if i sound crazy, it was way too real

[Assasindowntheavenue]

Just got a reply from USC saying I should expect to hear about my $ reconsideration request within a week. I'm thinking some of y'all should hear back by then if not sooner.

[Mr_Chukes]

Just got a reply from USC saying I should expect to hear about my $ reconsideration request within a week. I'm thinking some of y'all should hear back by then if not sooner.

When did you send it in?

[loslakers]

do you guys know if usc will consider an increase in june lsat score for scholarship negotiations?

[dietcoke1]

do you guys know if usc will consider an increase in june lsat score for scholarship negotiations?

I think they would

[Assasindowntheavenue]

Just got a reply from USC saying I should expect to hear about my $ reconsideration request within a week. I'm thinking some of y'all should hear back by then if not sooner.

When did you send it in?

I sent mine last Saturday. So I'm thinking you and others should hear before me lol.

[Mr_Chukes]

Just got a reply from USC saying I should expect to hear about my $ reconsideration request within a week. I'm thinking some of y'all should hear back by then if not sooner.

When did you send it in?

I sent mine last Saturday. So I'm thinking you and others should hear before me lol.

Ok because I sent mine Monday last week lol. They didn't give me an estimate.

[baseballfan660]

anyone else about to watch the trojans in the first round of the ncaa tournament?

[Mr_Chukes]

anyone else about to watch the trojans in the first round of the ncaa tournament?

I was at work. How they do?

[baseballfan660]

anyone else about to watch the trojans in the first round of the ncaa tournament?

I was at work. How they do?

they're losing bigly, but coming back now. Doesn't look good tho.

[baseballfan660]

anyone else about to watch the trojans in the first round of the ncaa tournament?

I was at work. How they do?

nevermind. They were down 17 in the second half, but they came back and won.

[Mr_Chukes]

anyone else about to watch the trojans in the first round of the ncaa tournament?

I was at work. How they do?

nevermind. They were down 17 in the second half, but they came back and won.

Fight on! That's a huge comeback.

[Bunbury]

do you guys know if usc will consider an increase in june lsat score for scholarship negotiations?

I think they would

In this scenario, would you have already accepted and put down the deposit? I ask because I think I have some room for improvement on my LSAT (I blew two LG sections) and would prep if I thought it could increase my $$$ wherever I end up. For whatever (incorrect?) reason, I always thought of the June LSAT as the way to get myself off of waitlists but never really thought of it as more money.

[dietcoke1]

do you guys know if usc will consider an increase in june lsat score for scholarship negotiations?

I think they would

In this scenario, would you have already accepted and put down the deposit? I ask because I think I have some room for improvement on my LSAT (I blew two LG sections) and would prep if I thought it could increase my $$$ wherever I end up. For whatever (incorrect?) reason, I always thought of the June LSAT as the way to get myself off of waitlists but never really thought of it as more money.

yes you would be deposited. your only real leverage I think would be to say "I'm going to withdraw if no more money is offered" if you score higher unless you subsequently got off a WL somewhere else because of the new LSAT score. I think most people do it to see if 1) they can get more money or 2) to see how much better they can do on the LSAT and see if its worth reapplying with the new score

[Rigo]

do you guys know if usc will consider an increase in june lsat score for scholarship negotiations?

I think they would

In this scenario, would you have already accepted and put down the deposit? I ask because I think I have some room for improvement on my LSAT (I blew two LG sections) and would prep if I thought it could increase my $$$ wherever I end up. For whatever (incorrect?) reason, I always thought of the June LSAT as the way to get myself off of waitlists but never really thought of it as more money.

It can be used as a threat basically.
"Give me more money or I'll withdraw"
Yes you will have already made your deposits, and if the school's medians aren't in peril they may just laugh at you and tell you no.
The most obvious benefit is that if you do significantly better, you'd withdraw and apply next cycle to hopefully get all around better options.

The best strategy is probably just to work with what you've got and negotiate hard over the next 1.5 months while their class is still up in the air.

[Bunbury]

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yes you would be deposited. your only real leverage I think would be to say "I'm going to withdraw if no more money is offered" if you score higher unless you subsequently got off a WL somewhere else because of the new LSAT score. I think most people do it to see if 1) they can get more money or 2) to see how much better they can do on the LSAT and see if its worth reapplying with the new score

Hmm interesting. I may prep. The thing is I'm a splitter and already above their 75th so I'm not sure how much more value I'd bring to the table if I snag a couple more points... Either way, thank you!

[Bunbury]

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It can be used as a threat basically.
"Give me more money or I'll withdraw"
Yes you will have already made your deposits, and if the school's medians aren't in peril they may just laugh at you and tell you no.
The most obvious benefit is that if you do significantly better, you'd withdraw and apply next cycle to hopefully get all around better options.

The best strategy is probably just to work with what you've got and negotiate hard over the next 1.5 months while their class is still up in the air.

Yeah, I've got my fingers crossed on those negotiations! I don't want to wait a year though in terms of the June LSAT. Thanks for laying out the options!

[MikeJD]

Any idea how many people have deposited so far?? I assume it must be high otherwise they wouldn't put so many high scores on waitlist.

[cherrygalore]

Any idea how many people have deposited so far?? I assume it must be high otherwise they wouldn't put so many high scores on waitlist.

Me

[Rigo]

Any idea how many people have deposited so far?? I assume it must be high otherwise they wouldn't put so many high scores on waitlist.

Me

[JD_Kingfish]

Those that emailed the Travel Agency to set up flight plans: How long did it take to get a response? How close were they able to schedule your flight to your desired times?

[chichi1992]

Those that emailed the Travel Agency to set up flight plans: How long did it take to get a response? How close were they able to schedule your flight to your desired times?

I called, and they were extremely accommodating. The travel agent was willing to look at a bunch of different options for me, and handled my inability to make up my mind very well

One thing to note--apparently, some of the cheaper budget airlines (Spirit, Southwest, etc.) will not allow you to use two separate cards. So if the travel agent finds something on Spirit/Southwest/etc. that is UNDER your stipend limit, then great. But if he finds something that is even slightly over the stipend limit, you can't pay the difference. Just something to keep in mind in case the non-budget airlines that DO allow splitting are significantly more expensive than the budget airlines. The difference you pay could potentially be even more than it would cost to just pay for the entire budget airline ticket on your own without the stipend. That was not the case with my ticket, but something to keep about if you are as miserly as I am...

[chichi1992]

Just got a reply from USC saying I should expect to hear about my $ reconsideration request within a week. I'm thinking some of y'all should hear back by then if not sooner.

When did you send it in?

I sent mine last Saturday. So I'm thinking you and others should hear before me lol.

Ok because I sent mine Monday last week lol. They didn't give me an estimate.

I was also told that I should hear back without a week!