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College transferring from:
Trojan Transfer Plan (TTP)/Legacy: Answer “Yes” or “No”, indicate which if applicable
Entering as:
GPA:
Units completed:
Units in progress:
[ ] Pre-reqs completed: A list helps but a fraction (5/8, 3/6, etc) works as well
[ ] GEs completed: same idea here
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ECs listed on app:
Job/Work Experience:
Essays (subject and responses):
Letters of Recommendation:
College transferring from: San Diego (City+Mira+Mesa) College
Trojan Transfer Plan (TTP)/Legacy: No
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 4.00
Units completed: 22
Units in progress: 15
Classes:
WRIT 101 (A)
WRIT 130 (A)
Calc II (A)
Calc III (A)
Linear Alg (IP)
Diff Eq (IP)
Phys 1 (A)
Phys 2 (IP)
ECs listed on app: Phi Theta Kappa, Mountaineering, Sierra Club Volunteering, Amateur Rocketry, Published Children’s Book
Job/Work Experience: Golf Course, Amazon Warehouse, Math Tutoring
Essays (subject and responses):
Transfer essay - Listed specific club, proffesors and resources
Other interest - Wrote about a history class which sparked my curiosity in the subject
Why Major/USC - Wrote about building rockets as a kid and specific resources at USC
Personality (Viterbi) - Wrote about my passion for mountaineering
NAE (Viterbi) - Did the water one
College transferring from: Oxnard College
Trojan Transfer Plan (TTP)/Legacy: No
GPA: 3.95 GPA
Entering as: Junior
Units completed: 59
Units in progress: 12
Pre-reqs completed: Finished all of them; Calc is in progress.
GEs completed: Finished all of them
ECs listed on app: President of FBLA on campus, runs a Etsy account
Job/Work Experience: Walmart
Essays (subject and responses): Main essay: Wrote about where my parents came from and tied it with my love for business and how I plan on making a certain club at USC.
Academic: Wrote about how my love for business/economics sparked from seeing my uncle own a small business.
Personal: Wrote about my lack of confidence and how the gym helped me… A lot more personal though, but that’s a quick overview.
Letters of Recommendation: Counselor wrote one for me
College transferring from: California CC
Trojan Transfer Plan (TTP)/Legacy: No
GPA: 4.0 GPA
Entering as: Junior
Units completed: 16
Units in progress: 17
GEs completed: I’ll be finishing all of the required/recommended courses by the end of spring.
ECs listed on app: Leadership position in aculture club, college honors program student council, honors program newspaper staff writer, pre-law society
Job/Work Experience: Kumon assistant teaching gig, internship for public policy at a smaller organization
Essays (subject and responses): Main essay: Wrote about change and growth in mindset during summer vacation that coerced me to change from journalism to public policy. Justified going to community college through that lens.
Other interest: Wrote about my love for film ever since I was little, how I want to explore that in USC
Why USC?: Wrote about specific research and club-related opportunities only found at USC, tied it to my internship.
Letters of Recommendation: One from Kumon owner, one from first-semester writing professor.
Other schools I’m going to apply to: Northwestern, Vanderbilt, NYU
College transferring from: Cerritos College
Trojan Transfer Plan (TTP)/Legacy: No
Entering as: Junior
GPA: 3.88
Units completed: 68.5
Units in progress: 15.5
Pre-reqs completed: 2/2
GEs completed: 6/8
ECs listed on app:
VP of Accounting Club
VP of ALPFA Chapter
Cal CPA Ambassador
Student Life Committee Student Rep
Hiring Committee Student Rep
In a Accounting Faculty run program that is invite only by the professors
Job/Work Experience:
None
Essays (subject and responses):
Personal Statement-
Wrote about having been homeless, how it inspired me to become an accountant, and how I want to inspire youth who were like me to chase their aspirations and teach them financial literacy. Summed it up by explaining that USC would provide the education needed to make that happen and the qualities I possess that would make me a viable fit.
What is essential to understanding you?-
I summed up how I went through tragedies that lead to my self destruction, and after talking to a mentor of mine, how I now am more comfortable than ever with my past and my future by allowing the acceptance of those things.
Why USC? -
Talked about the Leventhal Transfer Program, the robust Accounting Society, and the ELC at Marshall.
Letters of Recommendation: 1 from my Accounting Professor whom I’ve taken all my accounting courses with over my time at CC
Other schools applied to:
CSULB(Accepted), CSUF(Accepted), UCSB
College transferring from Santa Clara University
Trojan Transfer Plan (TTP)/Legacy: Non-TTP/Legacy
Entering as: Sophomore in Viterbi for CSBA
GPA: 3.904
Units completed: 44(quarter units) = 29.333 Semester Units
Units in progress: 16 (quarter Units) = 10.667 Semester Units
Total Units at end of Spring: 40 Semester Units
Completed Calc 2 PreReq For Viterbi
Working on WRIT 130 PreReq this Spring Quarter
ECs listed on the app: Research, Intern, Competition wins, Karate Black Belt
Job/Work Experience: Internship as a Software Developer
Essays (subject and responses):
Main 650 word essay: Talked about how USC is the perfect school for me with the right CSBA major that combines CS and business.
Why USC? : Talked about research opps and courses and professors.
Decision:…waiting
College transferring from: California CC
Trojan Transfer Plan (TTP)/Legacy: No
Entering as: Junior
GPA: 3.7
Units completed: ~99
Units in progress: 11
Pre-reqs completed: All besides Calc2, which is in progress.
GEs completed: All
ECs listed on app: Just jobs I worked in the past and talked about my current job.
Job/Work Experience: Construction, prep-cook, and shipping manager.
Essays (subject and responses):
Main essay: Wrote about how I got interested in CS and why I decided to apply to USC.
Other interest: Wrote about my love for cooking.
Why us?: Wrote about Viterbi’s resources for CS majors and my second choice of major.
Personal: Wrote about being shy at times and past job experiences that taught me to be a
creative/hard worker.
NAE Challenges: Wrote about enhancing virtual reality to help surgeons practice and minimize accidents.
Letters of Recommendation: None
Other schools applied to: Santa Clara(Accepted)
College transferring from: California CC
Trojan Transfer Plan (TTP)/Legacy: Yes/No
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 4.4
Units completed: 15
Units in progress: 16
Pre-reqs completed: All
GEs completed: All
ECs listed on app: Job, volunteering, sports, yearbook,
Job/Work Experience: restaurants
Essays (subject and responses):
Letters of Recommendation: None
Other schools applied to: None
