<p>**Accepted - Marshall School of Business **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Saddleback College ('08-'10), UC Berkeley (Fall '07)
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore… just like everyone else
[<em>] GPA: At Saddleback: 4.0, but at UCB: 11 units of not-very-good which was explained as medical consequences
[</em>] Units completed: 73
[<em>] Units in progress: 19
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[li] GEs completed: All possible</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Nothing above average for this caliber of school during college years (due to illness), but a lot of great stuff from HS.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: A decent number of continuous good sounding jobs since sophomore year of high school, but nothing ridiculously special or specific to business or accounting.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote well composed essays/short answers, and completed the quick takes with respectful levity. The essay was specific to my major as I talked about a research paper/conference in my field, and I incorporated how it helped to shape my career goals. For the activity, I wrote about my job teaching chess. Everything was well written, but I didn’t spend any time throwing in literary devices that didn’t come naturally to me when trying to convey my message when I first typed it.
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: Three as follows: 1) Honors Director/Honors Economics/Honors Humanities Professor, 2) Honors Political Science/Honors Humanities Professor, 3) Honors Business Professor. The all pretty much wrote that I was the smartest person they’d ever met =p</p>
<p>[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Legacy: Brother (BS Accounting), Mother (MBA)
[</em>] Other schools applied/accepted to: Claremont McKenna College, Cal, UCLA, UCSB
[li] Comments: I chose to go to CMC as soon as I saw the acceptance packet because, well, its awesome.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: East Los Angeles College & Pasadena City College
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.87
[</em>] Units completed: 68 (Semester)
[<em>] Units in progress: 17 (Semester)
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All except Calc I (in progress)
[<em>] GEs completed: All
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: AGS, Dean’s Honor Roll (x3), President’s List, AP Scholar, Member Outreach Chair of Circle K. 80+ hours/year of community service.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 2 part time jobs in the past. Currently shift leader at my third part-time job working 27+ hours/wk.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Discussed difficulties with family and talked about holding down a job. In all honesty, my essay as well as my short answers were pretty weak.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: None
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: UCR (Accepted), UCB (Rejected)
[li] Comments: I’m just relieved that I did not get straight-out rejected BUT it’s going to be a long month of waiting after submitting my spring grades.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - Viterbi : Industrial & Systems Engineer
Stats:
College transferring from: De Anza/Foothill Community College
Entering as: sophomore
GPA: 3.6
Units completed: 33 sem. units
Units in progress: 13 sem. units
Pre-reqs completed: all done
GEs completed: all done or in progress except GE CAT V, FILM/TV 1
Subjective:
ECs listed on app:
Job/Work Experience: Miyo Frozen Yogurt
Essay: Personal
Letters of Recommendation: Three, from two teachers and my pastor
Other:
Other schools applied to: none
Comments: EXCITED</p>
<p>Accepted - Viterbi : Electrical Engineering
Stats:
College transferring from: OOS 4yr private
Entering as: Junior
GPA: 4.0
Units completed: 64 sem. units
Units in progress: 16 sem. units
Pre-reqs completed: all done except English (None offered at my uni)
GEs completed: all done except English
Subjective:
ECs listed on app:
Job/Work Experience: Teaching Assistant (CS), Math Tutor (Precalc - Linear Algebra)
Essay: Okay. I just revised my prompt from an app for another school.
Letters of Recommendation: NONE
Other:
Other schools applied to: Cornell ECE, UCB EECS (OOS), UCLA EE (OOS), WUSTL, UIUC
Other schools accepted to: All above
Comments: Heading to Cornell!!!</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: Cal State Dominguez HIlls
Entering as: Sophomore [Applied as Junior]
GPA: 3.37(at time of application) After Spring 2010: 3.47
Units completed: 64
Units in progress: None as a result of the semester being over, but had 18units during Spring 2010.
Pre-reqs completed: 3
GEs completed: 4
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]ECs listed on app: LAPD CADET Program for 6years [been through every rank], Founding member of an organization on campus, Church Service, Camp Counselor.
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: CSUDH EOP peer advisor.
[<em>]Essays (subject and responses): LIfe changing Experience: Wrote about how during my senior year in high school I observed how much help high school students need as a result of their low motivation and lack of initiative.
[</em>]Letters of Recommendation: 1
[/ul]Other:
Other schools applied to: NONE
Comments: Never give up regardless of your current or past circumstances. Always allow room for optimism even though you might think you have a low gpa because it is not impossible.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Moorpark College (took a class at Santa Monica College and LA Mission College also)
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore, but will change to Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.76
[</em>] Units completed: 67.5
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: All
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app:Football; High School-- MVP of team 2 years in a row, Team captain 10th grade
Wrestling; High School-- 3-time CIF qualifier, Set 5 school records, 2-time Varsity team captain, Multiple awards
including Most Dedicated, Coach’s Award, and MVP
Baseball; High School–Most Dedicated award 9th grade
Basketball; High School
Wrestling; 2 years at Moorpark College; Starter at 133 lbs.
Jewish Alliance Club-Member
Boxing Club Vice-President and Co-Found
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:Intern at UBS Financial Services, Inc., Teller at Wells Fargo Bank, Delivery Driver at Michael’s Pizza
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): The persistence one–wrote about how i was an honors student and gave up and then regained my focus and desire to be a better student/person…I’d probably give it a 9.5/10
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation:One from my econ teacher, one from my calculus teacher, one from UBS Financial Services, Inc., and one from a former professor and lifetime member of Cardinal and Gold
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: Oregon, Arizona, and Washington (accepted into Oregon and Arizona, Washington pending)
[li] Comments: I cannot believe this is real! After getting my SGR I was determined to get a 4.0. I have wanted this my whole life and now I am finally a member of the Trojan family!!! FIGHT ON![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - Undecided (College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: University of Arizona
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.83
[</em>] Units completed: 32
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: N/A
[<em>] GEs completed: Diversity, Language, Writing, Math, Category 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: High school sports, ASB involvement, Community Service Organizations, etc.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None.
[</em>] Essays: I wrote about how high school football made me come to believe in the power of community.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: Just one from my English professor at the U of A. It was an exceptional letter.
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: USC or bust!!
[li] Comments: My status changed from “reviewing,” to “forwarded to committee” on May 25, and changed to “decision has been made” on May 27. I received my acceptance in the mail that same day. Just signed the lease for a place in Gateway today. I am elated!! FIGHT ON!![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Paradise Valley Community College
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.67
[</em>] Units completed: 86
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Math and English
[<em>] GEs completed: I, II, III, and Diversity.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Volunteer work with Refugees, Performances, PTK, and Cancer awareness
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked part time at DSW for that past year
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I began working on them in October, haha. I think they are the best essays Ive ever written.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: My Anthropology professor wrote mine and her husband, a UCLA graduate, said it was an amazing one.
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: USC or bust baby.
[li] Comments: During this process I learned a lot about myself because I pushed myself to my limits and found out how truly far I could go.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - CLAS/ Philosophy (Ethics, Law, and Value Theory)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Phoenix College
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.95
[</em>] Units completed: 63
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Mathematics, English,
[<em>] GEs completed: I, II, III, V
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: President’s Honors List for four semesters; Phi Theta Kappa member; volunteered in high school; worked full time my whole college career. I can’t quite remember what else I wrote.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 4 years full time at DHL:GF (currently); 3 years at Fry’s electronics; 1 1/2 years at Walmart (first job)
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Compared my previous college experiences with my current one. There is more detail in comments. It was a very difficult compare and contrast essay that was hard to put into words. I probably could have used more feedback.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: One from my Honors Philosophy professor and one from my Honors Political Science professor.<br>
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: None. Never finished applications for Vanderbilt, Columbia School of General Studies, or the University of Arizona. I didn’t have much desire to head east for undergrad studies and I found out I got into USC before the UA deadline.
[li] Comments: I am a nontraditional student who graduated high school back in 2000. I attended a local community college during my freshman and sophomore years of high school with disastrous results (2 F’s in 6 classes taken). Attended Arizona State in 2001, but dropped out due to another lackluster performance. I stayed in the work force for six years until I had the opportunity to go back to school. In 2007, my hours changed at my current job which allowed me to attend PC during the day. My job reimbursed my full cost of tuition and books (only my TI-84 was not covered). I never thought I would get into USC because of my prior academic record. It just goes to show that hard work and dedication really does pay off in the end.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: Santa Rosa JC
Entering as: Junior
GPA: 3.88 transferable
Units completed: 65
Units in progress: None
Pre-reqs completed: Stats, Spanish I, II
GEs completed: All</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: community media work, website
Job/Work Experience: Marketing Assistant / 25 hrs per week
Essays (subject and responses): Creative Project essay, I thought it was pretty good.
Letters of Recommendation: 1 (political science teacher)
Other schools applied to: UCLA (Rejected), UT Austin (Rejected), UC Berkeley (Accepted), North Carolina (Accepted)</p>
<p>Comments: I’m really surprised that I was rejected mainly because of my gpa and the fact that I completed many classes specifically for USC and had a strong upward grade trend. However, I was already planning on attending UC Berkeley anyways because $40k/year is just whack. Go Bears.</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] College transferring from: CCC
[ *] Entering as: Sophomore
[ *] GPA: 3.79
[ *] Units completed: 24
[ *] Units in progress: 15
[ *] Pre-reqs completed: not sure clas wasn’t my first choice
[ *] GEs completed: all but one section of the articulation agreement
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: ASG, NSLS, small clubs on campus, TONS of HS stuff
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 2 years at same job
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): pretty good, got rejected from sc the last time around so I made sure they knew I really wanted it this time around
[ *] Letters of Recommendation: sent one in 2 months late… they told me it wasn’t required :x
[ /list][ b]Other:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Other schools applied to: NYU (accepted) Georgetown and Vanderbilt (waitlisted) Northwestern (pending)
[ *] Comments: Annenberg was my first choice but I am still excited to be accepted into CLAS… If I don’t get into NW I will be attending in the fall! Fight on!
[ /list]</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: American River College
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 3.72
Units completed: 68.5 (Not sure how many transferred, prob not much since I was expecting to enter as a junior)
Units in progress: 3 (summer)
Pre-reqs completed: Intermediate algebra, writing course…I’m sure more I just don’t know
GEs completed: not sure, but probably most</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: School newspaper, Interned at the state capitol (California) for an assemblyman, and then at the #1 news station in Sacramento which happens to have many USC alumni as i found out! (I think the internships looked really good.)</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: Jamba Juice!, Receptionist at a salon</p>
<p>Essays (subject and responses): “What matters to me and why.” and I honestly don’t remember what it was about lol</p>
<p>Letters of Recommendation: 2 from journalism prof and english lit.</p>
<p>Other:
Other schools applied to: Boston U, NYU
Comments: I applied to Annenburg, but got my 2nd choice which I wanted to switch to anyway, so it all worked out great!
High school test scores: Didn’t take SAT</p>
<p>Spring Grade Request - College of Letters and Sciences-Narrative Studies
Accepted - College of Letters and Sciences-Narrative Studies-Spring Admit</p>
<p>Stats:[ /b][ list]
College transferring from:Sierra College
Entering as:Junior
GPA:3.44 (3.52 after spring grades)
Units completed:72
Units in progress:3
Pre-reqs completed:I didn’t have any for major
GEs completed:All but one (Taking cultural anthropology in the summer)
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Lots of clubs and volunteer services, including a mission trip.
Job/Work Experience: 4 different jobs on there. I have always had a job ever since I turned 16 and work about 20 hours a week
Essays (subject and responses): I wrote on the “What is important to me” topic. I feel as if my essays were the strongest aspect of my application for I am generally a good writer. I wrote about growing up in a diverse family, particularly focusing on my relationship with my mom.
Letters of Recommendation: I had 3 VERY strong letters of recommendation. One from a counselor I worked with to transfer to USC, one from my high school film and literature teacher and another from a USC alum.
[ /list][ b]Other:[ /b][ list]
Other schools applied to: UCSB (accepted) UCI (Accepted)
Comments: I seriously can’t believe I got accepted. I still have to hear from financial aid to make my final decision, but it honestly is a dream come true, especially with my GPA. FIGHT ON!</p>
<p>Accepted - CLAS/Undeclared (Pre-Acct. Emphasis) Rejected - Marshall: Business Administration</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: UC Riverside
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.77
[</em>] Units completed: 31
[<em>] Units in progress: 12<br>
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Business Calc, English, Micro/Macro Econ
[li] GEs completed: I, III (Diversity in progress)[/li][/ul]Comments:</p>
<p>I had all A’s in my Pre-Reqs for Marshall, however I ended up in CLAS as an undeclared major instead. As a SCion, I’m just extremely excited to get in on my 2nd attempt of applying to USC! I will worry about applying to Marshall and eventually Levanthall in the future.</p>
<p>Another note on the application status process. My application was one of the earlier ones to be under “reviewing” (3/30/10), yet I didn’t get the “fowarded” status until (5/28/10). It was almost two months until I heard anything, but I finally got my acceptance letter today. So don’t be discouraged if your application has been stuck for awhile. Fight On!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: University of Maryland, University College Europe
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.9
[</em>] Units completed: 44 (+20 AP)
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All (A’s)
[<em>] GEs completed: All that don’t have to be taken at USC (I, II, III, V, Diversity)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: RAFM ACE Treasurer
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Active Duty Military
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I reflected on my time on active duty, being stationed overseas for 4 years, my experiences with deployment (I applied while I was deployed) and what it has all taught me. I also talked a bit about my career field as well as juggling a full time job and classes. All in all, a pretty strong essay IMO.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: None
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB
[li] Comments: I joined the military because I didn’t have enough money to attend college out of high school. I’ve wanted to be a Trojan for 6 years now and I’m glad I’ve finally been given the opportunity :).[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - CLAS/International Relations Global Business Rejected - Annenberg/Communications</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: New York University
[</em>] Entering as: Freshman
[<em>] GPA: 3.7
[</em>] Units completed: 16
[<em>] Units in progress: 16
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: 0
[<em>] GEs completed: 1
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: High school: Swim Team, Speech and Debate, various clubs, Academy of Art classes, etc. College: Pre-Law Society, Comm Club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Internships at Lincoln Financial, Robert Mullins International, and Citi-Habitats.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Talked about my experience in NYC and how I felt USC was a better fit for me.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: None. Although I should have submitted one.
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: None. USC or bust, baby.
[li] Comments: I’m pretty surprised I got in without an SGR…[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>**Accepted - CLAS/International Relations/Global Business **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: University of Phoenix(took one class from here) and Park University (Missouri)
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.2
[</em>] Units completed: 39
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: I do not know.
[<em>] GEs completed: 2 english classes and a math (statistics)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Key club from freshman year lol.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 5 years of Marine Corps work experience. Sergeant of Marines.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about an obstacle I overcame, which was about me sucking at Marine Corps Marksmanship and how I became an instructor coach to be better. I think this had a huge impact on my acceptance.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: I had 2 which was also a huge impact because one collaborated with my story of becoming a Marine Marksmanship Coach. Each of them were from my commanding officer from different units.
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: 0! USC OR BUST…wait actually I applied to Orange Coast College and Cypress College when I thought I wasn’t going to get in…but surprise surprise!
[li] Comments: I highly recommend any other veteran or military member getting out of the service to apply to SC because we have a slight advantage when it comes life experiences.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: California State University, Long Beach
[</em>] Entering as:
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Units completed: 40 at time of application
[<em>] Units in progress: 16 last semester
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[li] GEs completed: All but 2</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Loads from High School including ASB (4 years and position each year), University Honors Program, currently a writer for my newspaper, Chairman of Student Media Board, ASI student government, volunteer work with San Diego Blood Bank, American Cancer Society, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Political communications intern for a PAC, Working in retail (Macys/Loft) for 3 years.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Good, very sensitive subject matter.
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: Two. One from my journalism professor, one from my internship adviser. Both honest and good.
[/ul][ b]Other:**[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to: Staying at CSULB
[</em>] Comments: I’m really unsure why I was denied? Evidently perfection isn’t good enough. Hahah. Going to try and call Admissions Monday, but maybe I’m just meant to be a 49er. Good luck everyone!
[/ul]</p>
<p>Spring Grade Request - Marshall/ Business Accepted - Marshall/Business</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>] College transferring from: Sierra College
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Units completed: 43 (35.5 Transferable)
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All completed (Microecon, Macroecon, English, Business Calc)
[li] GEs completed: All completed (Categories I, II, III, V, Writing Requirement, Diversity) </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>] ECs listed on app: Baseball, Community Service, FBLA, PTK
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Granite Bay Golf Club 15hrs/wk for the past 1 1/2 years
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Thomas Edison essay —> I thought it was good, I wrote about overcoming bad beats in poker and related it to the hard times I faced when my friend’s mom passed away from cancer and when my mom got cancer.
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: 1 from my econ professor and it was very personal…not just a generic recommendation </p>
<p>[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to: USC or Bust!!!
[</em>] Comments: I will be 3rd generation to go(grandpa, mom, 2 aunts)!!! I went to the Trojan Transfer plan after I was denied last year in high school, so all of my hardwork paid off! This is honestly surreal!! This confirms all of my hardwork, I passed up other good colleges in high school and decided to go to a Community college because I wanted to be a TROJAN! I would say being accepted to USC was my dream since I was a little kid, but it was a goal for past 2 1/2 years! This really shows that you can do anything you put your mind to. I was a pretty good student in high school, but I did not apply myself completely. I set a goal to be accepted to USC, figured out what I needed to do, and worked my ass off with my eyes on the prize!!! I convinced myself I was capable of accomplishing my dream and I did. I can not believe I am actually going to be a Trojan! FIGHT ON!!! </p>
<p>For those of you wondering about my statuses and what not… I got “we are reviewing” since about Feb ----> “unable to process” (5/14/10)—> “Your app has been forwarded to the committee” (6/01/10)—> “The committee has acted upon your app” (6/03/10)---->Received the package 6/04/10!!! </p>
<p>Best of luck to all of your future applicants!!! PM me if you have any questions, dont be shy I love to pass on the knowledge I got through this process since the past CCers did that for me!
[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: San Bernardino Valley College
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.75
[</em>] Units completed: 52
[<em>] Units in progress: 19
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: All except foreign language
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Student Gov. Work experience, several clubs, etc.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Manager of a store
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): 8.5/10
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: 1 from a professor
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCI, UCSB. Accepted to every school i applied to.
[li] Comments: I excited that I got into USC but I would have been even more excited if I got in as a communications major, but I will either be attending UCLA or USC this fall.[/li][/ul]</p>
BUT it’s going to be a long month of waiting after submitting my spring grades.[/li][/ul]</p>
lol</p>