Viterbi Pathways Program

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Hey guys please help me.

I recently was rejected from USC, but I got this really weird message at the end:

name, the Viterbi School of Engineering and the Office of Admission have identified you as someone we hope will consider transferring to USC in the future. We hope you will join the Viterbi Pathways Program, a unique opportunity to meet with a Viterbi Admission Counselor and receive individualized, transfer counseling. The Viterbi School wants to help guide you, step-by-step, on the best way to be a competitive transfer applicant. I hope you are interested in this opportunity and want to be considered for future transfer admission to the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. The Viterbi School will be in touch with you in the days ahead to provide more information, including how to set up your first transfer advisement appointment. They will work closely with you to plan out a transfer guide for the next year.

I did some digging, but couldn’t find anything about it on the Internet. I thought it was the Trojan Transfer Plan, but I really don’t know. There isn’t any information, and even when I called USC Admissions, the person I spoke with didn’t fully know what it was. She said to talk to Viterbi, but I couldn’t reach them.

Any ideas? Thanks!

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It’s for Pathways, an Undergraduate Admissions initiative designed to help high-achieving underrepresented students successfully transfer to school of choice(Viterbi), is an invitation-only program that guides students through the transfer process, offering counseling, invitations to campus events, and faculty and peer mentoring. The program was started last year so it’s fairly new. I am sure there are requirements that will have to be met: units completed, GPA minimum and ECs to be considered for admissions.

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Is this very similar to TTP? Is it more or less of a “guarantee”?

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No idea if it’s similar to TTP. Assume nothing is guaranteed. They will probably send you more info in the coming weeks. Hang tight!

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Hey I got offered the Viterbi Pathways Program as well! I wanna take the option and transfer in sophomore year; has anyone actually had contact with Viterbi yet regarding this program besides the first email they sent out a few weeks ago?