Transfer Hopeful

College Majors Theater/Drama Majors
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Hi there,

So I posted here http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/18366381
And Well USC did not pane out. They wanted so much money from me and wouldn’t look at my current economical situation. Which is fine. I knew they had the option to consider me a dependent even after all other things happening in my life.

So know I am trying to find college that take transfers. The schools I am interested in are:

Dream-
Calarts

Match
Chapman
Loyola Marymount
Stella Adler

Safety-
Lacc
CSULB
AMDA

I know there are other schools but being a transfer I’m unsure with how I will look to them. I am wondering if I should add peperdine or occidental to the list. I had Juliard and NYC Tisch but my grade for my CS classes at usc brought my GPA down to 3.1.

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No auditioned school should be considered a match….

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Julliard will not care about your grades at all…though it is the toughest of all admits artistically.

Here are the rules for determining dependency. http://www.fafsa.com/understanding-fafsa/fafsa-dependency

It looks like you are independent after age 23, so if your parents won’t pay, maybe you could wait a couple of years? (I don’t know how old you are.)

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Okay. So anything you want to say about the situation? I don’t think the order of how I rank my schools really matters in this situation. Unless it does. In which it would be helpful to know why it matters. I understand schools where you audition are harder to get into.

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My understanding is that a match school is one you can get into with your stats…so when you throw the audition portion into the mix I would move Chapman to the reach position. Also Chapman is pricey so it may be an issue as well. Not sure a 3.1 will get you in there as they do care about grades and courses taken. Occidental has a high requirement for GPA as well. Pepperdine requires that you attend church so if that is an issue for you you may want to rethink that one.

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USC has there own policy when it comes to dependent status for school aid. So the fasfa does see me as an independent where USC sees me as a dependent. They told me over the phone they can see me as a dependent for as long as they want. :’[

HS I got a 3.7 CSUF I got a 3.9 and usc I have a 3.1 In all my acting classes I have got As.

When it comes to tuition I have a low efc so most schools grant aid. Plus I am not worried to much because my husband has a very good job.

Any one have recommendations for any schools I should consider?

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I think it’s a pretty good list. You will definitely get into AMDA if you have any talent at all, so there’s your safety and the rest seem perfectly reasonable to me.

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Are you auditioning for Adler conservatory or via NYU? Not sure if you are looking for a certificate or a degree

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Look at UCLA and CalState Fullerton which has a very high ranked program, although you do not audition until sophomore year.

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I was actually at Fullerton not for drama. But I didn’t like the campus.