@timdvo I believe the reason for a sgr (from what I learned through this thread) is if you’re a sophomore applicant, lower than the average gpa accepted or if you did lower than usual in your fall/winter classes they will want to see if you have any improvements??
@ovodrakeovo TPG is the USC transfer planning guide. It shows the courses you have to take. I am currently studying at Santa Monica College. 
@EnduranceArtist From what I heard, aren’t TTP applicants “guaranteed” admission if they meet a certain GPA and complete a certain amount of courses?
Thanks for the reply @EnduranceArtist and @dreamla !
@timdvo TTP is not guaranteed admission but most of them usually get in
@timdvo just about every sophomore applicant gets an SGR if not a straight up rejection
I am going to be a sophomore and I am on TTP but I got accepted and they didn’t request SGR. so not every sophomore applicant gets SGR. I don’t know what sermons if you do or don’t get one though.
@nalabearz4 well being a TTP and being a sophomore are two significantly different things, considering just about all TTPs are applying as sophomores
@penntousc What would it take for a sophomore applicant to be upright rejected, in your opinion, instead of getting a SGR? Would that applicant have to have like a 3.0 GPA (some GPA far from the average accepted GPA of 3.7) Or something else?
@timdvo I’d say chances really decrease if they have less than a 3.6 GPA, haven’t completed enough GEs, haven’t completed the university requirements (writing and math), or haven’t completed the required courses for their major (I had to complete Calc 1 for Business). It can also be a combination of those things, and W’s hurt chances too.
@charmaine30 I just double checked the TPG for Santa Monica and unfortunately, you do need both calc 1 and calc 2 even though you probably already know that. I think you may have to stick around CC for another semester in order to complete Calc 2 and transfer then. You can probably take calc 2 in fall and transfer in Spring, but who knows, you may get lucky and get in 
Don’t get stressed out over it though.
@mkj120 the person who was talking about their finaid was a TTP who already got accepted. Financial packages are released only for people who are accepted. You won’t know your package until after you get accepted.
Hey, how do you think the USC admission office views applicants that are applying to transfer from a UC rather than a community college or other institution. I am a sophomore applying from UCLA and I was just wondering if GPA is looked at differently. Thank you.
@fightontom I don’t think the GPA will be looked at differently, but why would you want to transfer from UCLA, it’s still a top tier school.
@fightontom if you have a high gpa right now at UCLA, you will be considered a better candidate because you are excelling at a 4 year institution already.
FUCLA
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@ovodrakeovo even if ucla is a top tier school, there can be more than one reason why the person would want to transfer. Take me for example (coming from a top tier school as well), I applied to transfer to USC because it has a unique major unlike most schools and it better aligns with the career choice I’m choosing.
@DirtyDonut omg I literally stress about my prospective financial aid package daily because I’m very middle-class but like right before the income level where most schools begin to be more frugal in their financial aid packages… Can I ask what your EFC (expected family contribution) was? I know USC claims to meet its version of the EFC but I’m so skeptical about that after reading many horror stories online where ppl’s EFCs were not actually met (by USC) and they received an impossible offer… and really, a $10,000 loan? I thought you can only take a max of $5000/yr?? Or is that $10k divided between two years if you’re a junior transfer?
@ovodrakeovo if you check out the documents tag in you.usc on the financial aid tab there’s a appeal document but I would call the financial aid office or even go in person to learn more/appeal it.