<p>so i will be an incoming freshman at uci, but really have my heart set out for usc. a lot of people are telling me transferring is a lost cause, especially for marshall or leventhal, but what exactly will it take for me to have the best chance to get in? also can someone help me out with the articulation agreement? i have no idea how to read this thing. </p>
<p>“This Transfer Planning Guide identifies how course work from UC Irvine will apply to subject requirements for the BACHELOR OF SCIENCE,BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (486 ) degree at USC.”</p>
<p>The tool is designed to help you determine how each course taken at UCI will transfer to USC.</p>
<p>How bad do you really want to go to USC? And secondly, do you want to save a ton of money in the process? If so, don’t enroll at UCI as a freshman.</p>
<p>If you want it THAT badly, drop out of UCI, enroll in a community college, get a 3.85+ GPA with A’s in ALL Marshall pre-reqs (calculus, econ, accounting, writing). Join Alpha Gamma Sigma (the community college honor society) and create/host some business events to show your leadership potential. Have a solid essay for when you apply as a junior. </p>
<p>If you do all of that, I almost guarantee you will get into USC Marshall, UCLA Biz/Econ, and Berkeley Econ (Haas is a different story).</p>
<p>I agree with Moss. I am at UCI trying to transfer to USC for English. I had a choice as well to enroll in a CC, but I realized if I don’t get into USC, I will at least be at a 4 year anyways. It’s all up to you, but I prefer to be at UCI instead of a CC. I’m in the honors program, so I get all my classes. And USC doesn’t need to put community college applicants before other applicants like the UC’s since it’s private.</p>
<p>This year I met two people who spent their freshman year at UC Irvine and then successfully transferred to USC. Go for a 3.75+ GPA and get involved in some activities to make your transfer application competitive. Also take UCI classes that Marshall accepts so that you’ll already have some coursework done if you do end up transferring to USC. Contact Marshall advisers and check Marshall’s website and the USC articulation agreement for guidance.</p>
<p>And always keep an open mind. You might end up liking UCI and the friends you make there so much that you won’t even feel like transferring by the time application season rolls around; you never know. Good luck!</p>
<p>thanks for all the input. also, what’s considered a solid number of quarter credits to transfer to usc and is there anything else i can do to help myself have a better shot to getting in?</p>