USC Letter of Intent: Does it work?

[SmileyPreDent]

Hi everyone!!!

My dream school is USC because it is close to home and I want to have the chance to specialize while creating network in Los Angeles. I interviewed with them at the start of December but have not heard back.

I have other acceptances that I need to put deposits for within the next 10 days. Should I mention this in my letter of intent about my 9 other interviews and other acceptances?

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[MGA100]

No need to indicate you had 9 other interviews. Simply state you have other acceptances but that USC is your dream school ( thoroughly explain why it is) and that you are financially not able to afford a deposit at multiple schools. Hopefully, if they are nice, you can ask for a reply within the next few days and see where you stand with their admissions team.

 

[doc toothache]

If, as you suggest, you are an applicant that schools are lined up to have you as a member of their class, it is unlikely that USC is oblivious to your status. If you are willing to shell out ~600K +/- to attend their schools, they may not be overly concerned with your dilema/concerns about shelling out a few/several thousands for deposits. They also are not likely to to be impressed by high pressure tactics/deadlines for response to the loi, as has been suggested.

 

[SmileyPreDent]

If, as you suggest, you are an applicant that schools are lined up to have you as a member of their class, it is unlikely that USC is oblivious to your status. If you are willing to shell out ~600K +/- to attend their schools, they may not be overly concerned with your dilema/concerns about shelling out a few/several thousands for deposits. They also are not likely to to be impressed by high pressure tactics/deadlines for response to the loi, as has been suggested.

Thought so. Thanks 🙂

 

[MGA100]

If, as you suggest, you are an applicant that schools are lined up to have you as a member of their class, it is unlikely that USC is oblivious to your status. If you are willing to shell out ~600K +/- to attend their schools, they may not be overly concerned with your dilema/concerns about shelling out a few/several thousands for deposits. They also are not likely to to be impressed by high pressure tactics/deadlines for response to the loi, as has been suggested.

True in some regards, but not all, however. With that said, I got accepted into a couple schools with NYU(extremely expensive) being one of them and orginally was accepted without scholarship. At another dental program, I was accepted with significant scholarship. I simply did my due diligence and reached out to NYU to see if they could match or surpass my scholarship offer. They phoned me and gave me a scholarship soon after. I will not be attending NYU, im just saying sometimes if you try, good things could happen.

 

[doc toothache]

True in some regards, but not all, however. With that said, I got accepted into a couple schools with NYU(extremely expensive) being one of them and orginally was accepted without scholarship. At another dental program, I was accepted with significant scholarship. I simply did my due diligence and reached out to NYU to see if they could match or surpass my scholarship offer. They phoned me and gave me a scholarship soon after. I will not be attending NYU, im just saying sometimes if you try, good things could happen.

A bird of a different feather, but....

 

[Big Time Hoosier]

My dream school is USC because it is close to home and I want to have the chance to specialize

USC dental will put you $600,000 in the hole. Specializing will add potentially another $200,000+. Are you independently wealthy? If not, buckle up!

I don’t know if you understand the ramifications of $800,000+ in student loans. You’re looking at almost $60,000/year in interest. And you’ll be paying back those loans with AFTER tax money. You’ll need to earn $80,000/year just to cover your interest. That’s not even touching the principle.

Big Hoss

 

[MGA100]

USC dental will put you $600,000 in the hole. Specializing will add potentially another $200,000+. Are you independently wealthy? If not, buckle up!

I don’t know if you understand the ramifications of $800,000+ in student loans. You’re looking at almost $60,000/year in interest. And you’ll be paying back those loans with AFTER tax money. You’ll need to earn $80,000/year just to cover your interest. That’s not even touching the principle.

Big Hoss

Truly insane.

 

[SmileyPreDent]

USC dental will put you $600,000 in the hole. Specializing will add potentially another $200,000+. Are you independently wealthy? If not, buckle up!

I don’t know if you understand the ramifications of $800,000+ in student loans. You’re looking at almost $60,000/year in interest. And you’ll be paying back those loans with AFTER tax money. You’ll need to earn $80,000/year just to cover your interest. That’s not even touching the principle.

Big Hoss

Each school I got into is private around the same cost and at USC I could save 120k living at home

 

[Big Time Hoosier]

Each school I got into is private around the same cost

Big Hoss