<p>filmwalker, Birnkrant may now ONLY be an honors dorm, so unlike the past, not available to all. </p>
<p>OCMusicMom, your son will find the film production students are extremely active and there are far more of them than film composers, undergrad or grad. No worries.</p>
<p>Thanks Madbean! He will be glad to know that. The combination of a great comp program, a fabulous film program, and all the talented performers, both in music and drama is one of the main reasons he is hopeful to be a Trojan next year. And, the marching band doesn’t hurt, either. :)</p>
<p>OCMusicMom - I think undergrad Thornton students generally get used more than the grads just because there’s more of them. I personally don’t know any film score grads actually… if you want, PM me and I can try to get a Thornton student’s contact info so your son can email them questions! :)</p>
<p>Hello!!
Do you know when USC Thornton applicants get their result letters? What day did you get yours?</p>
<p>Thanks Dream! Still waiting on admissions at this point, but he may want to make contact even if he isn’t admitted.</p>
<p>Mss1234 - Thornton applicants will get theirs at the same time as everyone else. He is still waiting to hear. His stats are a reach for USC, but he’s won major national recognition, including scholarship money for his music. No doubt, there are so many talented individuals applying, so you never know. Best of luck to you!</p>
<p>mss1234 - I’m not a Thornton student. 
I think OCMusicMom is correct though - everyone’s letter comes at the same time.</p>
<p>Hey there thanks for your help. Just posting to let you know that i got admitted for the IMD program and will mostly be attending… Just wanted to ask how are the scolarship options for 2nd to 4th year at Sca? and how many students recive it…</p>
<p>I’ve just been rejected from usc and have some questions about becoming a transfer student.</p>
<p>Does anybody know of anyone who has transferred into the cinematic arts animation program?</p>
<p>What types of classes should I take in my first year of college to prepare to attempt to transfer in my first year to USC?</p>
<p>I will most likely be attending Missouri State and they do have an animation program. Should I try to get really involved with that before trying to transfer to USC?</p>
<p>I was accepted to USC for the Roski School of Fine Arts. I’m not really that into fine arts though, I’m more into illustration and concept design for video games and movies, etc. Is it possible for me to minor in 2D game art?</p>
<p>@Nlawliet–congratulations! I believe scholarships are awarded by most Schools in a competitive process that involves submitting essays, gpas (higher gets the scholarships), and for some SCA majors, creative work as well. For IMD, there are fewer named awards since the major is relatively new. But there are a few. You can check them out at the IMD website.</p>
<p>@Shakha21–From what others have posted and the USC SCA website,2 SCA majors run a full 4 years due to the sequencing of required classes : Screenwriting and Animation. Please double check!! It is possible to transfer to USC in these majors, but you will be at USC 4 additional years.</p>
<p>I didn’t apply to USC but I’m thinking of transferring after my first year at a cuny in NYC. I live in NYC and my mom forbids me to go out of the city. So I chose colleges in the the metro ny area. I really want to do film. What should I prepare for when applying?</p>
<p>Nlawliet - Congrats!! Several of my friends have SCA scholarships. I applied last year for the first time but did not receive one; applied again this year and hoping I get a little bit. Every spring, everyone applies simultaneously for a plethora of scholarships within SCA and other organizations that work through USC for the process (like Sloan production grants). People submit personal statements, transcripts, samples of work done at USC, etc. There are also different scholarships for all of the majors, and ones for cinematography, directing, comedy, etc. The amounts vary, I believe, and I don’t now how many students receive scholarships. There are other scholarships you can apply for through USC as well, like Alumni scholarships and ones for various other organizations that usually involve volunteering or submitting writing/art.</p>
<p>Shakha21 - I have a few transfer friends in Animation. It’s possible. You should ask your regional advisor what types of classes would be best - I’d imagine they would suggest you do GEs and writing/language requirements first and then if you have room they might allow certain art classes to transfer over, but for the most part (from my experience and my friends’ experience) it’s harder to get more specialized art/film classes to transfer for major credit. I was able to transfer over courses that fulfilled four GEs and the writing, language, and diversity requirements. If I hadn’t studied abroad and tacked on a minor, I would’ve been able to graduate a year early! But like I said, I’m not an expert, so definitely email SCA or your regional advisor to ask. I didn’t know Animation was a 4-year program, like madbean pointed out. If you don’t want to stay for 4 years but still want to get involved in Animation, perhaps consider the Animation minor through SCA or one of Roski’s art programs for a major.</p>
<p>bleachedsnow - Here are some minors within SCA: [Minors</a> Offered - USC School of Cinematic Arts](<a href=“http://cinema.usc.edu/degrees/minor/]Minors”>USC Cinematic Arts | Minors Offered)
And a few gaming-related ones within Viterbi: [USC</a> - Viterbi School of Engineering - Minor Programs](<a href=“http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/minors/]USC”>http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/minors/)
The 2D art for games minor is through Roski: [2D</a> Art for Games Minor - Roski - Painting & Drawing](<a href=“http://roski.usc.edu/undergrad/areas/painting-drawing/2d-art-for-games.html]2D”>http://roski.usc.edu/undergrad/areas/painting-drawing/2d-art-for-games.html)</p>
<p>chelsi889 - Have you considered NYU’s film school?
I’m not sure how to answer your question. Hmm. Do you have a solid idea of what you want to do and how USC will specifically help you do it? That’s a good place to start. I don’t really know what to tell you, I don’t work in admissions. 
Try to take a minimum of 30 units so that more emphasis is placed on your college record than on your high school grades and standardized test scores. Also look at USC’s transfer guide! It’s really helpful. Look up your school’s articulation history in USC’s database and see what classes have transferred successfully in the past, then try to take as many GEs as possible that have transferred before so that you can get your requirements out of the way. I didn’t want to take any film classes until I got to USC, so I just did all of the GEs possible (there are a few that have to be taken at USC) and now that I’m here I barely have to do any and I can focus all of my energy into taking film classes. :)</p>
<p>Thank you very much for your answer! I did apply to NYU CAS and got rejected but no big woop! NYU is too expensive anyways. I can’t say I have a solid idea of what I want to do but I intend to figure things out as I go along. The question you asked really helped me think about why I like USC. I love the “vibe” at USC and the campus like feel that isn’t offered here in NYC. You gave me invaluable information! Thanks again! :D</p>
<p>You’re welcome!</p>
<p>Hey there Dream (And all future Trojan brothers)! I am currently a Junior in High school. I was recommended this site by a friend and this was the exact type of forum I was looking for. I’m an aspiring screenwriter and like you, this is the only school I wanna go to.</p>
<p>I have two questions:</p>
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<li> Hows financial aid working for you?</li>
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<p>I’ve heard its pretty good, but I was wondering how good. I have a single parent, middle class, renting a home, with 5 children. I’d need a good amount of financial aid and was hoping that you could tell from your own personal experience if they deliver or not.</p>
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<li> What improved from your decline to your acceptance from SCA?</li>
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<p>I don’t think I stick out that much. My cumulative at the moment is a 3.3, but I hope to have it up to a 3.5 by the end of the year and a 3.7 by next year. I play baseball but that’s it when it comes to extracurricular. Did you have a large abundance when you were declined at first?</p>
<p>Hi there dream. I have been accepted to USC SCA for film and television production. I was just curious if you knew anything about the Cinema floor. Or where you would suggest housing.</p>
<p>Ah, thank you Dream. I have another question though. Is it possible to switch from Roski to SCA before school starts, or during orientation? I’ve read on CC that people have switched from Dornsife to Annenberg or Viterbi during orientation. Do you know anyone that has switched to SCA before freshman year started?</p>
<p>I’m a cinema major in the same year as Dream (and IRL acquaintances^^), I’ll try to answer some questions:</p>
<p>@Manymade1: A 3.7 sounds good - get it there, and the higher the merrier. I had a solid batch of extracurrics, a 3.614, and 2190 when I got in. But USC is more competitive these days… get your GPA as high as you can, and aim for a 2200+ on SATs. As for extracurrics, see if you can start and run an student org dedicated to something you’re interested in. </p>
<p>@Afrointhewind</p>
<p>Cinema floor isn’t all that - the only differentiating factor is a bunch of mediocre paintings of movie scenes and icons on the walls. Sure, you’ll meet some like-minded people living there, but unless you /really really/ like New-North, I’d suggest living elsewhere. I used to have friends living in N-N, I was never a fan when I visited. </p>
<p>@bleachedsnow</p>
<p>Don’t think so - if it were that easy, what about everyone who submitted extra essays and portfolio materials? Annenberg/Viterbi don’t have as rigorous an admission process as far as I’m aware. SCA has an internal transfer application process you can pursue once you start school. Take some cinema classes as electives and get recs from those professors.</p>
<p>@lencias
So where would you suggest i room? I cant decide and have been looking over the brochure. They all seem like realy good options</p>
<p>bleachedsnow, no, you will not be able to change to an SCA major at orientation nor will you be able to declare an SCA minor at that time.</p>
<p>Applying for a minor in SCA is fairly easy and can be done after you take CTCS 190 or CTCS 191 and have a declared major. [Minors</a> Offered - USC School of Cinematic Arts](<a href=“http://cinema.usc.edu/degrees/minor/index.cfm]Minors”>USC Cinematic Arts | Minors Offered)</p>
<p>An internal transfer to an SCA major is more complicated. As Lencias mentions, it would not make sense for USC to have a rigorous admission process including portfolios and supplemental materials for SCA and then allow students who did not complete that process to simply change their majors to the incredibly sought-after USC SCA majors. Portfolios and supplemental materials are required from internal transfers as well.</p>
<p>In this thread I posted links to the internal transfer process and required materials for SCA majors: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/1485500-easy-change-majors-freshman.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/1485500-easy-change-majors-freshman.html</a></p>