<p>Accepted - Roski School Of Fine Arts; Fine Arts Major</p>
<p>Stats: [ul]
[<em>] College transferring from:Los Angeles Valley College
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.73
[</em>] Units completed: 68
[<em>] Units in progress: 12
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: All except one foreign language class
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Volunteering at a few non profit events, Honors Club member, student art shows and a couple professional art shows, dean’s list
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Subway - “sandwich artist”, Barnes and Noble - volunteer
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): wrote about how my passion for art has driven me to want to affect change in urban Los Angeles, and to give people the opportunities to fall in love with art that I had; pretty good
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: Two from art teachers
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: UCLA (accepted as english major), UCI (accepted as art major), UCB (accepted as english major), Occidental (waitlisted
[li] Comments: I am extremely, extremely happy. Good luck everyone who’s still waiting! :][/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Sierra College
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore (spring 2010 admit)
[<em>] GPA: 3.98
[</em>] Units completed: 32
[<em>] Units in progress: none
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: most
[<em>] GEs completed: all
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Vice President of Honors Society, Internship at Planned Parenthood Public Affairs, Competitive horseback rider for 14 years, Internship with PR firm Terry Hines & Associates, Internship with Columbia Pictures, LOTS of volunteer work.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: ^^^
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): passion for health communications/women’s health
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: 1- english teacher- excellent
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: none! USC is the best!!
[li] Comments: I am absolutely elated… this is my dream school… this is an absolute dream!! [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: University of San Francisco
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.61 (After spring 09 =( )
[</em>] Units completed: 62
[<em>] Units in progress: 7 (summer)
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: All but 2
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Business Honors Cohort Program, Elementary School Girls BB coach, Elementary Mentor, Co-founder of Non-profit Org in India for poor and needy, etc.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Customer service rep 2+ years, Administrative Assistant Intern 1 year, Lab monitor, Junior mortgage Loan Consultant 2+ years
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): wrote about a journey i took through the slums of india and learned how i was a spoilt brat compared to them. =/
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: None
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: UCLA (rej), UCI (acc), UCSB (pending)
[li] Comments: i hope i get in! they wanted to see my calc grade and i got a B =([/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - School of Cinematic Arts/Critical Studies</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Los Angeles City College
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.42
[</em>] Units completed: 38
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: N/A
[li] GEs completed: I’ve completed most of the requirements for IGETC[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: I have a lot of travel experience (France, Spain, Canada).
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 2 years at my uncle’s tire shop as an Assistant Manager, 1 year at my father’s contracting company as a Payroll Administrator and 1 year internship at a production company as a Production Assistant, and later as a Head Writer for a television series the company developed. Overall, I averaged 32 hours a week while full-time in college.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote my essay about my passion; filmmaking. I spent months thinking about what I should write and ended up writing endless drafts. One morning, I wrote an entirely new essay in less than half an hour. It came from the heart; it didn’t contain any “big” words or try to be something it wasn’t. I poured my heart in that essay and nobody, not even a family member, revised it. I spent a week or two going over grammar mistakes and left it as is. Only a few family members read it upon completition and they were in tears.
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: 3 were required for SCA. 1) My English professor who was a very nice young lady, who has loads of degrees - and is still pursuing an MSIL from UCLA - she also has a PhD. She spoke about my ability to critically analyze written work. 2) My employer from the production company, who was accepted to USC three times but never went because he could never afford to go. He discussed my internship and how I went from a Production Assistant to Head Writer in a few months; the letter showed my leadership abilities. 3) The Cinema-Television Department Chairman from my city college. He spoke about the projects I made in his course and how I stood out from the rest of the class.[/ul]</p>
<p>Other:[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to: New York University (Rejected) and Chapman University (Pending)
[</em>] Comments: I never thought I would be filling out this form. It’s been my dream since a child to pursue a career in film and that dream has finally been realized. I was so discouraged by my GPA and people told me it wasn’t possible to transfer to USC with a GPA lower than 3.5-3.6. I can’t believe this happening, because I’ve been through so much in my life and things never work out for me. I hope people will realize anything is possible and dreams do come true.
[/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - Marshall School of Business/Busi Admin</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Community College
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.8
[</em>] Units completed: 93
[<em>] Units in progress: 10
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: All but one
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: President of AGS, recreational sports.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutor.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Crap, filled out application at the last minute. A few grevious typos and grammatical errors.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: Not required, didn’t send.
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: Northwestern, Gtown. Regardless of their decision, I won’t be attending either.
[li] Comments: Feels kinda good after being rejected from UCLA Biz Econ. (Especially since I have 4.0 in my pre-reqs, two jobs, president of AGS, 17 years old). However, I will not be attending. Just way too expensive. I’m also a bit surprised they accepted me. Although I know I had the grades, I bsed my essays and I spent the 3 minutes before the deadline answering all the short questions. If you search way back earlier in the thread, you will actually see I submitted the application a few seconds after the deadline. I originally applied as a backup for UCLA, but now I won’t be attending either school. A lot of things have happened since February and it looks like I’m going to be going on a totally different path. Nonetheless congratulations to all who got in, and to those who didn’t, don’t worry there are plenty of other great schools out there.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - Thornton School of Music/Music Industry B.S.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] College transferring from: Cal State Fullerton(1st semester) and Orange Coast College(2cd semester)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Entering as: Sophomore(right now it says transferring freshman, but that will change once they get my spring grades officially)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA: High school GPA - 3.7… College GPA - (1 semester, they didn’t ask for spring grade request which would have brought my college GPA average up to around 3.7 [i got a 4.0 this semester]) = 3.4</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Units completed: 15</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Units in progress:14</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Pre-reqs completed: Some</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GEs completed: around half</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] ECs listed on app: Drums/Music, Church worship band, Jazz band @ Cal State FUllerton, my current band (pretty successful- strong record label interest), Recording/HOme studio, work as YMCA counselor/teacher </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: Very good amount of work experience throughout high school and college</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays (subject and responses): Talked about Passion For Music</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Letters of Recommendation: One very good letter of reccomendation from a communication professor i had last semester, he liked me alot, not doubt in my mind that it was anything less of a spectacular letter!</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other:[ul] I had very very very prestigious awards from high school that no doubt helped me get in, i also sent in recordings of the studio work i have produced and done with my band/solo projects/etc.</p>
<p>[li] Other schools applied to: BElmont University = accepted</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Comments: very average SAT scores…also i received emails from them about a month before the package came in the mail…they seemed very interested and very excited to have me…so i kinda knew…which was a good feeling :-)[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Spring Grade Request - CLAS- Health and Humanities
(just got accepted for fall 2009!)</p>
<p>Stats:
[ *] College transferring from: UC Riverside
[ *] Entering as: sophomore
[ *] GPA: 3.5-3.6
[ *] Units completed: 33?
[ *] Units in progress: 18
[ *] Pre-reqs completed: all with last writing course in progress
[ *] GEs completed: some</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ *] ECs listed on app: I did not have that many ECs, just some volunteering experience from high school, honors society in college
[ *] Job/Work Experience: a little
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): I honestly think this was what got me in. My essays were very good and I talked about something really different–going to a club and rejecting a hot guy. Haha. No regrets though!
[ *] Letters of Recommendation: two (one from math professor and the other from my history TA)
[ /list][ b]Other:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Other schools applied to: Georgetown (rejected but oh well! I am happy with USC )
[ *] Comments: I have seen people with high scores get rejected from this school. The key is to present yourself in such a way that you stand out from the other thousands. Don’t be scared to be different and just be yourself. Good luck to all of you out there!</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] College transferring from: el camino college
[ *] Entering as: sophomore
[ *] GPA:4.0
[ *] Units completed:16
[ *] Units in progress:16
[ *] Pre-reqs completed:there aren’t any special pre-reqs
[ *] GEs completed:most
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: 3 community service orginazations
[ *] Job/Work Experience: manager at a small store
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): passions essay, it thought it was an okay essay
[ *] Letters of Recommendation: one letter of rec from a teacher who got his doctorate at usc in music
[ /list][ b]Other:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Other schools applied to: usd (accepted) and lmu (havent heard yet)
[ *] Comments: really suprised i didnt get and sgr! woo USC
[ /list]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Loyola Marymount University
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore (I will be considered a junior after fall semester)
[<em>] GPA: 3.7
[</em>] Units completed: 61
[<em>] Units in progress: none
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: all
[<em>] GEs completed: most except language
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: mostly high school- varsity tennis team captain, national honors society, community service, student ambassadors member, international club member, and other stuff.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: LMU offices, tennis instructor at a camp, CVS cashier, and I have an internship with the communications department at United Way.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Newton one. I thought it was pretty good and moving.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: Two. One from my communications professor and one from my English professor.
[ /list][ b]Other:[ /b][ list]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: FUCLA (rejected)
[li] Comments: I am in total shock. This has been my dream for so long and I cannot wait to start![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: CSU
[</em>] Entering as: Sophmore
[<em>] GPA: 3.79
[</em>] Units completed: 33 quarter units + 18 AP units
[<em>] Units in progress: 17 quarter units
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: A few
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Articles in medical journal; medical research project through different continents; Speaks 5 language; guitar instructor for little kids; band member; performed in over 20 charity/non-profit events.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: a lot
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): transition into life in the us
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: 2 (from english teacher and one from my supervisor)
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: None
[li] Comments: still shocked! [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] College transferring from: Glendale CC
[ *] Entering as: Junior
[ *] GPA:3.88 After spring currently 3.84 (No C’s, all A’s 2 B’s 2 W’s)
[ *] Units completed: 58
[ *] Units in progress: 12
[ *] Pre-reqs completed: All
[ *] GEs completed: all
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: B&G club (6 years); LA Aids Walk Event coordinator (5 years), REEO, AGS, MADD (mothers against drunk driving), Pitbull Rescue Association
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Panda Express (Assistant Manager), Kaiser Permanente
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): Why I chose Forensic Accounting – previous experience of corporate embezzlement and how I solve the case
[ *] Letters of Recommendation: 2 from acctg professors (former USC alumns), 1 B&G supervisor
[ /list][ b]Other:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Other schools applied to: NYU (Rejected), CMC (Rejected), LMU (accepted)
[ *] Comments: I think the W’s played an important role in the deciding factor despite the fact that I had to work 65 hours that semester. I graduated high school with a 2.1 GPA and almost went to juvie. I guess I should’ve written about THAT in my statement instead of why I have such great passion for Forensic Accounting.
[ /list]</p>
<pre><code>* College transferring from: Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL (took the semester off this past semester) but I am from Colorado myself.
Entering FALL 2009 as: Sophomore (Second Semester with credits…but still attending in fall)
GPA: 3.66
Units completed: 43 or 46…or so…not sure around there.
Units in progress: 0
Pre-reqs completed: N/A
GEs completed: English mostly
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: International Thespian Society (Vice President) Theatre, musical theatre, choir, journalism (an editor for school paper), Link Crew Leader, volunteer at fair trade store, co-founder of Cinema Club, some travel experience (Spain, London)
Job/Work Experience: Three part time jobs. Two at ice creams stores…one as a talk radio host on a 4 hour/weekly student talk show heard on iTunes.
Essays (subject and responses): The subject was something I was passionate about. I knew that many people would discuss what their passions truly were…which is fine…mine is acting…but I wanted to go another way. I chose to write about my passion for knitting…using knitting as a metaphor for my life and the trials and tribulations I have encountered. Etc, etc, etc.
Letters of Recommendation: 2 were required for the theatre program. But I sent in two additional letters to USC itself. So a total of 4. All from established teachers, professors and past directors I have worked with.
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<p>Other:</p>
<pre><code>* Other schools applied to: Chapman University (Pending) and Colorado University (Boulder) (Accepted)
Comments: I am a very driven actor and individual. I am excited to not only broaden my overall knowledge but train and jump start my acting career on stage and in film. I know USC will be a great platform for what I want to do! Be sure to find me on facebook or on twitter! You can facebook me at: Braden Davis (I live in Fort Collins, CO)…and on twitter at: x.com or email me at: bradenfdavis@gmail.com! I look forward to hearing from you all!!! Perhaps I can find future room mates on here for the fall!
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<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Borough of Manhattan Community College (NYC)
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore (not sure why, need to find out)
[<em>] GPA: 3.8
[</em>] Units completed: 77
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: All except language (need 2 more semesters)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: No time for ECs since I’ve worked 50+ hours/wk since 16
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Lots…Assistant Buyer for a boutique (2 years), fashion internship at Nylon Magazine (6 months), management positions w/ a Fortune 500 company (3 years), PR internship in fashion (6 months), Personal Banker at JPMorgan (6 months), Brand Manager in fashion (1 year/current)<br>
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): passion essay…Wrote about how my passion and interest in fashion has driven me to achieve things that wouldn’t have otherwise been possible. Looking back, I definitely should have spent more time preparing for it, but at the time I thought it was pretty good.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: one from my former English professor who owns her own PR firm in NYC
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: NYU (accepted), UCSD (accepted), UCLA (rejected), LMU (accepted)
[li] Comments: I NEVER thought I would get accepted to USC, especially to Annenberg! I moved out to NYC from San Diego right after high school graduation and took two years off to work, gain NY residency, and save money before enrolling at a junior college in Manhattan. I really never wanted to attend college because in my field of interest (fashion) it is not very necessary. But after working in fashion for a few years while going to school, I realized how much of an asset I can be to the industry with a strong academic background. I took the long road but it was worth it! I am soooooo excited to become a Trojan! Good luck to everyone and fight on! Btw-does anyone wanna sublease my NYC apartment?![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Pasadena City College
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore (4 more units for Junior standing)
[<em>] GPA: 3.46 (with an F included); 3.8 transferable without
[</em>] Units completed: 44
[<em>] Units in progress: 16
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: All
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: One – Score Moderator at Annual Science Bowl
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 35-40 hours at USC for the past two years
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Talked about an existentialist epiphany I had one night while staring in the mirror, and how that captures my transcending from a HS dropout/continuation student to an A-student.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: One, from a USC professor / clinical director
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: UC Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCD, all accepted!
[li] Comments: I went from a continuation student/ HS dropout to a USC TROJAN. Anything is possible – keep your eye on the prize and don’t stop trying! Can’t wait to start this Fall! Also, I applied as undecided because I hadn’t decided between Public Policy and Philosophy. Now I know I’ll be declaring Public Policy and hopefully pursuing a minor in Philosophy. [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>[ul] Stats:
[<em>] College transferring from: Arizona State University
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: college: 4.0 high school: 2.66
[</em>] Units completed: 23
[<em>] Units in progress: 14
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[li] GEs completed: All except for those you can only take at USC</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: a BUNCH of leadership activities
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Director of a debate camp/internships
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses):Newton: the change i made from high school to college
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: one. college english professor
[/ul] Other:[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to: none!
[</em>] Comments:thank god i got in!!! i love USC and i couldn’t be happier anywhere else. to next years transfers: make sure you write a compelling essay, and don’t be afraid to be yourself. USC loves leadership and they want to know what you can contribute to the trojan family. fight on!!!
[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Fullerton JC
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.8-3.9
[</em>] Units completed: 42 including Spring
[<em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[</em>] GEs completed: All but 2 that I’ll finish this summer
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Sports,some community service events, and ASB
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked for an accounting firm during the last 2 summers
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Newton essay about grandfather
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: NONE
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to: N/A
[</em>] Comments: Happiest day of my life!! I got rejected in high school and still made it to my dream school!
[/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - College of Letters, Arts and Sciences & SCA-Production</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from:Sacramento City College
[</em>] Entering as:Sophmore
[<em>] GPA:3.2
[</em>] Units completed:62
[<em>] Units in progress:0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed:didn’t check =/
[<em>] GEs completed:all
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app:Numerous help for non-profit organizations and church
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:Advertising Agency, Web Production Firm, and Post production firm
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses):I did the one describing your passion. I wrote a very personal essay about how I grew from all of the bad experiences when I was young and transformed them into making myself further realize my dream and passion for film and writing.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation:1 from U.S. History teacher |1 Art Director from AD agency |1 from Film Teacher
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: San Jose-accepted/ CSULB- rejected/ CSULA-accepted
[li] Comments:Be yourself when you write your essays, and write directly from the heart. Don’t worry what they will think of you. If your writing from the heart, they will see exactly what you want them to see. <a href=“You”>b</a>**[/li][/ul]</p>
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