<p>@nokcha1004 ya</p>
<p>**Accepted - Second Choice - Dornsife/Chemistry **</p>
<p>**Decision Date & Time: May 23, 2014 **</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: CCC
[</em>] Entering as: Junior?
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 UC / 3.96 CSU
[</em>] Units completed: 77.5
[<em>] Units in progress: 5
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Some for first choice major (ChE) and some for second choice (Chemistry)
[<em>] GEs completed: N/A
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: AGS Honor Society, volunteering weekly
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: 5, one from Diff Eq professor, one from Calc III professor, two from chemistry, one from english
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[li] Other schools applied to: UCLA (Rejected, waiting on appeal), UCSD (Accepted), UCB (Rejected), HMC (Rejected), NYU (Rejected)[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Spring Grade Request - CLAS - History 04/29
Accepted - CLAS - History 05/22</p>
<p>**Decision Date & Time: 05/22 **</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Boston University
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.61
[</em>] Units completed: 28 + 16 (IB)
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: none
[<em>] GEs completed: Writing, Diversity, GE I, Math?
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Things from HS
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: nope
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Pretty good, it wasn’t anything spectacular but it did go 5 rounds of editing
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: none
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: USC or bust
[li] Comments: pretty stoked! To all you non-4.0/3.9ers dont lose hope. I stressed out last week seeing all these applicants with these stats [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - Annenberg Broadcast Journalism
Decision Date & Time: 5/21</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: 4-year liberal arts college
[</em>] Entering as:sophomore(not sure)
[<em>] GPA:3.72
[</em>] Units completed: don’t know
[<em>] Units in progress: don’t know
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All ( maybe except for Writing 140)
[<em>] GEs completed: don’t know
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app:student-run newspaper, Eco-Reps, Outing Club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:dining-services
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses):talk about how did I find my interests in Journalism
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: I guess not bad
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: BU(accepted),NYU,UW-Seattle,Emory
[li] Comments:Fight on![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted -International Relations on Global Business (Dornsife)</p>
<p>Decision Date & Time: May 23rd</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: Azusa Pacific University
Entering as: Junior
GPA: 3.60
Units completed: 60
Units in progress: 14
Pre-reqs completed: All
GEs completed: I think all
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Cross Country/ Track&Field All-American (in college), other volunteer work
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard, facilities
Essays (subject and responses): Decent
Letters of Recommendation: One from accounting prof
Other:
Other schools applied to: LMU, Long Beach State (Both rejected because I did not complete pre-reqs)
Comments: I was surprised but very happy. Good luck to all of you!! </p>
<p>Accepted - Viterbi - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering</p>
<p>Decision Date & Time: May 23, 2014</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]College transferring from: University of Missouri - Kansas City
[</em>]Entering as: Junior
[<em>]GPA: 3.56
[</em>]Units completed: 116 (Yikes…spent my first two years as psychology… Unfortunately, engineering is so stream-lined that those 2 years are basically wasted other than gen. eds.)
[<em>]Pre-reqs completed: All Math, All Physics, Statics, Strength, Dynamics, Thermo, Programming/Engineering Graphics, etc…
[</em>]GEs completed: All[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]ECs listed on app: Volunteer reading with a 1st grader weekly.
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: Have worked full time throughout school (gas station attendant, waitress, etc…).
[<em>]Essays (subject and responses): I think I rocked them. Explained my goals for a future in biomechanics/biomedical research and desire to bring more women into math and science based careers. I also got to show a comedic side in one essay, I think they enjoy a strong personality.
[</em>]Letters of Recommendation: One from an old professor who happens to be an angel investor for tech-based start-ups.[/ul]</p>
<p>Other:[ul]
[<em>]Other schools applied to: None
[</em>]Comments: I don’t think GPA is considered as heavily (especially in engineering) as work ethic and your personal goals. I thought I’d be rejected since I only had one EC, but I think the fact that I work so much made up for that.[/ul]</p>
<p>**Spring Grade Request (5/13) - Marshall/ Business Admin. 2nd Choice: Dornsife/ Econ & Math
**</p>
<p>Decision Date & Time: Still waiting…</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: California Community College
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.59
[</em>] Units completed: 71
[<em>] Units in progress: Had 17 this spring which included Calc, financial accounting, and one GE for USC
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: missing second accounting class, but it was only recommended
[<em>] GEs completed: All except 1
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Literally none in college ): Which scared me…
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: I’ve worked at the same minimum wage job for a year and 9 months, nothing special
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Talked about how community college changed my life, really let my personality come out in my essay’s and short responses.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: 1, My critical thinking professor.
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to:
SDSU (denied), SLO (denied), SFSU (accepted), University of Redlands (accepted)… Wish I had applied to more
[li] Comments:[/li]I just sent my spring grades today! 3.8 this semester with an A in both Calc and Accounting! I really hope I get in. My progress from high school to now is really good. Also the two grades that brought my gpa down are in classes that have nothing to do with my major. And I think they realize that. SGR for a reason right? Praying I’m a trojan this fall! Will def update when I receive a decision!
[/ul]</p>
<p>Spring Grade Request - Viterbi School of Engineering/Astronautical Engineering[ /color]</p>
<p>[color=blue]** Decision Date & Time: (SGR-May 27) **</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: San Francisco State University
[</em>] Entering as: Not sure yet… Sophomore ideally
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Units completed:30
[<em>] Units in progress:
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Second Year Comp, Calc I,II, Phys I, US History (AP credit)
[<em>] GEs completed:Second Year Comp, Communications (not really sure since the schools have different GEs)
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Water Polo (hs), Swimming (hs), Mock Tria(hs), NRHH (col.), Volunteer at college observatory
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: office intern experience, calculus grader, barista
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about how being an aerospace engineer has been a dream of mine since I was ten. I mentioned why specifically I wanted to go to USC: their unique connections with the aerospace industry and student rocketry programs, and sense of community that I don’t feel at my school.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: Three of them… not sure how good they were since I didn’t read them.
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: Brown (rejected [no surprise]), UT Austin (SGR)
[li] Comments: Jury is still out… my final transcript isn’t released until June 2nd… USC is my first choice (and I only applied to three schools) so I’ll probably reapply next year if I’m rejected[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Spring Grade Request - Open (Undecided)</p>
<p>Decision Date: May 6</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: UMass
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.82
[</em>] Units completed: 15
[<em>] Units in progress: 15
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: English
[<em>] GEs completed: -
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Play in a band, volunteer teacher at a daycare
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: -
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): looking for exciting opportunities and to live life to the fullest
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: one
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: BU, Northeastern
[li] Comments: -[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Spring Grade Request - Viterbi Computer Science
Decision Date & Time: May 28th</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Cal State Univ X
[</em>] Entering as: Soph/Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.8
[</em>] Units completed: ~60
[<em>] Pre-reqs completed: All+way more
[</em>] GEs completed: Very little</p>
<p>[li] Comments: Good luck to all future applicants. I hope this post helps for future CS-ers! I’ll be sure to update when I get my final results. Sorry for lack of info-- I will add more when I get my final decision.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - Marshall/ Pre-Accounting
Spring Grade Request - None
**Decision Date & Time: May 25 **</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Southwestern Community College (CCC)
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore (should be Junior once Spring semester is over)
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Units completed: 47 (51 with AP units)
[<em>] Units in progress: 14
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All for Marshall
[<em>] GEs completed: All
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: High school soccer, designed managed & marketed site for students to attain cheaper textbooks, manager of school radio art department (promoted from marketing consultant), Phi Theta Kappa, Business Club President, and two volunteering, I also mentioned a hobby of mine, buying and selling clothing.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: T-Mobile sales rep(9 months)
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses):<br>
-1st Essay, general for all schools, reasons to transfer, Narrative about entrepreneurship and me since 9 years old, parents where missionaries so I used those experiences to tell a story.</p>
<p>-2nd Essay, for USC about an EC, essay about starting the site(from my EC’s), how I struggled, obtained support and what I learned from it.</p>
<p>-3rd Essay, for USC why I wanted to transfer to USC, well just went off with why I wanted to transfer-OPPORTUNITIES!</p>
<p>[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: 3 (2- counselors, 1- accounting professor , they all knew me pretty well.)
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: NONE!
[li] Comments: Never be complacent! Like Pete Caroll said “Win forever, always compete” even if you have to compete with yourself, get in the habit, that’s life. In two words Fight On![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted (Spring Admit) - Dornslife - Law, History, and Culture</p>
<p>Decision Date & Time: May 28, 2014</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: University of Washington, Seattle
Entering as: Junior
GPA: 3.37
Units completed: 81 completed, 15 in progress (quarter system)
Pre-reqs completed: at least 3/4
GEs completed: All</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: various leadership positions in charity groups and film classes, sports, helped start a business fraternity at UW, honors societies
Job/Work Experience: receptionist at a car dealership
Essays (subject and responses): Honestly, they could have been better. I wrote about wanting to move back to CA, starting my business fraternity, and why I wanted to do my major. No sob stories, just a lot me trying new things and not liking them actually.
Letters of Recommendation: One from the faculty advisor of the business frat</p>
<p>Other:
Other schools applied to: UCI, Chapman (both accepted)
Comments: I really thought I was going to get straight up rejected because I was reading about everyone on here having 3.8-4.0 GPAs and starting companies and having their first words be “Fight on!” So really I am just posting on here to give some hope to those of you who have lower GPAs :)</p>
<p>Accepted - Viterbi School of Engineering/Mechanical Engineering
Spring Grade Request - None
Decision Date & Time: May 28</p>
<p>Stats: •College transferring from: (CCC)
•Entering as: Junior
•GPA: 3.80
•Units completed: 64
•Units in progress: 18
•Pre-reqs completed: All of calculus, physics, and chemistry
•GEs completed: Writ130
Subjective: •ECs listed on app: Society of physics students member active in community outreach
•Job/Work Experience: 2 internships pertaining to STEM, introductory Robotics instructor for 7-9th graders, Vans retail </p>
<p>•Letters of Recommendation: 2 (1- Computer science professor , 1- counselor.)
Other: •Other schools applied to: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (accepted)
•Comments: Fight on!</p>
<p>Accepted - School of Dramatic Arts/Theatre BA</p>
<p>Decision Date & Time: May 28, 2014</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Grossmont Community College
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.61
[</em>] Units completed: 49 (52 if you count AP scores)
[<em>] Units in progress: 14.5
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[li] GEs completed: 3 out of 4</p>[/li]
<p>[list]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Studied abroad in Japan in high school, I go to acting classes and take Japanese studies on the weekend, Acting resume (plays, short films, etc.), Kyudo
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Work a part-time job 20-30 hours a week
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I talked about my experience as an exchange student, how I’ve been learning Japanese since elementary school, and why I want to do theatre and my goals etc. (we had a supplement)
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: 1 from one of my theatre teachers
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to: none
[</em>] Comments: I was worried because my GPA looks a bit average, but I’m really happy because USC is my dream school so I focused on finishing USC’s transfer requirements before IGETC so I only applied to USC this year.
Although getting aid will definitely decide whether I can go or not.
[/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - Dornslife/English (Creative Writing)</p>
<p>Decision Date & Time: May 28, 2014</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Community College in Nevada
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore, hopefully?
[<em>] GPA: 3.98 when app was submitted, and then 3.94 after SGR.
[</em>] Units completed: 55
[<em>] Units in progress: 6
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Some
[<em>] GEs completed: All
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Phi Theta Kappa, Student Art Gallery
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: The Disney Store
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): All were pretty awesome I’d say. Tried to tell them like a story.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: One from my creative writing/English professor.
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: USC or bust!
[li] Comments: Was not expecting to be accepted at all. Even though this is my dream school, I decided to apply very last minute, was SGR’d and I had my first B in my spring grades. Also, I have very average/next to no ECs compared to a lot of other people. I really think my essays saved me.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>[ color=green][ b]Accepted - Dornsife/Undeclared for Spring 2015. Received acceptance PDF 5/30; STARS IAR filled 5/28 and dated 5/27[ /b][ /color]</p>
<p>[ color=orange][ b]Spring Grade Request 5/20 on USConnect, official SGR letter came a few days later[ /b][ /color]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b]</p>
<p>[ list]</p>
<p>[ *] College transferring from: Indiana University</p>
<p>[ *] Entering as: ?</p>
<p>[ *] GPA: 3.91 cumulative</p>
<p>[ *] Units completed: 45 by the end of Spring</p>
<p>[ *] Units in progress: 5 during Summer session</p>
<p>[ *] Pre-reqs completed: Writing Requirement, Business Calculus</p>
<p>[ *] GEs completed: Most</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b]</p>
<p>[ list]</p>
<p>[ *] ECs listed on app: Unique with some basic leadership positions</p>
<p>[ *] Job/Work Experience: None</p>
<p>[ *] Essays (subject and responses): Okay–wrote one about one of my ECs that demonstrated my passion and dedication to the cause</p>
<p>[ *] Letters of Recommendation: Didn’t see
[ /list][ b]Other:[ /b]</p>
<p>[ list]</p>
<p>[ *] Other schools applied to: None</p>
<p>[ *] Comments: I’m going to appeal for my first choice major (didn’t get in because I didn’t have enough credits–need 48 transferable. I can go through some channels for Fall admission but it may be better in case my major appeal doesn’t work (because the credits may not transfer) and I can finish up some courses to be reconsidered for my first choice.
[ /list]</p>
<p>I can’t format it correctly, oh well.</p>
<p>Accepted - Dornsife/Political Science for Spring 2015</p>
<p>**Decision Date & Time: May 28, 2014 **</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: PA Community College
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore I’m guessing
[<em>] GPA: 3.63 or 3.7 depending how they looked at it
[</em>] Units completed: 47
[<em>] Units in progress: 13
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: idk
[<em>] GEs completed: idk
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Normal stuff/work stuff
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: lifeguard, hvac, pet store
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses):<br>
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: 1 from my English professor
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: American University, George Washington University, Temple, Pitt, Penn State (accepted to all)… Emory, Johns Hopkins (rejected)
[li] Comments: I have to say I am very surprised I was accepted even if it’s just for Spring 2015. I graduated high school in the bottom 25% of my class and now I could be going to one of the top Universities in the country!</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]</p>
<p>Just found this thread. Here goes!</p>
<p>Accepted - SCA/Film and Television Production</p>
<p>Decision Date & Time: May 16th, 2014</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Santa Barbara City College
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.86
[</em>] Units completed: 60
[<em>] Units in progress: N/A
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: …not sure?
[<em>] GEs completed: …not sure? I basically followed IGETC.
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Drum Instructor at Girls Rock Santa Barbara, Production Assistant on two shows at a local access station, Marching Band section leader (back in high school)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Various Production Assistant gigs
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Pretty strong. Focused on personal events from my HS experience and used them as a platform to talk about my perspective, passion for film, and the stories I want to tell.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: Letters from two film instructors at SBCC, and my HS film teacher who knows me very well.
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: UCSB (Accepted for Film & Media Studies), Chapman (Accepted for TV & Broadcast Journalism), NYU (Accepted at Tisch for Film & Television Production), LMU (Rejected for Film & TV Production)
[li] Comments: I also applied for the Interactive Media major as my 2nd choice which had a handful of different writing req’s. My USC app definitely required the most work. I’m incredibly grateful that it paid off, and also incredibly grateful for the opportunity to pursue my passions at USC…looks like I’m a Trojan now!![/li][/ul]</p>
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