@gaokaomaster It won’t affect your chances of admission. Just the first 64 eligible units will transfer, and the additional ones wont. Someone was admitted with over 90 units in the thread from last school year.
@ashurikko oh are we not allowed to choose the 64 units? Are we not allowed to pick the ones that might satisfy their major requirements or GE requirements? Do they automatically choose the first 64 units we take?
@zettasyntax i know this is a bit late, but i’m sorry to hear about your dilemma! At least you’ll save a lot of money graduating early. Maybe if you work/do research that’ll help your chances for grad school or you’ll change your mind about it? And congrats on your (almost) graduating!
This isn’t really relevant to USC, but does anyone here know how to get a formatted recommendation sheet (for professors to fill out), NOT through the common app? A few other schools in sending apps too aren’t on there so I don’t know how to go about that
@Cisco524 no not all of your 30 units have to be GE transferable, but youll get elective credit for them at USC. And yes you should try to complete as many GEs at your CC as you can, however USC requires you complete at least 2 GE reqs on its campus. Im not sure about the answer to your last question.
@hustlemuscle you should apply to Marshall 1st choice since its more competitive to get into. If you get in and realize its not a fit for you, transferring to Dornsife will be a breeze. In my biased opinion, I think Marshall provides more job/networking benefits but you can also make pretty good connections through clubs and other ec’s.
@adkjnsf it doesn’t matter when you take the science course, just make sure you explain that you’re taking the course in the spring to your counselor. That’s assuming you’re withdrawing. If you’re just dropping the course, you wont need to explain anything.
@thegreatkay I agree with everything ericeo said, especially about the goal thing. You should definitely apply and write about your experiences and personal growth. If you have an associates, use it to get a job relevant to what you’re studying to 1) make sure business is something you actually want to study and 2) show the counselors you’re serious and passionate about your pursuits. In my (albeit limited) experience, I learned that real-world experience trumps all other, and that goes for pretty much everything you do. My point is that education is what you make of it, grades only show your ability to study…which means nothing in the real world. My advice is to look beyond school and think about where you want to be in 5 years. Now think about the steps you’ll take to get there, and have alternative steps in mind if one step doesn’t work out. It’s obviously easier said than done, but you’ll get there so long as you keep pushing yourself. Other great advice I’ve heard: your education does’t determine your success, your passion and commitment does. There are plenty of CEOs without degrees, and even more unemployed Ivy League grads
@penntousc hmm, maybe your professor has written many recs before. LORs are meant to open for professors because it gives counselors an unbiased perspective on you. I doubt there are any format forms out there so what you can do is provide your professor with a list of things you (or you can say the counselors) want to see in the letter such as your work ethic, you ability to master concepts, the insightfulness of your projects/papers, and whether or not they think you’ll succeed at USC. I had a very good relationship with my professor and he actually showed me his letter for my approval, and these were the things he talked about. Ask you professor to expound on traits that showcase these things, and especially the ones that apply to your major (e.g. s/he is a critical-thinker and will thrive in a business setting). Bonus points for any anecdotes where you really stood out.
Hey everyone!
Just wondering if someone could tell me if I’m wasting my time applying to USC this year. I’m applying as a chemistry major with 3.76 (hopefully 3.85 by the end of this semester) I’ll have 37 units by the end of fall and will have all but two ge sections left to complete. The main problem is that I have very few pre reqs finished. I’m taking chemistry 2 and calculus 1 for the first time next semester. Do I have a chance? And would taking calculus 1 over winter help at all?
@masonn8 I think you definitely have a chance, because more than likely some of your courses will qualify as GEs at USC and that’s what they want… plus, you have a good GPA and Calc 1 will look good so long as you do well in it. Good luck!
Happy thanksgiving fellow USC hopefuls
I’m thankful for my family, friends, CC, you guys and this USC transfer thread
Hope you all have a wonderful turkey day
Fight On!
@awalksonman Thanks 
The only positive I can see is that the instructor for one of my current courses has a graduate course that is open to certain undergraduates. I didn’t even know such a thing existed. I’m performing amazingly well in his class (I’ve never had two perfect midterm scores - woo!), so I can see myself taking the graduate course (he has to sign off on undergraduates that want to enroll). I think having a grad-level course might look slightly impressive. I really just want to get my masters at CSULB and hopefully return to USC to finish things off with a PhD, but I have to get through this semester first, haha 
Hey! I’ve been absent on this thread for a while because I was unsure if I really wanted to apply to USC this year as a sophomore transfer but I recently fell in love again and it’s my #1 choice. I’m 15 units in progress with 4 in the summer and all my classes this semester are 3 units each. Might be in danger of getting 2 B’s (6 units total). Would that look bad going into spring semester? My GPA would be a 3.68 but I know I’ll get straight A’s next semester.
Hey @rizzledrizzle1 ! I’m sorta like you by having 15 credits but no summer courses, currently attending Washington State University. Apparently when I talked to the admissions counselor, they said that if you have 30 or more credits by the end of Spring term, your High School transcript won’t play a huge role in the application. I am hoping that really is the case because I didn’t do too well in my High School but getting a 3.87 for my first semester in college. Hopefully I can keep it going throughout the second semester.
@davidtransferwsu @rizzledrizzle1 as long as you’ll have completed 30 or more credits by the end of your spring semester, USC does not consider high school grades AT ALL, so you have nothing to worry about
@penntousc @davidtransferwsu Yeah I know that! I was referring more to my community college grades at the moment. I’m worried that having a 3.68 at the time of the application deadline with 13 units in progress will screw me over, haha. But if I get a 4.0 second semester then it’ll bump up to 3.81.
@rizzledrizzle1 I wouldn’t worry about that, chances are they’ll send you a spring grade request which they likely would have done regardless of your current grades, because of how little they have to base their decision off of. The average GPA of transfers is 3.7, so you’re only a little bit under that and still have a whole semester to go. Definitely still apply!
@zettasyntax Hey, did you apply to USC a total of 3 times, and you got in on your third try? First application for you was a senior in hs, second was freshman in cc (less than 30 units), and third as a sophomore in cc with more than 30 units?
Thanks
@silvermansachs I applied to USC twice. I didn’t complete much HS (started a whole month late, stayed for just over a month after that). I was basically there long enough to get a report card though (all As aside from a C in gym). However, I never earned any credits…so as was mentioned earlier (and just to throw my experience into it) USC doesn’t really care about HS grades if you have over 30 units - they just want to know that you actually completed high school (in some form).
Anyway, the first time I applied, I had 60 units, so I was a junior by UC/CSU standards, but not by USC’s standards - making me a sophomore applicant. The second time I applied to USC, I had 82 units completed by the fall and another 18 in-progress during the spring. I had 100 units completed when USC accepted me the second time around. If you have anymore questions about anything, I’m always happy to answer
@gaokaomaster I think GE’s and major requirements would count first since they’re the most important, and then whatever credits are left that count towards the maximum 64 units would come from the transferrable electives you took. Whatever elective credits that will count towards the 64 units I’m not exactly sure
How would you guys see a B or B+ in Calculus affecting my chances of getting into Marshall? I should have an A in just about everything else, and my GPA definitely won’t be going any lower than a 3.7-3.8 after this year. Also, almost all of my classes should fulfill a GE requirement, so that should hopefully make up for the B/B+ in Calc.