Hi Everyone! I’m currently a second year student at The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha. I’m taking all of my Gen Ed courses and I also completed some online NYU C++ courses for a certificate there. I have a 3.9 GPA at my CC and in high school I got rejected for CS Games due to my 2.5 GPA+32 ACT in High School. I’m interested in transferring to USC for CS Games or Vanilla CS in 2021-2022. Any advice? Thanks!
USC is a private school, so being OOS or not does not affect your chances. CS is housed in the Viterbi School of Engineering, so I’d recommend reading through the Transfer Admissions page to get a sense of what they’re looking for + requirements.
Viterbi Transfer: http://viterbiadmission.usc.edu/transfer/
USC Transfer Profile: https://admission.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/Transfer-profile.pdf
@PikachuRocks15 Thanks for the helpful info! I know that being out of state doesn’t affect my chances. I just wanted to add in the detail about being out of state. The C++ programming courses is what I’m worried about. I took the courses through EdX becaues my CC doesn’t offer any C++ courses and that’s what USC requires. I have all of the other requirements completed (Taking Calc 3 right now, took Science 2 and English 2 last year)
It’s highly unlikely that they’ll accept the EdX courses, as they do not provide actual college credit. I’d recommend contacting the Admissions Office and asking if it’s possible to have the requirement waived—you might just be required to take it if admitted once at USC.
Your HS GPA will still be considered during the admissions process, but your college GPA can offset that, to an extent. I am not extremely familiar with transfer admissions as I applied to USC as a freshman, but I see you’ve posted in the USC transfer thread and you’ll be able to get advice from others familiar with USC admissions there.
@PikachuRocks15 Yeah, that’s what I’m concerned about. My school only offers Java CS basic courses that I already took. I’m decently fluent in both C++ and Java but its a bummer about the possibility that I might not be able to transfer due to the lack of resources in my area. Luckily, I applied to UW Madison for CS and I have more of a chance there compared to USC.
You can afford the ~$80K per year at USC? Transfers get minimal funding. It’s a private school and does have some scholarships, but you won’t get a full ride.
@“aunt bea” Yes I can! I have Autism and I have about $160k of scholarships. (I spent 4 years applying for them)
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Oh and this is the link to the program that I did on EdX: https://www.edx.org/microbachelors/nyux-programming-data-structures
@“aunt bea” According to the Transfer Class Profile, USC is need-blind + meets full need for transfers as well.
https://admission.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/Transfer-profile.pdf
It meets need according to how USC decides. These are not full rides. We have personal experience with their scholarships from my son who was a National Merit Winner.
@“Autonomous Potato” congrats on upping your game during these last couple years and having the initiative to apply (and get!) all that great scholarship money! Well done. This in itself should provide some great substance for your application essays, as it sounds like you have matured and grown to achieve what you have. Let them know what you have learned about yourself and how you are now a better fit for USC than you were two years ago. Tell them what you will bring/give/offer to USC.
It is rare that programming classes transfer anyway, so don’t sweat that, they are not required of transfers and don’t often grant credit for course equivalents. But taking them can prepare you for some placement tests (challenge exams) if you want to try to test out of a particular lower lever course. Plus taking the classes gives you good experience, shows committment to the discipline, and again, info to provide in your application (why you enoy it, find challenging, what you want to do with it, etc.) Good grades in math and science (they love physics, but others fine too) are critical, which you must have given your gpa.
The hs gpa is old news, they are way more interested in who you are now, so write your best essays and good luck!
@“aunt bea” Never said that they provide full rides to every applicant, just that OP will qualify to apply for aid.
@CADREAMIN Thanks for the advice! I’m working on my transfer application this week and I do agree that I’ve really stepped up my game when it comes to schoolwork.
Hi, our son has autism too. Would love any tips on scholarships you applied for? Thank you and congrats!
You’re better off starting a new thread than bumping one that’s ancient and the original poster has not been active for 2 years. Closing