<p>im at Sierra community college. In order to transfer to USC after one year, you have to complete all of the prerequisites for your major, which can be found on usc’s website. As a business major, I needed to complete microecon, macroecon, business calculus, and english. You must also average 15 units per semester. You need to complete 30 units by the end of the spring if you do not want usc to not take into consideration your high schools transcript or SAT. Personally, I would say 15 units per semester is easy to handle. I will have completed 35 units by the end of this semester.</p>
<p>june 1st is the date they say, but people start to hear back before then. but it can also take longer than june 1st for some because they might want to see spring grades before making their decision</p>
<p>tbibbs–any reason you chose to go the community college route VS 4 year college route? </p>
<p>I’ve spoken to some people in So Cal who are very concerned with going the CC route and being able to get into the necessary classes they need to transfer. Even the USC admission counselors are saying you might need to go to more than one CC to get your necessary classes.</p>
<p>You are probably right about not getting into the necessary classes now because of budget cuts. Fortunately, I was able to get all of the necessary classes because the budget cuts had not hit the community colleges yet. But I can definitely see the effects this summer and for next fall. The main reason I chose a community college was because I am saving thousands of dollars. Also, I knew I wanted to go to USC and I figured I would give up 1 year of boredom for 3 years of heaven. Another reason you might want to consider is that my friend wants to transfer as well from ucsd but he hasnt done that well this year and will probably not have the grades to transfer. I think if you go to a community college you have a greater chance of getting a 4.0 or close to which will help you when you are trying to transfer.
But some of the negatives of going to a CC, in my opinion, are being home, but most of all missing out on all of the freshman college experiences. And with budget cuts it may be harder to get out in 1 year.
Hopefully that helps!</p>
<p>@Tibbs, thanks for this info. My daughter was rejected by USC, and she was upset by this. She thought she was a good candidate. Her dad went to Sc, and I think she thought this was the place fo her. We really did not think about this transfer option, but might reconsider. She will want to go away to college next year, but if things dont work out (she doesn’t like the school, not a good fit, etc), she might have an option with SC again. Do you think most kids get in after 2 semesters? I would like to see/hear if most kids get in after 2 semester. I appreciate all the info you gave and will definately consider the meeting in June. Good luck with your transfer.</p>
<p>tbibbs -
when you filled out your application, you put down your fall grades and then put your spring courses in progress? and when you say they want to see your spring grades do you send them your mid year report or something?</p>
<p>@fran - I am glad I can help in any way and thank you! That sounds like a fantastic plan to go to the trojan transfer plan, just in case things don’t work out. I do not know if most kids get in after 2 semesters, since I have never met anyone else in the same situation, but I am about to find out in 2 months … so I will keep you posted if you want. </p>
<p>@Jaz - I sent in my application Dec 1st in order to apply for alumni scholarships, so my fall grades weren’t complete, but once the fall ended then I sent my grades in to the office of admission. On my application, I put down that my fall courses were in progress and that I planned on enrolling in certain classes for the spring. Normally, you would put down your fall grades and then state which spring courses are in progress.
As for spring grades, I think they may ask for them since I have only completed 21 transferable units. Once I finish this semester which is May 15, I will send an updated official transcript to USC. USC states all transfer applicants will be notified about admission or asked for spring grades by june 1. I emailed my usc transfer counselor about this and she told me that the majority of transfer applicants hear back by june 1, but in some cases take longer if they are waiting for spring grades.</p>
<p>@tibbs since you applied after one year in college, were you able to participate in college activities and do community service in that short period of time. does usc put more emphasis on grades as transfer student rather than activities?</p>
<p>I am playing on the sierra baseball team and I have done a little community service through my church, but on my application I wrote about all of my extra curricular activities since high school.
I can only guess, but I think usc does put more emphasis on grades for transfers. This is what my paper states which i got at the “USC Pre-College Counseling Form for Members of the Trojan Family”…“We consider many factors in making admission decisions, so we can’t lay out a guarantee for you today. However, we can say with a high degree of confidence that you will have a very good chance of being admitted next year if you:
Earn only A’s and B’s in a full-time college schedule that averages 30-32 transferable semester units per academic year
Earn an overall grade point average of at least 3.60 in USC-transferable courses
Complete 2 semesters of English composition [I AP’ed out of 1 of the classes]
Complete USC’s minimum math requirement and, if applicable, make progress towards the math required by your particular major.
Take courses which satisfy requirements in general education, foreign language (if needed for your major), diversity and lower division courses for your major. [I will have completed all of this after this semester]
Stay in touch with the USC Office of Admission to ensure you’re making adequate progress.
Apply for fall 2010 admission after your fall 2009 grades are posted.”
And it was signed by both a USC Admission Office Rep and me</p>
<p>@Jaz -
Yes they signed it the day I went to the transfer planning event last june. As of right now my GPA is a 4.0 and I am fairly confident that I will continue to maintain my GPA this semester.</p>
<p>Yeah, the whole meeting was focused around how I could transfer to usc as soon as possible. What type of questions do you mean? The meeting wasn’t an interview, but just focused on setting up a transfer plan. They just ask for your intended major, which helps them choose classes for you to take. I did alot of research before the meeting, so I already had an idea of the classes I needed to take, and the person just agreed that I had to correct plan set up. But if I didn’t have classes set up then they would have helped me devise a plan. And then they let you ask any questions you want pretty much, but I forgot what questions I asked.</p>
<p>tbibbs,
thanks again for all this info. Sounds like this is a great option for you, and I wish you all the best in getting accepted. Please keep us posted!</p>
<p>Sounds like this would be a great way for many people to get into SC if that is the ultimate goal. Going to a jc or another school for 1 year and then transfering is a great idea.</p>
<p>Tbibbs that sounds like what i thought the meeting would be like. I hope you get in Maybe I’ll see you in a year. I really want to go to USC too haha</p>
<p>Thank you everyone for the good wishes! I really appreciate it and I am glad I can help any Trojan hopeful! I will definitely keep everyone posted and hopefully we will all be Trojans in the near future!! </p>
… so I will keep you posted if you want. </p>