Annenberg Students - What Else Can I Do?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>Greetings,</p>

<p>At the end of 67 transferable units, and presumably achieving a 3.23 GPA, I am left with these following factors that will decide my fate:</p>

<p>Creator, VP, and COO of Finance Economics Business Achievement</p>

<p>Member of English Lit Club</p>

<p>Columnist for Homeward Street Journal (a newspaper which educates the public on homelessness and poverty in Sacramento), and the American River Current (my junior college's newspaper)</p>

<p>Ideally, I would like to write for a local magazine that focuses on the entertainment industry, so let's add this into the equation too.</p>

<p>I understand my GPA is not competitive, so I would like to remedy the non-competitive GPA by asking current Annenberg students, What more can I do? As I search through the forums I am not finding solid statistics for transfer students who were accepted to Annenberg as BC/journalism major, instead I am mainly finding the statistics of freshmen who were admitted.</p>

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<p>The GPA might ding you, to be honest. But if you build up experience in those two papers, it might offset anything negative. I think you have the right plan, to be honest.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your input.</p>

<p>I am also concerned about my GPA. I am considering knocking out 9 more units’ worth of journalism courses, effectively bringing my GPA to 3.5 +/-. </p>

<p>Is the topic for the essay always the same? If so, I will begin brainstorming on my essay at this very moment!</p>

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<p>Pretty much.</p>

<p>I wouldn’t get caught up in a ton of journalism courses, as most are non-transferrable. Annenberg doesn’t want you to have to “un-learn” anything. I would utilize your strengths, which is work experience, to advocate for your place within Annenberg.</p>

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<p>Understood. Thanks again.</p>