Prospective Transfer Student- Annenberg Communications

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>Hey guys!</p>

<p>I'm a sophomore at Occidental College, a liberal arts school about fifteen minutes away from USC. Unfortunately, they simply do not have the academic resources available in comparison to USC. I want to study communications and journalism. However, Occidental has no classes/majors in each of these departments. Additionally, there is no business school at Oxy and I hope to minor in Marketing or Sports Media.</p>

<p>My first semester GPA-2.5
2nd semester GPA-3.4
3rd semester GPA-3.9</p>

<p>This puts me around a 3.3 </p>

<p>After retaking Econ second semester this year, my GPA will definitely hover around 3.4 and I'm hoping that my dramatic and steady GPA increase will be favorable for my chances.</p>

<p>I know Annenberg's acceptance rate is around 3.6</p>

<p>What do you think my chances are? I write for two newspaper publications on campus and I was the number one player on the golf team since my first day freshman year. </p>

<p>I figure coming from a competitive liberal arts college will help, but it looks like they show preference to CC students. Just looking for some advice/input. What should I select as my second major? Are there any majors more lenient than others in the College of Arts and Sciences? I'm thinking about Sociology.</p>

<p>Thank you very much for your help/predictions/advice. I appreciate it!</p>

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<p>Students transfer from many private colleges. Each student is considered on his/her own merits. On CC there is a long thread on USC transfers. Read that. There are many helpful posts about the transfer admissions process. </p>

<p>My suggestion is to write down as your second choice major what you really wish to study. </p>

<p>Last year there were 9,611 applicants to transfer. The average college GPA was 3.7.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your prompt response! Do you attend USC?</p>

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<p>Jason,
Good luck in your college journey. I am an alumna from a Trojan family.</p>