<p>But have applied for graduate degree…and tht to in spring 2012 intake…so have to chk it nw…and thts d reason i wanted to knw just nw if sm thng ws possible…</p>
<p>Sydney - are you including transfers? I don’t think everyone else’s numbers include us. (EDIT: nvm, I just realized Writing is 4 years regardless of whether you’re a transfer or not.)</p>
<p>Angie - are you sure you’re looking at the major requirements? I was planning on minoring in linguistics and that’s the same list of requirements I looked at.</p>
<p>DesireUSC - not really… just be patient. There used to be ways of kind of predicting it but USC has done a good job of getting rid of them each year.</p>
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<p>I looked it up and it said that for the major, too; I’m going to assume it’s because it should be paired with another major? I don’t know, I did find it strange. I took 28 units towards my minor…???</p>
<p>Zelda Fitzgerald- thanks for the reply!</p>
<p>I’m actually majoring in psychology and I’m looking into minoring in linguistics. I’m not really sure how grad school works yet so I don’t want to take the combination psych/ling major and close a door for grad school in clinical or animal behavior psych or whatever I decide to do. </p>
<p>Oh I currently attend a CCC so I’m almost done with the GE’s. Wow what did you minor in that required 28 units?</p>
<p>dreamupsided0wn- Yea that’s the major requirements! lol The minor is the same list I think, but it only asks you to take 2 courses from Ling 380-485 instead of the four needed to complete the major in Linguistics.</p>
<p>Dream: </p>
<p>I am an underachieving high-school student. I visited USC this summer and completely fell in love with the school. Unfortunately, I don’t know if I have the credentials to get accepted into USC straight out of high school. </p>
<p>I was just wondering if you could describe your transfer process a little bit. How was your social life after transferring schools? Did you have trouble making friends? Was it a hard adjustment coming from the Mid-West? </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>hey… i am from India and m looking forward to apply at USC school of cinematic arts for fall of 2012. i went through the link (USC Financial Aid - Applying & Receiving Financial Aid - Graduates & Professionals - Costs)
where they have mentioned the costs and it left me all the more confused. they have mentioned that the overall fees, including the housing and transportation etc is $64,029 and am applying for an MFA which is for 3 yrs. so the doubt i had was, do i have to pay 64k every yr fr 3 yrs or is it for the entire MFA. thanks.</p>
<p>The cost is per year.</p>
<p>That is just an “estimate” they provide. You will need to take the base tuition price (varies by program and enrollment) and add in how much you will pay for rent, travel, etc. I assume that for an international student, your costs might reflect that $64k/year more closely; I never paid as much as the school said I would have to as an UG.</p>
<p>Hello there, I am currently attending a CC and I have several questions;
1- I was wondering if I chose a major if I can change the major once I am accepted to USC, I want to major in structual engineering, but when I called I was told to take a lot of math and sciences classes, so i was thinking of chosing a major that will be not hard to get into and then change my major maybe the next day at USC.
2- I was wondering if the USC basketball team does walk-on tryouts
3- I want to attend USC but i am worried i will not be able to get enough financial aid to attend.</p>
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<li>Why would you do this? It’s one thing to apply as, for example, an English major and then decide you’d rather do political science instead (which is 100% possible) — but it would be foolish (and very unrealistic) to apply as an English major and then try to transfer into Engineering without having completed the required math/science courses. Engineering is all math and science, so why would you think avoiding these classes would help?</li>
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<p>Also, someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think you can transfer into Viterbi from another major — especially without the required prep work.</p>
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<li><p>No.</p></li>
<li><p>USC tries to meet 100% of a student’s need through a combination of grants, loans and work study. If they do not cover 100% of your need, you can appeal or take out more loans.</p></li>
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<p>Sorry I haven’t responded to these yet! :(</p>
<p>Chris154w - I was an underachieving HS student GPA-wise but not test score-wise. In that regard, going to community college for a year was a good idea because I was able to resubmit the good test scores but replace my crappy GPA. I got rejected the first time, but I got into a lot of other great schools and I could have gone to one of them. I wanted to go to USC though, which is the ultimate reason I went to community college instead. When I applied for a freshman spot, I was on CC every day and checking my application online every 5 seconds. As a transfer, I found that it was a lot easier for me to stay away from all of that and keep busy. I had actually almost forgotten about applying until my mom texted me a picture of the envelope that had come in the mail.</p>
<p>My social life was not really an issue… I joined the fb transfer groups for SCA and the class of '14 and all that, and to this day a lot of my closest friends are transfers. I’ve also just met a lot of people through my classes and by going to activities alone (don’t be afraid to leave your roommates! it’s so much easier to meet random people when you’re by yourself). there are SO many activities for every school and major, and people here are incredibly easy to talk to. The midwest > west coast move was kind of weird for me just because of the drastic weather change and not being able to bring a lot of stuff from home, but I got used to everything after two weeks. A lot of transfers, including myself, feel like they have been here all along. If it weren’t for the fb group, I would have completely forgotten by now who transferred and who has gone here all along. :)</p>
<p>adi - unfortunately it IS incredibly expensive, especially for international students. 
I have a few international friends who moved here and became citizens before coming to USC to cut down the cost, but I know that is somewhat unrealistic for a lot of people. If you have good grades, you’re likely to get a merit scholarship however. Very few people pay the full sticker price.</p>
<p>HSamra - 1. Like Zelda said, you can change the major but it would not be a good idea. If you were a Narrative Studies major switching to Cinematic Arts, it wouldn’t be that huge of a difference because the classes have a lot of overlap. But if you were going to choose English and switch to Structural Engineering, you may have to stay over the summer (on no financial aid) or an extra semester. The nice thing about CC is that you can get a lot of the difficult math/science courses out of the way there, but your major is going to be all math/science courses after you transfer so what’s the point? I guess you could major in something with a lot of math/science classes within CLAS and then try to transfer majors, but it seems like a pretty big hassle.</p>
<p>As for financial aid… USC is incredibly generous. My family’s income is $30k/yr, we don’t own a house, and we have $60k in debt. I got a full university grant to cover my tuition and federal grants to cover my housing (need-based). I didn’t get any merit-based scholarships though, which you might be qualified for. it really depends on your financial situation. the best way I can put it: if you can’t afford the sticker price, you most likely won’t have to pay the full amount. Work study jobs on campus also tend to pay pretty well (I have a receptionist job that’s $10/hr and Campus Cruiser pays $11/hr) and you usually don’t work more than 15 hours per week.</p>
<p>Hi, I’m new to this site, but USC is the school I aspire to go to.</p>
<p>I come from a highly competitive school so I wanted to ask if there is anything you’d take from the admissions process or your high school experience leading up to that because our school is so competitive, especially for applying to UCLA and USC.</p>
<p>I know our USC rep told us that personal essays are the most important things they look at but I wanted an opinion from someone who attends it.</p>
<p>Thanks and sorry if these questions could be found elsewhere, I didn’t have enough time to look for other threads to study for the PSAT!</p>
<p>I think personal essays are extremely important, especially for those who go to high schools with really difficult teachers or competition. I had a fairly good GPA, and a high rank in high school, but my test scores were right below the average, and I wasn’t in every club. However I wrote a really personal, personal statement, one that I’d have trouble letting someone else read which is why I think I was able to get in. There were only a few people in my high school that were higher rank than me, but most of them did not get in, and they even had letter of recs from usc alumni, and better test scores, so I believe that’s why your personal statement is so important.</p>
<p>wantsaneducation - grades are important, but everyone they are considering is going to have good grades. the essay is what makes you stand out against everyone else. all I can really tell you is to be specific, concise, and unique. tell them why you NEED to go to USC to achieve your specific plans. ask yourself what you can do at USC that you can’t do at any other school. I think I got in because my plans for film were different from other people’s, and I was pursuing a unique minor that is only offered at USC.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the responses, I actually forgot to check this for quite sometime. USC is now the number one school on my lost due to its amazing programs and I hope to be able to be a part of USC next year. Thank you again for the advice.</p>
<p>I have a few questions:
- is USC a commuter school in that people go home on the weekend
- is it hard to go out into LA being in such a bad neighborhood
- are people as snobby as other sites have said</p>
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<li>no</li>
<li>no</li>
<li>no
But you already knew this. A commuter school is where kids live at home and commute to school for class. Over 98% of freshmen live on campus. Perhaps 20% of students live within 2 hours of USC. Among them, some may go home for a weekend every so often, but not something you will probably ever notice. This is Los Angeles, and there is a huge number of restaurants, theatres, clubs and concert arenas in downtown L.A.–easy free bus from campus to L.A. Live, and with a car (or friends with a car) you can go to the beach, Santa Monica, Hollywood, Disneyland… whatever and whenever. The campus is safe. The neighborhood right around campus is fine too. There are areas about a mile out that are not great. This is a city and you learn how to be safe and have fun too. The people are about as snobby as you are. After all, you were admitted to USC. What does that say about the sort of students they admit. 60 % are on Financial Aid.</li>
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<p>I remember you when my daughter got accepted two years ago! So happy that your dream came true! You’re fortunate to have such good financial aid. Unfortunately, we fall into that category that can’t afford full pay…and yet don’t really qualify for a lot of aid other than loans and some work study. So, my girl isn’t a Trojan. Maybe for grad school!
Best wishes for your dream to keep on keepin’ on!</p>
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<p>dreamupsidedOwn wrote:</p>
<p>Hello! I’m currently a sophomore transfer student from Chicago. I was rejected by USC when I applied as a high school senior and went to community college for a year, but I’m currently majoring in Critical Studies within the School of Cinematic Arts. I come from a low-income family and am here on some pretty heavy financial aid. I’m taking some great classes this semester (Intro to Film, History of International Film, Postwar Hollywood, the famous Film Symposium AKA Cinema 466, and Intro to Digital Studies).</p>
<p>If you have any questions about the School of Cinematic Arts, the application process and essays, their classes, the Critical Studies program, the transfer process, financial aid, or even anything about USC in general feel free to ask me! College Confidential was a huge help to me when I was first applying to schools so I feel like I should give back with a little knowledge of my own. </p>
<p>Fight On!
-Dream</p>
<p>Hello! Thank goodness I found you! :)</p>
<p>I have two loves: Political Science and Theater. And I am having a very difficult time deciding which one I love more. I was accepted at Dornsife for Political Science, but if I go to USC, I would like to at least do some theater work or even take a few courses in cinema…but my friend heard that this would be nearly impossible to do at USC. Do you happen to know if this would be at all possible? </p>
<p>Thank you so much for your help!</p>
<p>The opposite is true. It is very easy to take courses in Theatre and at the Cinema School. It’s also easy to declare a minor in Theatre or SCA or even Musical Theatre at Thornton like dreamUpsidedOwn is doing now, if you have a real interest. And the large musical each year is open audition to everyone. We just got to see a fabulous performance of “City of Angels” yesterday at USC’s Bing Theatre. Acting, voices, choreography, staging, sets, costumes, orchestra…amazing!</p>
<p>Not only is it possible, Jaysha, but just about everyone at USC is doing something just like that. You’ll find a lot of peers.</p>