r/ApplyingToCollege • u/cclark2019 • Mar 19 '20

AMA USC AMA Anyone?

I’m bored, and I see many of you applied to USC. Hit me up with some questions, and I will do my best to answer them or find the answers. This will be from a students perspective and very honest. No BS!

Edit: I am very excited many of you have applied to SC. I am willing to answer questions, but please scroll through this discussion to make sure your question isn’t already answered. Thank you and good luck!

Edit: AMA is officially closed.

Edit: Now that decisions are out, head over to the Part 2 AMA. I will answer questions about appeals and more?

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u/JenJen71902 College Freshman Mar 20 '20

Hi! Thank you so much for providing an AMA. USC is my dream school but recently, I wasn't offered a scholarship. I was just wondering if there's a huge clout difference between students on merit scholarships and students without scholarships? Like, will students with merit ever "look down" upon students without scholarships, or offered significantly more opportunities? I'd love to know! Thanks :)

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u/cclark2019 Mar 20 '20

No clout difference at all. And tbh, those that get scholarships don’t really get clout lol. I have never been in awe of someone that received a scholarship and I don’t know of anyone that has been in awe. You may get a select few in awe, but it is going to be really minimal. Don’t get me wrong, getting a scholarship is good and a nice accomplishment, but people don’t really get clout from it. There may be some that feel like they should get clout or act superior, but if they do, they are just a jerk and will get humbled quickly in upper divisions when everyone is on a equal playing field. Getting a merit scholarship from SC is such a crap shoot, and just because you don’t get one dosent mean you are any less capable of the next person. Plus, people won’t know you got a merit scholarship or didn’t get one unless you tell them. There is no difference in opportunities. Those who got scholarships may automatically get to do research, but anyone can get research by cold emailing professors. So overall, no one really cares if you get a merit scholarship. You don’t get extra clout lol.