<p>Please help..I have so many questions!
My DD has a great desire to become a script writer and to get out of NC...with that in mind she applied to:
UCLA denied
UC Berkley no response yet
USC's school of cinematic arts for writing for tv and film. Offered the Trojan Transfer Plan for admittance in 2014.
NYU's Tish waitlisted
Hunter College, City College and Brooklyn College the last three all CUNY no response yet</p>
<p>Her SAT's were 1880 GPA 3.7 in a seven point scale state.
She did get 2 C's last term due to some family problems but since she is in a point 7 scale this should have translated to a B. This term she is taking an AP class and other tough classes in which she is carrying A's so far.
Her dream school is USC but the program she applied for accepts on 26 students.
She was devastated with USC rejectrion but has a glimmer of hope for 2014 due to the school offering to place her in the Tranfer a transfer plan in which we will have to meet her counselor at USC in June for them to tell her what classes she should take and maintain a designated GPA to gain acceptance. She has to sign a contract with the school and they seem to promise it will be highly probale she will get in.</p>
<p>Here are my questions</p>
<p>1,When she applied to USC she did indicate she only was interest in the school of cinematic arts. This due to the fact that we are in NC. if she does the Trojan Tranfer and complies with all requirements does this mean she has a place in the script writing program at the school of cinematic arts.</p>
<p>2, Should she appeal advising the school the reasons for her C's? Those were the only C ever!!! If she does will this jeopardize the Trojan Transfer Program?</p>
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<li>I am considering calling USC myself and asking about the program to figure out what is the deal and if it applies to acceptance to USC as well as the school of cinemtic arts. I need to know if the Trojan tranfer plan is only admittance to USC because if she actually gets into Tisch then she is better off in NYU since it is also a great program. If admittance is to USC's school of cinematic arts then she will go to a CUNY school for the classes the transfer plan requires as that will save us a BUNCH of money. Does anyone know about this plan? And how it works? Does she have to submitt a brand new writing portfolio? Do the prompts change each year for the writing samples requested for the writing program?</li>
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<p>I am also considereing enrolling her in an intensive screen writing summer course at one of NY's film schools to improve on her writting although a couple of producers we know told me she is an excellent writter and think she has great potential and talent and think she will excell in the field. This was also confirmed by an LA screen writer who has a couple of popular series on TV right now.
I need input on this idea. She took the ACT and got every single point that can be achieved in the writing portion of that test her SAT's weakness portion was the math section.
I really appreciate any help with all or any of these questions! Thanks in advance for reading and responding.</p>
<p>Hi Ruth,</p>
<p>I am on the Trojan Transfer Plan now and am currently attending a California Community College. I have met the requirements that were shared with me last June and I am waiting to hear if I will transfer in next year. There is a thread already for the TTP for this year. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/1480046-trojan-transfer-plan.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/1480046-trojan-transfer-plan.html</a></p>
<p>See if that will get you there.
I don’t know if the TTP will apply to a specific college inside 'SC. You will have to talk to someone in admissions for that info.</p>
<p>Good luck to your daughter. Also, I am having a great freshman year even if it is not at USC. It has been awesome. Hope to be at SC next year.</p>
<p>Hi, has either one of you received an official “Accepted” yet? If yes, was the financial aid worth it? I know every situation is different but was there a special consideration made for TTP?</p>
<p>A view from outside as a college interviewer.</p>
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<li><p>Your daughter got a transfer plan at a time when almost every other student was denied outright. Cinematic Arts takes only 4% of the applicants and turns down 96%. So consider that a gift. My daughter’s classmate was given a transfer option and is coming this fall.</p></li>
<li><p>Don’t appeal. It’s too late for that and likely wouldn’t have succeeded. The purpose of the appeal is to add new compelling information that wasn’t evident on the initial application (got an award, etc). It isn’t to explain a negative component. The “C’s” likely didn’t have anything to do with the decision or she would have been declined outright. It is because Cinematic Arts has no space for the number of interested candidates and USC (the main campus) is now getting over 51,000 applications and has to turn most of them down. </p></li>
<li><p>DO NOT CALL on behalf of your child. If she’s old enough to attend USC she’s old enough to make her own phones calls. At this point in the game it’s not your role anymore. I actually note on interviews which students had parents call on their behalf and when you’re not guaranteed a spot why paint “helicopter mom attached” to her forehead. I know you are worried, but it’s time to take a step back and let “the kid” take center stage in managing this process going forward. Our role is to pay the bill. That’s it. And even then the materials and information are sent directly to her.</p></li>
<li><p>Some of the parents I’ve met have actually liked the Transfer plan as it allows for a year at a cheaper college. If she signs a contract just make sure she takes the specific classes they require and maintains the required gpa. Just make sure the contract is specific about her ability to get into Screenwriting since I know that degree follows a very specific sequence and is one of the harder ones for others to transfer into. I also know that sometimes USC’s process is separate from SCA. So make sure she’s being considered for both - not just USC alone.</p></li>
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<p>Just a note that the OP posted her question over a year ago (March 2013). Much of the above advice is helpful for others, of course, so I thought I’d add a few more thoughts. </p>
<p>Getting the TTP option does not guarantee entrance into a specialized School within USC, which has its own admissions process/office, but is a plan to allow certain invited students to transfer into USC Dornsife more easily if all academic reqs are met. Successful TTP students wishing to enter SCA (or other selective Schools at USC) must submit the required supplemental material/audition according to transfer applicant deadlines like all prospective tranfers, and will have to wait to find out if they get that major or not. </p>
<p>In addition, the OP’s D was interested in majoring in Screenwriting which is a BFA program with a strict 4 year sequence of req courses. In many cases, BFAs may not be open to transfers unless they are willing to put in a full 4 years at USC in addition to the year they spent at CC or where ever they did their first year of studies. For SCA Writing for Screen and Television BFA: Note to Transfer Students: the undergraduate Writing program is a four-year sequential curriculum of study. General education and elective units may be accepted toward the degree based on USC credit evaluation. There is no spring admission to this program. - See more at: <a href=“http://cinema.usc.edu/writing/transferprocedures.cfm#sthash.rvL7pPqY.dpuf”>http://cinema.usc.edu/writing/transferprocedures.cfm#sthash.rvL7pPqY.dpuf</a> So, if admitted, it’s another 4 years of college.</p>
<p>Tip! Once you are admitted to USC Dornsife, minoring in Screenwriting and just about every selective School major is easily accessible to all students. This route can be a great gateway into internally transferring to the major over time. However, you’re still in for 4 years starting the following (!!!) fall semester. Take the minor!!</p>