Hey everyone!
I’m pretty bored right now so I was just wondering, does anyone know how or why transfer rates vary every year?
I’m looking at the transfer profiles that USC creates and admit rates seem to be around 24-30% every year. Some years there are more applicants as there was a very steady 8500~ applicants for like 6 years, from fall 2012 to fall 2017, but then big jump for fall 2018 admission to 9673 applicants. What’s with the big jump (1000+ applicants) in fall 2018? Were there more students interested in USC? I wonder if it has to deal with the economy or more people going to college or even something else.
The most similar transfer profile to Fall 2018 seems to be Fall 2011, where there were 9742 applicants with an admit rate of 26% that year. Fall 2018 admit rate was 24% so it seems like admissions isn’t getting much more competitive, only a 2% decrease in acceptance but the Fall 2011’s mean transfer gpa was 3.67 and Fall 2018’s was 3.74. So a slightly higher admitted average gpa. Which is pretty interesting. I wonder if we’ll have more or less applicants this cycle. USC did have its biggest freshman class ever this year so let’s hope admissions doesn’t decrease transfer admits for fall 2019 lol. The yield from admitted transfer students to enrolling is like 60% every single year so admissions seems to know the amount of transfer students who are admitted and will ultimately enroll to USC.
What seems to be most surprising is that following the huge Fall 2011 profile with 9742 transfer applicants, Fall 2012 profile’s transfer applicants decreased to 8293, but with a huge increase in admit rate, to 31%, with a mean admit transfer gpa of 3.66. So the amount of applicants for Fall 2012 declined by more than 1000 applicants compared to 2011, but admit rate increased by 5%. That’s pretty large for just a year difference. Idk maybe if we just base the decisions based on history, Fall 2019 could be similar to Fall 2012 and have a jump in admit rates if we have a decrease in applicants. But that’s just me hoping lol. There are many other factors so who knows, I was just interested to see the changes.
It will be interesting to see if the new administration - more likely the formal one once established - is as supportive of the transfer community, in terms of numbers going forward. That was a Nikias push when he came on board in 2010 (and he is gone now) and there are strong opinions on both sides regarding the amount of transfers that is right for the school in various regards.
@freethepuffles USC doesn’t have impacted majors. There are some harder to get into than others (engineering, SCA, etc.), but the term " impacted" isn’t used to describe majors like it is at other schools.
does anybody know if they look at/care about NON-transferable GPA? There was one class that a got a C in but its non-transferable. other than that, my GPA is 4.0. Will that class matter or will they only look at the GPA of transferable classes?
Hi everyone,
I am currently a sophomore attending a CC. In high school I didn’t do my best due to the fact that I had no intention in pursuing a higher degree. Once I started attending my CC I worked to do my best and received straight A’s. This past fall semester I decided to take on Chemistry, which has always been my worst subject, and failed…I received a D, which is essentially failing. Anyways, this has been my very first D and I am completely freaking out considering that the USC application is due in about a month. I was just wondering if I still had a shot at getting in. Just FYI I will be down from a 3.78 to a 3.2 due to that D once my final grades are inputted also my major is Gender Studies. Thanks and I hope to hear back from anyone!
@studentransfer Well, considering the average gpa is a 3.7, your chances are looking pretty slim. But then again I’ve seen applicants who had low gpa make it in so anything is possible.
@StudentTransfer Hi there! Current USC student transferred fall 2018. I can assure you that the admissions center looks at all aspects of someone’s application. My roommate transferred from a UC/CCC and she had a transfer GPA of 3.2, so there is no reason to freak out! You can also write to admissions as to why you received that grade. They also can look at the rest of your transcript and see that the one failing grade isn’t a trend. Also just kill it on the essays and show determination!!
@Tuttwirl That is such a relief. Thank you! Obviously it’s not a guarantee but I do appreciate the help. Actually I had a question regarding your roommate. Was her GPA a 3.2 when she applied or when she had been admitted to USC? I don’t know if that makes sense. Just curious. ? Thanks!
But be realistic and know that getting in with a 3.2 is an exception, and realize that a lot of kids inflate and deflate their gpa’s or test scores just for the drama of it all. All that matters is what happens in your situation. Have other plans in place just in case. So should someone with a 3.8 and frankly a 4.5 coming out of high school. Many of those aren’t accepted either. Understand the supply/demand issues at top universities. Way more great students want to get in than there are spots for. That is something an applicant has no control over but has to have in their view when applying to popular destinations.
I was looking through the Articulation Agreement and saw the math requirement, intermediate algebra. For context, intermediate algebra is MATH030 at my CC, but I have taken another math class (MATH140). Does anyone know if I have to take the intermediate algebra class? Or is taking a higher-level math class relative to the minimum math requirement enough? Thanks!
How does USC calculate pass/no pass grades for transfer applicants. Do they just ignore them or put them into consideration? Do they convert them into the lowest grades for that category? (Pass is C/No Pass is F)
Can any other applicants please help me? I emailed my admission counselor months ago if it was possible to receive 3 letter of recommendation from my teachers and she said that that was acceptable. However, fast forward to a couple of days ago, when I logged into my common app account to send out the recommendation forms to my teachers, I was only able to send out 1 academic LoR. Is there any other way for me to send out two more because some of my teachers have already written me one, and they just need a submit form now. Any help would be appreciated!
That is all that can be submitted through the CA portal. However, they can email it to your admissions counselor. Be sure your teacher/recommender includes your USC ID and Common App ID.
Hey! I just turned in my application (Dec 30) and I’m sorta stressing out. So it’d be great if someone could chance me!
I am a first year CCC student applying as a sophmore transfer.
Major: Business Administration. Second Choice: Economics
GPA: 4.0 (18 units)
HS Stats:
-GPA: Below a 3.0 (I talked about why it was so bad in my essays)
-SAT: 1260
Units: 38 Units Total by the end of the school year.
Pre Reqs: Taking Calc in Spring
GE’s: 6/8 will be completed by the end of the school year.
Extracurricular: Marketing Internship for two months. I ran an after school program at my local elementary school.
LoR’s: None.
I am worried that my high school GPA will affect my chances. To me, my essays were really strong and I think I can manage to maintain that 4.0.
