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[<em>] College transferring from: CSULB
[</em>] Entering as: Will be junior
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Units completed: 53
[<em>] Units in progress: 18
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Writing, Calculus AB (score 4), recommended courses
[<em>] GEs completed: All, I think
[/ul]Subjective:
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[</em>] ECs listed on app: ASB in high school, Filipino student organization in college, tutor
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Retail, design and event assistant
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): What Matters to You and Why? topic about coping with my father’s heart attack and recovery… cliche, but it really means a lot to me.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: Professor of economics, professor of business statistics
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: None
[li] Comments: Waiting for financial aid package to see if I may still be able to attend</p>[/li]
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<p>**Spring Grade Request - I FORGOT LOL /INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS **</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: CCC
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore/Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.65
[</em>] Units completed: 49
[<em>] Units in progress: 15
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed:one
[<em>] GEs completed: All of them… not really sure what USC GE/Pre-reqs
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ /b]
[ list]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: PTK, 200 hours of community service
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer jobs 15 hours a week
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): VERY PASSIONATE/ NO ********
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: 1 from a family friend USC was alma and 1 from Political Science professor
[/list][ b]Other:**
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: UCSD, UCSB,NYU,
[li] Comments: if it happens awesome if it doesn’t cool too my life will not be too affected if not accepted I will pursue to do amazing things with my life</p>[/li]
<h2>[/ul]</h2>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Koc University (it’s in istanbul,turkey)
[</em>] Entering as: junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.28
[</em>] Units completed: 52
[<em>] Units in progress:18
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed:not sure
[<em>] GEs completed:not sure
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app:not much just 1 thing
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:none
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses):belonging to a community / i wrote about how i dont belong just one community since i live in istanbul which is a multicultural city and its advantages etc.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation:none
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to:uillinois at urbana-champaign - accepted , umichigan , utoronto
[li] Comments:i dont know if i will go to usc since its too expensive. and i am already accepted to uiuc which is better in engineering i guess… but usc is still option because its in la.[/li][/ul]</p>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: University of Massachusetts- Amherst
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Units completed: 19
[<em>] Units in progress: 20
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: Most
[/ul]Subjective:
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[</em>] ECs listed on app: Eagle Scout, Junior and Senior Class President, VP of DSP Chapter,others
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Subway, Ice Cream Parlor, Construction
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about perseverance and tied it to my Eagle Scout Project
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: Good one from a professor, great one from a USC Alumni
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: None
[li] Comments: Liked Umass, but would really like to go to USC[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats
Transferring from Chaffey College
Entering as a Sophomore
GPA: 3.7
Units completed: 70
Units needed: 0
G.E. Mostly, followed the IGETC and USC’s. </p>
<p>Subjective
EC’s list on the app: my experience in the Marines, caretaker, school assistant, JROTC.
Job/Work Experience: work as security.
Essays: Talked about my experiences in the Marines and about how I love to listen to people’s stories to properly develop characters in my scripts. </p>
<p>Other
I applied at Chapman for Screenwriting and Creative Producing however I was rejected.</p>
<p>From here, Once I get into SC, I will apply and get into their Film Production program.</p>
<pre><code>* College transferring from: Glendale Community College
Entering as: Junior
GPA: 3.9
Units completed: 62 units
Units in progress: 13 units
Pre-reqs completed: All
GEs completed: All
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: A lot of things from high school and college!
Job/Work Experience: Lots of hands on activities from high school till college. Always trying to get my foot in the door for film production with internships and jobs!
Essays (subject and responses): My major (Prompt: What Matters To Me And Why)
Letters of Recommendation: 3, all were amazing and were meant for film production!
</code></pre>
<p>Other:</p>
<pre><code>* Other schools applied to: Who cares!!
Comments: I applied last year and was rejected from this same exact major. All I have to say is try and try and you will succeed. I cannot tell you how happy I am. I have an amazing family and friends backing me up. When I got rejected last year I thought it was over for me but with hard work and a year of pushing myself I have improved my skills and now finally get to become a Trojan! One who is in Film Production!!! Yessss see you all next year! Thank you for all the people on the board for help! Much love to you all and wish you the best of luck!
</code></pre>
<p>Accepted - ANNENBERG/COMMUNICATION & PUBLIC RELATIONS</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Santa Monica College
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.73
[</em>] Units completed: 65
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: All
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Assistant to USC Alumini George Furla, Producer Randall Emmett and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Assistant General Manager at Jamba Juice
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about all the obstacles I encountered when I was a 17 year old freshman in college and how I overcame them by myself.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: 1 from a college professor
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: Dartmouth: accepted
[li] Comments: USC is my dream school! I am so happy I got in Good luck to the rest of you![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Spring Grade Request - CLAS Political Science</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: LMU
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 3.9
SAT: 2120 (W780, M800, R640)
Units completed: 15, 16 AP Credits
Units in progress:13
Pre-reqs completed: n/a
GEs completed: n/a</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app:
high school: Student Government-ASB , Model United Nations- USG, 3 year Varsity Basketball, School record for Steals Per Game, Coach girls basketball team, NHS, CSF- gold seal bear, Most Inspirational Athlete of the Year, National Spanish Honors Society, Hula, Community programs, etc.
college: Delta Gamma sorority, NSU Vice President, APSS fellow, Dean’s list, co-founder and Vice President of Model United Nations.</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: internship in high school, tutor in high school, works at an Ice Cream store and obtained an internship this year. </p>
<p>Essays (subject and responses):Talked about a terrible personal experience that propelled me to be involved and find myself. I thought it was impactful.
Letters of Recommendation: None.
Other:
USC OR BUST. PLEASE ! ! !
good luck to everyone !</p>
<p>Accepted - ANNENBERG/COMMUNICATION
Spring Grade Request</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: Ventura College
Entering as: Junior
GPA: 3.88
Units completed: 75
Units in progress: had 13 units for spring 2011. All A’s
Pre-reqs completed: Stats, but it was only suggested.
GEs completed: only 2</p>
<p>ECs listed on app: Lots of sports, a few honor societies, and a couple of film classes.</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: None</p>
<p>Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about my new determination for school. Going from a 2.8 GPA in high school to a 3.88 in college.</p>
<p>Letters of Recommendation: 1 from my sociology professor</p>
<p>Other schools applied to: A wholeeee bunch. But now i have to decide between: USC, UCLA, Berkeley, U of Texas, and maybe NYU.</p>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: West Los Angeles College
[</em>] Entering as: Junior (Including my units from the current semester)
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Units completed: 57
[<em>] Units in progress: 14
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: The suggested Statistics course
[<em>] GEs completed: All except Category V
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: AGS, PTK, Volunteering, Band
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Manager at McDonalds (3 years), Visual Merchandiser at Macy’s (2 years), Operations Supervisor for Bank of America Corporation (5 years).
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about moving to Los Angeles from Hawaii to detach myself from my alcoholic parents and their constant bouts of domestic violence- and sequentially creating a life for myself in the city.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: One, from one of my psychology professors who is also a USC alumnus.
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCI, LMU, CSULB, Columbia. Accepted to all that I applied to.
[li] Comments: Congratulations to those who have been accepted! Now I have to wait and see what kind of financial aid I get from USC… I’m still considering some of the other schools that I applied to, but I really want to be a Trojan![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS/CRITICAL STUDIES</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: William Rainey Harper College
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.71
[</em>] Units completed: 14 (Elementary Statistics, Intro to Sociology, Speech 101, Astronomy 112)
[<em>] Units in progress: 16 (Intro to Psychology, Intro to Social Psychology, Cultural Anthropology, English Composition 102, French 101)
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Math, Language, Diversity, Writing (in progress)
[<em>] GEs completed: I, II, III
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: theatre, violin, quiz bowl, volunteering, some academic awards for standardized tests.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: my high school’s performing arts center, College Works Painting, being an extra in a movie, folding sweaters at Old Navy, and projectionist at a movie theater (now a manager but I don’t think I ever told them).
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote the “what matters to me/why” essay on my first experience on a film set as an extra. I thought it was kind of cheesy. My short answers were about coin collecting, how horror movies reflect society, and how I like that USC has courses on specific topics rather than broad surveys.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: Um… had issues with them, I don’t think USC ever actually got them as they were missing in my document portal for many months and I figured I’d be rejected from SCA for that reason. My second choice major was Narrative Studies, so I didn’t worry about it because that major doesn’t require letters.
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: None. I had planned to apply to a bunch of similar caliber schools that I’d gotten into senior year, but then I decided that they all screwed me over financially and I wasn’t going to settle for anything less than USC.
[li] Comments: No SGR. Status changed to “being reviewed, decision by June 1st” on the 18th or 19th after “missing documents” for a month, got my letter on the 21st and status has not changed. I had 24 credits from AP exams (English Lit/Lang, European/US History, US Gov, Spanish Lang… also took Art Hist but no credit because I got a 3). My unweighted high school GPA was somewhere between 3.0-3.4. I also applied as a senior in high school to both Critical Studies and Production but I got rejected and my appeal was denied. Can’t really believe this is happening right now. I really hope I get good financial aid. :)[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Copy and Paste the following into your post. Choose one from the top three (accepted, rejected, SGR). Take out the space after each bracket!</p>
<p>ACCEPTED after receiving an SGR- UNDECLARED</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Arizona State University
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.61 (3.31 first semester, 4.0 second semester)
[</em>] Units completed: 30 (+ around 19 AP units)
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: N/A
[<em>] GEs completed: Cat I, II, III, IV, Diversity, Math, Writing (All!)
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ /b]
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Played football, basketball, baseball 4 years in high school. Student Government elected position. Tutored at-risk student-athletes. Volunteered for a program working with developmentally disabled children. All the usual stuff…
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: minimal
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Answered the one about an event that reminded me of what is important to me. Wrote about my brother leaving for college and being gone during my senior year—his departure to college reminded me of how special our relationship is and how important he is to me.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: Decent from ASU writing professor.
[/ul][ b]Other:**
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: None. If I didn’t get into USC I would have stayed at ASU. Was probably going to be able to graduate from ASU in 3 years, but USC offers too much opportunity.
[li] Comments: Received an SGR on April 26 and submitted my grades on May 18th. Status changed to “committee reviewing” on May 19th and package arrived on May 21st. On Trojan Transfer Plan. My brother is at USC and will be a junior next year. USC was not a school I ever imagined myself attending, but I realize what a great opportunity I have before me at an incredible university AND I get to go to the same school as my brother. Fight on!</p>[/li]
<h2>[/ul]</h2>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: CSN
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.66
[</em>] Units completed: 64, I think. 73 after this semester, I was a triple major at my college although I didn’t finish the requirements for all three degrees. Need 3 more classes.
[<em>] Units in progress: 9
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: I think the only prereq was a foreign language and I took 4 semesters of french. 3 at the time I applied
[<em>] GEs completed: Almost all of the transfer courses accept the two we have to take at USC and the western cultures and traditions one.
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ /b]
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Quite a few student films, vast majority were my own films though, and an internship on an indie set as a PA.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: I worked at a few places the past year. Last summer I worked three jobs, non-film related, on top of school.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): “What matters to me and why”. I talked about what made me rekindle my passion for film. I exaggerated a little on some parts, but I think if you write a good story you’ll be in good shape.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: I think I had one from a film teacher, one from another teacher, and one from the writer/director from the indie movie. They were pretty good. I don’t know how much they helped though
[/ul][ b]Other:**
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: NYU Tisch for film production. I got accepted there too, but it’s just too expensive to go. I was looking at the film classes there and a lot of them seem really interesting, unfortunately I’m not able to even consider NYU.
[li] Comments: I think if you want to get in, you just have to tell a good story. I worked on my film for a month straight. All of my free time was spent on it and I finished it the day before the deadline; I started it in late December. The essays I did all in a day or so and they were good/alright but not great. My film was animated and about a guy who was a loser. He looked up to a superhero in town, took some “extreme” sleeping pills and sleepwalked throughout the town accidentally saving the town from an alien invasion. At the end it turned out he was the hero that he looked up to. Think up the best idea you can, and try to make it into a movie. I think my movie was what got me into Tisch and SCA. Make a good film with an interesting story and an interesting character or two and you’ll get into any film school you apply to.</p>[/li]
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<p>]Accepted - Annenberg/School of Communications</p>
<p>Stats:
-College transferring from: Moorpark Community College
-Entering as: should be Junior but it says Sophomore
-GPA: 3.8
-Units completed: 60 units
-Units in progress: None
-Pre-reqs completed: All of them
-GEs completed: All</p>
<p>Subjective:
-ECs listed on app: Multicultural club, work, Phi Theta Kappa
-Job/Work Experience: work as a server at Chili’s
-Essays (subject and responses): wrote about helping St. Jude’s children hospital and how that shaped who I am.
-Letters of Recommendation: from my Journalism teacher who now teaches at CSUN</p>
<p>Other:
-Other schools applied to: UCSD, UCSB, UCLA, UCB
-Comments: FIGHTTT ON! Will for sure most likely go, caught between UCSB and USC. Still confused about why it has me entering as a sophomore</p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: American River College
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Units completed: 60
[<em>]Units in progress: 0
[</em>]Pre-reqs completed: All of them
[li] GEs completed: All lower division courses completed. Still need 3 upper division courses at USC[/li][/ul]Subjective:</p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Phi Theta Kappa, work experience, coaching position, short documentary, minor volunteer work, high school tennis team.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked two jobs (non film related) all through my college career
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): wrote about making my first short doc at age 14. Talked about the challenges and the story I wanted to tell through film
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: one from my English professor, tennis coach, film festival director, and an accomplished USC film graduate</p>
<p>[/ul]Other:</p>
<p>*Other schools applied to: UCLA and Chapman
*Comments: Very excited about USC! Can’t wait to get started and meet everyone. It’s gonna be a fun couple of years at the School of Cinematic Arts</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b]
[ list]
[ *] College transferring from:Foothill College & De Anza College
[ *] Entering as:Sophmore… should be Junior after I turn in my transcripts
[ *] GPA:3.7 with honor classes
[ *] Units completed:78 quarter units
[ *] Units in progress:14 quarter units
[ *] Pre-reqs completed:2 eng classes and precal… microecon in progress
[ *] GEs completed:3/5 for USC
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b]
[ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:varsity badminton, secretary for a business association, language exchange program… many more I can’t remember
[ *] Job/Work Experience:caterer for an international airline, piano teacher, cashier and sandwich maker
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):wrote about my grandma and how she made me realize to not take things for granted
[ *] Letters of Recommendation:2, one from anth prof, another from spch prof
[ /list][ b]Other:[ /b]
[ list]
[ *] Other schools applied to:UCSD, UCD, UCI, UCLA, UCB
[ *] Comments: SUPER SUPER EXCITED TO GO!!! GO TROJANS! FIGHT ON!!!</p>
Good luck to the rest of you![/li][/ul]</p>