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06-08-2012, 09:34 PM
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#16 | | New Member
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I am motivated. I can do better. There is absolutely nothing unrealistic about working harder than before and shooting above the bar so that even if I miss (which is predictable), I will still land somewhere great. I expect naysayers and negative comments- So thank you. All the more reason to work harder.
My first two original choices for undergrad/ law was Pepperdine and USC. As for the guarantee into usc..Well refer to my original post and see if your clever enough to catch where I alluded to that. Thanks.
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06-08-2012, 09:35 PM
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#17 | | Senior Member
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Wow. Ok. Then go to USC and do your best, then see where it takes you.
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06-08-2012, 09:38 PM
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#18 | | Super Moderator
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Well refer to my original post and see if your clever enough to catch where I alluded to that.
| We may or may not be clever enough to catch (or believe) your allusion to connections, but I hope when you write YOUR applications YOU'RE clever enough to know the difference between these two.
Hard to pass that one up  .
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06-08-2012, 09:48 PM
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#19 | | Junior Member
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59% of USC's transfers come from community colleges. Stanford accepts 50 or so transfer students, and around 45% come from community colleges. Y and H take around 20 applicants each year, and mostly come from 4 years. I stay still try to apply and get your college gpa higher
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06-08-2012, 09:56 PM
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#20 | | Super Moderator
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Stanford accepts 50 or so transfer students
| Optimistic, check out the S CDSs for actual data.
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06-08-2012, 10:05 PM
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#21 | | New Member
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Honey, whoever told you that being a mean girl on a forum was a positive contribution lied to you. It seems like you are more of an antagonist. Realism and harsh criticism I expect. However, if your intention was to dole out the best advice based on your experiences/knowledge than a thank you is owed, that is all.
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06-08-2012, 10:06 PM
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#22 | | New Member
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Thank you, will do!  | |
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06-08-2012, 11:19 PM
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#23 | | Junior Member
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This is an interesting thread... I'll follow this.
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06-08-2012, 11:32 PM
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#24 | | Senior Member
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High performing CC students can and do get into good four year programs.
However, the transfer acceptees into schools like HYPS tend to be students, who as HS freshmen, were extremely competitive, and even probably were accepted to some of these ultra selective schools-- i.e. they were the most coveted students that year.
For some circumstance, they did not attend and chose another route but later, decided to apply as a transfer. It's from this pool that the extreme bulk of transfer students are accepted by these tippy top schools. From what you've shared, I honestly think you'd be an extreme, extreme outlier in this pool.
Good luck to you in your college search Ashley
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06-09-2012, 02:23 AM
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#27 | | Super Moderator
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Optimistic, check out the S CDSs for actual data.
| CDSs plural. The number varies widely between years, including 09/10 that you cited which is 25.
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06-09-2012, 09:59 AM
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#28 | | Junior Member
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if you are any good at a sport that hpys /usc cares about (sports like lacrosse, crew etc) , id try to contact coach for admissions support.....i had a horrible hs gpa and mediocre gpa and got into usc....i know several athletes into yale and harvard as transfers, even with mediocre gpas
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06-09-2012, 11:46 AM
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#29 | | Senior Member
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Not sure what your connections are to USC, but there are several rants on this forum from people who thought the same and were disappointed including a number of faculty members. One especially vitriolic rant was from two USC faculty parents of a rejected applicant.
Work on your qualifications. You seem determined. Best of luck!
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06-09-2012, 02:48 PM
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#30 | | New Member
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choatecolate: That is a very good idea, I'll look into that thank you
OhioMom3000: Wow the whole "connections theme" seems a lot more daunting! Yikes! But the guy who is helping me is actually a very important man in the education realm and speaks to at a lot of different universities (USC, Stanford, UCLA, Pepperdine, etc) and he told me the three easiest schools he can get me into is Cal Lutheran, USC, and Pepperdine. What he does basically is takes me to meet with his contact in admissions. I have to pick one school. He will negotiate the deal getting me in and hopefully a full ride. There is one connection for Stanford that is Alumni that works very closely with my Grandmother and I've done volunteer work with her. She has a best friend in admissions and another really good friend in financial aid. Stanford is a long shot by far, however she did get a girl in that volunteered in the program I currently am in. Actually the girl she got in was featured in Glamour Magazines Top 10 College Women 2011. Either way I am currently enrolling in a SAT intensive prep course so I can nail the SATS. I am working on boosting my gpa as well. I'm also receiving help with my letters of intent from a very good family friend who worked in the Chancellors office at UCLA for admissions. I'm very blessed to be receiving the help that I am, and even with these connections it doesn't give me a 100% guarantee but I know that anything is possible as long as I'm willing to get down and get my hands dirty and work VERY HARD | |
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