<p>I'm incredibly excited, but was unfortunately not admitted to Viterbi (CS Games).</p>
<p>What's the likelihood of my being able to transfer into it? Would contacting the admissions office be a good option? A big, big part of the reason I applied was for this particular degree - if I can't get in because of the competitive pool, there might not be much point in attending.</p>
<p>Were you accepted by Viterbi, or is your 2nd choice in another College like Dornsife? The answer is that it is not hard to transfer into Viterbi but you do want to look at the following post I’m copying here for you and any others who are interested. It is from an old CC poster from a previous year:</p>
<p>GruntZeeMan Posts: 4Registered User New Member
April 2012
Thanks guys. I got this response from USC, which is basically everything you just told me. :D</p>
<p>Hello Zeehasham:</p>
<p>The letter is correct, you were admitted to USC (congratulations!) as an undeclared major.</p>
<p>I am sorry about the confusing wording. The way our admission process works at USC is that students are often considered for both their first and second choice majors AND undeclared at the University.</p>
<p>This is one of the ways that we try to make sure that any individual student’s chances of gaining admission to USC are not unduly effected simply because they apply to a particular major – you shouldn’t be changing your chances of getting in just because you are interested in a particular major.</p>
<p>Gaining admission was the hard part. As to pursuing engineering, we want to make sure you do well in the engineering classes. If you decide to attend USC and want to change your major to an engineering major, it is as simple as working with the engineering advisors (our office) during orientation: we will work with you to enroll in the correct engineering classes for the fall. At the end of the fall semester, if you have successfully completed those classes (eg., earn a 3.0 GPA overall and in the engineering/engineering related classes), then we can officially change your major to an engineering major.</p>
<p>OP, I strongly suggest you call tomorrow and talk to a Viterbi adviser to reconfirm the above, but a current poster here, GamerGal, recently called them and got this same answer so I think it is still accurate.</p>
<p>Congratulations on your admission to USC. Fight on!</p>
<p>Yep. I got the same answer. My son had CS Games as his second choice and was told there were 10,000 Viterbi apps that they never even looked at those who had it as second. IMGD was his first. He was accepted as Undecided. The Viterbi admissions guy, Paul, said he just had to sign up for the CS Games courses, get at least a 3.0, fill out some paperwork and he was “in”.</p>
<p>Oh, okay! That’s a relief. I was admitted to Marshall as my second choice.</p>
<p>Thank you for the help, guys. Congratulations on your son’s acceptance, too!</p>