@joeyfreshwater and I was a NMF. As for what went wrong, I just view it as “life is not equal, the same profile can carry some long ways but may not do the same for others”. Besides, there are people with even better scores than me who had to settle at low-tier universities. At least I received TTP from USC, and my current school pays me to attend. — not a bad experience after all.
I just got a request for the syallbus’ from my 3 writing courses. Oops can’t find the one from #2!
My counselor just emailed me for an unofficial AP score report. Kinda weird because I sent an official one on 1/19. Not TTP.
@joeyfreshwater NMF = National Merit Scholar Finalist.
How does housing work for transfers? If you get a SGR and accepted in June, are you pretty much guaranteed to have to live off campus?
@durtysouth I got one in my portal first (March 30th) and just got the same letter with directions in the mail today.
For my transfer application, I am mostly worried about my portfolio for Interactive Media. I am fine setting up a separate thread if you guys would like. But otherwise, do you know what kind of standards USC would expect from a transfer portfolio, especially a sophomore transfer?
I want to touch base with my counselor and refresh her memory of who I am lol. Any ideas what to say/ask without it sounding forced? 
@aznboi4981 Ask some questions over email and then just mention who you are again. That’s what I did with my counselor. They’re happy to answer any questions about the transfer process you may have.
@mavsp1 I am going through the same thing! I called the financial aid office about it and they said not to worry about it, it is just an automated thing that goes out to everyone who didn’t submit the CSS Profile for both parents, but as long as you submitted the waiver you can just leave it alone. She said they will send an email whether the waiver was accepted or not, and if not, you will have to submit the noncustodial parent info or submit more documentation/proof that you are not in contact with them. hoping we both get our approved, I’m scared too!
@joeyfreshwater What did you ask? I do not want to come off as sounding ridiculous (even though me just asking a question to ask sounds ridiculous lol)
@UCBUSCalum I go to the University of Rhode Island and we’re on a semester system, so I just needed to send in my fall transcript (which came out in early January).
@StipendAwarded I was accepted as a Human Bio with pre-PT emphasis. From my first fall semester I had a 3.68 and completed 20 units, and have 17.5 in progress this semester. I completed my prerequisites: ChemAB, BioAB, Calc, and Stat. I did not complete the Physics requirement. As for GEs, I completed 5/8. They roll out decisions starting at the end of March to June 1st. I was on the Trojan Transfer Plan and was lucky to hear back as early as I did.
@UCBUSCalum I currently go to Chapman University and am on the semester system.
@aznboi4981 I have emailed my counselor a few times. I have basically just asked stuff like “What’s the best way to send in my final grades” or “Do you recommend I send in official ACT/AP scores” and some other things that wouldn’t really apply at this point in the application process.
My counselor did the same. I emailed back telling them I sent one in months earlier and they went back to look again and they found it.
the wait feels like forever omg
This is unrelated to USC, but a school I was accepted to is requesting that I submit a signed copy of my parents’ 2016 tax returns and W2s. I submitted the CSS and FAFSA… Why would they be requesting this? I am going to send it in, but I am just curious as to what it means… Never was asked before.
@aznboi4981 it could be for FAFSA verification, probably not since they didnt request the tax transcript. Or some schools require proof of forms anyway. I applied to W&L and they required FAFSA, CSS, NCP W2, my W2, etc
@aznboi4981 Like @AwkwardNewYorker said, it’s probably a FAFSA verification. If you didn’t directly link your parent’s tax information from the IRS to FAFSA, that’s probably why.