Marshall (USC) Class of 2017 Calling all applicants!

Just got off the phone with admissions office - they said decisions will be made by 4/1 (Wednesday) - as previously posted - but the interviews for R2 are over. So I suppose as of now it is straight up accept/denial (unfortunately heavy on the denial if you haven't interviewed yet). Oh well; fingers crossed!

thanks for the info.

strange for that guy who has an interview on 4/2 though.

Thanks for the update.

I guess it just wasn't meant for me to go to USC. I will be heading elsewhere. Good luck to everyone who is still waiting!



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I'm assuming because his was scheduled earlier on they're making an exception - getting a flight within 3 weeks of the travel date becomes pretty expensive, esp depending on the location

Is there any https://gmatclub.com/chat group of USC Marshall admits?

any updates?

I think decisions are available now.

As expected, I got a ding. Initially, I was surprised that I didn't even get an interview invite since I have 770 GMAT and 3.75 UGPA. I do have some gap in my employment so I suppose USC did not look at that favorably. Based on my b-school application experience, it's been a hit or miss depending on the school.

I really wanted to go to the West Coast, but I suppose that will have to wait a couple of years. Good luck to everyone waiting and have fun at USC!!

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Sorry to hear that especially since your stats are so great!

My application portal still hasn't been updated.

no update on mine either.

Sorry to hear that manymore.

I just called admissions and it looks like they are currently finalizing decisions and will release decisions no later than tomorrow.

Does anyone have any info about the Admit Weekend? I haven't received any emails about it and want to book my trip ASAP

I was told by admissions that Admit Weekend is April 24th-26th.

I was told that too but the fact that it hasn't officially been announced or an agenda hasn't been released is a bit worrisome. I need to plan my travel arrangements ASAP

I got a ding as well, and likewise was similarly surprised I didn't even get an invite. Like you, I have a few problems with my application, but nothing I considered to be a massive deal breaker which would stop me from at least getting to the interview phase.

Seems like USC is really risk averse, probably due to what's going on in their admissions office, the fact that they're short staffed and have an interim director of admissions. With their lack of time, they probably just chose people they thought were sure-r bets.

I think you can still make your travel arrangements, as the school isn't going to change the date of Admit Weekend, especially if they've told other admitted students the date. I'm sure it's a firm date.

They probably haven't sent out anything official because the school was still finalizing R2 decisions through tomorrow. An official announcement will likely come soon.

Do you mind sharing when you received your notification? I'm still waiting on a decision and was thinking about calling today to check on my status, but am also aware that the admissions office is short staffed and probably overwhelmed with calls right now and don't want to add to the chaos.

I don't think the school being short-staffed has anything to do with them being risk averse. All business schools are a bit risk averse, and they want applicants who can deliver on the goods when they morph from students to successful alumni. Their Interim Director of Admissions has been at USC for many years in the admissions office, so she's more than qualified to be Director of Admissions, even if only temporary.

Just give it a shot again next year. I know it's easy for me to say, but you never know what kind of talent pool they're selecting from one year to the next, so you just have to improve those weak points on your application as best as possible and hope they won't affect you next year in this process. Good luck!