<p>I'm going to attend St. John's University in Queens, NY this fall. Majoring in journalism (focus in broadcast+. I want to transfer to USC, but currently this semester has no more room for me to take English writing or Algebra II classes, which I will need two semesters of in order to transfer to USC. </p>
<p>SAT I: cr 500 r590 m500
SAT II: US History 480 Chinese listening 790
HS GPA: 5.69 weighted</p>
<p>Others: received IB Diploma, had many extracurriculars in HS. </p>
<p>Should I wait and apply for transfer in my college sophomore year?
I think Annenberg is really competitive, what to do?</p>
<p>I admit my SATI’s are terrible, I am going to retake. Any helpful advice on how I can transfer and what else I will need to work on?</p>
<p>You don’t need to retake your SATs. USC does not require them for transfer admissions. If you took Algebra II or Intermediate Algebra in HS you don’t have to take it again in college. Take Stats which you’ll need for your major. The only thing you have to do before transferring is take 2 semesters of English Composition. This is straight from their website:</p>
<p>“We encourage you to take advantage of the strength of USC’s General Education Program. In fact, you do not have to complete all transferable general education requirements or all prerequisites elsewhere to be admitted.”</p>
<p>That is not to say to not take any but don’t stress out about fulfilling all of their GEs. The most important thing for Annenberg is the supplemental essay you have to write. So I would focus on that and obviously maintaining a high GPA. However, it is possible you will get accepted into USC and not into Annenberg. You can always apply again to Annenberg once you are at USC. If you want to be judged more on your college coursework and not your HS transcript than I would wait and apply sophomore year. </p>
<p>Don’t be afraid to contact their admissions officers either. They are always really nice and speedy with email responses :)</p>
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The OP’s standardized scores and records will be weighed if she’s applying within her first year.
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<p>“You must submit secondary school records and proof of graduation. At minimum, your high school record should consist of 16 year-long courses, including 13 in academic solids and up to three in acceptable electives.”</p>
<p>They will still see your h.s. records, but it just wont be weighed as much.</p>
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<p>Rather spending the time and energy (which will be considerable given your current scores) retaking HS standardized tests, do well in your college coursework and delay your transfer efforts a year and apply as a jr transfer.</p>
<p>Also, it is much more useful to give your unweighted HS gpa.</p>