S was admitted as a sophomore transfer with the TTP (Trojan Transfer Plan, which may be offered to students finishing high school) . His UC classmate was a sophomore transfer without a TTP. Another UC classmate without the TTP dropped out after Fall quarter to attend a CC and successfully transferred as a sophomore (was not notified until summer after the Spring grades were posted). The first two had near 4.0 GPA (A- dragged the GPA down) and admitted after Winter quarter grades were released. The last person had a 3.7+GPA. They all worked on completing as many USC transferable GE courses as possible, especially taking the required writing courses. At orientation, we met a few sophomore transfers though most were junior transfers. Bottom line, most are junior transfers but there are exceptions for sophomores, even those without TTP. Hope this helps a little.
@GotYa55 I don’t think they have a preference, but if you are a sophomore transfer they are more likely to take your HS stats into account than if you are a junior transfer.
Hey guys! I’m looking to transfer as a sophomore into Dornsife as an East Asian Studies major. I’m currently an undeclared major.
High School GPA: 3.68
College Attending: UW-Madison
Projected First Semester College GPA: 3.6-3.7
SAT: 1370
College Courses in Fall: Intro to Psychology, Elementary Korean, Intro to Freshman Composition, Humanities Topics in East Asia, Topics in Chinese Literature
College Courses in Spring(will take): Advanced Mandarin, Second semester Korean, Intro to East Asian Studies, Cultural Psychology, Intro to Biology(might not take)
I’m not sure if I should send my SAT score because I’ll be having more than 30 semester credits when I finish my spring term.
Am I a competitive applicant?
Best of luck!
Hey everyone! I was all over these threads last year when I was trying to transfer to USC from a CCC. I got into Annenberg (just finished my first semester) if anyone has any questions I would be happy to help! Just trying to pay it forward and hopefully make this process less stressful. Fight on!!
@GotYa55 Tagging onto what @joeyfreshwater said, if you have fewer than 30 transferable semester units then USC will take your high school stats into account. url=https://admission.usc.edu/apply/transfer-students/
@FilmAve Do ap credits count towards those 30 units? For example, after this school year I’ll have 27 units completed, but I also have credits from courses such as ap world and ap us history that USC does in fact take. So would that exclude them from looking at my sat/HS records?
@FilmAve Do those 30 units have to be by the end of the spring? I’ll have 18 transferrable units done after winter and I’m taking 17 more in the spring, so should I be fine?
@jj1999 Yeah you’ll be fine since your spring courses will be in-progress. What major are you going for?
@GotYa55 I’m not 100% sure about the AP credits so I would encourage you to ask your admissions counselor. I do believe you need 30 semester units taken in residency at a community college or university, not AP credits though.
@jj1999 You’ll be fine! You need 30 by the end of the year.
Hey guys! Does anyone have any insight on if USC prefers admitting students who are a part of the honors program at their community college? I’m getting some conflicting info as I talked to a representative at Transfer day and he said they look at the honors vs. non honors classes as the same, but I’ve heard others are saying they prefer honors students so I don’t really know who to believe. Just wondering as I’m not taking honors courses but does having that on your transcript really add that much weight to your application? Maybe it’s that honors students are likely more involved on campus and motivated that their application is better and therefore, have better admit rates? I do know UCLA prefers TAP applicants from honors programs but I haven’t heard much from USC.
@hitechkirt I heard a lot of conflicting information when I was applying but I ended up not doing the honors program and instead focused on getting a 4.0 GPA. FWIW, I got in with all regular classes and straight As at my community college. Maybe someone else can comment on this more accurately—all I have is an anecdote.
@hitechkirt I transferred to USC with honors classes on my transcript. On paper, they treat honors and regular classes the same. An honors calculus course at a CCC will not transfer as an honors class at USC. However, with USC being holistic in their decisions, being an honors student will definitely be a point of consideration. It shows that you’re at least somewhat serious about your academics and challenging yourself.
Will a B in one class ruin my chances? I literally had an A, but the teacher chose to pull the extra credit out of the gradebook which dropped it to a B. I have A’s everywhere else though
No, not at all. ^^^
Also is it necessary to explain that I got a B because the teacher removed the extra credit at the last second, basically showing everyone a false grade going into the final?
If I attached a copy of my resume to the Common App, I am assuming that I do not need to additionally input that information into the “Experiences” section? I can use that space for experiences that are not on my resume instead.
Side note: Just finished up my last final today. Looks like I am ending the semester with all As and one B. Which I expected months ago 
My 4.0 is gone, but it was bound to happen sometime haha.
@jj1999 So you want to blame your teacher for YOU getting a B? Might want to ponder any move there very carefully.
@CADREAMIN its not a problem anymore since he basically redistributed it, but he gave us extra credit earlier this year only to remove it at the last minute. I wont have to address it though
Getting a B is not a game changer, truly, so don’t sweat it. I get it can seem like a big deal, but in the overall scheme of things it is not and your great overall record will speak volumes.
Yea nvm I got a 4.0. In the future I shouldnt give the benefit of the doubt to my professors cause they can do anything