Hello, I am currently wondering which path I should go that has better chances to get accepted in USC. I want to apply for Cinematic Arts in USC. I’m not thinking about applying into USC right away.
First option: Applying into a Cal State and study 2 years there, then transfer to USC afterwards.
Second option: Go to a Community College, then transfer to USC.
I have a solid determination and my final goal is to go into USC, considering that should I choose CC or Cal State?
If you are currently an undergrad, then were are you studying? Would you need to transfer to a CSU and then try to transfer again to USC?
Would the CC or the CSU have a program in your intended major?
Do you already have any debt? Would you need to take on debt for your first two years at either CC or a CSU?
USC has a reputation for accepting unusually large numbers of transfers – especially from community colleges.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-usc-transfers-20170605-story.html
USC has formal articulation agreements with most of the community colleges in California.
https://camel2.usc.edu/articagrmt/artic.aspx
Based on these points, my guess would be that the California community college route is the way to go for a prospective transfer. This would also be the case at University of California campuses, which heavily favor California community colleges in transfer admissions.
Since you want to transfer to USC as indicated in your other thread, you may want to see which has better transfer articulation to USC at https://camel2.usc.edu/articagrmt/artic.aspx .
Currently thinking of which college to attend.
Please state both of their advantages.
Thanks
if are currently an undergrad, you must have already made the choice - and have classes scheduled to begin in a few weeks. USC is a pretty competitive and expensive transfer target. There are lots of CSUs some of which are also very competitive for transfer admission. It is a good idea to have a realistic fallback plan.
In general, CCs are a better place than CSUs for those who plan to transfer. So, if there’s no CSU that you think is good enough to graduate from - head to a CC and figure it out from there,
Are you an international student? If so, are you currently a student at a college in your country? We’re trying to understand your current status, otherwise the suggestions (“advantages”) will be meaningless.
@erina19 You have three threads asking the exact same question. However, reading all three I don’t see any indication of what your current status is. Above you say that you are currently an undergraduate, but don’t say where. I am wondering whether you have completed high school but not yet enrolled in any university, but this is only a guess.
I think that you need to be clearer regarding what your status is before you can get worthwhile answers, and asking the same question three times is not going to make things any easier for us to understand.
You have three threads asking the exact same thing. The answers aren’t really going to change no matter how many times you asked the same question.
Your other post indicates that you are an undergrad somewhere. You never answered the question about your current status. What is your current status? Are you an undergrad at a university now? Are you in high school? Are you on a gap year?
Usually, a community college, that has articulation agreements with USC, would be beneficial, but no one can guarantee that you’ll get in. You need more options, since USC gets thousands of applications.
USC costs $72,000 a year. Transfer students don’t get very good financial aid. Can you afford USC?
Apply at several universities because you can’t guarantee and assure yourself that you will get into USC.
USC has articulation agreements with other colleges, generally Southern California CSU’s, UC’s. The average transfers have a 3.7 college GPA. You’ll need to have most GE courses completed by your junior transfer year.
https://arr.usc.edu/services/articulation/histories.html
Other colleges below: