@abbysolo based on last years thread and from talking to my friends who were marshall applicants, they got their decision at the end of april (29th to be specific). Expect to hear something towards the end of April or beginning of May
@lexluther96 if you click on “check application status” and it doesn’t say “we have received your common application and USC Supplements” you should definitely call them. they should’ve received your application by now.
@usctransferivc They didn’t say it was a bug but when I did call he looked over it and he said they only need the hs transcript to see the graduation date and I was like well as you can see it does show and he was like I’m not sure why they didn’t check it off but he went ahead and fixed it! Just call the admissions counselor that works at your cc like I called the OCC one and he picked up and fixed it right away. This is better than staying on hold and also the admissions like normal counselor for transfers was the one that gave me the hard time and misinformed me on the transcripts.
It’s weird that some of us may start hearing back in only a little over a month! Not too long now 
I’m just hoping that I get an SGR in April so I at least know my application has been looked at
I’m terrified to get a SGR because I’m not doing as well this semester 
Is a SGR normal or is it only for those who are lower than the average acceptance rate and they need to see if they reached that by requesting a SGR. I’ve been a bit lazy this semester and I’m doing fine but I definitely don’t want to start stressing for my classes and I’m trying to have a chill semester before transferring to a UC or USC!
@arteest1 It’s definitely a nerve-wracking feeling waiting for statements to be released! I wonder what’s the earliest applicants start hearing back
I’m an English major, business minor (maybe double major if I can) applicant for the 2017-2018 as a junior transfer and hope to attend USC this fall. Good luck to everyone else who applied/going to apply.
@dreamla it’s normal for students to receive SGRs, most of the people you see on here will probably get one. Just about every single sophomore applicant that isn’t outright rejected will receive an SGR, and junior applicants with low GPA, withdraws, fails, missing requirements, or anything else that may make them a questionable applicant, will also receive an SGR, if they are not outright rejected.
Hey guys, for your essays, did any of you highlight the negative aspects of your current school and why USC would be better? I don’t know if you saw my other thread, but I pretty much learned that you are not supposed to say anything negative about your current college (which I did) and Im kinda freaking out. This might be the only reason why I get rejected because I definitely have the grades
I did see your other thread, @Mastodon97 and would agree with the users on it.
But.
Don’t downplay yourself, as you did mention you didn’t necessarily disparage your current school but mentioned it at some points to strengthen another point about how your target college would be better. While it isn’t the beeeesstt way to get your point across, I don’t feel as though it’s going to sink your application at all. If you made it clear that you’re grateful for the education you’re being provided then I wouldn’t worry at all.
I know it’s too late at this point, as you’ve already submitted your apps[?], but try to save the stress and agony for the week leading up to decisions. hahahah
@AGoodFloridian I basically just presented how I didn’t fit into my university. Its essentially a commuter university I go to and I’m looking for a more collegiate environment. I did in fact say in the essay how my current university would be a perfect fit for other types of students, but its not for me. Additionally, I highlighted the positive aspects of my current college, the best being the professors. But i went with the tone “ultimately its not for me”
@Mastodon97 I don’t think there’s anything to worry about if you didn’t specifically point out truly negative aspects about the school. Not being a good fit is a very valid reason to want to transfer to USC, and the counselors will like to see that. As long as you’ve got the grades and requirements completed, you should be fine. I would only expect something that minor to make an impact on applicants who are right on the border of acceptance and rejection, but even then I don’t think that it would matter too much as long as the essays have a mostly positive vibe.
@penntousc What do you mean by “truly negative aspects”? I wrote about due to it being a commuter school that there was “a lack of atmosphere and diversity” but thats about it as far as the negative aspects go. I thought that I would need to justify why my current school is not a good fit, I was following the rule of “show, don’t tell”
@Mastodon97 there’s a difference between the actual atmosphere of the school and things about the school that you just don’t like. If that’s as bad as it got than I don’t think you have anything to worry about, since one of the biggest reasons students transfer from one university to another is because of the latter being a better fit.
@penntousc Alright thats a load of my mind. Could you please give an example of what a “truly negative aspect” of a college would be? Just so I don’t make more mistakes because I do have more apps to be done. Would it be something like “i don’t like how mean the other students are” or something like that?
@Mastodon97 I would say anything that low key (or high key) bashes the student body, environment, reputation, or faculty… for example, if you said that the students there are very cliquey, or that the professors don’t care about the students, something along those lines
@Mastodon97 also keep in mind that there’s a difference between pointing out some problems the university has as in, you don’t fit and just straight up bashing the school. Obviously there’s something about the school that isn’t ideal for you, otherwise you wouldn’t be transferring so pointing out those reasons aren’t going to stop them from considering you. However if you were being overly critical and negative and just going on and on about why the school is awful and why USC is better without even talking about yourself and your personal qualities it would be bad because all you’re really showing them is that you’re a complainer.
It just sounds like you were just honestly saying why you want to transfer and why USC is a better fit for you so I wouldn’t worry about it just yet. good luck! As someone said earlier, there’s not much you can do now so just trust your judgement that you made when submitting your application and not the opinions of those who haven’t seen your full application. Because the application and decision process is holistic, there’s no way to know what decision USC will make.
That being said, good luck to us all! Only a little longer to go!!! AHHH WOOO
@mellyjune I’d say its 1/3 about my current college and 2/3 about USC. I don’t think that I came off as a complainer, just the factors of why my current college lacks the qualities that I think is essential to grow my learnings, and not just in an academic sense but in a more worldly-sense as well.