USC Transfer Decisions 2009 OFFICIAL THREAD

Transfer Students
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<p>I have decided to start this thread, so others can look during this year and following years and see what the stats were for those who got in and those who didn't, and can have a sort of starting point of determining their chances. I am doing this simply because I found last year's thread useful, and hope that I can contribute to this year's thread not only for those applying this year, but also for those applying in future years.</p>

<p>ONLY STATISTICS: Accepted, Rejected, or SGR ONLY!!!!!!
ANY discussions or questions should be posted HERE <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/533874-usc-2009-transfer-thread-202.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/533874-usc-2009-transfer-thread-202.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>WARNING: The following is copied and pasted VERBATIM from last year's post: all credit for it goes to einna!!!!!!!!!
I HOPE THIS IS ALLOWED, LOL.</p>

<p>Use the format below. Copy and paste, then take out the spaces after each left-bracket --> [</p>

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<p>Copy and Paste the following into your post. Choose one from the top three (accepted, rejected, SGR). Take out the space after each left-bracket!</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Accepted - SCHOOL/MAJOR[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Spring Grade Request - SCHOOL/MAJOR[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Rejected - SCHOOL/MAJOR[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] College transferring from:
[ *] Entering as:
[ *] GPA:
[ *] Units completed:
[ *] Units in progress:
[ *] Pre-reqs completed:
[ *] GEs completed:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
[ *] Letters of Recommendation:
[ /list][ b]Other:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Other schools applied to:
[ *] Comments:
[ /list]</p>

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<p>Which should look like this:</p>

<p>Accepted - CLAS: English</p>

<p>Stats:
College transferring from: Marshmallow CC
Entering as: junior
GPA: 4.0
Units completed: 58
Units in progress: 12
Pre-reqs completed: all done
GEs completed: all done except for Basket-Weaving 1
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Hospital Volunteer, rescused a kitten from a tree
Job/Work Experience: 40 hours a week at the Crayola factory
Essay: Did them the night before, wrote about my undying devotion to Celine Dion. I'd say it was a pretty good essay.
Letters of Recommendation: Sparkling!
Other:
Other schools applied to: none
Comments: I'm stoked, yay!</p>

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<p>[ b]Accepted – College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Economics**</p>

<p>-De Anza College</p>

<p>-Entering as a junior</p>

<p>-GPA: 3.8</p>

<p>-95 Units Completed by the end of Spring Quarter </p>

<p>-All the Pre-Reqs except for Calc 1B (Will take in the summer)</p>

<p>-IGETC</p>

<p>-E.C: Phi Theta Kappa, High School Varsity Soccer, some other ones but honestly
nothing too special.</p>

<p>-Jobs: Pizza Delivery Driver for 3 years lol, Teen Club Promoter for 2 years</p>

<p>-Essays: 9/10</p>

<p>-Letter of Recommendations: From Econ, Stats, and Astronomy professors. </p>

<p>-Other: Graduated high school a year yearly, but when I was 16</p>

<p>-Other Schools applied to:
Accepted: UCSB, UCSD, UCI,
Rejected: UCLA
Waiting: Cal and NYU</p>

<p>Comments: USC is EXPENSIVE! =(
As much I’d like to go there, its 50-50 at best…</p>

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<p>**Accepted - College of Letters, Arts & Sceiences: Kinesiology **</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Mission College / Santa Barbara City College
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.86
[</em>] Units completed: 74 semester units at Mission College (3 semesters + summer + winter session)
[<em>] Units in progress: 17 semester units at SBCC
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Category I and II completed / Category III and V in progress
[<em>] GEs completed: All (Writing, math, and fourth semester of French)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: AGS Programs Director / ASB Senator/ Psychology Club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): “Newton’s First Law of Motion” - talked about physical therapy sessions
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: None
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: Cal Poly SLO, UCB, UCLA, UCSB, UCI, CSU LA
[li] Comments: I applied to the UCs as a psychology major just to see if I could get in (sorry). The only other school I would have considered was Cal Poly SLO for kinesiology. USC was my first choice and I’m super excited!! Thanks and good luck to everyone on the USC 2009 transfer thread. [/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>HTML Code is off and I do not know how to turn it on, sorry. </p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Spring Grade Request - SCA/Production[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] College transferring from: Santa Monica College
[ *] Entering as: Junior
[ *] GPA: 4.0
[ *] Units completed: 46
[ *] Units in progress: 15
[ *] Pre-reqs completed: Diversity
[ *] GEs completed: Category 1, 3, and 5
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Youth and Government, programs/volunteering in Israel, Uganda, South Africa, Portugal, India, Mizoram, Greece and Turkey
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Odd jobs and an internship with a clothing designer
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): Subject on Passions: Wrote about writing
[ *] Letters of Recommendation: 4 (1 extra that was last minute) - 2 from teachers, one good one okay, 1 from director of travel program, good, and the last from former SCA alum and world famous film director who is a friend </p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Other schools applied to: None
[ *] Comments: There was also a bunch of supplemental materials for SCA that is the real determining factor, as SCA overrides any decision the University makes
[ /list]</p>

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<p>Spring Grade Request - SCA/Production</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Santa Monica College
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Units completed: 46
[<em>] Units in progress: 15
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Diversity
[<em>] GEs completed: Category 1, 3, and 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Youth and Government, programs/volunteering in Israel, Uganda, South Africa, Portugal, India, Mizoram, Greece and Turkey
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Odd jobs and an internship with a clothing designer
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Subject on Passions: Wrote about writing
[li] Letters of Recommendation: 4 (1 extra that was last minute) - 2 from teachers, one good one okay, 1 from director of travel program, good, and the last from former SCA alum and world famous film director who is a friend </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to: None
[</em>] Comments: There was also a bunch of supplemental materials for SCA that is the real determining factor, as SCA overrides any decision the University makes
[/ul]</p>

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<p>SORRY IF THIS DOESNT WORK AND ITS NOT ALL THE INFORMATION. </p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Spring Grade Request - College of Letters Arts and Sciences: Art History </p>

<p>College transferring from: El Camino College
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 3.6
Units completed: 20<br>
Units in progress: 13
Pre-reqs completed: All
GEs completed: All </p>

<p>Other:
Other schools applied to: None</p>

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<p>Pre-reqs and GEs: all done after this current semester
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Dean’s list. National Honor Roll. 30+ Hours of community service. England, France, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Greece, Spain, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Bahamas, more.<br>
Job/Work Experience: Have been working on and off since Sophomore year in high school and currently have two jobs.
Essays (subject and responses): Law of Motion: wrote about my brother.
Letters of Recommendation: none.</p>

<p>Comments: GOOOOOOOOOOOD LUCK EVERYONE!</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Accepted - CLAS/bIOLOGY[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>I hope this works…</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] College transferring from: CSUN (California State Univeristy Northridge)
[ *] Entering as: Junior
[ *] GPA: 3.85
[ *] Units completed: 62 (Not including this current semester)
[ *] Units in progress: 14
[ *] Pre-reqs completed: All
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]</p>

<p>[ *] Job/Work Experience: CVS Pharmacy Technician
[ *] Letters of Recommendation: 3 Recommendations (2 from teachers 1 from pharmacist)
[ /list][ b]Other:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Other schools applied to: NONE</p>

<p>[ /list]</p>

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<p>Accepted - CLAS/Econ
Stats:
College transferring from: Fordham
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA:3.8
Units completed:15
Units in progress: 16
Pre-reqs completed: micro
GEs completed: I have no idea
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: athlete (I was not recruited by USC)
Job/Work Experience: lots of volunteer work
Letters of Recommendation:none submitted
Other:
Other schools applied to:NYU
Comments: I didn’t expect a decision so soon</p>

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<p>Accepted - CLAS/Econ
Stats:
College transferring from: UC Santa Cruz
Entering as: Junior
GPA:3.78
Units completed:60
Units in progress: 15
Pre-reqs completed: all of them
GEs completed: I have no idea
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: sorority, docent, confirmation leader, girl scout
Work Experience: lots of volunteer work & accounting intern
Letters of Recommendation: one from an accountant for Warner Bros. & one from a writing professor
Other:
Other schools applied to:UCLA-regected
Comments: :)…but ahh now i have to decided if im actually gonna make the move back to LA</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Accepted - MARSHALL/BUSINESS[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>College transferring from: CCC
Entering as: Junior
GPA: 3.88
Units completed: 64 semester
Units in progress: 15 semester
Pre-reqs completed: all
GEs completed: all besides categories that must be taken at USC
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Mentoring
Job/Work Experience: lots of community service and work experience in firms
Essays (subject and responses): newton
Letters of Recommendation: recommendations from UCLA professor and Columbia professor at my ccc
Other schools applied to: Cal (Rejected), UCLA (Accepted), NYU (Accepted),
Comments: Deciding on wether to attend NYU or USC
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/656912-transfer-another-college-not-provide-previous-schools-transcript-2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/656912-transfer-another-college-not-provide-previous-schools-transcript-2.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Accepted - CLAS/Religion</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: California Lutheran University
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.93
[</em>] Units completed: 37
[<em>] Units in progress: 12
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: I believe all of them
[<em>] GEs completed: Almost all
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Been in commercials and television shows, do the sport of rodeo, went to NYLF DID in D.C., Europe trip, work experience at the largest business litigation law firm in the U.S.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Quinn Emanuel, commercials, print, and theatrical
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Denis Diderot
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation:1
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: None
[li] Comments: Good luck everyone. Fight On!</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]</p>

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<p>Accepted - CLAS/Philosophy</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from:Boston College
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA:3.74
[</em>] Units completed:15
[<em>] Units in progress:16
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed:all except for English composition
[<em>] GEs completed: most
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Co-Editor-In-Chief of high school newspaper (9,10,11,12), Key Club member (11,12), Interact Club member (9,10), Captain of Academic Challenge (9,10,11,12)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: First real job this summer as a front desk secretary
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Pretty good. I choose the Denis Diderot quote and wrote about my obsession with the metaphor and how I use it to draw meaning from ordinary incidents and objects.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: None
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: Stanford
[li] Comments: I feel so lucky and happy! [/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>i meant rejected not regected
i was so excited my fingers got the best of me lol</p>

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<p>i got my sgr today</p>

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<p>To anyone who is having trouble figuring out the HTML, note that you need to get rid of the spaces in the coding.</p>

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<p>Spring Grade Request - CLAS/ECON</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: University of Oregon
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.87
[</em>] Units completed:20
[<em>] Units in progress:10
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Macro, Micro, Calc, English Comp 1
[<em>] GEs completed: Most completed
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Quite a bit of EC’s. NSCS, Dean’s List, a lot of volunteer work, etc.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: QFC (grocery store)
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Pretty Lame (6/10)
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: None
[/ul][ b]Other:**[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: USC or bust
[li] Comments: I really hope I don’t have to wait until mid-July[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>does USC grade and report back to you on your essay??</p>

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<p>Grey, I say that we repost this and fix it for everyone</p>

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<p>lol i agree with captain… not to sound mean or anything, but we can get accepted to a school like USC, but can’t press the edit button to fix the HTML? :stuck_out_tongue: come on, thats just being lazy…</p>