@selcrysti630 Don’t lose hope. I read in one of the last threads that someone got in with a 2.9 GPA (an upward trend). There is chance for everyone:) I know many people with 4.0 who did not get in. Since it’s a private school they take whoever they want.
Also on last years thread there were some people that received acceptances in the first week of june. I have a buddy who got accepted on june 1st. so they’ll make this process last a bit 
@amartinez571 Yup, I sent SIR’d to UCLA by the deadline because I had heard absolutely nothing from USC. I wound up hearing on June 6th about my acceptance, but found out that I had been accepted for the spring semester and was largely disappointed. However, I read that some select transfers are “randomly” moved up to fall, so I committed to USC as well with the intention that I’d go to UCLA if USC didn’t move me up (since UCLA started in like late September/early October). Anyway, when I went to transfer orientation at UCLA in July, I had a pretty horrific time. It was so terrible that I made steps to cancel my admission the next day and decided to stick with USC no matter what happened afterwards.
@selcrysti630 I agree with @Roxy22 
A person with 2.9ish GPA got into Marshall in the 2014 thread whereas people with perfect 4.0’s sometimes get rejected from Marshall. USC can be very unpredictable because they actually do seem to be holistic at times. There’s no reason to give up until the very end. Also, go ELAC & LACC 
I never ran into a lot of ELAC peeps at USC.
@JaytotheB I heard back on June 6th during my transfer cycle, but I’m told my year was one in which USC fell behind in honoring their own deadline to notify everybody by June 1st of an acceptance, rejection, SGR, etc.
Has anyone on here had any successful experiences appealing their financial aid package? I see talk of alleged successes but I’m really curious to know about people’s experiences. i.e. did USC make mistakes or were there simply more circumstances to an individual’s financial situation that USC later became knowledgeable of? I’m currently appealing and my biggest “hook” is that USC claims to meet full need but my package is still a huge stretch for a middle-class family…
@pianorite I personally was not successful. I’ve noticed that most people seemed to get a few thousand dollars more in aid after appeal, but it was nothing drastic. My FA package seems to be pretty standard though in terms of lower-middle class type families (tuition is entirely covered but housing costs are essentially your responsibility). For the rest, they recommend work study and various student or parent loans. These are usually factored into their description of meeting need (it’s not all grant aid). I did not have to rely on these for the most part since I live 8 miles away from USC and just commuted, but I definitely would have lived on-campus if USC covered some of my housing costs. I did however have to largely rely on loans during summer school. In that semester, grant aid was virtually non-existent so I had to take out a pretty sizable loan since I believe USC is ~$1400 per unit.
@zettasyntax A little off subject, but why was transfer day at UCLA so bad?
@SMCSociology I just did not have a good time at all. Each major had their own student advisor and we were supposed to go back with them to their dorm in order to register for classes. It was mainly the registration that I had issues with. The advisors gave us a list of classes and we were only allowed to enroll in courses from that list - that’s it. The student advisor also had to ensure that we selected such classes before allowing us to officially register. We were then told that we could apply for classes of our own choice, but not until after every other transfer orientation had occurred. By this date, it was likely that every single class would be full. The advisors said that nobody ever gets into a class that’s full, so that we shouldn’t even attempt it being going on a waitlist for the class.
Compared to USC, registration for classes was a breeze. Advisors made suggestions for classes, but they mainly were there to help us with problems encountered during registration (such as if we didn’t know to navigate myUSC). I enrolled in two Viterbi classes like it was nothing. I asked my advisor how to accomplish this and she just said I had to make a phone call to Viterbi - that was it. My major was sociology, so I was definitely not a Viterbi student. After this, it was relatively simple for me to switch over to computational linguistics after I had completed the introductory CS courses. This seemed to be a real difference between the whole public vs. private university system for me. At UCLA, I felt like I was being forced to enroll in classes I didn’t want to take (which was true), but at USC I got to take classes I wanted to take and none of the classes I wanted were full/at capacity.
Of course, the experience might vary, but my orientation experience at UCLA was so bad that it soured my impression of the school. Even during this one process when they were going over transferable coursework, they “forgot” about me and I was the last person in the room. And the printer broke, lol. I can’t blame them for the printer breaking, but everything else wasn’t to my liking.
On my application, I listed that I was going to live on campus but I realized how expensive it is for room and board. I would just subtract room and board from my expected tuition if I don’t live on campus right?
@zettasyntax lol its always good to hope they’ve got it all together but i guess well find out in the next week or so
@gamjah I don’t even think that’s factored into tuition. In my estimated cost of attendance on myUSC, it’s already separate from tuition. Tuition for me is showing at approximately 50K, but that was 2016-2017’s rate.
yo, @zettasyntax when you applied to USC the first time did you have more than 30 units? What was your GPA? When you applied to USC the second time, what was your GPA and did you get in that time? Also, I’m guessing that year you had majority of your GE/s and lower div prereq’s done and stuff, so what did you do that year? Take any classes? I might be in a similar situation if i get denied this year
@silvermansachs The first year, I had a little over 30 units when I submitted my application (some were CSU-only, so I knew those were unlikely to transfer, but I had around 30). I took 9 units in the winter and 21 in the spring, so I was basically trying to knock out all GEs (and I did), but that’s likely why I got an SGR. Sure, it was bad enough that I was taking most of my GEs (I had focused on major prep), but I was basically doubling my unit count too, so I understand why USC would want to see how I performed before offering me admission. I had a 4.0 when I applied, but I got a B after my SGR. My GPA when I applied the second time was something like 3.93 (I don’t know the exact number after the 9). My second attempt, I basically decided to change majors and took additional major courses in that field (anthropology). I already had two anthro courses on my transcript (one was for GE purposes and the other to show an interest in linguistics). Anyway, I had no GEs to complete aside from the pseudo-GE/requirement of a foreign language, so apart from the 2-3 anthro courses I took and another semester of a foreign language, I took random classes like micro econ that had absolutely nothing to do with my intended major. So it was definitely weird that I was taking extra classes that were basically “fluff”, but I wanted to remain full-time.
@zettasyntax ahh okay so you did stay full time with at least 12 units for both fall and spring? Hmm, not sure if I’m going to do that lol.
@silvermansachs Yeah, I took 18 units both fall and spring semester, so by the end of my time at CC, I had 100 units, making me a so-called “super” junior I actually received an email from my CC saying that I took way too many units and that I was disqualified from any additional financial aid, so it was a good thing I was accepted to USC and applied more broadly.
Guys I got a quick question. Did you choose to apply to sophomore/junior or USC decides which one you fit in based on your units? It’s a silly question but I forgot how it works lol. Thanks!
@silvermansachs. I could find of someone doing this is at this website: https://gpahub.net/high-school-gpa-calculator
hey guys i did not accept ANYTHING and I’m getting worried But I have a question. Can you apply as a freshmen year of college to USC?
@mish97 do you mean apply as a rising sophomore? Meaning only having spent one year in college before going to USC? If that’s your question, the answer is yes, a good amount of sophomore applicants get accepted. You just have to have 30+ transferable units completed by the end of the spring semester of your freshman year for them to completely focus on your college coursework
Hello I just got an SGR but Im not sure if its very formal. They updated my portal but they didn’t send me an email or a message. They just told me on the screen that they requested for my spring term grades and that they want it by June 30th. They also said that they would give me a decision by mid July. I am currently a 1st year at UCSD applying for Comp Sci in Viterbi 3.9 GPA.
Hey guys, does anyone know how long does it usually take to receive a financial aid package after being admitted?