<p>Starting a new thread where anyone who is currently in the process of applying to the University of Southern California 2010 can ask questions about the process and seek answers!</p>
<p>1)Make questions that are generalized.</p>
<p>2)Make questions that are Part I/Part II specific</p>
<p>3)Lets help each other get into one of the finest institutions in the land! Fight On!</p>
<p>I have a question myself.</p>
<p>My current situation: I have a 3.7UW gpa, and am attending Texas State University.</p>
<p>At the end of this current fall semester I will be at 21 completed/transferable credit hours.</p>
<p>My highschool career was mediocre at best due to my passion of competitive hockey and some emotional situations I was going through regarding my parents and their divorce. My graduating GPA was a 2.7, and my SAT scores from highschool were Above Average, but nothing USC quality(2000 combined or higher).</p>
<p>Therefore, When I send in my application I will have less than 30 credit hours completed(21 completed, 12 pending spring).</p>
<p>I do plan on interviewing with an admissions member, because I am a personable person, and I think it will bode well for me to get my story across, as well as my passion for the university.</p>
<p>In the part II section of the application, should I write my reasoning behind my sub-par highschool performance in the “Optional-box” section of the app.?</p>
<p>I find they can look at it two ways: 1) Here is a kid that suffered through some things, and had a passion get in the way of academic performance, but since then is continually proving himself in the college ranks or 2) His lack of “time-management” and ability to cope with things going on in his life is not respecatble at a premium institution like USC.</p>
<p>I’m not sure which way to go on this, and I would love to hear any feedback as to what I should do in my situation.</p>
<p>Sincerely,
Beau</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/743892-usc-2010-transfer-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/743892-usc-2010-transfer-thread.html</a></p>
<p>^^ 19 page USC transfer 2010 thread in the transfer forum.</p>
<p>For the optional box, I think you should acknowledge that you did have problems in the past with said items - recognize that as a weakness you had in the past that you had let hinder your academics and mark it as a lesson learned. It’s best to make it seem not as excusing yourself, but showing that you have matured from said experience. That way, they will be informed of the problem, and see that they are dealing with an adult who achieved the 3.7 gpa and not the high schooler with a 2.7. They will then be able to make the decision on whether you are a victim or not - at least this way, even if they deem it as ‘not a good enough reason’ you will be in concordance. Be hard on yourself so that the admissions counselors don’t have to be for you.</p>