<p>oops. forgot to put in for EC’s: volunteer in a Vietnamese student organization</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Accepted - Thornton Music Industry B.S. [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] College transferring from: Las Positas Community College
[ *] Entering as: Junior
[ *] GPA: 3.27
[ *] Units completed: 60
[ *] Units in progress: None because I took a semester off to intern at a pretty prestigious recording studio in the bay area.
[ *] Pre-reqs completed: Micro and Macroeconomics
[ *] GEs completed: All
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Won a few awards for high school talent shows, was in many local bands, have my own home recording studio, experienced with Logic and Pro tools, got an internship at a pretty prestigious recording studio in the SF bay area.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 4.5 Star Steak House, Rite Aid, Studio Internship
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): Passion for music
[ *] Letters of Recommendation: One from the head engineer at Sony Playstation recording studio and the other from the owner of the recording studio I am currently interning at. Both were very good letters.
[ /list][ b]Other:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Other schools applied to: Cal Poly Pomona: Wait list
[ *] Comments: I worked really hard this year to build my resume and get in good standing with a few people in the bay area music industry. I wrote a good essay and I’m sure the internship and letters of rec helped out. I got rejected last year and since worked on my resume to get it prepared for USC. Don’t give up hope if you get rejected because it IS possible to get accepted next year if you really work on your school, essay, ECs, and more! DON’T lose hope.
[ /list]</p>
<p>Accepted - MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: CSU-Pomona
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.8
[</em>] Units completed: 36 quarter units
[<em>] Units in progress: 12 quarter units
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: English, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics
[<em>] GEs completed: All
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Basketball, DJ-ing, community service stuff
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Various Law and Real Estate firms
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about my DJ-ing experiences
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: nope
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: usc or nothing
[li] Comments: gl to everyone ![/li][/ul]</p>
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<p>[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Rejected - SCHOOL/MAJOR[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>**Accepted - VITERBI/ BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: UC Davis
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.27
[</em>] Units completed: 31 (quarter units)
[<em>] Units in progress: 18 (quarter units)
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Chem 2A,B,C, Math 21A,B,C, Physics9A, English ENL 3 and UWP 1
[<em>] GEs completed: Macro and Micro Econ (Econ minor), and the above classes (right?)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout as of the beginning of this year), Soccer, Track, other leadership stuff
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer job in 2005 working on computers in our local school district haha
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote a poem about why I wanted to transfer to USC for the “work of art” prompt. Focused on the school pride that was lacking at Davis and that I liked about USC. I suck at english/ poetry, but I guess it worked haha
For the short answers I wrote about skiing, autocrossing my car, and my Eagle Scout project
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: None
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: None
[li] Comments: My GPA was super low (3.2 Fall quarter) so I was amazed that I got in, especially since I got rejected last year. Getting Eagle this year definitely helped, and I definitely spent more time on my app this year. [/li]My test scores (34 ACT, above 700 on my 3 subject SATs, 2060 SAT) definitely helped as well, and my HS grades (4.0 weighted) did too since I have so few units.
There’s hope for people with low GPAs! Fight on!
[/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - Annenberg/Broadcast Journalism</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: Saddleback College
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 4.0
Units completed: 21 (by the time I applied)
Units in progress: 15 (by spring)
Pre-reqs completed: All
GEs completed: All
ECs listed on app: 4 years High School Varsity sport/Captain, ASB/officer, NHS, PTK, Dean’s List, NCL…etc.
Job/Work Experience: Job teaching dance to k-8th graders.
Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about one of my Hero’s (friend).
Letters of Recommendation: 4: 2 from USC alumni and 2 from USC professors (used to teach there)
Other schools applied to: None
Comments: USC = HEAVEN ON EARTH
TODAY IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!! FIGHT ON :)</p>
<p>Spring Grade Request - Marshall/ Bus. Admin.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Hunter College
[</em>] Entering as: Sophmore
[<em>] GPA: ~3.65
[</em>] Units completed: 12
[<em>] Units in progress: 19
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Macroecon (A-)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: N/A
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: N/A
[li] Comments:[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - Thornton/Music Industry</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Saddleback Community College
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore, but really Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.93
[</em>] Units completed: 56
[<em>] Units in progress: 6
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Micro and Macroeconomics
[<em>] GEs completed: All of them
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Some good industry internships, music volunteer work, band promoting, involved in local music scene
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Guitar Center
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Thought it was good, talked about how an experience with a band made me want to work in the music industry
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: I didn’t submit any.
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: None, USC or bust!!
[li] Comments: Fight on, kids! I worked really hard these past two years on building my resume and I am more than overjoyed that I got in. Good luck to everyone else, hope to see you on campus in the fall :)[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - CLAS: Philosophy (2nd Choice)
Rejected - SCA: Interactive Entertainment(1st Choice)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago)
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Units completed: 69 when I sent the application
[<em>] Units in progress: 15 when I sent the application
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: N/A
[<em>] GEs completed: All except Language III
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul][</em>]Northeastern Illinois University Honors Program
[<em>]Dean’s List; Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010
[</em>]Combat Infantryman Badge
[<em>]Army Commendation Medal
[</em>]Army Achievement Medal
[<em>]Army Good Conduct Medal
[</em>]National Defense Service Medal
[<em>]Global War on Terrorism Service Medal,
[</em>]Iraq Campaign Medal [/ul]
[ul] ECs listed on app: Ethics Bowl
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Medical Courier, US Army Infantry, Computer Repair Technician
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote on vision and voices.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: 3; from the head of the philosophy department, 1 philosophy professor and one creative writing professor.
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: Yale
[<em>] Comments: So *</em>**ed I didn’t get into SCA.</p>
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<p>Accepted - Undecided (2nd Choice)</p>
<p>**Rejected - SCA: Critical Studies (1st Choice) **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: University of Miami (FL)
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 (3.88 after 2nd semester but they didn’t ask for spring grades)
[</em>] Units completed:32
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: Diversity GE’s I, II and started Lang.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: A bunch of orgs from freshman year: Cinematic Arts Commission, UFilm, UMTV, First Year U Leadership Program, and then high school film/tv/theater stuff. Also Army ROTC.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: University of Miami Security
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I did the one on what is important to you, and I talked about how taking risks and chances in life is something that is important.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: I didn’t send any in for the general admissions, just the ones for Cinematic Arts.
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: Loyola Marymount LA (Accepted)
[li] Comments: I am so happy to finally get in!!! I talked to people at SCA and they told me that students already at USC have an application period only for them in the fall and can be accepted for the spring, so that is what I am banking on. </p>[/li]
<p>To future transfer applicants, I thought my life was over when I didn’t get in as a freshman. I went to UM and had a great time my freshman year and worked my butt off my first semester, which I think impressed admissions. Just work hard your freshman year, get those gen-eds out of the way, and make sure you really show the admissions committee how much you want to go to USC. Good luck everyone and FIGHT ON!!!
[/ul]</p>
<p>**Accepted - School of Cinematic Arts - Production **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: De Anza College
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore/Junior (however my units end up)
[<em>] GPA: 3.49
[</em>] Units completed: 110 (quarter units; receiving an AA)
[<em>] Units in progress: 11
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: A lot of film classes
[<em>] GEs completed: Almost all, I think?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Work in the industry, various awards from high school.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: worked on lots of film sets doing various jobs.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Love of film.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: 2 from teachers, 1 from internship.
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: A lot of CSU’s and UCLA (didn’t get accepted)
[li] Comments: I had a really good resume and letters of recommendation. I must say this, I have never been one to get constant A’s ever, but if you show what talent you have, you have hope! Good luck to everyone![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - Marshall School of Business</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from:Mt. San Antonio College
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore(this is without Spring units so hopefully a Junior?)
[<em>] GPA:3.77
[</em>] Units completed: 48.5
[<em>] Units in progress: 14
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: All but one category.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Students In Free Enterprise, AGS, PTK, H.S. Golf Captain, Best Buddies, Honors Program.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: MaPower - Small electronics/computer hardware business. Worked there for about 3-4 months.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about having a disease since I was younger which has affected me negatively. However, I never expected this disease to help me grow as a person; in addition, it helped me realize the importance of my life and those who are a part of it. I’d probably rate my essay 8/10
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: 1 from my Business Calculus teacher. I’d say 8.5/10
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: St. Johns, UCR (Accepted to both).
[li] Comments: This is a great feeling to be accepted. Just know that USC judges applicants based on more than just your GPA. Make yourself stand out in some way which is what I did in my opinion. Another thing is that I just want to let whoever is reading know that don’t lose hope. At one point, I really thought I wasn’t going to be admitted and then this happened but yea…other than that FIGHT ON!!![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - Marshall</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: De Anza College
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore (should be junior)
[<em>] GPA: 3.93 (at time of application)
[</em>] Units completed: 90ish
[<em>] Units in progress: some
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: About half?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: None
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Part time 30hrs/week
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Tried to be funny.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: My awesomeness speaks for itself… jk
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: UCLA, UCI, UCSB (going to UCLA)
[li] Comments: It’s good to try and be funny? [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - ANNENBERG/COMMUNICATIONS</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Mt SAC
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.6
[</em>] Units completed: 41
[<em>] Units in progress: 20
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All done
[li] GEs completed: All categories and IGETC</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - MARSHALL</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Foothill
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore (should be junior after I send in my final transcript)
[<em>] GPA: 3.9
[</em>] Units completed: 46
[<em>] Units in progress: 12
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All math econ english
[<em>] GEs completed: IGETC done, USC GE one or two missing
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Student Government, Business Club, Entrepreneur Center, Track & Field (HS), School Magazine (HS)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: TA + Student Tutor, Summer: Legal Intern & Accounting Intern
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): i wrote about how my athletics training shaped my personality
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: one from Chair of Business Department
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: UCs and UVa (waitlisted)
[li] Comments: International Student[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>**Accepted - Marshall School of Business **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: University of Portland
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore (Hopefully as a junior since I have 62 semester credits)
[<em>] GPA: 3.63
[</em>] Units completed: 62
[<em>] Units in progress: 1
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Bus Calculus, Fin Accounting, Mgr Accounting, College Writing, Advanced Writing
[<em>] GEs completed: Intro to Sociology (Diversity), Modern Western Civ (Western Cultures and Traditions), Intro To Fine Arts Honors (Arts & Letters)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: UP Investment Association, UP Accounting Association, UP Hawai’i Club, Outrigger Canoe Paddling
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: USAF PACAF Summer Intern, Entrepreneur/Owner of a small business venture SL Audio, Cashier at a sushi restaurant.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses):What matters to me and why? Talked about an eye opening experience I had on an alternative break I did with the migrant farming community in Yakima, WA.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: 1 from my Fin Accounting Professor, 1 from my Stats Professor
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: Boston College, Northeastern, Chapman
[li] Comments: So stoked to get into Marshall! I’ve dreamed about going to USC since I was about 5 years old, but I screwed around in high school and got rejected when I applied as a freshman, worst day ever. Turned it around though, and worked hard for 2 years at UP to make myself competitive. I think my essay and my short answers really helped me too since USC is about more than just GPA (So don’t give up! I thought for sure I’d be rejected back in the fall). I got rejected from BC and NEU but there was no way I wanted to go east anyway so I rushed the apps. Just have to wrangle up the funds now! FIGHT ON!!![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - Marshall!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]College transferring from: Mount San Jacinto & Palomar
[</em>]Entering as: Says sophomore but should be Junior
[<em>]GPA: Transferable 4.0 Cumulative 3.75
[</em>]Units completed: 80ish
[<em>]Units in progress: 12
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: All
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>]ECs listed on app: Raced national level motocross from age 10-20
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: I think I listed my last two jobs and my ebay store
[</em>]Essays (subject and responses): Talked about chasing my dreams and what it taught me. Spent a ton of time on my essay and short answers. With competitive GPA this is the most important part of the app. IMO
[<em>]Letters of Recommendation: 2- One from my econ professor (USC alum) and an English professor
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>]Other schools applied to: USC or bust baby!
[li]Comments: Makes all the late nights and early mornings worth it! I remember going through the thread last year and being so motivated to add myself to the list and let me tell you- it feels incredible! So for you future transfer hopefuls- work hard, make sacrifices and never lose sight of your goal and you too can make USC a reality! [/li]FIGHT ON!!!
[/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - Marshall: Business Administration</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: University of California Riverside (UCR)
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.9
[</em>] Units completed: 56
[<em>] Units in progress: 8
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Business Calculus, Micro Economics, Macro Economics, English Requirement
[li] GEs completed: Category I, II, V, Diversity [All but Category III, Taking III the Summer 2010]</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Arcadia High School Theater 2 Showcase Production, Arcadia: A History of Service Museum Exhibit at the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum, Skit Performances at Arcadia Community Center, Arcadia High School Speech and Debate Team. Elaborated on my Speech and Debate team and listed a bunch of awards/trophies I won.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Essay Prompt: “What Matters to Me and Why” asks faculty and staff to reflect on their values, beliefs, and motivations. Presenters talk about choices they have made, difficulties encountered, and commitments solidified. Write an essay about an event or experience that helped you learn what is important to you and why it is important.
- I’d like to say my admission’s essay was the best essay I had ever written in my entire life. Though the essay had a 700 word limit, I spent literally 20+ hours worth of labor reconstructing, rearranging, and forging my essay to it’s fullest potential with creative devices, metaphors, engaging/clever title, and well crafted prose. I had two of my English professors read it, and many of my friends, family members, all of whom offered valuable critiques and suggestions that just contributed to the overall quality of my paper. I wrote of my mother’s adversities during her childhood and how she developed her ideology and philosophies of having a loving family that she never had. I juxtaposed my mother’s creed and aspirations with my success during my freshman year of college and derived a sense of understanding of why I was able to attain meritable grades without the pressure of my parents, but with their sagacious guidance. I demonstrated a sense of maturity and growth because I wrote that I understood that my success in college was not achieved because of my individualism and hard work, but is achieved because of my mother’s sacrifice and her ways of my positive upbringing.
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: Received 2 from my English professors. They both actually wanted to work on the letter with me and asked me for suggestions of what they should include to supplement their ideas and compliments of me as a student. I was able to look at the letters before they submitted them and made a few changes with my professors. The letters looked really thorough and awesome and elaborated on my character as not only as a hard working student, but as a person who had a thorough understanding and awareness of the world around me.</p>
<p>[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to: None, it was USC or bust!
[</em>] Comments: I was always mediocre in high school and was never anything special or particularly smart, but in college, I found myself differentiating myself greatly from my peers and applying to USC really gave me the motivation and push to succeed in college. In the beginning of college, I was never the brightest student in many of my classes, but I was definitely the student who pursued higher education with the greatest fervor. In doing so, I soon found myself really being at the top of every class I took and established really good relationships with my professors. By a wanting to attend USC so badly, I ignited a flame of aggressiveness in my pursuit of knowledge and succeeding in college. </p>
<p>Going on College Confidential and being able to have my questions answered, answering questions of others, really gave me a bigger push to see how so many other people wanted to achieve the same goal I did. I truly appreciate what College Confidential has done for me and I hope whoever is thinking about applying will utilize this site to its fullest potential and make new friends through this long arduous application process.</p>
<p>I hope to see some of you at USC in the future, FIGHT ON!!
[/ul]</p>
<p>ACCEPTED - THORNTON / MUSIC INDUSTRY</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: CCC
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.3
[</em>] Units completed: 56
[<em>] Units in progress: 9
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: All
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Worked at concerts and community service
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at a music marketing company
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Pretty good. Chose the “What matters to me and why” prompt. Told them my life story basically.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: One
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: NONE. It was make it or break it!
[li] Comments: I’m so thankful I got in. Good to know I can breathe a sign of relief![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Spring Grade Request - ROSKI/B.A. FINE ARTS
Got the letter in the mail today.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: El Camino College
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Units completed: 17 (12 transferable)
[<em>] Units in progress:18
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Intermediate algebra, writing course in progress
[<em>] GEs completed: Category I in progress
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Gay-Straight alliance president, Theatre Club, stage management, Ryman Arts, black belt in Tae Kwon Do, drawing classes.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: High school drama technical director (in charge of the student stage crew), portfolio photographer, odd jobs for my parents and their friends.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): “What matters to me and why.” Art vs. my relationships with people. No spelling/grammatical errors. I’m a fairly good writer.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: Two from art instructors
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: USC or bust.
[li] Comments: I had one W Fall 2009. [/li]High school test scores: SAT (CR 570, Math 610, Writing 740); ACT (31); SAT subjects (Lit 620, Math II 590, Spanish 660); Spanish Lang AP 3, Spanish Lit AP 2, Environmental Science AP , English Lang AP 3, Psychology 4.
I’m fairly sure I’m going to get straight A’s this semester, so we’ll see what happens!
[/ul]</p>