<p>SPRING GRADE REQUEST/ CLAS: International Relations</p>
<p>Stats:
*College Transferring From: De Anza College
*Entering As: Sophomore/Junior
*GPA: 3.54
*Units Completed: 82 Quarter Units
*Units In Progress: 15 Quarter Units
*Pre-Reqs Completed: All completed
*GE Completed: All Completed</p>
<p>Subjective:
*EC’s Listed on App: Phi Theta Kappa, DACA National Swim Team, De Anza Swimming, Music voluteering, Gardening work, Dogsitting, and Construction/Landscaping Volunteering
*Job/Work Experience: DACA swim instructor/coach, Campbell Lifeguard, Abercrombie Model, De Anza Bookstore
*Essay (Subject & Response): “Failed 10,000 times…share a personal story”
I talked about my swimming career and how I am going to swim for USC.
*Letters of Recommendation: 4, Humanities professor, VP of Communications of Yahoo (dog sat for her), Family friend, and Swim coach</p>
<p>Other:
Other schools applied to: UCSB, UCSD, UCD, UCI, UCSC, UH, U of A. (All Acceptances)
Rejected from: UCLA and UCB
Comments: USC has been my dream school for so long and I will do whatever it takes to get in!!! FIGHT ON!</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b]
[ *] College transferring from: Seattle University
[ *] Entering as: Junior
[ *] GPA: 3.63
[ *] Units completed: 75 (quarter) (18 courses)
[ *] Units in progress: 15 (3 courses)
[ *] Pre-reqs completed: Micro, Macro, Bus. Stats + Calc.
[ *] GEs completed: Most?
Subjective:
[ *] ECs listed on app: Really nothing, didn’t do anything in college. Varsity sports throughout HS and Church stuff.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: minimal, p/t summer jobs.
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): Tried to give a legitimate account of reasons for transferring.
[ *] Letters of Recommendation: N/A, should’ve though…
Other:
[ *] Other schools applied to:BC(accepted), UW(pending), Oxy(accepted)
[ *] Comments: I was pretty surprised I got in, honestly. My GPA wasn’t all that great, but got A’s in my econ classes except one. Neglected to send recommendations. I guess my essay was pretty good? I hope so.</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: American University
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 3.64 at time of application, 3.68 after spring
Units completed: 31 end of spring
Units in progress:
Pre-reqs completed: third year spanish course, second writing course in the college writing series, calculus
GEs completed: a few i believe
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: DARE America’s NJ Youth Advisory Board Representative, Competitive Ballroom Dance, Competitive Figure Skating, Teens Asking Teens Representative, US Coast Guard AIM attendee, a bunch of other stuff i can’t remember
Job/Work Experience: Internship at the US Marshal Service, aide at a physical therapy place at home, aide at american’s child development center
Essays (subject and responses): the one about trying something until you achieve it. wrote about my summer at the coast guard academy and how i overcame my misconceptions and worked with my shipmates to accomplish that week. short essays were about my passions for ballroom dance, spanish and business
Letters of Recommendation: none =/
Other:
Other schools applied to: Chapman University - Accepted
Comments: OMG I ALMOST CRIED WHEN I FOUND OUT EARLIER TODAY! i worked soooo hard this year, especially spring semester because i wanted it so badly. to all of you still waiting and the future transfer applicants, you can do it, it was 100% worth my social life spring semester. put your best foot forward, always. when you feel like you can’t study any more, take a break but go back one last time until you really know it. don’t let a low gpa get in the way (my hs stats weren’t that stellar for usc) </p>
<h2>hopefully financial aid works out…if not, i have to figure something out because i do not want to give this up, this has been my dream school forever. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!! <3</h2>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: NIRMA UNIVERSITY,AHMEDABAD,INDIA
[</em>] Entering as:Sophomore(I have no clue why its sophomore,coz i already have enough units to enter as a junior)
[<em>] GPA: 3.28
[</em>] Units completed: 72
[li] Units in progress: 24</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Lots from high school
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:None
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Had written on harwork,how a benign incident of me scoring low in primary school made me realise the importance of hardwork
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation:None</p>
<p>[list]
[<em>] Other schools applied to:None
[</em>] Comments: will attend USC provided i get admitted as a junior.
[/ul]</p>
<p>[ *] College transferring from: Santa Barbara City College
[ *] Entering as: Junior
[ *] GPA:3.5
[ *] Units completed: 73
[ *] Units in progress: 0
[ *] Pre-reqs completed:
[ *] GEs completed: 3/5
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b]
[ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: editor-in-chief of yearbook, community service, other leadership positions in clubs
[ *] Job/Work Experience: on campus secretary for modern languages department
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
[ *] Letters of Recommendation: spectacular letter from favorite professor
[ /list][ b]Other:[ /b]
[ list]
[ *] Other schools applied to: ucsb, ucsd - accepted to both
[ *] Comments: excited!</p>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Indiana University Bloomington
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.7
[</em>] Units completed: 30
[<em>] Units in progress: -
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: none available for major
[<em>] GEs completed: GE I, II, Diversity, WRIT 140
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: IU: College Democrats, Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma Honor Societies, University Division Scholar, Founder Scholar HS: Theater (director, actor, choreographer for 4 years), African Drumming & Dance Ensemble, Choral Ensembles, Student Government
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: GLOWfest Hospitality Committee, Community Economic Development Department (4 years), United States House of Representatives Congressional Page, Frozen Yogurt Express, Abercrombie Kids
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I used the “Visions and Voice” one and discussed how choreographing musicals at my high school gave me a voice on a stage of many
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: 1 from my English professor, 1 from my Public Speaking professor
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: None
[li] Comments: I’m a Trojan Transfer Plan student and now all I can do is wait!!![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - College of Letters and Science/ENGLISH</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: De Anza + Foothill College
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore (? - I have no idea why because I have more than enough units, even without AP scores)
[<em>] GPA: (up to Winter '11) - 3.3-3.4; TAP counselors told me 3.6 for UC transferable though
[</em>] Units completed: 93 quarter units without APs; ~115ish with AP
[<em>] Units in progress: 8
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: I followed UC requirements so I assume I completed everything
[li] GEs completed: Followed IGETC[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Secretary of Circle K (Community Service Organization) over 500 hrs of community service - 13 awards for the club, Civil Rights intern @ Council of American-Islamic Relations, Dean’s List, A couple of high school ECs (newspaper editor in chief, yearbook, etc), T.A. for an English class; run a food blog; a few HS awards
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Part-time work over every summer (3 summers)
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Picked the “persistent” one since it overlapped with UCs: About my on-going heart condition + heart transplant scare and how I’ve overcome all of that.
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: 1 - from a teacher I’ve taken 3 classes with and was an advisor for my club and still keep in touch with</p>
<p>[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[<em>] Other schools admitted to: SCU - Santa Clara University, UCSB (TAG), UCD (TAG), UCLA (TAP), UC Berkeley
[</em>] Other schools rejected to: Stanford (lol expected that), Waitlisted at UCI (invalidated TAG since I didn’t finish their prereqs)
[li] Comments: Since I was on quarter system, they requested my Winter quarter grades (which ended in March) so I had to send those in as well. </p>[/li]
<p>Got that big epic packet in the mail yesterday! I was happy + proud that I got in but I SIR’d to Berkeley a week after hearing from them. Can’t afford USC since I don’t get aid anyway. Besides, UCLA WAS my dream school – until I heard from Cal. There’s always grad school. Congrats to everyone who got in!
[/ul]</p>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: The Master’s College and Seminary
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.971
[</em>] Units completed: 49
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Not sure
[<em>] GEs completed: 6
[</em>] Test Scores: SAT: 2170; SAT II 730, 730; APs 5, 5, 5, 4, 3; Toefl 113
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[li] ECs listed on app: MUN; Club and Varsity Soccer, Futsal, Basketball, Tennis, Track and Field; High School Chapel Band; Ensemble; Volunteer helping HIV-positive kids in Thailand; Student Council President; Junior Class President; Sophomore Rep; Intercollegiate Soccer; Church Worship Leader. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: Peer Tutor for Economics and Society Class/Cash Job</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays (subject and responses): Essay 1: Wrote about how I overcame the disadvantage in my poor educational background. Essay 2: How soccer helped me to overcome language barriers in the five different countries that I lived. </p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: None/ After SGR; one from my excellent high school teacher
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: Amherst College (Reject), Brown University (Reject), USC (SGR), UVA (Waitlist), Emory (Pending)</p>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: CCC
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore (Should be junior after summer session)
[<em>] GPA: 3.9
[</em>] Units completed: 48
[<em>] Units in progress: 11 (+6 in summer session)
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: All I was allowed to do outside USC
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Volunteer for occupational therapy clinics, volunteer for autistic children, Phi Theta Kappa, Sustainable Crews, backpacking, black belt in karate, study abroad, ski trip organizer.<br>
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutor, lifeguard, caregiver for children with special needs, camp counselor.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about my grandfather’s sickness and how it taught me the importance of taking care of the elderly and the less capable people.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: Very good one from my introduction to OT professor.
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to:
[li] Comments: Make sure you have some EC’s in the area of your major. I think that may have had a lot to do with my acceptance. [/li]Also, I wish I had 64 units at the time I applied so I did not have to worry about my class standing now.<br>
Hope FA is good!
[/ul]</p>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: East Los Angeles College
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Units completed: 55
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: Some categories done/Diversity done/Foreign language undone
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: NPO activity, Student club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: full-time ESL teacher in a foreign country
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about my mother’s sickness and how it strengthened our family ties and ignited my passion to study psychology. It was proofread many times and considered strong by my Ph.D professor.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: None
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: UCLA, UCI
[li] Comments: It’s really a dream come true… I am super excited to become a Trojan and motivated to work even harder there! FIGHT ON!!![/li][/ul]</p>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from:Mt SAC
[</em>] Entering as:Junior
[<em>] GPA:3.4
[</em>] Units completed:60
[<em>] Units in progress:16
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed:all
[<em>] GEs completed:all
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ /b]
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app:A lot
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:part time at a company licensed to sell AT&T services, I have to handle a whole market
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses):What matters to me and why?
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: none
[/ul][ b]Other:**
[list]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: ucb, ucsb, ucla, uci
[*] Comments:I originally attended UCSD right after high school but i had a family emergency during the second quarter. i had to return to my country immediately, so i had a whole quarter of falling grade. After i returned i enrolled at MTSAC and planned to transfer. I have a 4.0 GPA at cc. But when average out all the grades i have it dropped to a 3.4… before i receive the acceptance letter from USC i got rejected by all the UCs i applied. apparently they showed no sympathy to my bad records. I almost give up with USC as well… BUT i got in. So i just want to tell you guys that keep up with the waits, your efforts do pay off!!!</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: East Los Angeles College
Entering as: Junior
GPA: 3.84
Units completed:50
Units in progress: 12?
Pre-reqs completed: All but one writing course
GEs completed: All
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: forgot
Job/Work Experience: 30 hours a week cashier
Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about passion for arts and work experience and how it changed me
Letters of Recommendation: One from work place
Other:
Other schools applied to: UCLA (Accepted)
Comments: I wasn’t planning to be accepted to USC. Now I gotta choose between UCLA’s biz econ vs Marshall’s business admin.</p>
<p>Accepted - College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences/Undecided</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Drew University
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.74
[</em>] Units completed: 38
[<em>] Units in progress: 0 (already finished my spring term)
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Honestly, I have no idea
[<em>] GEs completed: Again, no idea
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Varsity Soccer + Captain, Travel Soccer, Varsity Track and field, and Jersey Cares (community service)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I chose the arts and humanities one. I wrote about the mural that I painted senior year with the other 7 people in my AP studio class. It was about perseverance and the qualities that everyone brings to the table.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: They didn’t ask for any… so none
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: Occidental
[li] Comments:I received an SGR in early May. I forgot to post it on here. My GPA before Spring semester was 3.666 and I had only completed 17 credits. I took 21 credits my Spring Semester and got a GPA or 3.8 for that semester.[/li]I applied to USC over a month after the deadline. So remember, you can’t win the race if you don’t join it
If I receive enough financial aid then I will be attending USC! YYYEEEAAAHHHHH GO TROJANS!!!
[/ul]</p>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Woodbury University
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.42 cumulative
[</em>] Units completed: 59
[<em>] Units in progress: 19
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: No foreign language- will take proficiency hopefully
[<em>] GEs completed: A lot
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Founder of two organizations.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Plenty. Work with major production company and top 10 newspaper corp.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): On my film and communications goal. Good
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: One from elective teacher- very good. One from boss- very good. One from math teacher- ok.
[/ul]Other:
[list]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: UCLA (Rejected), Chapman (Accepted), UCR (Accepted), Berkeley (Accepted), UCI (Accepted)
[li] Comments: Sent in my enrollment commitment today. Whoot, whoot!![/li][ /list]</p>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: UMass
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.975
[</em>] Units completed: 39
[<em>] Units in progress: 16
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: Most
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: A bunch
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Subway, Construction, Ice Cream Parlor
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about perseverance, pretty good
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: 2 really good ones
[/ul][ b]Other:**
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: None
[li] Comments: Really glad all my hard work paid off. Fight On[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>REJECTED: Thornton School of Music - Music Industry B.S.</p>
<p>Stats:
*College Transferring From: NYU
*Entering As: Sophomore
*GPA: 3.5
*Units Completed: 36 Semester Units
*Pre-Reqs Completed: not sure
*GE Completed: not sure</p>
<p>Subjective:
*EC’s Listed on App: Principal cellist of various orchestras, founder of non-profit organization, and other community service things.
*Job/Work Experience: Two Internships at a studio and one job at a restaurant
*Essay (Subject & Response): Visions and Voices - made a parallel between my musical journey and life and a specific classical piece
*Letters of Recommendation: 2</p>
<p>Other:
Other schools applied to: none
Rejected from:
Comments: Strike number 2…can’t apply again. Bye USC</p>
<p>*College transferring from: American River College in Sacramento
Entering as: Junior
GPA:3.84 ( at the time of application)
Units completed: 78
Units in progress: 12
Pre-reqs completed: All
*GEs completed: All except for 3rd semester Foreign language, in progress during spring term</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>ECs listed on app: Volunteer at an Adult Day Health Center and at a memory care facility for patients with dementia. Was a volunteer at a telephone reassurance service for adult who are isolated at home. Beacon tutor. Puente club member and community organizer. </li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Worked at target three years ago.
<ul>
<li>Essays (subject and responses): Talked about my extra curricular activities and how it will help me in my major. </li>
<li>Letters of Recommendation: Not required</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
<p>Other:</p>
<ul>
<li>Other schools applied to: UCLA (Going there), UC Berkeley (denied), UC Davis
<ul>
<li>Comments: Well, I am going to UCLA then</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Rejected - School of Architecture/Architecture[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b]
[ list]
[ *] College transferring from: California Community College
[ *] Entering as: Junior
[ *] GPA: 3.71 (on application) 3.78 now
[ *] Units completed: 63 semester units on application
[ *] Units in progress:20 units in progress
[ *] Pre-reqs completed: All
[ *] GEs completed: 3 out of 5
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b]
[ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: AIAS, tutor, volunteer for church (500+ hours) & AYSO $ Habitat for Humanity, soccer, and I think that is it.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Draftsman and Locksmith Apprentice
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): Great, got me into other schools but not USC This could have been a problem.
[ *] Letters of Recommendation: 3 Great recommendations, read all of them.
[ /list][ b]Other:[ /b]
[ list]
[ *] Other schools applied to: University of Oregon, Cal Poly SLO, Cal Poly Pomona, University of Oklahoma, University of Arkansas, University of Alaska Anchorage.
[ *] Comments: As an architecture student I am very happy to have gotten into University of Oregon and I will likely be attending there. Oh and for future architecture students, I also used a similar portfolio for other schools that got me into them, but that did not work for USC. I wish all of you trojans the best of luck, but go ducks!!
[ /list]</p>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Mira Costa
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.4
[</em>] Units completed: 30 transferable
[<em>] Units in progress: 11
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All English, Econ, Accounting
[li] GEs completed: a good bit, I believe[/li][/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[li] ECs listed on app: wrestling, bodybuilding, organizing athletic events in my religious community, community service for elderly home (100+ hours), placing in the top 3-5% in several national virtual stock investing competitions, managing several real portfolios, helping others learn about investing and various buying/selling of consumer products.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: Working for an investment firm over the past year. I wrote about how I have gotten to know my boss well, and the various things I’ve learned from him (he invented elmer’s glue, the glue on post-it notes, clear tape, and book covers). Also a mentorship with the founder/former CEO of Kashi health foods, working sales for Cox Communications, helping a start-up health supplement company, working sales at a gym, working in promotion/marketing for laser dentistry office.</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I worked pretty hard on it and got help from quite a few people. It was about how I grew up in a wealthier neighborhood, but my parents made me work for everything I had. That sprouted into my first business I started and how I helped a non-profit doing what I loved.
[li] Letters of Recommendation: strong letter from my boss[/li][/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: none. I don’t see the point in transferring to a “second-best” school. I want USC and I’ll go to USC one way or another.
[li] Comments: This isn’t stopping me. Writing an appeal, and if that doesn’t work out, I will stay another year and apply next year. Congratulations to all who got in, really great job! You earned it.[/li][/ul]</p>
– until I heard from Cal. There’s always grad school. Congrats to everyone who got in!
This could have been a problem.