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[<em>] College transferring from: Pennsylvania State University
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.69 (Fall: 3.45, Spring: 3.88)
[</em>] Units completed: 30
[<em>] Units in progress: None
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: N/A
[<em>] GEs completed: Category I and III
[/ul]Subjective:
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[</em>] ECs listed on app: Student manager for varsity volleyball team, writer and photographer for music site, various club sports in high school, volunteer coach
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Working at a dental office. Also recently picked up an internship and a new job for the summer which I emailed my admissions counsellor about, but she didn’t really ask for details.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): For my short answer on an EC, I talked about all of the experiences I was a part of when working for the music site. Did not think my personal essay was stellar at all. I basically talked about how USC would benefit me because of the industry I wanted to work in (entertainment industry). For my short answer response in the supplement, I talked about what courses I wanted to take and how I wanted to double minor in two specific areas.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: I didn’t submit one, but I did when I applied as a high school senior (last year). I know they kept my SAT test scores, so they might have kept the recommendation letter for my file as well. The letter was from my aunt who graduated from Marshall with her Masters degree.
[/ul]Other:
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[</em>] Other schools applied to: None!
[li] Comments: I’m honestly in awe. It feels so surreal to finally achieve what I have been dreaming of since I first stepped foot on USC’s campus. Honestly, just stay focused on your goal and work really, ridiculously hard.[/li][/ul]</p>
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[<em>] College transferring from: Public university in the East Coast
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.63 (at time of application), 3.76 (after Spring semester)
[</em>] Units completed:57
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: WRIT 140, a few engineering classes, Calculus I - III, a few chemistry classes, one or two physics classes
[<em>] GEs completed: I believe none
[/ul]Subjective:
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[</em>] ECs listed on app: Internship, volunteerism, clubs in college, certain positions held in clubs and activities in high school
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 2-month internship and student assistant
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Talked about interest in aircraft and volunteerism
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: None
[/ul]Other:
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[</em>] Other schools applied to: Only USC!
[li] Comments: Shocked and still in disbelief! I did not receive an SGR, but I did submit my unofficial Spring grades via email as soon as they were released. I thought I had a pretty low GPA when I applied, so working as hard as you can the following semester would help![/li][/ul]---------------------------------------------</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: El Camino College Compton Center
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 3.42
Units completed: 51
Units in progress: None
GEs completed: All except art
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Leadership positions, JV cross country coach, track coach, instructor at YMCA for a kids fitness program, worked for AAVREP and Obama campaign registering voters in LA</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: Teachers aide at a YMCA preschool</p>
<p>Essays (subject and responses): Great essays focused on how my interest in politics came about</p>
<p>Letters of Recommendation: None
Other:
Other schools applied to: UCLA(denied), UCSB(accepted), UCSD(denied), UCR(accepted)
Comments: I’m very proud of my hard work paying off. Although I only have a 3.42 I guess USC see’s past your grades. I’m still shocked I got in!</p>
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[<em>] College transferring from: Foothill/De Anza College
[</em>] Entering as:Sophomore
[<em>] GPA:3.33
[</em>] Units completed:91
[<em>] Units in progress:16
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed:Physics, Calculus, Chemistry, Differential Equations, and Linear Algebra.
[<em>] GEs completed:Catergory 1,2,3 and 5
[/ul]Subjective:
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[</em>] ECs listed on app:Kid camps and mentoring
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:None
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses):Talked about choosing to be an engineer over playing college ball.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation:None
[/ul]Other:
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[</em>] Other schools applied to:Cal poly(rejected), UCSB(accepted), SJSU(accepted).
[li] Comments:I thought it was impossible to be accepted with my GPA(especially since my major GPA is around 2.9), but it just shows that anything is possible. Definitely a blessing![/li][/ul]---------------------------------------------</p>
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[<em>] College transferring from: SBCC
[</em>] Entering as: n/a
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Units completed: ~57
[<em>] Units in progress: 14
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: N/A
[<em>] GEs completed: Most, if not all
[/ul]Subjective:
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[</em>] ECs listed on app: Lots
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship and animation production experience
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): All very solid, as I am told.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: 3, all sparkling, including one from the head of filmproduction at my school
[/ul]Other:
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[</em>] Other schools applied to: Chapman
[li] Comments: I’m going to Chapman. I’m honestly pretty surprised I got rejected, just like everyone else that applied. I’m in the process of learning exactly how many, if any, transfer students they admitted into Animation this year. It’s time to let go from my dream school, I guess.[/li][/ul]---------------------------------------------</p>
<p>Accepted (Spring) - DORNSIFE/NEUROSCIENCE Spring Grade Request 4/27</p>
<p>Stats:
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[<em>] College transferring from: St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore?
[<em>] GPA: 2.949 (flunky readmit with upward trend)
[</em>] Units completed: 47 “credits”
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Math, Writing
[li] GEs completed: Biology, Calculus, Psychology, Statistics</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Appalachian Trail, Environmental Club, Research Assistant, Percussionist, Improv Troupe, Fundraising to build a school in Vietnam
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Pizza Delivery, Warehouse worker
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses):
Extracurricular activity = Appalachian Trail
Personal = About me, dropping out of college, more about Appalachian Trail, conceptual stuff to do with my major
Supplement = More conceptual stuff about my major
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: None
Other:
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[<em>]Additional information: Myers-Briggs personality type, MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)
[</em>] Other schools applied to: Carnegie Mellon, Johns Hopkins (rejected from both)
[li] Comments: I had to wait a really long time to find out.[/li][/ul]</p>