I’m a California community college student looking to transfer to USC for the fall of 2019, and I have attended two different community colleges since starting college, one with the semester system, and the other, quarter.
I am currently a communications major and I have A’s in all of my major specific classes, but I am thinking of switching to business/marketing (I am currently taking an intro to Business course and doing well; I have a high A and I expect to get an A in the course)
I have a few questions about the process and I was wondering if any of you could help me out.
- I took econ last year at a community college and got a C in the class, and I am planning on taking it next quarter (winter) at a separate school, which is the one that I am applying to schools through. I know that USC does not accept "academic renewal" for courses to be retaken for a better grade towards GPA, but would it positively affect their decision to see that I retook it for an A?
- How much does USC weigh the importance of GPA in general ed classes vs. major classes? My transcript has shown improvement, and there is only one semester where I did poorer than the others, but I will mention in my personal statement that I was working a lot and how I showed improvement since then. I understand that USC takes a holistic approach, and I am confident that my personal statement will be very strong.
- Will a W affect the admissions decision too much? It's easily justified: I took an intro to Public Speaking class at one school, and at the second school, the counselor said that the course did not articulate, so I had to take it again. However, part way through the semester, I met with the articulations director at my school, and she told me that the Public Speaking course did articulate, so I dropped it and added a late start class that counts towards general ed.
Thank you! 