<p>Accepted - MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: San Diego State University
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.63
[</em>] Units completed: 71
[<em>] Units in progress: 4
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: All...I think?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: High school stuff like hospital volunteer, played drums, etc.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Finance intern, marketing intern, I think this helped.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I think the question was something like what was a life changing event that happened to you.
[li] Letters of Recommendation: One but i sent it in VERY late...like the end of june and I got my acceptance letter the next week, so I highly doubt it helped. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to: UCSD, Cal, UCLA, UC Davis
[</em>] Comments: I got into UCSD and UC Davis and I was totally set on going to UCSD (submitted my intent, sent them my transcripts, etc.) but then a certain package in the mail addressed to me changed all of that...
[/ul]</p>
<p>Rejected (after SGR) - Marshall / Bus Admin</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Indiana University - Bloomington, where he was already accepted into the Kelley School of Business as a sophomore (only 20% of those applying as sophomores are accepted)--note that he did not transfer to IU-B, he attended there as a freshman and sophomore
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.35 or so--but note comments at bottom
[</em>] Units completed: 64 units (all transferable) (actually has 67 units completed if you count the retake of Financial Acct to improve grade from "C" to "A"); this includes summer school class in which he had an “A”, but which USC never saw
[<em>] Units in progress: 18 for Spring (15 units completed, 3 units dropped—but then added 3 from summer school course)
[</em>] Pre-requisites completed: ALL for Marshall, plus both optional Accounting courses
[li] GEs completed: 1,2,5 (4 and 6 have to be done at USC), so only one remaining to do prior was 3[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: President of Management Consulting club, Led 500 individuals in performing beach cleanup efforts in Northern California, Chosen to play lead in "Julius Caesar" in high school despite not even being in a single thespian/theatre class, Commodore of Sailing Team, Dean's List (multiple semesters at IU)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Currently doing financial internship at a Silicon Valley tech-firm, has worked every summer for previous four years, even when taking summer school courses for first four weeks last year and 4 weeks this year
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Newton's Law of Motion--discussed how 1st day of class at Indiana Univ. went from nightmare to positive experience
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: One from Public Speaking professor at Indiana Univ.; one from Economics professor at University of Virginia (took summer class)
[/ul]</p>
<p>Other:[ul]
[<em>]Other schools applied to: none, since Emory screwed up and entered wrong email into notification system, so application was rejected for this reason (had to respond to email, but never received it)
[</em>]Comments: GPA is 3.6 if you don't count optional accounting & technology courses already taken and passed at Indiana Univ and Univ of Virginia--which both schools use as their "weed-out" classes (40% of each class fails or drops). Didn't really have choice in whether to take for USC, since IU requires these be completed sophomore year.
P.S. Bad Spring grades this last semester (A, A-, B+, C+, C) really hurt chances at USC--needed to bring average up, not down in this semester.
[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: Arizona
Entering as: Soph
GPA: 3.3 (on the transcripts I sent in but one of my professors messed up my grade for a class so I have to appeal it and get my 3.4, but was accept on the 3.3)
HS GPA: 2.03uw/2.33w
Units completed: 30
Pre-reqs completed: Prob still have lots to go. Didn't take language last year b.c my major didn't need any
GEs completed: Prob missing a few
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: High school stuff since I didn't do anything last year b.c I knew I wanted to transfer. I worked 20 hours soph year/40 hours junior year/50-55 senior year
Essays (subject and responses): Law of motion. Talked about how I had a sub 1.0 GPA freshman year and how working changed me ethics around.
Letters of Recommendation: None; they had the ones I sent wehen I applied as for freshman which were, my consuler, dean, boss at work, science teacher for jr year and pysch teach senior year. </p>
<p>Other schools applied to: Virginia, Georgia, Clemson, Indiana, and Maryland
Comments: Got into Clemson/Indiana/Maryland. Reject UVA, and rejected for incomplete app to UGA as I didn't have enough credit at the deadline.</p>
<p>Accepted - COLLEGE OF LETTERS, ARTS AND SCIENCES/HISTORY</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Walla Walla Community College
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.61
[</em>] Units completed: 70
[<em>] Units in progress: 5
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: ALL
[<em>] GEs completed: most (need foreign language)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Volunteer work with a local youth music/arts scene
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: childcare, construction
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about my compulsion for saving coins and my use of several years' worth of coins to purchase a Christmas tree for one of my younger sisters' friends, whose family couldn't afford it. We delivered it anonymously.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: My business law professor and my history professor, both (presumably) glowing.
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: Too many to list. Got rejected from the UCs because I hadn't completed my math requirement on time (I'm about three weeks from completing it during summer term - duh!)
[li] Comments: I just got my letter today and I was out by the mail box screaming so loud that my sister thought I'd been hit by a car!!![/li][/ul]</p>
<pre><code>* College transferring from: Mt San Antonio College
* Entering as: Junior
* GPA: 3.65
* Units completed: 70
* Units in progress: Done
* Pre-reqs completed: There are no Pre-Reqs
* GEs completed: All
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: Volunteer Work, Dean's List, Honors Society, Swim Team,
* Job/Work Experience: No work experience towards my major
* Essays (subject and responses): I don't recall
* Letters of Recommendation: Dean of Counselling, and Business Marketing Professor
</code></pre>
<p>Other:</p>
<pre><code>* Other schools applied to: UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCR
* Comments: If you my dream school doesn't accept me (USC) I'll be going to UCSD in the fall
</code></pre>
<p>Accepted - SPPD (Public Policy, Management and Planning)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Orange Coast College
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.6
[</em>] Units completed: 70
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: All completed
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Scouts, volunteer work, other minor ones
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked for a mortgage brokerage firm
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): The passions essay, it was a killer :) I was VERY honest and open.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: VP of my school
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: UCLA (rejected)
[li] Comments: It was a long wait but TOTALLY WORTH IT.[/li][/ul]</p>
<ul>
<li>College transferring from: Mt. San Antonio (CC)</li>
<li>Entering as: Sophmore</li>
<li>GPA: 4.0</li>
<li>Units completed: 35 units</li>
<li>Units in progress: 17 (Spring Semester)</li>
<li>Pre-reqs completed: ALL except Micro Econ and Writing (during Spring semester)</li>
<li>GEs completed: half</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>ECs listed on app: Phi Theta Kappa, 1st place at Metropolitan Solar Boat, Volunteer cook at a Buddhist temple, Stock Market</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Food demonstrator at Whole Foods, Mothers, Henry's 99 ranch, etc..</li>
<li>Essays (subject and responses): don't remember</li>
<li>Letters of Recommendation: Four (Calc 3 and 4, MacroEcon, English)</li>
</ul>
<p>Other:</p>
<ul>
<li>Other schools applied to: UPENN Wharton School(Accepted), BC (Accepted) , CMU (Accepted)</li>
<li>Comments: Imma trojan! just glad to have gotten my butt outta my CC</li>
</ul>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: NC State
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.9
[</em>] Units completed: 32
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: all
[<em>] GEs completed: barely any
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: some clubs, piano for ten years
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: worked as cashier at my mom's store
[</em>] Essays (subject and response): I did the newton one. I thought it was pretty good. I had help from some good writers.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: none
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: NYU Stern (accepted), UNC (accepted)
[li] Comments: Woohoo! I'm accepted! It feels good especially after I got rejected last year. I've been wanting to go ever since 9th grade, but at this point I doubt I'll go. I didn't get into marshall, and I got into NYU's b school. I doubt I'll get much aid either, and they don't have any housing left. But I'll wait and see.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: University of Texas San Antonio
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 3.3
Units completed: 30
Units in progress: 0
Pre-reqs completed: not sure
GEs completed: a few.. not exactly sure though
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Texas Thespian State Board, theatre, lots of volunteer work, on board of directors for non-profit organization, etc
Job/Work Experience: had a job since i was 16
Essays (subject and response): I wrote about when i was running to be elected for something and had to do a speech in front of a bunch of people.. and its effect on me. I thought it was pretty good.. i wrote it the night it was due
Letters of Recommendation: one from my writing professor
Other:
Other schools applied to: Chapman (accepted)
Comments: I am so excited! USC is my dream school and I can't wait to start!</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: CCC
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.66
[</em>] Units completed: 60+
[<em>] Units in progress: none
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: category 1 & 2 and diversity requirement - not completed
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: honor society, volunteer work, mentoring
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): i wasn't impressed by my own essay. it wasn't even proof read and now, looking back at it.. i wonder if they didn't read it at all.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: none
[/ul] Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: california state universities
[li] Comments:[/li]i'm just lucky to get in. i applied out of a whim.
did my application, everything last minute.
still wondering how i got in. i was already settled to attend a CSU but i guess i'd have to change my plans.
[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from:Univ. of San Diego
[</em>] Entering as:Junior
[<em>] GPA:3.1
[</em>] Units completed:60
[<em>] Units in progress:
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed:
[<em>] GEs completed:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app:wrote for school paper, SD AIDS Walk, Meditation, FWS job
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Campus Rec Center, Student Employment Center
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses):
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation:Supervisor at current job, english prof (Chicano Lit, grade:A)
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: none
[li] Comments: apparently my final letter is in the mail[/li]I had special circumstances surrounding my low GPA which I explained
Had a good word put in for me by USC President and a trustee
[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: The University of Auckland
Entering as: sophomore ( going to be junior tho, hopefully)
GPA: 3.7
Units completed: different credit system (but I've done alot!!)
Units in progress:-
Pre-reqs completed: yep
GEs completed: haven't done at least 3 of the GEs and diversity, waived language requirement</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: management consulting, undergrad business society, virtual stock competition, exchange program
Job/Work Experience: eBusiness, Futures Intern, cinema, patisserie shop, translator</p>
<p>Other:
Other schools applied to: UCLA
Comments: It's really hard to get the credit thing sorted for international transfers >< still in process, hope i can graduate in two year!!!</p>
<p>*Accepted - USC Viterbi / MASTER of SCIENCE in Engineering Management * </p>
<p>Stats: **[ul]
[<em>] AA Degree in Math from PCC with a GPA of 3.78
[</em>] BS Degree in Math / Accounting / Management from UCLA with a GPA of 3.48
[<em>] Entering as: 1st year GRADUATE student
[</em>] Units completed: More than 180 quarter units
[<em>] Units in progress: N/A
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: From calculus to upper-division advanced differential equation
[<em>] GEs completed: music, biology, physics, chemistry, psychology, speech, statistics, accounting, management, math, English, foreign language, philosophy...
[</em>] Straight A in Calculus I, II,III, linear algebra, differential equation, intro to CS, C++ programming, and upper division real analysis, optimization, ordinary differential equation plus A+ in applied statistics.
[<em>] Completed 2 MBA graduate level courses in operation research at UCLA Anderson Business School.
[/ul]
**Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Not Applied for Graduate school
[<em>] Scholarships: Many scholarships (a total of more than $10,000)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 2 years of math tutoring plus more than 1 year of grading calculus homework assignments.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Personal story + Passion of learning + great interest in the engineering.
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: 3 very strong letters of recommendation from professors who have known me for years in college.
[<em>] Other schools applied to: UCLA (MS in Computer Science), Calstate LA (MS in Electrical Engineering), and CSUN (MS in Engineering Management). I have been accepted to all of these programs.
[/ul] Comments:[ul]
[</em>] I feel very lucky and happy about all these acceptances. I truly believe that working hard and smart is the way to approach success. There is no short cut as a quick solution or a quick success but success is an accumulation of great amount of small steps that require time, energy and integrity. The result we get is simply a reflection of what we have done.
[li]Beside, congratuation to all of you who have been accepted to top schools like USC and keep up the good work! [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: Santa Monica College
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA:3.15
Units completed:65
Units in progress:18
Pre-reqs completed:Not all. Will after Spring.
GEs completed: Not all. Will after Spring.</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: District Treasurer of an International Club, Computer Club, Mock Trial, Academic Decathlon, Model United Nations, Sustainable Works, Boys' State, Valley Forge Conference, Golf
Job/Work Experience: Intern at a PR Firm, Sales Rep.
Essays (subject and responses): Thomas Edison prompt.
Letters of Recommendation: 1 submitted.</p>
<p>Other:
Other schools applied to: UCLA (rejected) UCB UCI UCSD (all accepted)
Comments: There were some bad grades I received from various CC's before graduating from High School. I mentioned this and mentioned that despite all that my GPA at SMC (where I'll be transferring all my coursework from) is a 3.74. Also, I made up all those courses at the respective CC's.
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: University of Texas San Antonio
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 3.3
Units completed: 30
Units in progress: 0
Pre-reqs completed: not sure
GEs completed: a few.. not exactly sure though
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Texas Thespian State Board, theatre, lots of volunteer work, on board of directors for non-profit organization, etc
Job/Work Experience: had a job since i was 16
Essays (subject and response): I wrote about when i was running to be elected for something and had to do a speech in front of a bunch of people.. and its effect on me. I thought it was pretty good.. i wrote it the night it was due
Letters of Recommendation: one from my writing professor
Other:
Other schools applied to: Chapman (accepted)
Comments: I am so excited! USC is my dream school and I can't wait to start!
[/quote]
</p>
<p>WOW. It is nice to see an out of state student can get in to USC with lower than a 3.5 GPA. First I applied to anneberg, print journalism but after seeing the 3.6 average transfer GPA , I switched to comparative literature and added environmental studies as a second major. I am actually a film student but I added cinema and television production as a minor. I am receiving my associates in cinema studies from another institution</p>