@ttp2022admit post all your stats and stuff here http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/2124719-usc-2019-2020-transfer-students-stats-decisions-only.
@Amee33. Congratulations! May I ask if your son has finished the pre req classes before Spring? I am on TTP and go to CC and has 4.0 GPA, too but I am taking my pre req for English in Spring so I got SGR from USC. Thank you.
@ttp2022admit Congratulations!!! Have you finished the pre req classes before Spring?
Anybody went to Europe and got accepted or rejected by SC after their freshman year? would love to hear your story. There are a lot of positive information on Europe from the facebook page, but I would love other perspectives from this forum. Thank you.
Does applying with the trojan transfer plan still give you an advantage if you don’t hit the GPA requirement?
I would not count on it since many non TTP applicants have high GPA’s. If you are a TTP and meet the USC admitted transfer average of 3.7+, I believe you have an excellent chance to be admitted, but not guaranteed.
I’m finishing up the requirement for WRIT 150 in my current (spring semester). I have not completed it yet but USC has given me a conditional acceptance as long as I maintain a 3.30 GPA and receive a grade of a B or higher on the WRIT 150 equivalent.
Hi! Does anyone know how heavily they take high school grades into consideration for TTP applicants? I’ve had a relatively strong GPA for the majority of my high school career, but I’m not even going to lie-- my second semester senior year grades are pretty awful. I’m still passing my classes, but I’m worried my sub-par grades this semester will prevent me from being admitted as a sophomore. Thank you!
As a TTP, your colleges grades are very important and if you have about a 3.7+, you are about guaranteed in. Your high school records were the reason you were offered the TTP. If you are well below the 3.7 college GPA, then there is a concern. College GPA is very critical for transfers, including TTP.
Just work your best and good luck.
Hi! Does anyone know if the TTP option is offered for a specific major? My son applied for 1st choice Dornsife/E Asian Languages and 2nd SDA. Will they let us know which he would be considered for if we call them? Thanks!
The TTP is offered only to high school seniors applying to USC as a freshman. USC does not have enough spots for every highly qualified high school seniors who apply to USC and therefore some highly qualified students are offered the TTP. They are many USC legacies and some non legacies that are offered the TTP.
Hi @UCBUSCalum - not sure if that was for me but if so, my S was offered the TTP plan, I’m just wondering which major, or does he just reapply next year for his first 2 choices again? I know we can set up meeting in May but I’m just wondering how that works. He is planning on attending our local 4 yr U for his freshman year. Thank you!
@MozartMama The meeting with the USC counselor is to go over a plan on what needs to be done to get into USC as a TTP. Generally, get more A’s than B’s at a cc or a 4 year university and to fulfill as much GE classes as possible, especially a writing class. The counselor will give your S a plan of suggested classes to take and an articulation agreement which translates classes from whatever college your son attends to USC classes (USC has a translation for all or most CA cc’s and many 4 year colleges). There will be an emphasis on taking at least a college writing class. A major is not too important, but begin thinking of a major by the time he applies. My S went to a quarter system UC and transferred after his freshman year. He was a biology major at the UC and changed to Political Science after taking some GE classes (PS fulfills GE requirements). He found PS more than interesting than biology. In other words, there is no major your son needs to adhere to. They are flexible as long a your S has a major in mind by the time he applies as a TTP.
Current TTP-er here! SGR and I’m at a four-year! 
Hi @UCBUSCalum I am actually debating whether to attend a four year or a UC prior to applying to TTP in early 2020. My major concerns pertain the obtaining of certain classes as a freshman at a UC (since GE’s might fill up quickly and so forth). Also, even though I am a designated pre-major at a UC, that does not mean I have to take those specific classes that are suggested correct? I can take the classes that USC designates are beneficial for TTP and fill up on GE’s. Specifically, I am avoiding taking Econ; however, I would like to transfer to USC Marshall, and I am wondering if they would ask that I take intro to micro/macro at a UC if I choose to enroll there. I know there are a couple questions in here, but I am definitely at a crossroads.
@CADREAMIN - In an earlier post, you say that USC is just as happy with transfers from a four-year institution vs. community college, despite what they say in their invitation? What you say makes sense, but how do you know this to e true? What are you basing this on?
@raptornord : You should do the TTP and make an appointment to speak to a USC counselor to discuss a plan for courses in your freshman year. You might SIR at the UC if you don’t mind graduating from the UC if the TTP does not work out.
My S, first SIR with the UC in case he was not successful in transferring under the TTP and in June met with the USC counselor. The counselor basically gave him a plan of courses to take in year 1 and they were primarily GE courses and English writing requirements. Since many of the UC’s GE and writing courses fulfilled USC’s requirements, he concentrated on taking those classes. Although he was a biology major, his strategy was to get the best grades possible to secure a guaranteed transfer. He did not take any biology, chemistry or physic courses though they can fulfill GE and biology major requirements. He did take calculus for 2 quarters (which fulfilled the biology requirements) to get easy A’s, even though he had 2 quarters credits from passing the AP test. The USC counselor was okay with it when he asked about it. He took a couple of history classes and a few political science classes and developed an interest in political science. He even thought about making up the bio, chemistry and physics courses in the summer if he got accepted as a transfer. He ended up with a 3.94 freshman GPA, including taking 20 units in the winter quarter, and decided to major in Political Science. At USC, has a perfect GPA and is thinking of law school.
With regards to economics, the course can fulfill GE classes. I think you can defer it and can take it in your sophomore year, but you should discuss with the USC counselor and Marshall admission. If you are applying to Marshal as a sophomore, I believe you definitely should have the calculus completed during your freshman year. I believe you can get by and just take the minimum classes for your UC designated major, but take classes that can fulfill both UC and USC GE requirements. English writing would be one to take to fulfill requirements (for UC’s there should be 2 writing courses). The USC counselor says to get more A’s than B’s, but I think the fine print on the TTP agreement says at least a 3.6 GPA. Keep in mind that many of the UC classes are 5 units under the quarter system and 15 units+ is a full load. With that in mind, you would take 9 quarter classes in your freshman year and 2 would be English writing with 7 other classes for GE or classes for a major. S took 2 English, 2 calculus, 3 political science, 3 history courses, for a total of 50 quarter units. At the orientation we did meet a sophomore transfer to Marshall from LMU, That person had a 4.0 GPA. Hope that helps and good luck!
Does anyone know if it’s okay to get a C in a class as long as my GPA stays above a 3.6 for TTP?
Along with the 3.6 GPA requirement you also cannot get a c or below as a grade in a class