USC 2019-2020 Transfer Students STATS & DECISIONS ONLY

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FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS ONLY. STATS & DECISIONS ONLY

Use the format below.

[GREEN/BOLD]: Accepted - School/Major
[RED/BOLD]: Rejected - School/Major
[ORANGE/BOLD]: Wait-listed/other - School/Major
[PINK/BOLD]: Spring Grades Request
[BLUE/BOLD]: Scholarships/Financial Aid

STATS:

College Transferring From/Type:
Entering As:
GPA:
Units Completed/Degree:
Units in Progress:
GE Completed/How did USC evaluate your college coursework?:
Experiences (Extracurricular, job/work, volunteer, awards, etc.):
Common App Essays Description (subject/prompt & response):
Supplemental Essays Description (subject/prompt & response):
Short Answers (describe yourself, favorite food, etc.):
Letters of Recommendation:
Unique-OPTIONAL (race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, military, disability, legacy/related to USC alumni, employee, etc., extraordinary situation, experience, talent, etc.):
Finances-OPTIONAL (low income or high income? can you pay? etc.)
Location-OPTIONAL (where do you hail from/reside? State, country, etc.):
Other (anything else?):
Schools Applied To:

QUESTIONS:

  1. Were you surprised by the results?
  2. What do you think was your biggest strength/what got you in?
  3. Did you have any help with the application?
  4. Are you going to attend? Why or why not?
  5. Is USC your first choice?
  6. Did you submit/did the materials (transcripts, etc.) arrive on, before, or the deadline?

Comments:

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Applied to Viterbi for Computer Science

College Transferring From/Type: a UC
Entering As: sophomore
GPA: 3.41 (only for first quarter tho and it was a rough transition so expecting better for winter and spring)
Units Completed/Degree: 17
Units in Progress: 16
GE Completed/How did USC evaluate your college coursework?: 8 AP’s during high school so knocked out most GE’s
Experiences (Extracurricular, job/work, volunteer, awards, etc.): 3 internships during high school

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College Transferring From/Type:
Entering As: Sophomore
GPA: 3.526 (expecting 4.0 second semester)
Units Completed/Degree: 15
Units in Progress: 16
Letters of Recommendation: 2
Unique-OPTIONAL (race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, military, disability, legacy/related to USC alumni, employee, etc., extraordinary situation, experience, talent, etc.): Female, Legacy
Location-OPTIONAL (where do you hail from/reside? State, country, etc.): Indiana

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STATS:

College Transferring From/Type: 4year (UNLV)
Entering As: Junior
GPA: 4.85
Units Completed/Degree: 47 completed
Units in Progress: 15 in progress
not TTP

Experiences (Extracurricular, job/work, volunteer, awards, etc.): college athlete, high school athlete, lifeguarding a lot, working on campus

Letters of Recommendation: none
Unique-OPTIONAL (race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, military, disability, legacy/related to USC alumni, employee, etc., extraordinary situation, experience, talent, etc.): white, female
)
Location-OPTIONAL (where do you hail from/reside? State, country, etc.): Illinois
Other (anything else?):
Schools Applied To:
Accepted: SDSU, Pepperdine, LMU
Rejected: none so far
Waiting: UCLA, USC, UCSB

Overall, I am super excited to hear back from USC. If I got in I would go there in a heartbeat. It’s really discouraging that we have to wait longer than freshman applicants. I applied last year as a sophomore and got SGR (which I thought was a great sign) and I knew my counselor very well only to get REJECTED IN JULY. I also appealed and got denied again. Hopefully 3rd time is a charm! I did a lot of work on what makes a great essay and worked on it for months. I’ve used the same essay for other schools I’ve been accepted to so far so good. I had a friend from UNLV get into USC and he said he got his acceptance on May 22 of last year, I just hope mine is sooner. I look forward to seeing everyone’s results as the deadline get closer!!!

Stay up to date please:)))))

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Also please indicate if you received the Trojan Transfer Plan or not! It helps

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Applied to Marshall for Business Administration

College Transferring From/Type: Pasadena City College
Entering As: Junior
GPA: applied with a 3.35 and I recently updated them with my winter grades which should now show my current GPA as 3.45 (Upward trend)
Units Completed/Degree: 51? Maybe 55 but I got a D in a class so idk for sure. Finishing up my AA for transfer as well.
Units in Progress: 15
GE Completed/Pre req: Finished English pre req and working on my math pre req this 2019 Spring semester. 7/8 GE completed. Working on the last one this semester as well.
No TTP

Experiences (Extracurricular, job/work, volunteer, awards, etc.): Worked at my parents Mexican Seafood place, played sports in hs, Christian.
Essays: Wrote about how I didn’t take hs seriously and how I found a passion for business through my parent’s restaurant and described how I would pursue that goal through finance and what I envision myself doing with what I get out of a 4 year. One of the supplemental essays was about how I wanted to learn Portuguese and how I would benefit from it. And the last one was how I pretty much saw myself at USC. I mention a professor and specific things that they offered on campus as well as being a part of the Trojan family.

Letters of Recommendation: 1 from my English professor
Unique-OPTIONAL: Mexican-American, male
Location: El Monte, CA
Schools Applied To:
Accepted to: UCR
Rejected from: Pepperdine
Waiting: USC, Chapman, Boston University,

This is my first time applying to 4 year unis since my GPA was low coming out of hs (2.17). And overall the process hasn’t been too bad; I feel confident because I’m working on trying to end up with a 3.5+ by the end of this semester. It’s still a little tight for me since I still have lousy study skills from hs, but I’m trying my best along being guided through God since I cannot do it all alone.

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ACCEPTED - Applied and Computational Mathematics, B.S. - Dornsife
Decision Date: April 12, 2019 at 5pm PST

STATS:

College Transferring From/Type: American University of Paris (TTP Location)
Entering As: Sophomore
GPA: 3.7
Units Completed/Degree: 16
Units in Progress: 16
GE Completed/How did USC evaluate your college coursework?: 1 Humanistic Inquiry, Quantitative Reasoning (completed through AP Calc AP exam), 2 Social Analysis, Traditional and Historical Foundations (completed through AP European History AP exam), Foreign Language requirement for major
Experiences (Extracurricular, job/work, volunteer, awards, etc.): Internship at start up, took college coursework during high school, AP exam awards, competitive club gymnastics
Letters of Recommendation: 1 letter of rec from professor
Unique-OPTIONAL (race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, military, disability, legacy/related to USC alumni, employee, etc., extraordinary situation, experience, talent, etc.): related to USC alumni
Finances-OPTIONAL (low income or high income? can you pay? etc.)
Location-OPTIONAL (where do you hail from/reside? State, country, etc.):
Other (anything else?): I had the Trojan Transfer Plan
Schools Applied To: just USC

QUESTIONS:

  1. Were you surprised by the results?
  2. What do you think was your biggest strength/what got you in?
  3. Did you have any help with the application?
  4. Are you going to attend? Why or why not?
  5. Is USC your first choice?
  6. Did you submit/did the materials (transcripts, etc.) arrive on, before, or the deadline?

Comments:
I think I should add here that I was a Trojan Transfer Plan applicant and chose to spend my freshman year in one of USC’s partner universities in Europe. The GPA requirement for the program is 3.3 and I don’t think many people realize that it can be very hard to be aiming for good grades while also being submerged into the culture of an entirely new country. I was able to play my experience in Paris as a strength because I learned the language during my stay and really used the opportunity as a learning experience in its own. USC was my first choice school and I think it really showed when I chose to go American University of Paris, which is a hub for a lot of TTP students. I know a lot of TTP students in Paris scrape by and barely get the GPA requirement, so I think I stood out a bit by making sure my GPA was far above the requirement, which contributed to why I heard back early on. I immediately said I was attending as soon as I received admission! I also submitted transcripts and letter of rec way before the deadline.

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Accepted - Marshall/Business Administration 04/12/2019 3:00 pm HST

College Transferring From/Type: 4 year
Entering As: sophomore

Comments: TTP

I apologize for not having any more information to provide.

This acceptance is for my daughter.

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Accepted via Portal 4/12/19 - Marshall/Business Administration with a Pre-Law track for Fall 2019

STATS:

College Transferring From/Type: Pasadena City College
Entering As: Sophomore
GPA: 4.0 (3.6 ish UW in HS, 4.3 W)
33 ACT
Units Completed/Degree: 21 total, but 13 transferable (I can petition for 4 more though)
Units in Progress: 17
GE Completed/How did USC evaluate your college coursework?:
Completed: 1 class for Category B, 1 class for Category C, waived my Math 118 equivalent with AP Calculus AB score, which also waived my Category F requirement, and my APUSH score waives my Category H requirement

In Progress: Category A, 2nd class for Category B, 2nd class for Category C (which also doubles as a Category G class)

Experiences (Extracurricular, job/work, volunteer, awards, etc.):
Joined a club on campus, did some volunteer work, I mentioned an award I received back in high school (Senator’s recognition)

Common App Essays Description (subject/prompt & response):
The prompt is to describe why you want to transfer.
I briefly talked about why I chose CC, but then discussed how I needed to move on. Also discussed why I picked my major (through an experience I had in the summer) and what I aspired to do with it.

Supplemental Essays Description (subject/prompt & response):
What is something about yourself that is important to understanding you?: This one is kinda personal, but if you wanna know PM me

Why USC?: Talked about the programs that USC offered for Business Majors (such as study abroad), the clubs, and how the skills I’d be practicing at the ELC would help me with my potential career. I also discussed USC’s double majors and minors that I’d be potentially interested in.

Short Answers (describe yourself, favorite food, etc.): Not gonna type it all out here

Letters of Recommendation:
1 from my English teacher. Had him for the Fall and Winter. I did well in his class and we got along pretty well when we discussed stuff outside of schoolwork, he was happy to vouch for me. I think it also helped that he was a TTP student

Unique-OPTIONAL (race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, military, disability, legacy/related to USC alumni, employee, etc., extraordinary situation, experience, talent, etc.): Legacy - Father graduated from Marshall for grad school

Finances-OPTIONAL (low income or high income? can you pay? etc.): Not exactly sure, but grandparents will likely make it work

Location-OPTIONAL (where do you hail from/reside? State, country, etc.): Confidential

Schools Applied To: USC or bust

QUESTIONS:

  1. Were you surprised by the results?
  2. What do you think was your biggest strength/what got you in?
  3. Did you have any help with the application?
  4. Are you going to attend? Why or why not?
  5. Is USC your first choice?
  6. Did you submit/did the materials (transcripts, etc.) arrive on, before, or the deadline?
    Will answer these in PMs if people are interested.

Comments:

So glad I got accepted! If you get the Trojan Transfer Plan and USC is your dream school, then I recommend CC to save money and to get the classes you need to transfer. I found CC work easier than high school personally, and a lot of it is just learning how to manage your time correctly. Make friends with some of your teachers cause they may have to vouch for you in a letter of rec. Anyway last year I was unsure whether I wanted to go to a 4 year and transfer out, because I had wanted to study abroad, but family wouldn’t allow it. Going to CC was just a last resort for me because I just wanted the most straightforward path to USC by getting the classes I need and whatnot. It sucks that I missed out on a true freshman experience, but I’m glad I’ll be getting the rest of my college experience at USC. Even with TTP, and the grades, I was still anxious on whether or not I’d get accepted. For the essays I’d recommend starting them around November-December so that they’re ready for submission. Also make sure to send transcripts as soon as grades are available. Along with that, email your counselor with updates about your grades, schedule changes, etc. It’s in your best interest to keep them updated. Even if they may not reply, there is a chance they are still reading, but just don’t have the time to come up with a thoughtful reply. It’s just best to be on the same page as them. Also, if you have questions, look them up online before asking. They may get annoyed. I had to take a writing class during the winter that ended after the application deadline, and since it was a prerequisite, I sent that in as soon as it was available. Other than that, I’m glad I followed through with this plan. Nothing feels better than getting rewarded for your efforts. Best of all, it didn’t cost $500K and $1 million in bail!

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TTP?

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Accepted via portal on 4/12/19 through TTP, undecided (provost’s office) for Fall 2019

STATS:

College Transferring From: 4-year, Northeastern University
Entering As: Sophomore
GPA: 3.917 (fall), 3.7ish in HS
Units Completed/Degree: 17 I think? I took 3 AP courses in HS that are also transferrable
Units in Progress: 16
GE Completed/How did USC evaluate your college coursework?: I completed the writing requirement and foreign language requirement at Northeastern and the rest were electives. My APs fulfilled one humanistic inquiry and quantitative reasoning.

Experiences (Extracurricular, job/work, volunteer, awards, etc.): Did a semester school and was on yearbook in HS. Joined a club on campus and wrote about it in my Common App.

Common App Essays Description (subject/prompt & response): For why I wanted to transfer, I talked about how going to USC has always felt right to me / my gut is telling me that it’s the right school. I also talked about how Northeastern didn’t challenge me the way I wanted to. Lastly, I talked a lot about Annenberg and why its resources and qualities as a school would benefit me as a student. I name-dropped professors whose interests connected with mine and talked about how its requirements appealed me more to the program.

Supplemental Essays Description (subject/prompt & response): Something essential to understanding you: Talked about being Asian-American and how the conflict is essential to understanding me
Pursuing academic interests at USC: Talked about wanting to start a club at USC similar to the one I enjoy so much at Northeastern, can’t reveal it because it’s very niche / would be easy to find me but it’s a unique club to say the least, connected it to my major as well
How an Annenberg major would help me in the 21st century: Wanting to help bring light to sexual assault survivors and their stories and wanting to work or intern at RAINN

Short Answers: Too much to type, message if you wanna know
Letters of Recommendation: One from my professor last semester and my college counselor from HS
Unique: Asian female, sister went to USC in 2015 but didn’t donate
Finances: Did not apply for FAFSA
Schools Applied To: Only USC

QUESTIONS:

  1. Were you surprised by the results? Not super surprised because I had above the required GPA to get in through TTP, but still surprised they didn’t ask for spring grades.
  2. What do you think was your biggest strength/what got you in? My GPA at a top 50? school and the TTP
  3. Did you have any help with the application? I wrote all my essays by myself, but used the counselor through TTP to ask for more information
  4. Are you going to attend? Why or why not? Honestly not sure yet, if I do it’s for the opportunities that come with going to USC / thinking that I can study at Annenberg. If I don’t, it’s because I think co-ops are more valuable than any internships that USC would provide and that I like the culture in Northeastern more than that of USC.
  5. Is USC your first choice? Yes
  6. Did you submit/did the materials (transcripts, etc.) arrive on, before, or the deadline? HS transcript arrived before, college transcript arrived 2/14

Comments: I only applied to USC because I had the TTP or else I would not have considered even transferring schools- I had this decided before even attending Northeastern. I really wanted to get into Annenberg because of its top status as a communications school and not getting in may be why I don’t attend USC. I thought that my essays weren’t bad and I liked them a decent bit despite writing them in about two weeks. If anyone has any questions about this process or my stats/info, please let me know!

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ACCEPTED via portal 4/12/2019 through TTP, International Relations Major (1st Choice)

STATS:

College Transferring From/Type: Loyola University Maryland, 4yr college
Entering As: Rising Fall Semester Sophomore
GPA: 4.0
Units Completed/Degree: 20.5 Credits
Units in Progress: 18 Credits
GE Completed/How did USC evaluate your college coursework?: I took mostly core CE courses during my first year semesters. I already had the math and foreign language requirements covered.

Experiences (Extracurricular, job/work, volunteer, awards, etc.): I did a lot of social advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community, had two work-study jobs, was the president for three clubs (Gender and Sexuality, the LGBTQ+ Experience, and ACA). Received the CLS scholarship this semester and also did a bunch of volunteer and service work.

Letters of Recommendation: Two LORs from college professors I had gotten very close with already
Unique-OPTIONAL (race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, military, disability, legacy/related to USC alumni, employee, etc., extraordinary situation, experience, talent, etc.): South Asian, Trans-Male, TTP

Finances-OPTIONAL (low income or high income? can you pay? etc.): uhh we’ll see lolz no financial aid yet!

Location-OPTIONAL (where do you hail from/reside? State, country, etc.): Pennsylvania/Maryland

Schools Applied To: USC, UPenn, JHU

QUESTIONS:

  1. Were you surprised by the results? Yes
  2. What do you think was your biggest strength/what got you in? My passion
  3. Did you have any help with the application? Nope.
  4. Are you going to attend? Why or why not? I want to. Waiting for other decisions
  5. Is USC your first choice? Yeah
  6. Did you submit/did the materials (transcripts, etc.) arrive on, before, or the deadline? Before
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Accepted - Viterbi Computer Science 04/12/2019 5:00 pm HST via-email
Receive White box on 4/13/2019

College Transferring From/Community College
Entering As: sophomore

Comments: TTP

I apologize for not having any more information to provide.
This acceptance is for my Son

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Oops made an error in my post. My teacher who wrote the letter wasnt a TTP student, but he went to USC to get his bachelors and his masters

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ACCEPTED - Public Policy (second choice major, applied as Annenberg Comm), was part of TTP

College Transferring From/Type: Community College
Entering As: Sophomore
GPA: 3.65 (from fall and winter)
Units Completed/Degree: 23
Units in Progress: 18
GE Completed/How did USC evaluate your college coursework?: took 4 GE’s during fall, 1 lang in winter, 4 GE’s spring plus language again
Experiences (Extracurricular, job/work, volunteer, awards, etc.): Working 3 jobs during the school year, no EC’s, don’t think I talked about my HS EC’s except a couple stand-out ones in my resume which I attached
Common App Essays Description (subject/prompt & response): talked about how going to college and transferring still stem from everyone deserving a right to an education with some personal anecdotes sprinkled in
Supplemental Essays Description (subject/prompt & response): talked about music being an essential part of my life, being a singer
*pm if you want to look at essays!
Letters of Recommendation: one from a college professor whose class I really enjoyed
Unique-OPTIONAL (race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, military, disability, legacy/related to USC alumni, employee, etc., extraordinary situation, experience, talent, etc.): TTP, legacy
Finances-OPTIONAL (low income or high income? can you pay? etc.) dependent on FA
Location-OPTIONAL (where do you hail from/reside? State, country, etc.): Los Angeles
Other (anything else?):
Schools Applied To: only USC

QUESTIONS:

  1. Were you surprised by the results?

I expected an SGR as I barely hit the minimum GPA for TTP, but I think my rigorous course load and essays made up for it, hence why I received an acceptance right away. However, I did get in as my second choice major.

  1. What do you think was your biggest strength/what got you in?

Definitely the essays. I’d say I’m a decently capable writer.

  1. Did you have any help with the application?

No.

  1. Are you going to attend? Why or why not?

Dependent on FA.

  1. Is USC your first choice?

Yes, it was the only uni I applied to this year.

  1. Did you submit/did the materials (transcripts, etc.) arrive on, before, or the deadline?

Yes, before, but I think I sent in a supplemental transcript after the deadline since I ended up changing some of my expected classes.

edit: not sure if everyone got this but in my letter it says my acceptance is conditional upon getting a 3.3 this semester

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STATS ONLY - there is a transfer thread for discussion.

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Applied: Non-TTP

College Transferring From/Type: California Community College
Entering As: Junior
GPA: 3.94
Major: Human Biology
Units Completed/Degree: 60
Units in Progress: 13
GE Completed/How did USC evaluate your college coursework?: GEs completed
Letters of Recommendation: One from Organic Chemistry professor, one from Anatomy professor. Both are very good.

Finances-OPTIONAL (low income or high income? can you pay? etc.): V. low income
Location-OPTIONAL (where do you hail from/reside? State, country, etc.): California
Schools Applied To: UC Berkeley (Accepted), UC Davis (Accepted), UCR (Accepted), UCM (Accepted), UCLA (Waiting), UCSD (Waiting), Vanderbilt (Waiting)

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Applied: Non-TTP
College Transferring From/Type: CCC
Entering as: Junior
GPA: 3.8
Major: Political Science
Units Completed: 64
Units in Progress: 12
GE Completed/How did USC evaluate your college coursework?: GEs completed
Letters of Recommendation: One from my politics professor and another from my boss
Schools applied to: UCLA, UCSD, UCD, UCB
Accepted to: UCLA, UCB, UCD

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STATS:

College Transferring From/Type: CA CC
Entering As: junior
GPA: 3.22
Units Completed/Degree: 57
Units in Progress: 15
Major: Global Studies

GE Completed/How did USC evaluate your college coursework?: IGETC/ GE computed with some major prep.

Experiences (Extracurricular, job/work, volunteer, awards, etc.): United Nations Volunteer, Volunteer fo Governor Gavin Newsom, Internship with local CA assemblymember, Local art show coordinator and aid, Global Studies Club. Some
other little things here and there.

Letters of Recommendation: One letter of rec from my Poly Sci professor who I had a solid relationship with.
Unique-OPTIONAL (race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, military, disability, legacy/related to USC alumni, employee, etc., extraordinary situation, experience, talent, etc.): Half Iranian/ speaks and understands good amount of farsi… but could be a bit better.

Location-OPTIONAL (where do you hail from/reside? State, country, etc.): Bay Area but attending cc in so cal.
Other (anything else?):

Schools Applied To: UCLA, UCSB, UCI, USC, CSU LB, CSU SONOMA, UCB, UCD.
ACCEPTED TO: All besides UCLA, and UCB. USC: Pending

Although I have a low GPA I figured there was nothing to loose but the application fee. I think my essays and extra cirics are strong. Again GPA isn’t really competitive but it will be interesting to see if they look at me from a holistic view point.
GOODLUCK everyone and fight on!!!

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College Transferring From/Type: Bakersfield College
Entering As: junior
GPA: 4.0
Units Completed/Degree: 41
Units in Progress: 19
Major: Business Administration
Alternate Major : Political Science
GE Completed: All by the time I graduate, currently taking Business Law and the Writing Requirement

Experiences (Extracurricular, job/work, volunteer, awards, etc.): FBLA (went and placed at nationals), Volunteer at a local organization talked about helping an ordinance pass, Board position (social media marketing chair at a local association), Internship a local office where i do marketing, ASB President , Organized a leadership conference to encourage political activism in my town, fast food job, tutor, uploaded a certificate for an online financial academy I completed
Some other little things here and there.

Letters of Recommendation: One letter of rec from my Economics professor
Unique-OPTIONAL (race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, military, disability, legacy/related to USC alumni, employee, etc., extraordinary situation, experience, talent, etc.): Mexican, first generation, parents are fieldworkers

Location-OPTIONAL (where do you hail from/reside? State, country, etc.): Central Valley

Schools Applied To: UCLA, UCSB, USC, UCB, UCD.
ACCEPTED TO: All besides UCD, and UCSD