@zettasyntax you applied first year at CC at USC and got denied? Then the second time you got into USC?
Thanks for the info
@silvermansachs I actually applied as a junior, but I think I technically would have been considered a sophomore still as I was 4 units shy of the 64. I took another year at my CC and the next year I was accepted, yeah. My story is really weird though and I have so many theories, but I’ll never know I guess 
I just received an email from USC asking for an official copy of my high school transcript, and an academic transcript including most recent semesters in my community college. Do I have to send my high school transcript even if i’m a transfer applicant with over 40 units? Is this a good, or bad sign?
@ssm24k USC doesn’t really take into account your HS stats or SAT scores if you do have over 30 units, but you do have to send the HS stuff in (or at least, I had to). I didn’t spend much time in high school, so I never took the SAT. USC did however ask to see any official transcripts (which had nothing on them since I had no HS credits) and wanted to see proof of graduation (so for me, my GED). I had around 60 units the first time I applied and about 100 units the second time I applied and I was still asked for HS stuff (even though I had sent it all in the year before), so it seemed to me like they just want to make sure you have it, but don’t really factor it in.
@ssm24k They just want your high school transcript to verify you graduated from high school, if you have over 40 units.
Hi everyone!
I’ve been looking at college confidential since my senior year, and although this site gives me anxiety, I thought it’s important to at least know for sure what my chances are based on my personal qualifications instead of ball parking in accordance to everyone else’s response. So if someone could take the time to chance me, that’d be super awesome! Hopefully, I get a little relieved.
Major: Communications
Coming from: CCC
GPA: 3.6 (Fall) 3.71 (Fall and Winter) [Do they only count up until fall grades? Or does USC take into account the updated? Either way, the upward trend is good right?]
Accepted: Loyola Marymount University
Still waiting: UCLA , USC (duh, but the wait till june D:)
ACT: 28
HS GPA: 3.8 (weighted)
Anyone who was accepted as a Communications major please give insight!
Side note: This is my first year in college [so technically I’ve only been in school a semester and a half? (15 units-Fall, 6 units- Winter, 15 units- Spring)], and the reason I am able to transfer so early is because of all my AP credit and the fact that USC takes Sophomore transfer… I’ve looked at the GE requirements and I’m only missing a couple sections and its okay to finish those GEs at USC right? All my COMS classes that i’ve taken all transfer too. So tbh, I’m not sure how many units I’ll have entering USC, but hopefully I’ll have enough to get me to at least a high sophomore standing and maybe be able to graduate within two years still if I take summer classes? What do y’all think? Trying to graduate as early as possible because I’m planning for Law school.
@anxiousmac You have a pretty good chance, and yes they only count up until fall grades. When they ask for SGR they will look at winter and spring grades too. because you have over 30 transferable units(I’m assuming) they won’t bother looking at your SAT/ACT scores or HS GPA. They will focus on your gpa. Now because you have an average or high gpa doesn’t mean you will have a better or worse chance of acceptance. What makes up your gpa is actually more IMPORTANT. I don’t know the major requires for communications but I’m assuming that you completed most at least half of it? If your gpa consist of mostly GEs or random classes, it won’t look that good. If you have taken lots of core classes that relates to your major, communications, they will see that you are more likely capable to handle that major, hence improving your chances. Another example would be a transfer student applying for engineering. If his gpa is a 4.0 but it’s mostly english class and some GEs and maybe one science class and one calculus class, his chances are on the edge,whereas, a transfer student whose gpa is roughly a 3.4, but has completed calculus one,two, and three, two semesters of physics, linear algebra/diff eq. and maybe one or two GE. His chance of acceptance is higher than the other transfer student despite his 4.0gpa. Even though his gpa(3.4) is below the gpa acceptance rate, that student was able to show that he or she is ready to take on more classes in that major(engineering)
TLDR: gpa doesn’t matter.The CLASSES you take matter.
(And yes you can finish your GEs at USC, they’re particularly concern with your pre-major requirements for transfers. I’m also a sophomore transfer btw if you’re wondering. First year at a CC.)
@pomeranian4rich thanks so much for replying to me! what you said makes me feel a lot better (: I had a question about pre-major requirements though, where could I find that? is it just depending on what the school (e.g: Annenberg) has on its site? or is there something else in the transfer planning packet? I did the English (took ENG 103(highest level at my college) at cc) and for the math they said they only require up until algebra two from high school if you got a C or better (which I did in high school). I didn’t take a statistics class at my cc yet, because i took ap stats and got a 3. I know they don’t count it, but I should still be good for the math requirement right?
@anxiousmac https://camel2.usc.edu/TPG/SelctPgAgrmnt.aspx you can use this site to find what major requirements you need for certain majors. I believe that they accept all AP scores with a 4 or higher( http://www.usc.edu/dept/ARR/services/articulation/adv_placement_exam_credit.html ). Even though you completed up to algebra two in high school, they won’t look at that because you’re a transfer student, and not a freshman. If you haven’t taken any college level math like stats in college, or an econ class, i don’t think you completed your math requirement yet.
so i thought that this would be helpful info for everyone and anyone, but maybe call the admission ambassadors! they’re actual students so they know what goes on and how to get into USC. I stated my case to one of them and she said just as long as its obvious in your course work that you’re working towards you academic goal, then you should be fine. apparently there is no “requirements” from USC to be accepted.
@anxiousmac I’m pretty sure you should have your pre-major stuff completed and what they are talking about is GE classes, correct?
@topchoiceschool yes, the requirements for GE classes at least. the classes you take before transferring should complete those pre-major “recommendations” and work towards GE, but like I said if you’re missing some of it, you could still take it at USC.
Basically don’t just take random classes. LOL.
guys, i need your help. so i emailed my admissions counselor recently with specific things regarding my application with regards to classes transferring but he still hasn’t replied. i understand that they’re really busy right now, so how long do you think i should wait until i try and call him? i don’t wanna end up annoying or bothering him and have a bad foot in while they go over my application…
I would try to wait at least 3 days before you try to call them. I know that no matter what, my counselor would never reply to emails I sent on Fridays even if I emailed him at 5 in the morning. Other days, he would respond quite fast - sometimes within an hour of me sending an email. Anyway, I just say that you should wait at least 2-3 business days to give them a chance to reply. Most of my TAs at USC clearly state that you should give them at least 48 hours to reply to any emails, so I’ll assume that’s a reasonable time in general 
@zettasyntax you said you applied first year at community college, over 30 units and got denied, what was your gpa when denied? Also GPA the second year when accepted? Thanks
@silvermansachs I had been at community college full-time for 2 years and one part-time (if you could even call it that) when I applied the first time, so I had over 60 units, but not all of them were USC transferable (I believe only 59 were), so I would have technically been a sophomore just shy of junior status. My GPA then was 4.0, but then I took another year and took classes that really had nothing to do with my intended major (I instead focused on GEs that worked for USC as I had been tailoring my courses to the UC’s IGETC pattern). My GPA actually was slightly lower (I got a B and also a W), so it was something like 3.9, but by this point I had about 100 units. I have no idea what changed that made them accept me the second time. Maybe just the fact that I tried again? They even admitted me for my alternate major for which I only had 1 pre-req done, so yeah, I have a very odd path to USC
Just to update a question about TTP asked a few pages back - TTP is the Trojan Transfer Plan offered to students that are not accepted as freshman but encouraged to apply to transfer in after their first year, when they are likely to be accepted if they maintain a strong gpa. They are offered advising during the summer (prior to their freshman year) where they meet with USC advisors and are told what to take at the school they will be attending and how to better their application the following year. This plan has nothing to do with legacy or alumni connections. It is typically students that would/could have been accepted if the class was a bit bigger. They use TTP students and other transfers to fill the spots vacated by students that drop or transfer out of USC after a year. In the past it may have been considered a program for legacy, but it is not that anymore - while some may be legacy, there are plenty of students that are not legacy that are part of the TTP.
New to this forum, but I’m a USC sophomore (and Trustee scholarship recipient) considering transferring out of Viterbi to another university; however, if anyone has any questions about USC I would be glad to answer them. It really is a great school and I’m wishing everyone the best of luck!
There is no way that i can afford the tuition for 3 years at USC. With a GPA of 3.8 and looking to transfer to computer science as a 30 unit transfer. Are there scholarships at USC for transfer students that will simply make the money problem go away? If so, do you think that I am competetive with my GPA? I am an international student transferring from a CCC so I am not eligible for need based aid. Also my EC:s are pretty much non existent. Are there actually anyone that can afford tuition at this school?
@Lstrom there are always student loans. Your GPA doesnt make you competitive, what you do in college and what classes you take in college makes you competitive. Have you completed calc 1? calc 2? what about physics and chemistry? Have you completed two semester of a lab-based science? I rather admit a 3.4 gpa student who completed all the calculus series and linear algebra/diff.eq plus two semeters of physics than a 3.9 who completed only calc 1 and 2 with one semester of physics.
They always look at the rigor of your classes that make up the GPA. Keep that in mind.