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Submit your completed application for admission. Pay the application fee with your application to ensure timely processing, unless you qualify for a fee waiver. Send your ACT (Code: 3928) or SAT (Code: 6881) scores directly from the testing agency, if applicable. Image icon View image gallery“I chose USD because it felt like home. Out of all the universities I visited, USD had the most welcoming atmosphere and faculty who cared about me as a person.”
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