\When did you submit yours through OTCAS?
I submitted mine the 1st at 7:20ish. Hoping I get a confirmation from USC soon as well!
“If it is verified after this date, please note that your application will be considered late and will be reviewed only on a space available basis.” It’s a possibility.
I just interviewed one of the admissions team members for my blog and it sounded like there's still a really good chance of getting in even if you submitted late!
Thank you for the update! It looks like my application was barely verified by OTCAS last night and received by USC this morning !
Hello!
Ugh! I figured. I was praying that some students would be discouraged to apply lol I guess It won’t make a difference! Good luck!
I saw that too! So nerve wracking because that would be right around this time! I’ve been checking this forum today way more than I’d like to admit to see if anyone’s gotten accepted yet. Anyways I asked at the information session if any applicants would receive an acceptance without having to complete a phase II video and they said that some will be accepted without a phase II video (which was the very first round of acceptances last year) but MOST applicants will have to complete the second phase
I thought they didnt hear back until mid-december? Or did they have a different timeline for submitting than we did? I recently got an email saying they'd have the decisions for phase 2 by mid-late December and final admissions and scholarships by mid-late Jan. So I wonder if they'll still accept people early without phase 2 or will there be some people who never hear about phase 2 then get accepted in Jan. Personally it will scare me so much if I don't hear back than magically got accepted in January so hopefully if they are accepting some people without a phase 2, it'll be in December and those applicants wouldn't be waiting until January.
I check it multiple times a day as well! I’m so glad there is more people on here now. Best of luck to us all!
I’m wondering if there will be early acceptances this year as well or not due to the pandemic. I’m thinking it’s possible that the usual time it takes for them to review applications could be slowed down (assuming the admissions team are not meeting up in person ).
school: USC
I’m thinking this is probably because they waived the GRE..? I guess the Phase II serves as the replacement for GRE
That makes sense! Because now there’s less available to judge applicants on. I think it’s a fair system and it takes away the stress of wondering if your application was good enough to get accepted in a few days. Now we all wait till January for a decision... so close yet so far
Thanks for the info! I happen to live relatively close to this business and could use the observation hours for graduate school. I will be reaching out!
Same! Thank you for your post!
I checked out your blog and it was very helpful and insightful! Thank you very much ❤️
Your blog posts are so helpful and encouraging! Thank you for being selfless and for taking the time to write and share your experiences with prospective students!
Hey! To be honest I wouldn't email USC and ask for an early decision. It could come off impatient and I think you could give off a bad impression. Just my personal opinion, it's a really hit or miss but if USC is your #1 then I wouldn't take the offer and just wait for the best.
I haven't heard yet. They did say mid to late December so it could be next week as well.
Definitely! I have been checking this forum everyday this week hoping someone has gotten some updates. Wishing us all the best of luck!
Same here!!
Congratulations!!!
