<p>I am a sophmore attending University of Washington and wanting to tranfer to USC. I wonder if I have a shot getting in when my g.p.a is not as high as what it is stated on the brochure. I have a 3.1 g.p.a because I took all these courses that are not related to my major. My major related courses are solid B (3.4).
Suppose I have decent extra curriculars and application essay.
Do I have a shot getting in?</p>
<p>what did you do in hs?</p>
<p>your gpa is certainly on the low side, even your gpa in your major is below what it probably should be…i dont think you will be a very competitive applicant unless you can raise your gpa up in the next couple of semesters…things are different if you are in state for usc though</p>
<p>I am expecting to raise my g.p.a by end of spring. well, I am in Seattle right now but i used to live in Los Angeles area. My parents still live in cali!</p>
<p>USC is private, so being in-state is not an advantage. Being from Seattle will not disadvantage you in any way.</p>
<p>ECs won’t do anything unless they are truly stellar and unique. Focus on the essay more than anything. Show them why you want to be there and that you have done your research but also outline how you can be a good fit for USC and what their community can gain from you and your experiences. Try to get the GPA up. I know there are exceptions, but a 3.5+ is almost an informal cut-off. You are by no means going to be rejected because of your GPA, but you could significantly increase your chances by increasing your GPA by even .1</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>cctransfer-</p>
<p>you have said in multiple threads that ec’s are essentially meaningless, which is absolutely false and goes against the admissions experiences of almost everybody on this board. almost every school has ec’s as being a “very important” factor in admissions, unless you can prove this (which you cant) beyond hearsay, i suggest you stop promulgating that nonsense</p>
<p>Once again, go talk to the admissions people yourself and many of my insights will be corroborated. Read “A is for Admission” ( written by a former admissions dean).</p>
<p>ECs are weighted heavily in freshman admissions, but transfer admissions do not have the same view. I have heard this from two deans, one from Penn, the other from MIT.</p>
<p>I really do not mean to offend you and I apologize if I have.</p>