USC 2010! Forum

[imisscollege]

I am 168 3.7 and I am getting to the point where I just don't care anymore. Still complete and have been for months. I feel like if I was going to make the socal move, I would only do it for UCLA which at the moment is looking like a wl/ding

[goblue1646]

so...no letter yet after DF 2/12. but I did just get an email telling me to apply to this one scholarship from USC...do you think that means I'm in? It addressed me as "Dear Prospective Student." :/

[Sunsets and Rubdowns]

Got acceptance letter today actually, so I guess it can happen. Applied in early January.

Congrats! What are your stats, if you don't mind?

LSAT: 169
GPA: 3.66
URM

[mi-chan17]

DF: 2/17

Oh my.

[Neelio]

DF: 2/17

Oh my.

Good luck... stats if you don't mind?

[Vegas_Rebel]

so...no letter yet after DF 2/12. but I did just get an email telling me to apply to this one scholarship from USC...do you think that means I'm in? It addressed me as "Dear Prospective Student." :/

Just a guess, of course, but I suspect you're golden.

Your stats are a notch higher than mine in both categories, and you have the same DF date as many acceptances. I can't imagine they'd ask you to apply for a scholly if they didn't want you at the school.

[Slansky]

Agh, still no movement. Today is my 2 month anniversary of being In Review. </3

[nyyankees]

Agh, still no movement. Today is my 2 month anniversary of being In Review. </3

does your in review date keep updating? I was once 1/19 and now i am 2/17, i think i was 2/10 once in there too

[goblue1646]

so...no letter yet after DF 2/12. but I did just get an email telling me to apply to this one scholarship from USC...do you think that means I'm in? It addressed me as "Dear Prospective Student." :/

Just a guess, of course, but I suspect you're golden.

Your stats are a notch higher than mine in both categories, and you have the same DF date as many acceptances. I can't imagine they'd ask you to apply for a scholly if they didn't want you at the school.

Thanks for your thoughts! That's what I was thinking--I was hoping I wasn't making a huge illogical leap (as I am prone to, which should be just greeaat for studying law!)

[jbrowning82]

It's funny, this whole NCAA scandal is seriously affecting how I look at USC. If it comes down to USC or a peer school and they get the death penalty then I'm definitely going to consider going elsewhere. I can't imagine going to USC with no big football.

[finalaspects]

It's funny, this whole NCAA scandal is seriously affecting how I look at USC. If it comes down to USC or a peer school and they get the death penalty then I'm definitely going to consider going elsewhere. I can't imagine going to USC with no big football.

elaborate please! what was the scandal about?

[mi-chan17]

DF: 2/17

Oh my.

Good luck... stats if you don't mind?

169/3.5

[Slansky]

Agh, still no movement. Today is my 2 month anniversary of being In Review. </3

does your in review date keep updating? I was once 1/19 and now i am 2/17, i think i was 2/10 once in there too

First it was 12/17, then updated to 1/19. So tomorrow is my 1 month anniversary of the update. =/

PS: I guess yesterday was the 2 month for 12/17, lol.

[initech]

Still "Complete" 9/28.

Hate it, I hate it so bad.

[Vegas_Rebel]

It's funny, this whole NCAA scandal is seriously affecting how I look at USC. If it comes down to USC or a peer school and they get the death penalty then I'm definitely going to consider going elsewhere. I can't imagine going to USC with no big football.

elaborate please! what was the scandal about?

USC being naughty in several ways with their sports program: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/3459 ... ons-on-usc

[jbrowning82]

yeah i mean its been all over ESPN for a while. Reggie Bush and McKnight and then a bunch of nonsense with the hoops team.

[finalaspects]

It's funny, this whole NCAA scandal is seriously affecting how I look at USC. If it comes down to USC or a peer school and they get the death penalty then I'm definitely going to consider going elsewhere. I can't imagine going to USC with no big football.

elaborate please! what was the scandal about?

USC being naughty in several ways with their sports program: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/3459 ... ons-on-usc

i don't think its a coincidence that most of the top law schools have either a good football or basketball team. notre dame imo... is ranked higher by reputation then it actually should be and i attribute that to sports. so i understand where you're coming from. even people who don't know much about sports or watch it, can feel the affects of reputation and how much people talk about it.

[jbrowning82]

Yeah I think you're way off on that. Notre Dame, for example, is probably ranked lower than it should be in terms of post graduation employment.

The reason lots of highly ranked schools have big programs is because those big programs bring in huge amounts of revenue for the schools who use that money to build/reinforce their great academic programs.

[finalaspects]

Yeah I think you're way off on that. Notre Dame, for example, is probably ranked lower than it should be in terms of post graduation employment.

The reason lots of highly ranked schools have big programs is because those big programs bring in huge amounts of revenue for the schools who use that money to build/reinforce their great academic programs.

in terms of its lsat and gpa it is higher ranked than it should be. and common people will know notre dame but not some other much more higher ranked school due to its reputation.

but i do agree that it builds/reinforces their already great academic program. maybe notre dame was a bad example but i believe it works on other schools.

[jbrowning82]

I dont know how you can say that a school should be ranked lower because its incoming students have slightly lower GPAs and LSATs. The rankings should indicate where graduates get hired and the quality of the education. But whatever.

[galahad85]

Yeah I think you're way off on that. Notre Dame, for example, is probably ranked lower than it should be in terms of post graduation employment.

The reason lots of highly ranked schools have big programs is because those big programs bring in huge amounts of revenue for the schools who use that money to build/reinforce their great academic programs.

in terms of its lsat and gpa it is higher ranked than it should be.

How so? Its medians seem pretty much in line with those of similarly-ranked schools.

[finalaspects]

I dont know how you can say that a school should be ranked lower because its incoming students have slightly lower GPAs and LSATs. The rankings should indicate where graduates get hired and the quality of the education. But whatever.

depends on what kind of ranking we're talking about. i was talking about US news' ranking which is mostly based on LSAT/GPA. and its the most popular/widely used ranking system out there despite how much some people hate it. but to answer your question its now how im saying it, but how US news is.

i agree that rankings should be employment prospects and quality of the education though. which is what i looked for when i applied which included notre dame.

[philosoraptor]

yeah i mean its been all over ESPN for a while. Reggie Bush and McKnight and then a bunch of nonsense with the hoops team.

Nonsense that might even lead to the NCAA death penalty. This was the main ESPN investigative report in 2008: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3389049. Something to read while we're waiting to go IR...

[jbrowning82]

I'm sort of torn on the whole thing. I'm IR right now and waiting for a decision. At the same time I've got a half tuition scholarship to NDLS (perhaps i doth protest too much). I think I'd take USC over ND if they could come close to matching that scholarship, but man... Could I really root for a team coached by Lane Kiffin? I... I don't know.

[finalaspects]

How so? Its medians seem pretty much in line with those of similarly-ranked schools.

yea i think used a bad example of using notre dame. although i believe a better reputation will also attract stronger candidates as well. which corresponds with jbrowning82 less wanting to attend USC based on its reputation.