<p>Hello, I am a native Korean who has received 12 years of compulsory education in New Zealand. I have a New Zealand citizenship, graduated a high school in New Zealand, but due to tragic family circumstances (finanacial), I have been forced to come to university in Korea.
I got admitted to the top 8th University in Korea for English Literature.
But knowing that I can do better, I plan to transfer to a University in USA for the same major.
What are my chances of transfer as an international transfer applicant with a New Zealand citizenship from a prestigious Korean University?
I have been in very traumatic situations where I had to live in a tiny flat with no parents ever since I was 16, but still managed to graduate high school and recently got accepted into a "Korean Ivy League". If I get 4.0/4.0 GPA in college and do very well in standardized tests will I be able to transfer? And can you apply for a double major transfer even if you only did electives for only one of them?
For example, I'm going to study English Literature for 3 semesters here and then apply for transfer to both English and Film.
Do you know any cases like mine, because I heard that international transfers are really hard, but I think I have a shot, because my university has a good reputation in the field of English, and I'm a native speaker. As for ECs, I did volleyball, netball, social tennis, animal welfare in high school.</p>
<p>How to Apply as an International Student
International students must follow the steps for applying to USC listed either on How to Apply as a First-Year Applicant or How to Apply as a Transfer Applicant. You must also submit the Financial Statement of Personal or Family Support along with your application. </p>
<p>Financial Statement of Personal or Family Support
The United States government requires all international applicants to provide proof of ability to pay tuition and living expenses before a formal letter of admission, or the forms needed for obtaining a visa, can be issued.</p>
<p>Each international applicant relying on personal or family support must furnish, at the time of application, a completed Financial Statement of Personal or Family Support and appropriate original financial documents, such as savings deposit and checking account records or bank letters signed by bank personnel, stating the sponsor’s name and address and verifying the ability to pay the annual cost of education-related expenses for the first academic year. The financial document must be verified by a bank.</p>
<p>Guidelines for Submitting Proof of Financial Support</p>
<p>2012 I20 Undergraduate Financial Statement Expense Figures</p>
<p>[International</a> Students - USC Undergraduate Admission](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/inter_students.html]International”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/inter_students.html)
[Transfer</a> Students - USC Undergraduate Admission](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/transfer.html]Transfer”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/transfer.html)</p>
<p>I still have parents, it is just that they have started a business when I was 16. I’m going to work while I study so I would be able to pay half my tuition and my parents the other half. The problem is getting in, and I can apply to need blind university, but the problem again is getting in</p>
<p>you have to be able to show, in advance, that you can pay all your expenses, to even get a visa. </p>
<p>“The problem is getting in, and I can apply to need blind university, but the problem again is getting i”
Well, USC welcomes international students more than most US colleges , AND, unlike most private colleges in the US, USC accepts over 1000 transfer students/ year. I’d say apply to USC, as your chances there are probably better than at any other U. Most other U’s have very few openings for transfer students at all. Your best bet is to give it a try with USC.
They send reps to S Korea every Oct. .</p>
<p>But I actually hav the option of transferring to Auckland University in NZ with financial aid with permission of my parents. Thank you for your opinion, but my parents won’t support me if I transfer to USC. They want me to transfer to universities in US better than Auckland University, because rather than going to any US uni, I could just go to Auckland</p>
<p>They want me to transfer to universities in US better than Auckland University, because rather than going to any US uni, I could just go to Auckland </p>
<p>then you should go to Auckland for your UG years. your chances of acceptance as an international transfer student, at a U better than USC are very, very low, simply because 1] few students at top private schools transfer out.
take a look on the Transfer thread for data re: last year transfer acceptance rates- Stanford’s, for example, was less than 1%- the accepted only 20 students.<br>
Your best bet is to continue to work to save $$ and then apply as a Freshman, or as a graduate student later on.</p>
<p>There are “windows” of time when many more International students are accepted to US colleges at much higher rates- as incoming Freshman, and as graduate students. So think twice about taking those English classes for credit, because under transfer acceptance rules for many colleges, you will then be considered ONLY as a transfer student, and your acceptance chances plummet. As you have NOT started U yet, think about a gap year, and earn $$ so that you can show the ability to support yourself here.
In addition, USC offers Merit scholarships to outstanding International students, so that may be something to consider also.</p>
<p>Thank you very much for your advice. I plan to work part time jobs while I start university next year :)</p>
<p>you’re very welcome!</p>