USC 2010 Transfer Thread

<p>Hi makebank24, </p>

<p>What do you mean by “impact on campus”? Does it mean some kind of leadership position or just EC in general? </p>

<p>I’m a freshman at Linfield, a small liberal arts college in Oregon. Is there any chance for me? </p>

<p>I also want to ask a cliche question: when should be the best time to transfer? I’ve read ton of ideas and I’m now overwhelmed. Still, I really appreciate your personal idea. </p>

<p>As far as I am concerned, sophomore year may be a better choice since at that time, we’ve had a long enough history at the current college to show our transfer school. Isn’t it true?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>linkcrease - it really doesn’t matter which college you are actually coming from. If you look at the USC transfer brochure, I think the estimated number of transfer applicants who are accepted (68%) mainly come from California Community College. This is because most CCC students know the articulation agreements with USC, along with how USC is such a big thing in Cali. Also USC says they don’t give preference to which ever you school you come from though and it makes sense. So don’t sweat it if you’re coming from Oregon.</p>

<p>When it comes to EC’s, I’m just talking about clubs and other things that come into affect with the campus. Here at PCC, I’m doing 2 clubs that are related to volunteer work and assisting the surrounding community. It would be preferable to find a good position at which ever EC you choose, just remember that you will have to put in the time. For me, I feel a bit overwhelmed trying to take on those positions because of my time constraints balancing 17 units, a part-time job, and 2 clubs.</p>

<p>The best time to transfer depends on how well you did in HS and are currently doing in college. If you didn’t do well in HS, I would recommend sticking it out there and transferring for junior standing. The reason is that your admission will solely be based on your efforts in college rather than both HS and college. I hope this answers your questions.</p>

<p>What generally causes USC to issue a SGR? Like, is it if your gpa is on the border, or if you have less than 30 units at the time of applying? I mean, my gpa is currently at 3.82, and by the end of fall semester I’ll have 36 units. So would these factors help me get accepted straight out (If they were going to accept me, of course), or would there still be a possibility of me getting a SGR?</p>

<p>YoungCollegeGirl - usually SGR’s occur when applicants are completing prereqs during the spring semester or have not completed the majority of prereqs. SGR’s tend to occur with freshmen applicants for sophomore standing because of unit standing.</p>

<p>It depends on whether you have completed your prereqs or going to finish them by spring.</p>

<p>Makebank24,</p>

<p>Thanks for your reply. </p>

<p>I’ve just come to Linfield and people here are really nice. I deeply love people here at Linfield very much. But I still want to transfer. </p>

<p>I believe you transfered before. Did you come into any difficulty from your current school? To be specifc, do people make it hard for you in your way? Are professors willing to give you rec for you to move away?</p>

<p>I know this probably has been answered a million times but if a sophomore transfers 30+ credits, the high school transcript will still be looked at, correct?</p>

<p>What does a semester look like for a USC freshman? How many of the gen eds and req courses on the planning sheet would be fulfilled after their first year? Basically, I want to know how much I’d need to catch up since I know I can’t fulfill everything this year.</p>

<p>LIKEME, if u have 30+ units USC does not take your high school transcripts in to consideration.
As for a semester at usc, my gf is currently a freshman and is an accounting major. She has math, econ, business and biology right now, but im not sure about her spring. But she won’t have all her GEs done as a freshman. So you should probably be fine since you do not need to have your GEs completed before you transfer.</p>

<p>linkcrease - I haven’t transferred yet. I’m eagerly waiting to transfer out this year. For having professors willing to give a rec, of course they’re willing in my situation. Since there really are not too many options for CC students, professors know that some schools require recs to transfer.</p>

<p>im a freshman at my community college and iim wondering for the other communication majors what courses are you taking to transfer over to usc. im applying as a sophmore transfer.</p>

<p>Hey guys! I am currently a second-year at Cal Poly Pomona, and I hate it (aside from the people). My grades in high school were rather mediocre at a 3.5 as I had little motivation, so I suppose that I deserved to go here. Although I attended one of the top public high schools in the nation, it was not enough to save me. I entered Pomona with one thing on my mind: transferring to USC.
I currently have a 3.51 GPA (low, I know, but I take very challenging courses) with six or seven major extracurriculars as well as 61 quarter units completed at the end of this term. There are no W’s on my transcript, and my lowest grade thus far has been a solid “B”. I have not completed my revisions on the essay, but I’ve always been a rather strong writer; moreover, I am having it proofread by five different (qualified) people. I plan on studying Kinesiology in CLAS, as I am doing now, and will put Biology as my second choice. Do you guys suppose I have somewhat of a chance?</p>

<p>@dreamingUSC - The best thing to do is keep working on your essay and try to get your GPA up by the time you apply.</p>

<p>should i even consider applying to USC?
sticker price of the school comes out to around 45-50K.</p>

<p>i am from a low-income family and my sisters (3) all went to UC’s … should I follow suit and apply strictly UC’s?</p>

<p>(*provided my gpa is up in time… thats the ultimate factor, but still considering my possible uni’ choices)</p>

<p>I believe that you should apply regardless. I am not familiar with how financial aid really works, but I do know that USC offers a great amount of need-based aid. In fact, it could possibly come out to being cheaper than a UC, depending on the amount that you potentially receive.</p>

<p>the last thing i want to do is rack up student debt, have no job after graduating and bumming around in my parents home.</p>

<p>my sisters came out of the UC system with around 20k in debt (except my oldest, she got a full ride to cal) and that debt is somewhat manageable.</p>

<p>coming out of a private would most likely double that even with a generous aid package…
hmm, we’ll see.</p>

<p>sorry to derail this thread but anyone got a link / information on people who have gotten Aid packages, etc etc?</p>

<p>That may be true, but I still believe that you should take the chance. You never know how much they would be willing to pay for.</p>

<p>Quick question: Has anyone gone to a transfer day yet? I’m going to the one on friday, I really need to know how longs it lasts. Thanks!</p>

<p>@youngcollegegirl
-it should probably last 2 hours? im not sure but that’s how long i’m going to be there for this friday as well. i’m going to the law school info sesh though so it could be different.</p>

<p>oh!! question!!
anyone interested in GOULD?!
I know they claim that it’s harder to get in to gould if you do go to USC as an undergrad. (i’m still just trying to transfer into usc for my undergrad). but i looked at the current freshman class and usc grads make up the largest percentage of gould freshman this year (22 people)</p>

<p>my school doesnt offer some of the ge requirements but this is what im taking can some plz tell me if im on the right path!?</p>

<p>eng 101 & 102
bio 101 & 102
intro to sociology
american literature
American History
World Civilization
sociology family class</p>

<p>am i on the right path, my college don’t offer to many of the general education requirements and i have already fullfilled my math requirement in high school</p>

<p>nevrmind on the last post.</p>