<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I am a transfer student applying to USC and possibly LMU. I am currently attending Hofstra University in NY and don't feel challenged enough. My stats are as follows:</p>
<p>2nd Semester Sophomore
3.87 GPA
1230 SAT(don't think this matters beacause I'll be a junior by the time I transfer)
ECs:
drama
chorus
film club
thursday nite live(on campus television show)
pep band
club volleyball
Secretary of Hofstra Colony of the Delta Chi Fraternity
Federal Work Study Student Assitant in Department of Athetics
Honors:
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
Horors College Associate
Golden Key Society Honoree
Freshman/Soph. Recognition Honorable Mention</p>
<p>I am currently an Audio, Video, and Film Production major, and I have already gotten pretty far into my major and taken a lot of television production classes. I am trying to tranfer for the Fall 2006 semester as a Junior with 68 credit hours. I am a drama minor at Hofstra. I would be transferring as a Broadcast Journalism major in the Annenberg School of Communication at USC and attempting to work at Trojan Vision(their television station). If I do decide to apply to LMU I would be a television major there. What are my chances of being accepted at these two schools, especially USC? Thank you.</p>
<p>You're a shoe-in to both USC and LMU.</p>
<p>USC's not all that academically challenging though.</p>
<p>how is usc's fin aid for transfers? bad?</p>
<p>I would'nt neccesarily say bad, but it's nothing to rave about. Remember, it's a private school, meaning, for the most part, money first brains second. Other factors include your financial situation...I don't have any actual numbers but I'm sure collegeboard.com has the percent need met. That'll give you a general idea I guess. Note that collegeboard is notorious for having outdated numbers. Assess with caution...</p>
<p>Tuition alone at Pepperdine, USC and LMU is just under $30,000 a year. That doesn't include books, cost of living, and of course entertainment. After all, it is Los Angeles. But with your marks, you are definitely a shoe-in for any of these schools.</p>
<p>USC is all about connections. They probably have the best alumni association on the west coast. No joke.</p>
<p>USC's average percent of need met is 99.9%, I'm assuming the reason for this is that most studnets who go here can afford most of it so there isn't a lot of need to meet. I will need quite a bit of need to afford this school. If I have to take out a private loan to pay for USC I will do that. I don't want my financial situation preventing me from attending USC or LMU. Do you think I should state that in any of the application materials I send to them?</p>
<p>that's why they call USC "University of Spoiled Children"</p>
<p>but like i said in my other post, California is too damn hot and too damn dry and i haaatttee Los Angeles. so being a New Yorker as well, you might not like it either (most New Yorkers don't). however, if you can get financial aid at USC, then, you should probably go there anyhow.</p>
<p>i doubt you'll have a problem getting into USC and getting financial aid with your grades.</p>
<p>I have a friend who goes to USC and his grades were good but not stellar, I think a 3.4. He was able to get enough financial assistance that his tuition was about the the same as a UC. You just have to take the initiative and pursue the grants and scholarships. They may be spoiled children, but I still wouldn't mind having them as friends. The only people who have a problem with being spoiled are those who aren't.</p>
<p>Hey Pirate, do you think a 3.48 at PCC with a poli sci major, with 20 hours a week of internship at a law office is enough to get me into USC?</p>
<p>i have friends that go to USC and they're wonderful. i would have applied there if i had known it was so easy to get into if you have the money. hmmm, i guess it's not too late... i mean as much as i don't like Los Angeles, i think i'd stay if i got into USC.</p>
<p>Really, USC sucks if you want a good education. I know many people who go there and they are as numb as the students at my CC.
They are more interested in their football team rather than anything else. It all has to do with the networking aspect which is all it has to offer.</p>
<p>A 3.48 is good, Pasadena is a great school, highly respected. The thing I've learned about USC is they are more interested in who you are as a person. Hence, all the questions: quick takes, short answers, favorite quote, role models. It's not just about the grades. I think it's a good system. Just because someone has a 4.3, doesn't mean their smart, it just means they study really hard, and nothing is wrong with that. But there are people out there (myself included) who get good grades with relative ease. I may not have a 4.0, but I have a 3.4 and I hardly even try. It comes easy for me, so I have a tendency to slack off, but I know how to buckle down when necessary. USC seems more geared toward these kinds of people. The effortlessly smart. However, I do covet UCLA more, and it is my first choice. Though if i don't get in, hopefully USC will take me. Most of the older people I've met that went to USC were rich, really rich, and not all of them started out that way. USC rules many industries in SoCal, especially film and business.</p>
<p>I can say the same thing about kids who go to UCLA. More than half those kids are book smart and little else. It's like UCLA is for the kids who were dorks in high school, and USC is for the cool kids. I myself am a little of both, which is why I could fit in at either one.</p>
<p>Jim Morrison went to UCLA, so did Anthony Kiedis. SC alums include: Will Farrell, George Lucas, I think Tom Selleck too. There is a street at USC called frat row, and they party like I've never seen, and I've seen a lot. When USC wins the national championship in January, it's going to be off the hook. UCLA can party too, but their frat scene is lame. All the parties on Landfair and Gayley have a grip of security and guest lists, with some skinny little dork hiding behind a guard trying to act tough. Man I love sneaking into those parties, free beer. UCSB parties too, but lately it's gotten kind of weak. They have a bad reputation now and they're trying to clean up their act. If any of you are familiar with Westwood, then maybe you know about the brick house, or "skull house". For about a year, me and my friends used to throw parties there, crazy parties. It got so bad that the UCPD shut us down and the owner evicted everyone. Now it's filled with a bunch of lames. It's a shame too, that place was fun, and has a lot of potential.</p>
<p>if you were to give a % what would u say for usc and for ucla, like my chances of getting into each.</p>
<p>and as for the comments about getting grades with ease, I can say im the same. I always end up doing everything last second and somehow pull it off. If only i gave like 30% effort i could easily have a 4.0, but instead im here worried about my chances of getting in! Slacking off is a habit to hard to kick!!!</p>
<p>I feel you. I get bored rather easy. I would say USC: 60-70% if they like you. I here it's kind of like a club. UCLA on the other is a bit more finicky. If your essay is solid, and you have loads of preparatory courses, I would say 50/50. I hope you don't take my spot.</p>
<p>Ive done all the pre req's for my major, and have a solid history of experience in my selected major. As for the essay's lets say that ive made a 200 and 600 word version for each question, I just can choose which i wanna turn in!</p>
<p>I am going to USC and LMU over Winter Break to check them out to see if I like them. I'm from Florida and it is brutally hot there, so LA can't be as bad, I heard from current Floridians that have been to LA that it is not as miserably hot as Florida due to the lack of humidity which is the worst part about Florida's heat. Grades come easy for me as well, I leave everything until the day before or day of, but always do well. I'm interested in the connections aspect of the school also, and I've been a huge bandwagon Trojan football fan for 3 years now so that is an added bonus. They also have the top TV station of any college in the nation and while I am a broadcast journalism major, I am really interested in pursuing a career in TV production as well, and I'd also like to attend open calls in LA because I am also an actor. I am also a member of a fraternity that had a chapter at USC so that would be great as well. I am going to make my final judgement in January and see if I really want to attend USC. Thanks for the help everyone. Fight On!</p>