<p>@hardwork</p>
<p>Btw, diversity would be more important to get because you only have to have 75% GEs to be recommended for admission. The diversity is a must and should have been an already done requirement. Did you see the transfer brochure?</p>
<p>can someone please give their opinion on my situation? i was thinking of putting this in the additional info section but i don’t know if it’s nice/sounds prof: i want to explain my poor grades. so my first year in cc i admit i did not take it seriously. second year ( uc davis ) i was on my own for my first time. i was treated so badly by people, lab partner, ta, which then affected my academic performance and my overall mood (sad, lonely, depressed) plus my first two years i was preparing for a chem degree (i.e taking hard classes) now, i am back at cc and i changed my major to business. thus far, my grades have been better and my overall mood is better. ALSO, my first two years of college, i have been dealing with my aunt having cancer, which affected my mom’s stress/health, which affects me. should i put all of this in the additional info or not?? if so, how can i word it so it would sound nice/prof? I would really greatly appreciate some feedback!!!</p>
<p>Could someone please chance me for Marshall? </p>
<p>Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Indian (American born)</p>
<p><em>Attended a CC for a year (2012 Fall-2013 Spring); Didn’t attend college for 2013 Fall; Attending a university for the first time 2014 Spring.</em>
- 34 units complete; 19 units in progress; I hope to take about 10 units for the Summer (not sure if they’ll count that as a part of the application since it isn’t guaranteed for them)
- HS GPA: 3.67 UW, 3.81 W
- College GPA: 4.0
- Awesome Recommendation Letter and Registrar Report
- (Hopefully)Good Essays
- Very active in ECs in HS; Semi-active in ECs in College
- All but 1 requirement completed </p>
<p>Negatives:
- Couldn’t attend college last semester due to finances (Hopefully this doesn’t affect me too much)
- Did not complete Eng/Writing requirement. Yikes! I’ve heard how important this is, but here’s my story. I only recently - 1 week ago - chose to apply as a transfer student to USC. College started and I had no idea about the requirements. I took the clep test 1.5 years ago, to skip ENG 101, 102, which enabled me to take American Lit 1 and I am currently taking Lit 2. I heard USC doesn’t accept CLEP. Therefore, I’m at a loss. I have no problem taking English 102 for the credit but I can’t right now since the semester has started. I don’t see how I can explain this story on the Common App. Oh well, I’ll apply with what I have. </p>
<p>So, chances?</p>
<p>@olo59u, Honestly, I think you don’t have anything to lose. USC unfortunately doesn’t have a huge trend on people they do/don’t accept. Some people from last year who had amazing qualifications didn’t get in, so there’s no way of knowing. But I didn’t think I had a chance, and I ended up being accepted. Work really hard on your personal statement and application, and keep up your grades. A 4.0 college GPA is really good. I wish you the best of luck!</p>
<p>Hi everyone, my son is applying as a transfer and this is what I heard from a reliable source: The strongest transfer applicants get their admission decisions first. If, for example you are applying as a junior transfer and had a weak freshman year, they will want to see a full year of an upward trend so they will ask for your spring grades. This means you may not hear back until June- possibly even after the 4th depending on when your spring semester ends. This does not mean you are not getting in since many students that receive a SGR still end up getting into USC. The important thing is to continue doing your very best work for the rest of the year!</p>
<p>@LaurenElizabeth7 I have two questions. First, I’m not sure if you would have a great idea on this, but truly how big are EC’s in comparison to GPA and Personal Statements in the decision process? And second, I’m not sure if you came from a CC or a four-year, but what has the adjustment been like, in terms of academically? Has it been more difficult, or did your previous institution prepare you well for USC? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>QUICK QUESTIONS!</p>
<p>When do we send the mid-term report?</p>
<p>Also… we send the registrar report with our college transcripts, right?</p>
<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>I maybe attending USC in fall 2014. I’m a bit concerned about the area around the campus. I’ve heard good affordable housing is hard to come by around campus. I am a junior transfer and no shrinking violet having been a military veteran. Does anyone have any information for off campus housing for married couples ?</p>
<p>@coolkid094
registrar report not needed for transfers
[FAQs</a> - USC Undergraduate Admission](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/faq/transfer_students.html]FAQs”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/faq/transfer_students.html)
check the last question out :)</p>
<p>What should I do regarding the Mid Year Report if I’m in between 2 semesters? I finished my fall semester but won’t be starting my spring semester until after the application is due.</p>
<p>Also, should I send in all my SAT/IB/TOEFL scores again if I’ve already applied before?</p>
<p>If a intro to sociology course covers the diversity requirement, could a Sociology of Gender course also satisfy that requirement? Also, I’m currently taking “college algebra,” would that satisfy the math requirement considering I’m applying to Annenberg? Or would I have to take another semester or algebra or something.</p>
<p>Would anyone be willing to chance me pretty please with a cherry on top? My stats are on the previous page (39)</p>
<p>Hi! Can anyone chance me?</p>
<p>Applying for: Annenberg - Communication
Letters of rec: very good (one in connection to USC dean of admissions)
Essay: good
All pre-reqs & GEs done.
GPA: 3.56 at private university (one semester), 3.47 at CC (one C in a science course :c) (2 years)
course schedule was not that rigorous - two science/math classes, the rest were english/comm/psychology/other
extracurrics: HS newspaper (editor 2 years), college newspaper (editor), government environmental agency internship related to media (8months)
no hooks
asian
third time applying </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>^esai23 - no chance whatsoever. the english/math are REQUIREMENTS not recommended classes. if you had fulfilled both i would say you’re in for sure</p>
<p>p.s. i didn’t get in last year, i called them and asked why and they said they didn’t even consider me because the requirements were not met. hope this helps</p>
<p>@USC2014Hopeful - I’m no USC expert, but your stats look great! And the fact that one of your recommenders has a connection with the USC Dean just improves your chances. Again, I’m no expert, so my words may not have much value, but that’s just my 2 cents. </p>
<p>Also, @USC2014Hopeful, thank you for your reply. I should mention that I spoke with the Admission Counselor from USC who works with students in my area. </p>
<p>When I told him my situation - i.e. I got the idea of applying to USC very recently, clepped out of the English requirement (but doesn’t apply since USC doesn’t accept clep), cannot take the English requirement this semester - he asked me which English classes I took. </p>
<p>I told him I took American lit 1, and am currently completing that sequence with Lit 2- These two classes can only be taken at the two institutions I studied in only if I have taken the English prequisite - which is the USC requirement. </p>
<p>He didn’t respond to that directly but asked whether I took Eng 102 because that fulfills the requirement. I told him the whole story and the fact that I’m taking a class that requires that pre-req. He then said that it’s no big deal since all that would happen is USC would make me take that class at USC. </p>
<p>I know that since this is advice coming from an academic counselor who works at USC, I should have nothing to worry about. But honestly, I’m somewhat tensed because I really hope he understood my situation, or I hope I explained it to him properly, and I pray that he didn’t say that just so he wouldn’t make me feel bad (which I doubt, but still)</p>
<p>@esai23: thanks! crossing my fingers that third time’s the charm.
on another note - i would recommend you call another counselor at USC, stat - one that deals directly with the school you’re planning on transferring from, because i believe what your counselor told you is inaccurate.
i say this because i had taken other higher level english courses and opted out of the requirement through those, yet when i called after my reject (twice, by the way) they told me both times my english requirement was not fulfilled EVEN THOUGH i had taken higher level courses. i definitely think you should get a second opinion from somebody at USC.</p>
<p>@esai23</p>
<p>it says this on the USC transfer page:</p>
<p>“Keep in mind that admission is competitive, and students who have completed all suggested courses might not be offered admission. Successful transfer applicants have generally completed a year of rigorous academic courses, including two semesters of English writing and, at minimum, algebra II in high school or intermediate algebra in college.”</p>
<p>It does say “generally” so there does appear to be flexibility. But at the same time not having it done puts you at a disadvantage. Is this the ONLY pre-req you have not done? Have you done Calc? (Marshall specific req)</p>
<p>@USC2014HOPEFUL</p>
<p>I’d say you have a shot. Only thing is… you have a 3.56/3.47 GPA while USC’s average admit is a 3.7 GPA.</p>
<p>Does someone know for sure when to send out the mid-term report?</p>