[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: UCSB/California CC
[</em>] Entering as: Junior after this Spring
[<em>] GPA: 3.2 at UCSB, 3.9 at current college
[</em>] Units completed: 95 quarter units, 63 semester units
[<em>] Units in progress: 17.5
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: all
[<em>] GEs completed: all
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Cal-Prig, student government in high school
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: internship at start-up company, misc. retail and customer service jobs
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): how I went to my first college because that’s what my family wanted me to do but I am growing up and gaining enough confidence to do what I want (transfer schools)
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: English professor and supervisor at work
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: SCU, UCLA, UCSD, UCI
[li] Comments: This SGR has made me a nervous wreck. My quarter won’t end until June 29th so I don’t know how I will be able to enjoy my summer worrying over my fate![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stat:
International Student
Sophomore with 78 credits
GPA: 4.0
TOEFL: 114
Two very strong rec letters
ECs are good but not phenomenon
Took additional math courses: Cal1,2,3; DE; Linear Algebra
GEs: I didn’t pay much attention to that.</p>
<p>Other:
Also accepted into UT-Austin McCombs, Cornell-AEM, UNC,
Waitlisted by UVA-McIntire </p>
<p>Comment: I personally love USC and LA! very much and I applied. But when I asked my friends/family members/profs for advice, none of them picked USC-Marshall among the five. After a little consideration, I decided not to pay the deposit. Again, USC is great but it may not be the best for me.</p>
<p>Stats:
American University- 3.56 GPA
SAT -2150
Units Completed-46</p>
<p>EC:</p>
<p>Diplomatic Programs Intern - Organization for International Cooperation (NYC)
Research Intern- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DC)
PK Divani Financial Representative- (LA)
Brad Lee Law Firm- Paralegal Intern- (LA)
United Nations Association -United States of America (UNAUSA)- Staff Intern (NYC)
International Model United Nations Association- Staff
U.S State Department - Foreign Service Intern (DC)</p>
<p>Essays : Talked about how my stay in DC will benefit the LA community through political experience and skills. </p>
<p>Comment: Prob got in through my Extra curriculars. Good luck to everyone.</p>
<p>Spring Grade Request - 5/10/2012 - Marshall School of Business</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Santa Monica College + West LA College
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] SAT: 1950
[<em>] Units completed: 29
[</em>] Units in progress: 12
[<em>] Pre-reqs completed: Business Calculus 1 & 2
[</em>] GEs completed: All
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Many
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Many + Started my own successful business.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common App essay was good, USC specific essay was great.
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: Two. One from my Calc 1 professor (PhD in Math), one from my AHIS professor (PhD in Art History).
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to: Columbia, GW, Boston, Babson, Miami
[</em>] Comments: Business Calc 2 is currently in progress at West LA College… Since it is necessary for Marshall/BUAD they requested my Spring grades once the semester is complete. Good thing I still have straight A’s!
[/ul]---------------------------------------------</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b]
[ list]
[ *] College transferring from:UC Irvine
[ *] Entering as: Sophomore (by year)
[ *] GPA: 3.67
[ *] Units completed:40 quarter units from APs and 32 quarter units at UCI
[ *] Units in progress: 16, around 59 total semester units by the end of the year
[ *] Pre-reqs completed: currently finishing writing and math
[ *] GEs completed: all except the science category (GE III)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b]
[ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: many, all from high school though
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):for the generic one, wrote about how my current university was not the fit for me and i needed to be in a different atmosphere, like USC. also how it doesn’t really have as strong of a business program as USC does. for the usc specific, talked about particular things i liked from marshall/sppd and how i would use my education from marshall to help expand my dad’s current business
[ *] Letters of Recommendation: one from my high school teacher who graduated from USC and worked as a counselor there and another from my language professor
[ /list][ b]Other:[ /b]
[ list]
[ *] Other schools applied to: NONE!
[ *] Comments: REALLY hoping i get into USC…ive been wanting it for as long as i can remember
[ /list]---------------------------------------------</p>
[<em>] College transferring from: CC in the Northeast
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.95
[</em>] Units completed: 56
[<em>] Units in progress: 14
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: All
Subjective:
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Tailored my short response especially to Marshall
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: Two
Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: UNC-CH (Accepted), UCLA (Accepted), Berkeley (Rejected), SMU (Accepted) , CMC (Pending)
[li] Comments: Still waiting to hear on CMC but USC is currently number once choice. Fight On![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: California Community College
Entering as: Sophomore but a junior once I send in my spring grades
GPA: 4.0
Units completed:55
Units in progress:11
Pre-reqs completed:All but math
GEs completed:All but 2
Subjective:
ECs listed on app:Volunteered ALOT, member of PTK, UNICEF, RED CROSS, BUISNESS CLUB blah blah
Job/Work Experience:retail associate, office assistant i think thats all
Essays (subject and responses):CommonApp: I wrote about why I wanted to go to university in the first place, my motivation, and what I hope to achieve from such an education. It was an okay essay, took about a day to write didnt stress too much time on it.
USC Essay: Well, I wrote about how business is in all of us since we first started talking… then I wrote how convenient it would be for me to major in business, and lastly I wrote about how USC would help me achieve those goals to the max.
Letters of Recommendation:None, not required.
Comments: This school has been my first choice ever since I can remember, so I’m so glad to be a part of the Trojan family!!</p>
<p>Spring Grades Request * 5/08/2012* ANNENBERG / PUBLIC RELATIONS- COMMUNICATION</p>
<p><strong><em>Stats</em></strong></p>
<p>College transferring from: ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
Entering as: SOPHOMORE
GPA: 3.86
Units completed: 54
Units in progress: 12
Pre-reqs completed: NO
GEs completed: 3 COURSES IN PROGRESS</p>
<p><strong><em>Subjective</em></strong></p>
<p>ECs listed on app: member of PTK, PRESIDENT OF 2 CLUBS IN 2010, VOLUNTEER IN FEED THE HOMELESS ACTION IN THE SANTA ANA SHELTER, BEING INVOLVE IN THE BOOKDRIVE ECT…</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience:MMM… INTERNSHIP IN THE HEALTH COMPANY, WORKING IN POLAND FOR SUMMER.</p>
<p>Essays (subject and responses): DIFFERENT DIALECTS IN VIETNAM AND HOW THEY FASCINATED ME WHEN I WAS 5 OR 6 YEARS OLD. GROWING UP IN EUROPE: HOW IT AFFECTS MY LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. EXPOSING MYSELF TO DIVERSITY OF CULTURES AS I WAS OFFERING MY HELP FOR JAPANESE, VIETNAMESE, KOREAN EMBASSY DURING THEIR CULTURAL EVENTS IN WARSAW.</p>
<p><strong><em>Other</em></strong></p>
<p>Other schools applied to: NONE </p>
<p>Comments:HOPE MY UPDATES HELP YOU A LIL BIT =) IF IT HELPS, I WANT TO DISCLOSE YOU WITH SOME OBSTACLES I HAVE GONE THRU >>>></p>
<p>WHEN YOU PLAN TO TRANSFER, MAKE SURE TO WORK ON YOUR ESSAY VERY DILIGENTLY! I REGRET THAT I DIDN’T TAKE WRITING MY ESSAY AS SERIOUSLY AS I SHOULD… ALSO FOR ANNENBERG’S PPL! PLAN TO COMPLETE ALMOST EVERY SINGLE USC’S GE BEFORE YOU APPLY! I ASSUME THAT I GOT SGR BECAUSE I HAVE 3 GE COURSES IN PROGRESS (+STATICTICS ) WHERE ENGLISH IS MY PREREQUISITE. SILLY ME SO PLEASE DON’T DO THE SAME MISTAKES BECAUSE THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING YOUR APP WILL LAST LONGER.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF US! CHEERS ^^</p>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: UC San Diego
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore (should be a junior, but have to figure out transfer credit_
[<em>] GPA: 3.63
[</em>] Units completed: 113 quarter units (?)
[<em>] Units in progress: 16 quarter units
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed:
[<em>] GEs completed:
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Profressional engineering fraternity, volunteer work
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: summer engineering internships, and held jobs throughout school year
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): first one dealt with how what i wanted to gain out of college changed since high school. and the second one was about how the usc environment would he conducive with my own goals.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: none
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: USC or bust!
[li] Comments: Its a little surreal at the moment, but im excited nonetheless! I feel that my essays really conveyed how I felt USC would help me in all aspects, and how much being part of the trojan community really meant for me! FIGHT ON![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:
Diablo Valley College
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 3.58/3.66
Units completed: 24
Units in progress: 15
Subjective:
ECs listed on app:HS Sports, Eagle Scout
Job/Work Experience: Internship
Essays (subject and responses): Talked about being involved in the community and the amazing opportunities USC offers.
Letters of Recommendation: None
Other schools applied to: None
HS Grades: 2.5, SAt: 1550</p>
<p>NOTE: MY GPA depends on if they include an intro to business class which i took two summers ago. IF they do then i have a 3.58. If they dont then its a 3.66.</p>
<ul>
<li>New York University</li>
<li>Entering as: Sophomore (should be a junior, but have to figure out transfer credit)</li>
<li>GPA: 3.79</li>
<li>units completed: 52</li>
<li>in progress: 18</li>
</ul>
<p>I applied to USC as a senior, but didn’t get in. I went to NYU instead. Just finishing up my sophomore year here. I spent my freshman year abroad at NYU in London. </p>
<p>Rejected from UCLA and Berkeley. Didn’t apply anywhere else. </p>
<p>Transfer students who are going to USC in the fall → want to make a facebook page to discuss housing and stuff?</p>
<p>Sorry to post again but CC won’t let me edit my old post. I was Winter Grade Requested before. Accepted - School of Dramatic Arts/Theatre B.A. 05/14/2012
Winter Grade Requested on 04/30/2012</p>
<p>Stats:
[<em>]College transferring from: UC Santa Cruz
[</em>]Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>]GPA: 3.9 (3.7 high school)
[</em>]Units completed: 37 (~25 semester units)
[<em>]Units in progress: 20 (~13.3 semester units)
[</em>]Pre-reqs completed: All except diversity (in progress)
[<em>]GEs completed: I and II
Subjective:
[</em>]ECs listed on app: Theatre Resume, Game Design, Student Film, Art Projects, QSU Member, Web Design
[<em>]Job/Work Experience: 5 years as Computer Programming
[</em>]Essays (subject and responses): Best Essays I’ve written - One was about my family losing our house due to the real estate market crash and how it affected me in HS. Another i wrote about why I wanted to transfer and live in Los Angeles and study acting - how the city life and USC’s resources would really let me do that better than my current school.
[<em>]Letters of Recommendation: 1 really good from Theatre faculty at UC Santa Cruz
Other:
[ul]
[</em>]Other schools applied to: USC or bust
[li]Comments: I really hope I get in![/li][/ul]</p>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Antelope Valley College
[</em>] Entering as:Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.66
[</em>] Units completed:58
[<em>] Units in progress:18
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All Plus More
[li] GEs completed: Complete</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:Alpha Gamma Sigma, Pharmacy Technician Externiship + License, Lots and Lots of Volunteer Work
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Clerk At Previously Attended University
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): 8/10
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: None
[/ul]Other: My career goal is to be a pharmacist. I already have experience working as a pharmacy technician, and since USC has its own competitive pharmacy school, that probably gave me a boost.</p>
<p>Other schools applied to: UCLA, UC Irvine, Cal State Long Beach
Comments: None</p>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: CCC
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore probably
[<em>] GPA: yeah… not so good… 3.12
[</em>] Units completed: 18
[<em>] Units in progress: 13
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: No idea
[<em>] GEs completed: Most
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Volunteering at hospital, unpaid internship at hospital, track and field in high school, camp counselor for handicapped children, and teacher’s aide at a korean school
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:None
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I talked about an injury i sustained while on the track and field team
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation:3, one from enlish, history, and bio. My bio teacher was a USC alum.
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: UVA (Rejected) UCONN (Accepted) Northwestern (Pending) Vandy (Pending)
[li] Comments: Geez I really hope i get in… I was honestly surprised that I even got a spring grade request… i thought I would just get a flat out rejection for sure… Maybe it’s just getting my hopes up, but DEAR GOD, i want to go to USC…[/li][/ul]---------------------------------------------</p>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: University of Hawaii at Manoa
[</em>] Entering as: Hopefully Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.86
[</em>] Units completed: 63
[<em>] Units in progress: None. Finished spring 2012 semester already
[</em>] GEs completed: About 3 or 4
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: volunteering for tsunami relief work in japan, etc. honestly, not much.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: A few summer jobs
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I think my essays were okay, but not great. I just talked about how usc fits my needs both in and out of class.
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: None
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to: Georgia Institute of Technology (accepted)
[</em>] Comments: I’ve always wanted to go to USC and I got rejected applying as a freshman during my senior year in HS so Im so happy I got in this time. I really want to go but it’ll all depend on my financial aid package because USC is SO expensive! Good luck to everyone else!!
[/ul]---------------------------------------------</p>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Reedley College/ Fresno City College
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.5-3.7 depending on what transferred
[</em>] Units completed: 63
[<em>] Units in progress: 16
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All; calculus/critical writing (in progress)
[<em>] GEs completed: I think all.
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Church and a couple of volunteer things
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Construction
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses):Talked about how i changed after my senior year of high school and about what I have overcome…
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: None
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: Csu Fresno and Csu Fullerton (both accepted)
[li] Comments: I really want to get in! It looks like im going to get a 3.5 this semester and I hope thats good enough.[/li][/ul]---------------------------------------------</p>
<p>Accepted - Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences/Chemistry (Pre-med emphasis)</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: UC Irvine
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore (Possibly Junior if all my units get transferred over)
[<em>] GPA: 3.73
[</em>] Units completed: 79.3 quarter units/52.9 Semester Units
[<em>] Units in progress: 33 quarter units (15 for Spring quarter; 18 for summer)
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Essentially all.
[<em>] GEs completed: Pretty much all? I know that I’m done with all of the GE’s at UCI.
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: First place in two science events at a state level academic competition; Club officer, and over 150+ hours of hospital volunteering.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I really don’t remember.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: none
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: None- Go big or go home
[*] Comments: I was actually surprised to get in- since I went 4.0, 3.8, then 3.5 my consecutive quarters. Also, I was also surprised that I got in because I spent so little time on my essays…[/ul]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b]
[ *] College transferring from: Penn State University
[ *] Entering as: N/A
[ *] GPA: 3.74 (3.73 first semester, 3.75 second semester)
[ *] Units completed: 32
[ *] Units in progress:
[ *] Pre-reqs completed: Statistics (recommended) and English comp
[ *] GEs completed:Can’t remember specifics, but I know I got about three of them down and all of my credits are transferable.
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b]
[ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Film/TV Reporter for our student-run newspaper, Student Film Organization, LGBT, and a web designer for a radio at my school.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: I put the reporting as my big work experience down
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): I was very straight-forward with my essay. I told them what I learned at Penn State and how I am ready for a new challenge in education and surrounding environment at USC. No fictional wishy-washy stuff.
[ *] Letters of Recommendation: One from my Communication professor who loves me.
[ /list][ b]Other:[ /b]</p>
<p>[ *] Other schools applied to: Only USC
[ *] Comments: I’m really glad I got the SGR. I wasn’t initially because this means I will possibly wait until mid-July, but I figure it’s better than a rejection. Just keep your grades up or even and all should be OK. I’m really happy my hard work is finally paying off because I honestly would’ve never thought I could get into a school like USC. If you want USC, work hard and show it! They will see your efforts.</p>
<p>Accepted - Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Communications major</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: University of Michigan/Santa Monica College
Entering as: Hopefully Junior
GPA: 4.0
Units completed: about 60
Units in progress: 9
pre-reqs completed:
GEs completed: all except science (will do in summer)
Subjective: lot of ECs
Job/Work Experience: 2 great internships, Starbucks
Essays (subject and responses): Really detailed–only school I applied to was USC and I acted like it!
Letters of Recommendation: 1 from internship coordinator, 1 from professor–both really wanted me to get in and believed USC was the perfect school for me
Other: I originally found out that I had gotten in from an admissions counselor I called up when trying to see if my admission decision had been sent yet!</p>
