<p>I was wondering what the average GPA for the USC Marshall School of Business was? I am guessing 3.7-3.8. I have a 3.75 right now, and I have the credentials to boot, one being that I am one of the leaders of the Business Leaders Society on my community college campus. I currently hold a job right now, working as a Service Representative for 24 Hour fitness, and I'm in the process of creating my own business. I want to keep it short, but I have done a good amount of exatracirricular activities. I think this helps my chances of acceptance.</p>
<p>However, my SAT score, which I took in high school, is a 1720 out of 2400. I screwed up on the math part, only getting a 510. So, with this one blemish on my resume, will this affect my acceptance into the USC Marshall School of Business? I sure hope not! This is my dream!</p>
<p>So, with the proper credentials and prereq requirements, is a 3.7-3.8 enough to get me in?</p>
<p>Yes, I am transferring from Irvine Valley College, which has the second highest transfer rate, to Santa Barbara City College. Yeah, that’s what I heard, too. I would think it is more than 30 credits, though. Moss, are you a student at USC? If so, what are my chances? Thanks.</p>
<p>Not a current student. I’m a Leventhal alum.</p>
<p>It all comes down to your essays. You need to convey to the adcom your passion for business and how a degree from USC will get you to where you want to go.</p>
<p>One of my friends, who was a transfer student, was rejected from Marshall with a 4.0 from CC. Rock the essays and you should have a good shot. Did you take business calculus or regular calculus? If you took regular calculus and got an A, you’ll have an advantage due to the increased rigor of the course.</p>
<p>That really makes sense! I took regular calculus, but I’m going to retake it because my grade was too low. With my work ethic, I can get an A for sure! And the essays are that important, huh? I’ll be sure to rock it then! Do you like it there at USC? Does USC teach you information that you can apply to the real world? Is USC Marshall worth the high tuition?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot Moss for giving me a detailed answer. It made me feel better about m chances!</p>
<p>I haven’t posted here in ages but visited here out of boredom and coincidentally saw this thread. I transferred to USC from an out of state CC last fall with no SAT/ACT scores and around a 3.8 transfer gpa, good extra curriculars, and decent essay. I think I got a B in calculus prior to transferring?</p>
<p>As someone who loves business and accounting(my major), coming to USC was one of the best decisions I ever made. You’ll be involved in plenty of experiential business related activities within Marshall/Leventhal that you’ll be able to learn from and apply to whatever finance or accounting career you may go into. There is also an overwhelming number of firms that recruit here. In fact, there are so many firm info sessions and networking events that it isn’t humanly possible to attend all of them so you have to prioritize.</p>
<p>Hey, thanks a lot Kulakai! You really inspired me! You got in with a 3.8! Congrats. I have enough credentials to boot, good extra cirriculars. I’ve heard that the essay is a big part of it.</p>
<p>So wait, the SAT score isn’t required? That would be great! Now I’m really inspired! So USC is worth it! Great, I got the answer I’m looking for! Is there anything else I should know Kulakai?</p>
<p>Actually I take that back, I think I was closer to a 3.72 technically because of which classes transferred over but they definitely look at the whole package and not just gpa. If you transfer in with above 30 credits or whatever, SAT/ACT submission is not required although it wouldn’t hurt if you submitted a high SAT score I’m sure.</p>
<p>To give you an example of real world application, last Friday in the Marshall experiential learning center my lab section divided up into individual roles within a manufacturing company covering all functional departments and then operated the business for 4 simulated financial quarters. We then addressed revenue and communication problems encountered at the end of the simulation. Today in class as a follow-up we have to give presentations to the “CEO” on the problems encountered, a solution, costs of this solution, and what benefits the company will gain. You’ll be involved in group projects like this pretty much nonstop that although are a lot of work will prepare you to succeed in pretty much whatever it is you want to do later on.</p>
<p>OK, great! I’m shooting for a 4.0, obviously, but if you got in with a 3.72, then I will be in decent shape. I hope the SAT score isn’t required. Thanks for that, though! It helped!</p>
<p>If you got in with a 3.7-3.8, what, do you think, made your application stand out among the rest of the applicants. Anything I should try to focus on? Any tips you can give me to get an edge? </p>
<p>Great insight! So group projects make up the classes, and the majority of the grade? So Kulakai, you are currently a student in the Marshall School? How is the campus itself? I know the area well, but I’ve never been inside the campus. </p>
<p>Thanks a lot though Kulakai; you have greatly helped my “dream” become that much closer to reality!</p>
<p>Like I said I think they look at the whole package. They want students who are hard working and well rounded which will come out in your essays. Not all classes involve group projects nor do they make up a majority of the grade, it was just an example of how material you learn is applied in a manner to prepare you for the real world versus all classes simply being lecture based. At the moment I am an accounting major which falls under Leventhal but I was under Marshall when I first transferred in. The campus is pretty amazing (I was looking at nyu and Gtown also) and usc just had everything I wanted, it is the full college experience.</p>