Any international students go to USC(esp.Cinematic Arts) with scholarships?

[Clordia]

<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>I am an international student currently studying at a small liberal arts college in Massachusetts with a decent financial aid. I am seriously thinking about transferring to USC, particularly at school of Cinematic Arts major in interactive media & game. The problem is, USC does not offer need-based financial aid to international students, and the school of CA states that they do not offer scholarships to new undergraduate students. My family could at most afford $20k/year, so financing is a serious problem for us. I will be eternally grateful if any current international students could tell me which scholarships we are eligible to apply and how difficult they are. I am a girl double major in computer science and film, sophomore, GPA range 3.6~4.0, love video games and hope to be a game designer. USC is definitely the best in this area. I know it's very competitive, and extremely hard for a transfer asking for money, but I just want some feedbacks and opinions from current students. Thanks!!</p>

<p>A desperate transfer student</p>

[NC_Mom]

<p>Typically the big scholarship are reserved for freshman admits. I would recommend calling the admissions office and asking what might be available for a transfer international student.</p>

[marty212]

<p>Transfer students are only eligible for a transfer student scholarship I believe, which is more of a token amount. There is a chart on USC’s website that has all the possible admission scholarships and their worth.</p>

[ArtsandLetters]

<p>School of Cinematic Arts has scholarships specifically for students starting Sophomore year. But you have to be an existing student to apply.</p>

<p><a href=“http://cinema.usc.edu/scholarships/[/url]”>http://cinema.usc.edu/scholarships/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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The School of Cinematic Arts offers numerous scholarships to Cinematic Arts majors who have completed at least one semester in their degree program. Unfortunately, scholarships are not available for students in the Cinematic Arts minor programs. A separate application is required for the Cinematic Arts scholarships, and is available to currently enrolled students at the beginning of the spring semester for the following academic year. Competition for scholarships is significant. Recipients are selected on academic merit and/or financial need. -

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<p>and here:</p>

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At this time, the School of Cinematic Arts does not offer scholarships for Newly Admitted Undergraduate students as many of our scholarships require current enrollment and samples of work produced at the School of Cinematic Arts. Students will have an opportunity to apply for scholarships in the Spring semester of each year, please see the section below for more details.

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<p>Hope that answers your question.</p>

[Clordia]

<p>Thank you! That is really helpful! That means if I can get in(hopefully) I have to work extra hard for the scholarships:)</p>