<p>**Decision Date & Time: July 9 (Updated on connect 7/11) **</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: San Francisco State University
[</em>] Entering as: Freshman?
[<em>] GPA:4.0
[</em>] Units completed:19 (30 Units, 19 transferrable, probably why I’m a freshman admit)
[<em>] Units in progress: 5
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Second Year Comp, Calc I,II, Phys I, US History (AP credit)
[<em>] GEs completed: Not many
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app:
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Water Polo (hs), Swimming (hs), Mock Trial(hs), NRHH (col.), Volunteer at college observatory, A couple summer jobs and internships (keep busy over the summer.
[</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: 3: Math, English, Comm professors from freshman year
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: Brown (rejected) UT Austin (SGR, my final transcripts were released after the deadline and I didn’t bother to write them so N/D)
[li] Comments:[/li][/ul]
Totally didn’t think I was getting in due to my lack of units…</p>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Sierra College, (Rocklin, CA)
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.87 Overall (Spring semester 3.85)
[</em>] Units completed: 72
[<em>] Pre-reqs completed: Writing, Diversity, Calculus, Accounting
[</em>] GEs completed: USC GE Category I
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Volunteered as music director/conductor for youth theatre groups, Political campaign volunteer/organizer, played with many bands & orchestras.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 6 years corporate accounting / project management.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Discussed my personal development, transitioning from an unmotivated high school failure to an intellectually curious college student and my respect for the power of education to advance human knowledge and better the world.
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: One from my college band conductor and one from a Marshall MBA. I sent the second one in after I received a request for spring grades.
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to: Accepted to UCD, UCSB, UCSC, UCSD; Rejected from UCB, UCLA, UCI (didn’t take the right calculus prereq for UCLA or UCI).
[</em>] Comments: So excited I can barely stand it! Feeling extremely honored to be invited into the Trojan family. The wait was long and I nearly gave up and withdrew my application out of frustration. I am so glad that I didn’t! Fight on! :)>-<br>
[/ul]</p>
<p>**Accepted - Political science major (so random) **</p>
<p>**Decision Date & Time: Rejected May 29
Appealed June 6
Accepted July 11 **</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: University of Miami
[</em>] Entering as: who knows hopefully Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.37 before appeal. 3.54 after appeal (got 4.0 in 18 credits for Spring semester)
[</em>] Units completed: 67 but most probably won’t transfer
[<em>] Units in progress: none
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: none…
[<em>] GEs completed: like 3 of the categories. Explained in my app that I was saving foreign language for USC because my school doesn’t offer the one I want to learn
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: volunteered at the disabilities office at my school. In my appeal I added my volunteering at this south miami day care, and 2 summer journalism internships
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: high school jobs
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): dont even remember
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: one from my comm teacher. I read it (oops) lol it wasn’t amazing.
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: cu boulder (tuition reasons)
[li] Comments: The appeal process is a beautiful thing please don’t be discouraged if you get rejected! I was hoping for a spring grade request, but I was just flat out rejected. took 6 classes spring semester (5 A’s and 1 A+) They kept telling me that IF I did get in, it would probably be for spring semester, but they were wrong. yay so happy feel free to message me for more info on appeals[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Congrats to you! The long wait is over. I am still waiting. Did you receive your financial aid information at the samte time as your acceptance by any chance??? </p>
<p>Accepted - Viterbi/Biomedical Engineering July 9
**Spring Grade Request - May 28 **</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Clemson University
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore (hopefully)
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Units completed: 69
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All
[<em>] GEs completed: Not sure
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Undergraduate research abroad, children’s museum, etc. more blah blah</p>
<p>[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to: Nope
[</em>] Comments: Fight on!
[/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted Spring Admit - Marshall School of Business Reached: 7/15/14 Spring Grade Request - 5/15/14</p>
<p>Transferring From: UCSB/El Camino College
Entering as: Junior
GPA: UCSB: 3.24 El Camino: 4.0 Overall: 3.55
Units Complete: around 65
In progress: 9
Pre-Reqs completed: All
GE’s completed: all but lab course (will take in fall)</p>
<p>Essays: Talked about my desire to become an accountant and how USC stands out in that area.
Letter of Rec: Accounting teacher (CPA)</p>
<p>I attended UCSB as a pre-Econ/Accounting major for a year and a quarter, but a major surgery forced me to take a medical withdrawal. Stayed home this year and took 28 units (mostly business pre reqs not offered at UCSB) at my CC and got a 4.0. </p>
<p>Other schools applied to: Accepted- UCI, CSULB, CSUF, LMU, USD, Chapman.
Rejected- SDSU, Cal Poly (Waitlist first), UNC Chapel Hill (waitlist first)</p>
<p>Comments: Very excited! I thought of USC as a reach after getting denied by SDSU, but it’s nice to know USC considers where you have previously attended and puts an emphasis on your story and essay. I live 30 min away so I’m going to make it out for all the football games in the fall!</p>
<p>Accepted - Dornsife/Biological Sciences Decision Date & Time: Tuesday, July 15th</p>
<p>Spring Grade Request - Dornsife/Biological Sciences Decision Date & Time: Saturday, May 17th</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Mt. San Antonio College
[</em>] Entering as: Junior (it says Sophomore on OASIS)
[<em>] GPA: 3.7
[</em>] Units completed: 58
[<em>] Units in progress: 4 during summer
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: All except Physics and second semester of Gen. Chem
[<em>] GEs completed: All (maybe missing one)
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Extensive volunteering at community hospital during high school
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Nothing special
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Decent essays. They could have been much better.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: 2 (One from biology professor, one from philosophy professor)
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: UCLA, UCI, UCSD, UCR (All rejected)
[li] Comments:[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
Decision Date & Time: Tuesday, July 15th</p>
<p>Spring Grade Request - Marshall School of Business
Decision Date & Time: Tuesday, May 20th</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: Glendale Community College
Entering as: Sophomore (it says Freshman on OASIS)
GPA: 3.82
Units completed: 35
Units in progress: 6 (summer session)
Pre-reqs completed: All of the categories on the articulation agreement.
GEs completed: I’m not sure…?
ECs listed on app: VP/founding member of a club/ IOC Representative of the Business Club/ community service/ local organizations
Job/Work Experience: Retail for 2 Years
Essays (subject and responses): Really not the best lol
Letters of Recommendation: 2 (from my English and Anthro professors)
Other schools applied to: none
Comments: Because Marshall filled up, I was accepted for my second choice major (undeclared). I’m going to work to transfer into the business program later on but till then, FIGHT ON! </p>
<p>Accepted - Marshall School of Business/ Business Administration
Spring Grade Request - 5/3/2014
Decision Date & Time: 07/15/2014 (Spring admit)</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: Santa Rosa Junior College
Entering as: Junior (?)
GPA:3.34
Units completed:90+
Units in progress:15.5 for Spring.
Pre-reqs completed:All (?)
GEs completed:All(?)</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Rotaract club co-founder, district rep, projects related to finance.
Job/Work Experience:Internship at county office for appraisal.
Essays (subject and responses): (1) How I decided to study abroad (2) Very specific on what I intend to do in USC if I were accepted.
Letters of Recommendation: 1 USC alumni (also my mentor), 1German professor and 1 Counselor. (they lost one of my letters)
Other:
Other schools applied to: (Accepted) UCSB, UCD, USF, St. Mary’s College of California (Rejected) UCB, UCSD, UCI.
Comments: I had upward grade trend and a strong essay. Good luck for everyone who is waiting or applying next year! </p>
<p>Accepted - DORNSIFE/UNDECIDED Spring Grade Request - May 6 Decision Date & Time: July 15, 6:30 pm</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: UMass
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.82
[</em>] Units completed: 30
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: English
[<em>] GEs completed: -
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Music - play in a band, Volunteer - at a daycare
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: -
[</em>] Essays: looking for exciting opportunities and to live life to the fullest
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: one
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Applied to: BU (accepted), Northeastern (accepted)
[/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - Dornsife/Biochemistry
**Spring Grade Request - May 6 ** Decision Date & Time: July 15 - 11:00PM</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Loyola Marymount University
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.64
[</em>] Units completed: 37 (semester)
[<em>] Units in progress: 14
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: (?)
[<em>] GEs completed: (?)
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Choir, Filipino Club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Library Desk Job
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Looking for a bigger school. Current school was a “suitcase” campus
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: one
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: University of Washington (rejected), Seattle University (pending)
[li] Comments: I am from Seattle, but I don’t know what happened with my UW app. I’m just happy I have a chance to attend a large school.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>[ color=green][ b]Accepted - Marshall School of Business/Business Administration Spring 2015 /b][ /color]
[ color=orange][ b]Spring Grade Request - Marshall School of Business/Business Administration [ /b][ /color]</p>
<p>[ color=blue][ b]Decision Date & Time: (SGR April 27; Accepted July 15)**[/color]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b]
[ list]
[ *] College transferring from: George Washington University
[ *] Entering as: Sophomore
[ *] GPA: 3.6 (3.5 fall (when applied), 3.7 spring)
[ *] Units completed: TBA
[ *] Units in progress: TBA
[ *] Pre-reqs completed: All
[ *] GEs completed: TBA
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b]
[ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: EIC of high school newspaper, lacrosse player, Christian fellowship, Greek PR Chair
[ *] Job/Work Experience: PR work for local salon, Lacrosse coach/camp director
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): Talked about my business experiences with the salon and how it cultivated a lot of layers of complexity in the work place because I was marketing for retail/beauty but with the challenge within the highly political and professional city of DC.
[ *] Letters of Recommendation: History professor and business freshman development teacher
[ /list][ b]Other:[ /b]
[ list]
[ *] Other schools applied to: N/A
[ *] Comments: It was a really long long wait. Regardless of when you’re SGR’d, you could be waiting up until the last day. I was SGR’d before a lot of other applicants, but that doesn’t mean you’ll hear back before them! Regardless though, stay positive; while it’s hard to keep a positive attitude, there is always the possibility that you get in. While it can be annoying to hear, “you never know!!” during the college admissions process, with USC, you truly never know, so keep your hopes high. Fight On!</p>
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Mt. San Jacinto
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.62 (Before Spring) 3.69 (After Spring)
[</em>] Units completed:~65, ~55 transferable
[<em>] Units in progress: Took 13 units in Spring
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Calc 1 & 2, Gen Chem 1 & 2, C++ Level 1
[<em>] GEs completed: 4th Semester of Spanish, Cultural Anthropology, Sociology 101
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Phi Theta Kappa, Honors Enrichment Program(Did not Complete), SI instructor
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Part Time job for a year and a half throughout college, SI instructor
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about my whole life and how I did bad in high school (2.1GPA) and how I found my passion for engineering.
[<em>] Letters of Recommendation: 1 from my boss.
[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[</em>] Other schools applied to: UCLA, UCR, UCI, UCSD (All rejected due to pre reqs)
[li] Comments: It took a long time for me to get my SGR and acceptance but I never lost hope. I also got a 4.0 in the spring which helped.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - Viterbi/Computer Science Spring Grade Request - Viterbi/Computer Science</p>
<p>Decision Date & Time: July 16th</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: CA 4-year
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[li] GPA: 3.8</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other:
[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to:
[</em>] Comments: I honestly thought I wouldn’t get in considering how late it was. When I saw the acceptance, I couldn’t believe it!
[/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted –Annenberg/ Broadcast & Digital Journalism (Fall Admit)
Spring Grade Request - 5/21 Annenberg/ Broadcast & Digital Journalism</p>
<p>Decision Date & Time: July 15</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: James Madison University
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 3.70 (Fall) 3.72 (Spring)
Units completed: 31
Units in progress: 0
Pre-reqs completed: 3rd Semester of Spanish
GEs completed: Categories I and III
ECs listed on app: Active member of Debate team, Board member for Society of Professional Journalists, PRSSA, Club Golf, RISE (Christian club) </p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: A few retail jobs (nothin spesh)</p>
<p>Essays (subject and responses): Poured my soul out about my passion for journalism and the media world and why I had such an ardor for the field. Also, I wrote about my experiences with the JMU Debate team and how it enhanced my communication skills.
Letters of Recommendation: Two: 1 from my communications professor and 1 from my counselor
Other:
Other schools applied to: Vanderbilt(waitlisted)
Comments: I’ve wanted to go to USC for a while now and it is so sweet to finally achieve my goal. I’m pullin for who ever is applying in the future; the wait was worth it! Fight on!!!</p>
<pre><code>College transferring from: Cuyamaca
Entering as: Junior
GPA: 3.71 (Before Spring) 3.76 (After Spring)
Units completed:~56.5, most are transferable
Units in progress: Took 14 units in Spring
Pre-reqs completed: All of them.
GEs completed: Writing and Diversity, however I didn’t do any of the 6 GE’s. I plan on doing them all this fall!
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>ECs listed on app: Help out at an orphanage in TJ, Bible Study leader.
Job/Work Experience: Work most of the year in grocery stores as an assistant manager. Also had a legal internship throughout the summer.
Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about my strong work ethic and applied it to my time as a hs football player and a calculus class that I struggled in but ended up acing.
Letters of Recommendation: 1 from my accounting teacher.
</code></pre>
<p>Other:</p>
<pre><code>Other schools applied to: University of Michigan, UCLA, SDSU, UCSD (Accepted by SDSU and UCSD)
Comments: Just keep working hard and never lose faith! I ended up getting a 3.8 in the spring and had to wait 2 months to hear back after the request. But reading that acceptance letter made the past two years of late night studying and missed out partying worth it! Go Trojans and FIGHT ON!!
</code></pre>
<p>Accepted – Viterbi/Civil Engineering (Structural) - Fall Admit
Decision Date & Time: 7/16/2014
Spring Grades Requested 5/31/2014 </p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: CA community college
Entering as: Junior
GPA: 3.70 Overall (Spring semester 3.75)
Units completed: 117
Pre-reqs completed: Writing, all major pre-reqs + additional math, physics and chemistry courses.
GEs completed: IGETC certified, USC GE Categories I, II, III</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: VEX robotics world champion, worked/volunteered at college for 2 years
Job/Work Experience: SI coach in college’s engineering department<br>
Essays: Discussed how I fell in love with engineering as well as the plan of starting my own firm one day.
Letters of Recommendation: One from Chemistry professor
Other:
Other schools applied to: Accepted to UCD, UCI, UCSD; Rejected from UCB, UCLA
Comments: “Do what you must, come what may” has been my postulate for many years. </p>
<p>I can’t edit my stats but here is the updated version:</p>
<p>[ color=green][ b]Accepted - Marshall/Business Administration: International Relations for Spring 2015. Received acceptance PDF 5/30; STARS IAR filled 5/28 and dated 5/27; received Marshall acceptance letter 7/28[ /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]
College transferring from: Indiana University (at Indianapolis)
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 3.91 cumulative
Units completed: 50 by the end of Summer
Units in progress: – (haven’t created my Fall schedule yet)
Pre-reqs completed: Writing Requirement, Business Calculus
GEs completed: All except for category 3, 4, 6</p>
<p>[ b]Subjective:[ /b]
ECs listed on app: Some things from high school, VP of Marketing Club, Diversity Program Member, Marketing Coordinator/Film editor for a non-profit Organization, Member of a Leadership Development club, etc.
Job/Work Experience: None
Essays (subject and responses): Okay–wrote one about one of my ECs that demonstrated my passion and dedication to the cause
Letters of Recommendation: Didn’t see</p>
<p>Other:
Other schools applied to: None</p>
<p>Comments: There was a technicality in my application so we had to do a course evaluation before being officially accepted into Marshall</p>
Could someone help me out. So I’m looking to transfer to USC and I have some trouble figuring out how they would calculate my GPA. Do they look at my entire transcript and figure my GPA from their or do they look at the courses that are only transferable. My GPA including non-transferable courses is 3.515 my GPA with only transferable courses is 3.8. Which would they see?
please don’t be discouraged if you get rejected! I was hoping for a spring grade request, but I was just flat out rejected. took 6 classes spring semester (5 A’s and 1 A+) They kept telling me that IF I did get in, it would probably be for spring semester, but they were wrong. yay so happy feel free to message me for more info on appeals[/li][/ul]</p>