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USC FAST Facts: Your Guide to Financial Aid at USC
After putting tireless hours into your college essays over the long summer months (or fall months), you finally hit submit on your USC application!
10 hrs ago
Behind the Scenes of File Review Training
It’s our office’s favorite time of year again: the season of reviewing applications!
Nov 19
Staff Quick Takes on Application Review
Believe it or not, one of the most important parts of the college application process is showcasing your personality or what makes you who you are.
Nov 17
Student Perspectives: What I Wish I Knew When I Was Applying
It’s been a couple of years since I submitted my application to USC.
Nov 12
Celebrating Veterans Day 2025
Veterans Day represents a day that we honor you, a community who not only heard the call of duty but also answered it.
Nov 10
Los Angeles, the One and Only!
If you’re not from L.A., you might think you can do it all during your visit and, while that’s technically possible, it can also be a little exhausting!
Nov 6
Native American Heritage Month
What a year it has been since our previous highlight on USC’s Native American Student Assembly (NASA)!
Nov 4
October 2025
USC’s Glossary of Transfer Applicant Terms
Now is the time to lock in and enter your transfer era.
Oct 28
Top 5 Things to Do After Applying to USC
You’ve finally pressed “submit” on your USC application...
Oct 24
Student Perspectives: My Experience Studying Abroad... Twice!
‘Hello everyone!
Oct 22
Why U.S. Universities Ask for So Many Essays, and What They Reveal
If you’re applying to universities in the United States as an international student, you’ve probably noticed something strange: “Why are there so many…
Oct 17
Be Real, Not Perfect: How Authenticity Wins in the USC Application
The college application process can bring a lot of pressure to present yourself a certain way: accomplished, polished, impressive.
Oct 15
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