ECs listed on app: Worked on own start up of technological company. Managed the funds, accounting, and distribution of company's assets. (Small company). Ran track & field. 12+ Years of Martial arts.
Job/Work Experience: Never employed
Essays (subject and responses): My company's start up. The difficulties of getting it out there and finally what caused it to fail.
College transferring from: Orange Coast College
Entering as: Junior
GPA: 3.5
Units completed:70+
Units in progress: 6 (Summer Classes)
Pre-reqs completed: All
GEs completed: All
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Admin Youth Leader, Volunteer Work
Job/Work Experience: Realtor at Coldwell Banker, Project Engineer at Local Construction Company
Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about my passion for real estate and how it is present in all aspects of my life.
Letters of Recommendation: Family Friend (Recent USC EMBA Graduate)
Other:
Other schools applied to: LMU, USD, Chapman, Pepperdine
Comments:
Accepted - MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Spring Grade Request - 5/13
Stats:
College transferring from: UC Irvine
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 3.708
Units completed: 88 quarter units, 59 semester units
Units in progress:
Pre-reqs completed: Math
GEs completed: all except the science category
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: all high school activities
Job/Work Experience: several volunteer camps
Essays (subject and responses): wrote about how UC Irvine just wasn't the right fit for me. related marshall to my dad's own company and how i would use my marshall education to expand his company
Letters of Recommendation: one from my high school teacher, a USC grad and a former USC counselor and another high school teacher
Other:
Other schools applied to: NONE
Comments: INCREDIBLY happy i got in. fight on everybody
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[ *] College transferring from: Creighton University
[ *] Entering as: Sophomore
[ *] GPA: 3.53
[ *] Units completed: 45
[ *] Units in progress: 16
[ *] Pre-reqs completed: Most of them
[ *] GEs completed: Many
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[ *] ECs listed on app: Eagle Scout, Alpha Kappa Psi, National Honor Society, Dean's List, National Society of Collegiate Scholars for Creighton, Lacrosse
[ *] Job/Work Experience: I've always had a job since freshman year of high school so a lot
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): Well written, but Essays typically aren't my strong suit
[ *] Letters of Recommendation: 2 professors
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[ *] Other schools applied to: Santa Clara (Denied ***), University of San Diego (Waitlist and hoping I get in)
[ *] Comments: I visited the school on my own budget for spring break and had a blast. Met with admissions and I think because of my effort and first semester grades I got the SRG. However I was sick with the flu for over a month last semester and that brought my GPA down to a 3.2. I had my teachers write USC letters of recomendation to explain what happened, but it didn't work enough. Hoping to go to USD if I get in cause Creighton is less than ideal write now.
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[ *] Other schools applied to: Northwestern (still waiting), Vanderbilt (accepted)
[ *] Comments: USC has been my dream since as long as I can remember. Feels great to finally be accepted. I applied in high school but my stats weren't amazing. They were good, borderline great, but not amazing. In college I did a lot better. However I want to leave my school I currently attend because of its party atmosphere, but USC is not much better. LAWLZ. oh well. Cant win them all.
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Units completed: 125, although clearly not all of these transferred. Cal Poly was very liberal with AP credit.
Units in progress:
Pre-reqs completed: All
GEs completed:Unclear, my transfer credit report has not come in yet.
[ b]Subjective:[ /b][list][*] ECs listed on app: Relay for Life Captain, Track and Field Captain, XC Captain, many other cookie-cutter ECs.[*] Job/Work Experience:Part-time waiter, I doubt this helped me much[*] Essays (subject and responses): In retrospect they were extremely bloated and pretentious, although they hit on strong, valid arguments[*] Letters of Recommendation: One from my English professor
/list][ b]Other:[ /b][list][*] Other schools applied to: UC Davis, UCLA, UCB, NYU
[ *] Comments: In all honesty I got completely lucky. My GPA is below par, my SATs were average (2070), my ECs were respectable but in no way set me apart from the rest, and my essays were okay. However, I am glad to go to USC pending my financial aid, since I plan to matriculate straight into grad school after my bachelor's, and Cal Poly offers very little research opportunities or grad support compared to USC. Not to mention I get to live in LA!
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College transferring from: Michigan State University
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 3.5
Units completed: 29
Units in progress: 9 (summer classes)
Pre-reqs completed: All
GEs completed: All
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Varsity basketball, Model United Nations, HS band, Habitat for humanity, yearbook crew
Job/Work Experience: SAT tutor, Waiter and chef
Essays (subject and responses):Sports incorporating education in terms of maturity and dedication
Letters of Recommendation: None
Other: HS GPA: 2.75
Other schools applied to: SC or bust
Comments: Honestly I cannot believe it. The transfer rate being low, having a disadvantage (Not a California school or resident), and not having a outstanding GPA made me believe that I had slim to no chances of making it into SC. I guess the essay means a lot for transfer applications. Best of luck to all future applicants and re-applying applicants, it's anybody's ball game, take advantage of it!
College transferring from: CSUF
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 3.78 fall 3.68 spring
Units completed: 41
Units in progress: 9 (summer classes)
Pre-reqs completed: All
GEs completed:
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Varsity Golf (captain), Tennis, Track, Guitar club (Vice-President), Lots of others.
Job/Work Experience: None
Essays (subject and responses):How USC is the most diverse school and I will use it to it's fullest to fulfill my dreams. I think thats it.
Letters of Recommendation: None
Job/Work Experience: only in my Junior year of high school
Essays (subject and responses): essay was "generic", had 3 reasons why I wanted to transfer but I tried to make it specific to USC
Letters of Recommendation: N/A
Other schools applied to: None
Comments: I've heard that EC's for transfers don't matter too much and I *might* be a case of it being true, not sure though. I also got a C in my spring semester after my SGR so don't lose hope if you get one. I also got an SGR on June 1st and a decision on July 16th so don't lose hope until you get your letter or a solid signal of acceptance/denial
****Accepted: USC Dorsnife CLAS/ English with Creative Writing Emphasis
TERM: Spring 2013
College transferring from: El Camino College (Both Torrance and Compton Center)
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 4.0 Fall, 3.33 Winter, & 3.68 Spring
Units completed: 42
Units in progress: 3 (summer class)
Pre-reqs completed: ALL
GEs completed: ALL
Optional courses required for Undergrads (diversity + foreign lang): ALL
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: VP of First Year Experience Club on El Camino Compton Campus. Volunteered for: Assemblyman Isadore Hall District 52 Campaign, various Church events, Jordan Mission, a few others.
Job/Work Experience: None (at that time)
Essays (subject and responses): How USC has an excellent creative writing program, how diverse the campus is, and how my father (who had been deceased since april 2011) encouraged me to pursue writing, since he was an award winning writer.
Letters of Recommendation: None
Other:
HS GPA: 3.7
SAT: 1320 (terrible)
Schools applied to: USC only
Comments: I was under a Trojan Transfer Plan (TTP) and my counselor told me straight up that my SAT score were the only reason why I didn't get in as a freshman. I did exacly what the counselor told me to do in the meeting in June 2011 and the hard work paid off. For future reference, TRY and get ALL the GEs, pre-reqs, and optionals classes done. It WILL make you competitive. I got a SGR on June 6th and a decision on July 15th.
Accepted - Marshall/ Business Administration Spring Grade Request - 5/25/12
Stats:
College transferring from: CCC
Entering as: Junior
GPA: 3.73 at the time of application, 3.72 after SGR
Units completed: 98 total, 89 transferable
Units in progress: 0
Pre-reqs completed: All, just business calc and english.. didn't complete recommended accounting classes
GEs completed: all
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: softball and volunteering at an animal shelter
Job/Work Experience: none
Essays (subject and responses): they were okay. wrote the supplement portion the day of the application due date
Letters of Recommendation: none
Other:
Other schools applied to: UCLA, UCI, UCSB, CSU's
Comments: You don't need a really high gpa (3.9 or something) to get into Marshall! Also don't drop your classes if possible because it doesn't look that good when you're competing against other students. The accounting classes are probably beneficial, but if you haven't completed them, don't worryy you still have a chance. You'll probably have to ace the other classes though. I think USC also LOVES upward trends. I had a 3.45 after freshman year, but after 4 more semesters I brought it up a lot. Also stay full time you're whole time at whichever school you're at. Well good luck to everyone applying next year! If you have any questions just PM me All of us are here to help!
Accepted - CLAS/BIOLOGY (Spring Admit)
Spring Grade Requested in Mid-May, Accepted July 13
Stats:
College transferring from: Antelope Valley College
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 3.71
Units completed: 48
Units in progress:16
Pre-reqs completed: All
GEs completed: 1 (3 after Fall)
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Hospital Volunteer, Pharmacy Volunteer, Pharmacy Technician Externship, Community Service, Alpha Gamma Sigma
Job/Work Experience: None
Essays (subject and responses): Well-written (wrote about one of my volunteer experiences and its impact on me, the other on my major and why I am passionate about it based on prior experiences)
Letters of Recommendation: None
Other: High School GPA: 4.1; Licensed Pharmacy Technician under the CA State Board of Pharmacy
Other schools applied to: UCLA, UCI, CSUB
Comments: So excited to start attending USC! It's a dream come true.
Spring Grade Requested in Early-May, Accepted 6/13
Stats:
College transferring from: Fullerton College
Entering as: Freshman
GPA: 4.00
Units completed: 29
Units in progress:6
Pre-reqs completed:
GEs completed: All of them except the ones needed to complete at USC
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: VITA, Alpha Gamma Sigma, Church, volunteer and leadership positions from high school (Chinese Club, Environmental Science Club, Interact, Art Club, Chess Club, Band, Piano, and library)
Job/Work Experience: None
Essays (subject and responses): CommonApp, generic but USC specific
Letters of Recommendation: None
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