<p>I am currently attending my second year at a community college and plan on applying to USC for the Fall of 2014. I am aware that the acceptance rate for USC transfer students is about 33%. However, I was wondering if anybody knew which schools at USC are the most friendly towards transfer students.</p>
<p>For example, at Cornell University the transfer friendly schools/majors is the school of ILR and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.</p>
<p>Do you have a major you plan to pursue or an area of interest? No preference whatsoever?</p>
<p>If you have a preference, it makes sense to apply to that school, so you don’t waste your time in case you don’t later get into the school you want and can’t later get that major. If you honestly are undecided, you can apply as undecided. Our D applied to transfer from CC as a sociology major and after she was accepted switched to undecided and later applied and was accepted as a cinema student, which requires the submission of a portfolio.</p>
<p>It is tougher to transfer as an engineer, as you need to take a lot of courses that USC requires to graduate, but if you take courses that the engineering department will accept, it may not prolong your coursework too much.</p>
<p>@alamemom I plan on applying to the school I cinematic arts</p>
<p>Just apply to Cinema. If you apply to another school and then try and transfer to SCA, you might be too far behind at that point to graduate on time.</p>
<p>There are a lot of students trying to transfer into SCA internally and externally. It can be done - but it’s certainly not easy. Have a back-up plan such as grad school. </p>
<p>The admit rate certainly isn’t 33%. For overall USC Freshman the admit rate is 20% (of 43,000 applications). About a third of those admits enroll. At SCA the Freshman admit rate is much lower - approx. 4% with no waiting list. A small part of that class declines their offer. SCA fills the gaps with transfers (internal and external) so the answer depends on how many applications SCA gets, how many spots they have open, and how strong the portfolios and supplements are.</p>
<p>You have to be accepted to BOTH USC and SCA to major in one of the film programs. SCA is heavily focused on your supplemental materials. So spend a lot of time on those to help your application rise in the pile. Look at their “hints” on the admissions page carefully about what they care about and what they don’t.</p>
<p>The other option is to major in something else and take film classes and crew on student films to get exposure. Although I will admit it would not be quite the same as being a SCA student. And there are some classes and opportunities reserved specifically for those in the degree program that aren’t open to those who are not.</p>
<p>So go for what you want right off the bat. Why settle for less?</p>
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<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1314/TransferringToUSC_2013.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1314/TransferringToUSC_2013.pdf</a></p>
<p>The poster wants to go to SCA. So he or she can’t rely on the 33% admit rate for that purpose since it applies to the university NOT the film degree program. And the strategy of trying to find an “easy” program with a high acceptance rate in the hopes of getting a foot in the door for future transfer to SCA is also flawed. </p>
<p>There is NO shortcut. The application process for SCA is rigorous and there’s a lot of competition. He or she should just focus on coming into SCA right off the bat and pull together a “kick-A” supplement. Although time is running out. A lot of students have been working on their supplemental materials for months.</p>
<p>Some programs (BFA production and Screenwriting) are going to require extra years to complete the requirements, or Digital Animation which is restricted by the limited number of bays available to students for project work.</p>
<p>If I get rejected by SCA but accepted by USC is it possible to be placed in my second major? ie sociology</p>
<p>Don’t quote me on it but I believe if they REALLY like you they will offer you admission to dornsife xD</p>
<p>Dornsife is the main USC Admissions default, so if you are admitted to USC (general) but not to a specific school (SCA), you can choose any of the Dornsife majors without a problem. Just to be clear, the criteria is slightly different for each of the Schools at USC. Talent-based schools weight portfolios, experience, etc into the equation, so a slightly lower gpa may be admitted but first and foremost, the potential, talent, and accomplishments in the field must be impressive. If they pass, the Dornsife adcom will review the applicant but they evaluate with a different focus. High grades and test scores will make you more competitive in their pool, as will rigor of sending school, and the traditional hooks of upward trend, overcoming hardship, desired diversity, significant ECs, honors, awards, and Community service OUTSIDE the talent/field you apply to as your 1st choice. If you are a transfer, there will also be consideration for legacy applicants for Dornsife, while the various Schools (from Viterbi to Marshall and SCA, SDA, Thornton, etc) do not pay particular attention to most of these items. </p>
<p>Once admitted to USC (Dornsife), it is certainly possible to try to transfer in to SCA. The road is not easy. It takes time, so a transfer who hopes to later switch into SCA may find they cannot graduate in a typcial 4 years (total).</p>
<p>For some reason the admit rate for transfer students went up for the 2012 class. The year before it was 27%. That is more in line with previous years when the transfer admit rate was in the higher 20s.</p>