Transfer chance

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>I was rejected to the cinema school last year as a senior in highschool (3.3 gpa 30 act) and am currently at Northeastern University now. I was planning on staying with the option of transferring but realize that I really just want to go to USC and am going to apply to the Animation and Digital Art program at USC as a transfer. I got off to a rocky start and was an a tough dual-major computer science and interactive media program at northeastern. I decided I really didn't like computer science at all and switched to digital art and interactive media for next semester but the switch caused some complications for this semester.</p>

<p>I got an A and an A- in two non-CS 4 credit classes, an A- and an A in 1 credit classes (all required). Unfortunately I got a D in my computer science class (and automatically a D in the accompanying 1 credit class that didn't have any graded material) I had to stay in and it is currently killing my GPA, I dropped my other CS math class because it was going to count as an elective since I switched majors and I didn't want to waste one of my electives that I could use on an animation class on a math class so I got a W for that.</p>

<p>It comes out to a 2.8 now which is awful, and presumably I will continue to get A-'s and A's in all my classes next semester as they are similar to the non-cs classes I took this semester and they were all manageable.</p>

<p>I'm wondering if I realistically have any chance of being accepted (to USC as a whole, I know the competitiveness for the cinema school is different), yes the overall number is bad but will it be looked at in context at all? Especially once I submit my spring grades so instead of one bad grade out of 4 classes it's one bad grade out of 8 or whatever it comes out to since the rest of my grades aside from my CS class from the Fall will all be A's and A-'s. I also had some other health issues I had to deal with that made things more hectic.</p>

<p>Sorry for the long message but any help would be appreciated.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>If you can provide good explanations for the D/W it will definitely put it into context. You most likely will get a spring grade request though, and if your portfolio is really good they might admit you with the stipulation of putting you into the DSP (I think that’s what it’s called) program. I’m not sure if that’s the exact name, but it’s basically a program in which you have to speak to your counselor more often and they monitor your grades closely to make sure you succeed.</p>

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<p>Alright, so not all bad news. I’ll explain the dual-major and switch and all that and other issues that made my tough schedule harder. I was also wondering if they weight 4-year university grades differently than community college? I considered going to community college and getting GE’s out of the way but couldn’t justify it since it was no guarantee even with a 4.0 that I’d get in but I imagine had I done that my GPA would be drastically different.</p>

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<p>The admissions committee takes a holistic view of your entire application. The college you now attend is considered. Keep in mind the program you hope to enter is ranked #1 in the nation. There is fierce competition for the number of openings. Your portfolio must stand out among hundreds.</p>

<p>Last year for admitted transfers the average GPA was 3.7. There were 9,611 applications to transfer to SC. I am guessing with the Commom Application the number of transfer applicants will rise. Make sure your application is complete, on time and you have a stellar portfolio. Have a range of college applications, including a safety you like and/or a financial safety.</p>