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

[lawpotato]

Anyone have any advice about scholarship negotiations for USC? I got a pretty decent scholarship but would love to bump it up a little more.

UCLA acceptance and offer?
Any other top 20 or 25ish scholarships?
Any SoCal full rides?

You just have to make them see you have better options so they incentivize you.

Still waiting on UCLA, full rides to a couple SoCal schools but nothing comparable to USC (Loyola, USD, etc), and I've been accepted to Vandy but no word on scholarship info. Still waiting to hear back for a couple more schools about $$$ but just wanted to see if anyone had success negotiating with USC at all.

[BigBear]

Anybody know if it's possible to get full tuition scholarships besides the Rothman? I got the $157,500 scholarship and would only really consider going to USC if it was on a full ride. I have a few T14 acceptances, but no money at any of them yet, and didn't apply to any peer schools or CA schools besides Berkeley. Not sure how to go about negotiating or if they will even negotiate with $157,500 already on the table. Applied for Rothman but haven't heard back and I'm not optimistic because I'm a KJD who expressed a heavy interest in Public Service in all of my application materials.

[imtca]

Do we know if those people who submit a Rothman application usually are in review a few extra weeks? I've been in review since the beginning of January, and my numbers are pretty solid for USC

[theboringest]

Do we know if those people who submit a Rothman application usually are in review a few extra weeks? I've been in review since the beginning of January, and my numbers are pretty solid for USC

I applied for a Rothman and was admitted/given scholarship info already.

[Rigo]

(213) area code just now. I picked up and it was a telemarketer. I just hung up without saying anything and blocked number. Fuck you Patrick from The National Insurance Foundation for making me think you were USC.

[imtca]

Do we know if those people who submit a Rothman application usually are in review a few extra weeks? I've been in review since the beginning of January, and my numbers are pretty solid for USC

I applied for a Rothman and was admitted/given scholarship info already.

If you don't mind, could you share when you applied/went under review? I know it hasn't been that long, but it seems like people have had faster turnaround times with my numbers

[theboringest]

Do we know if those people who submit a Rothman application usually are in review a few extra weeks? I've been in review since the beginning of January, and my numbers are pretty solid for USC

I applied for a Rothman and was admitted/given scholarship info already.

If you don't mind, could you share when you applied/went under review? I know it hasn't been that long, but it seems like people have had faster turnaround times with my numbers

Applied 1/4. Don't know when I went under review tbh.

[Greenteachurro]

Just got my scholarship offer. Ouch.

Did they lowball you?

Feels like it, less than half a year.

how were your numbers?

168/3.4. Nothing great, but I thought I'd get about 90k based on LSN.

I have similarish numbers, so that's disappointing to hear. Maybe they're having a strong cycle this year.

[Mr_Chukes]

(213) area code just now. I picked up and it was a telemarketer. I just hung up without saying anything and blocked number. Fuck you Patrick from The National Insurance Foundation for making me think you were USC.

I don't think they do calls fam. I think they just do emails.

[Rigo]

I have similarish numbers, so that's disappointing to hear. Maybe they're having a strong cycle this year.

We'll have to wait for newer data to full reflect December LSAT, but I say it's doubtful. Look at that 165 plummet.
http://blog.spiveyconsulting.com/untitled-4/

[lawlzschool]

(213) area code just now. I picked up and it was a telemarketer. I just hung up without saying anything and blocked number. Fuck you Patrick from The National Insurance Foundation for making me think you were USC.

I don't think they do calls fam. I think they just do emails.

once admitted they do hella calls from alumni and students fyi

but yea pre-acceptance it seems email only

[Greenteachurro]

I have similarish numbers, so that's disappointing to hear. Maybe they're having a strong cycle this year.

We'll have to wait for newer data to full reflect December LSAT, but I say it's doubtful. Look at that 165 plummet.
http://blog.spiveyconsulting.com/untitled-4/

I wonder if schools in the 20-30 range are going to get better applicants GPA wise. It looks like the 164-169 range saw a bit of a dip and those are the ranges of LSAT scores that would probably apply to those schools.

[Mr_Chukes]

(213) area code just now. I picked up and it was a telemarketer. I just hung up without saying anything and blocked number. Fuck you Patrick from The National Insurance Foundation for making me think you were USC.

I don't think they do calls fam. I think they just do emails.

once admitted they do hella calls from alumni and students fyi

but yea pre-acceptance it seems email only

The school has not called me once lol. I got emails from BLSA though.

[BEng,MBA,FRM,JD(?)]

Do we know if those people who submit a Rothman application usually are in review a few extra weeks? I've been in review since the beginning of January, and my numbers are pretty solid for USC

I applied for a Rothman and was admitted/given scholarship info already.

If you don't mind, could you share when you applied/went under review? I know it hasn't been that long, but it seems like people have had faster turnaround times with my numbers

I applied 1/7 with good numbers. For Rothman too! Am complete for eons. Don't even know if it's called "under review" or "in review" here at sc. Above 75 LSAT too.

[charles117]

only crickets here 167/3.77

[Helioze]

Got the admit package today.

I'm all like - u emailed me this already - where da $$$$$$ att!??!?!

[170orDie]

Very disappointed with my scholly offer :/ how much more can I expect to get from negotiations? Is it pretty much solely dependent on the offers I get from other schools?

[Mr_Chukes]

Anyone make a youUSC account yet?

[lakers3]

Congrats to everyone that has been getting in! I'm a 1L currently so if anyone has any questions about the school I'm happy to try and answer. You can either quote me or PM me, either works.

[Ashleighjarm]

Anybody going to the admitted tour day on March 3 and maybe making a long weekend and going to UCLA's event on March 6?

[lawpotato]

Congrats to everyone that has been getting in! I'm a 1L currently so if anyone has any questions about the school I'm happy to try and answer. You can either quote me or PM me, either works.

Any USC-specific scholarship negotiation advice? I'm going to email them with my other offers and all that but I was wondering if there might be any tips that have been known to yield success at USC. Thanks!

[Rigo]

Congrats to everyone that has been getting in! I'm a 1L currently so if anyone has any questions about the school I'm happy to try and answer. You can either quote me or PM me, either works.

How do you like it? Wish you did things differently? How's the culture? Etc.

[lakers3]

Congrats to everyone that has been getting in! I'm a 1L currently so if anyone has any questions about the school I'm happy to try and answer. You can either quote me or PM me, either works.

Any USC-specific scholarship negotiation advice? I'm going to email them with my other offers and all that but I was wondering if there might be any tips that have been known to yield success at USC. Thanks!

I don't really know of anything specific. The only suggestion I have is to point out the COA and not just the scholarship number. A similar scholarship at a school like UT is going to go further than at USC because of COA, and its never bad to point that out to them. I also know of people that have been successful without UCLA offers, so don't feel like thats the only offer that will work

[lakers3]

Congrats to everyone that has been getting in! I'm a 1L currently so if anyone has any questions about the school I'm happy to try and answer. You can either quote me or PM me, either works.

How do you like it? Wish you did things differently? How's the culture? Etc.

I'm really happy with my choice. The culture is good, everyone works hard but its not cut throat or anything like that. Even after 1st semester grades came out, everyone is pretty cool to one another.
I have noticed that a lot of people are right from undergrad or close to it, and I think the median age of my class was 23. It has never bothered me, but that is something to keep in my mind for better or worse.
I've been really impressed with the resources of the school. The career services office, professors, and other support systems are really responsive and extremely helpful. I don't know how other law schools are, but I definitely think that is a pro of the school.
Overall I am really happy with my choice and I think it is a great outcome if the price is right and you are pretty sure you want to stay in CA

[ggnobbq]

Congrats to everyone that has been getting in! I'm a 1L currently so if anyone has any questions about the school I'm happy to try and answer. You can either quote me or PM me, either works.

How do you like it? Wish you did things differently? How's the culture? Etc.

I'm really happy with my choice. The culture is good, everyone works hard but its not cut throat or anything like that. Even after 1st semester grades came out, everyone is pretty cool to one another.
I have noticed that a lot of people are right from undergrad or close to it, and I think the median age of my class was 23. It has never bothered me, but that is something to keep in my mind for better or worse.
I've been really impressed with the resources of the school. The career services office, professors, and other support systems are really responsive and extremely helpful. I don't know how other law schools are, but I definitely think that is a pro of the school.
Overall I am really happy with my choice and I think it is a great outcome if the price is right and you are pretty sure you want to stay in CA

what made you choose 'SC over Columbia, GULC, and w/e other schools you got into (other than $$$, of course)? Any idea how OCI/EIW went in fall 2016?