I have a question about TTP because I have met with USC undergrad admission advisor this June. Do I need to sign anything before submitting my transfer application in the beginning of next year? How they know I’m a TTP applicant?
Hey, well, this is definitely pre-covid times, but USC always provided a pretty comparable experience for the fall and spring (well at least when it came to clubs and job fairs). Club fairs took place during both semesters. In fact, one might argue that the spring version of the event might look closer to “normal” given that I’m not sure how it’s going to look this fall. Job fairs and whatnot where you might land one of those internships happen all the time, so you really wouldn’t be missing out on much. This is why I look back and see how silly I was to make such a fuss about starting in the spring. One of the only caveats might be that some opportunities require you to have a USC GPA/coursework, which of course you wouldn’t have quite yet. I know for sure that study abroad often requires a USC GPA of like 3.0 or so. I don’t think you’d have much of an issue with clubs, but there probably are some Marshall clubs out there that are super exclusive and will actually have a GPA requirement and it will be insanely high, but those probably aren’t the type of clubs you want to join. You’d want to join the ones that are a little more welcoming. Internships might be a little hard to come by without any kind of USC history, but it definitely depends on the impression you make and if nothing else, it’s great experience for the next job fair.
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They know. Your file is flagged as TTP applicant. They will have all your original app materials as well.
Amazing answer @zettasyntax! Should be helpful and reassuring to @cua8ma.
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Your best bet is searching on YouTube!
There’s a ton of current training vids by the orientation department.
Thank you, @zettasyntax and @CADREAMIN! You guys are the best!
Last question: would it be possible to enroll in a single 1-2 unit course (meaning that I don’t have to take a “full course load”) at USC to keep my place in the event that USC won’t defer my admission again. So I deferred from fall 2021 to spring 2022, but due to health reasons I might still have to defer to fall 2022. I hope this makes sense lol.
Hmm, that one’s a little tricky for me. I’d start here and the related questions might be helpful.
https://ask.usc.edu/app/answers/detail/a_id/14
You can certainly enroll part-time/half-time and don’t necessarily have to notify USC. It just might affect other things like financial aid of course, so you’d potentially have to notify the FA office if you were set to receive aid. There’s also tuition refund insurance, which a lot of students decline but it does come in handy for unforeseen circumstances. A girl in my one of my classes sadly had a traumatic brain/head injury and missed the second half of the semester. She was thankfully okay by the next semester, but TRI sure helped her out given that she was sadly unable to complete the entire semester. Hope your circumstances improve soon. Health issues are tough.
Thank you so much for the “congratulations” I been off for a bit just getting things ready for my little one to begin school again and my fiancé returning from his business trip… I’m so happy that everything worked out… ready for 2022!
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Did all TTP’s get in?
Hi @cua8ma Sorry for the slow response…this may be above my pay grade and I recommend you confirm this with admissions and/or your advisor, but if health issues are not involved, I believe you have to be enrolled in at least 6 units to be considered enrolled/half time. I don’t know if you can register for less and be considered enrolled if there are no outstanding issues. BUT because of your health issues (whether physical/mental or anything in between) you may be able to enroll in less than 6. I remember one student that had a real struggle one semester and it seemed they were very flexible in letting them take none (take a leave), one or more. The key is working with someone on the inside. They are there to help you! You are admitted now, don’t be afraid to make a call - they won’t take away your acceptance and want to see you succeed! Call and get answers, but get everything in writing…whoever you talk to ask them for their email address or have them email you - make sure you document everything so you don’t have to start over and over in this process.
Undergraduate students are considered full-time when enrolled for 12 or more units and half-time when enrolled for 6 or more units.
Just to note although this doesn’t pertain to you, there are special cases like doctoral and master programs that can have less than 6 credits, and those that are limited status enrollment (basically a visitor student, not going for a degree).
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At the time of your meeting with the USC advisor, the advisor and you would both sign a TTP document. Other than that, there is no other document which both need to sign together. When you applied as a freshman to USC, you were assigned a USC ID. That ID is in the USC permanent records and admissions will know you are a TTP applicant. If admitted as a TTP, that ID becomes your student ID.
I have met with USC advisor this June, but she didn’t told me that I need to sign any document. I really confused about this
I don’t recall there being any document signed at the meeting, but maybe it is different for different years or advisors, but regardless, being TTP is clearly in your application and there are plenty of places you can mention it when you have to do the common app all over again. If not in any of your essays (which you will likely reference being TTP frankly in some essay), you can add it as additional information.
There is nothing binding about TTP for either party so a signature wouldn’t mean anything anyway, so don’t worry. Or email your advisor if you want certainty.
I just went back to the file I have for my son. Back in 2017, my son signed a Statement of Understanding under the Trojan Transfer Plan document. His USC advisor at that time was Bria Bourgeois, who also signed the Statement of Understanding. My son transferred in 1 year to USC after his freshman year at a UC. He just graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa this past May and is taking a gap year before applying to law school. My older son also had a TTP offer back in 2013 and signed the same document. He did not transfer and instead stayed and graduated from UW-Seattle (he had a girlfriend, did well there and now is a CPA for a Big 4 firm). The point is, I believe you probably signed a Statement of Understanding with your USC counselor and you should have a copy of it.
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Additionally, if you are serious about the TTP, at the end of each quarter or semester, you might consider emailing your USC advisor your progress. That is what my younger son did to show interests and not overwhelm her with emails. He also emailed her for suggestions or recommendations on classes.
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@111adela : I just responded above.
You’re lucky, it sounds like you had a decent advising experience for your son’s TTP experience. Some of them are just awful, arrogant, entitled, and non-responsive, it is one area USC needs to improve on. There seems to be this weird pattern that the TTPs with great HS and college grades they know they will be accepting, so don’t provide them any service and just let them figure it out on their own. Or they are just getting the stinkers, idk. I hear from endless over-achieving TTPs (that really should have been accepted the first time it seems) that their advising was horrific. A couple TTP transfers PM’d me this week that they did not receive anything to sign during TTP process, and had zero contact with advisor, even with mulitple attempts to contact. But they were accepted this past spring, within a day or two of the regular decisions coming out. So they had horrible advising, but got in with minimal waiting, so I guess that’s good. Some TTP transfer applicants get one experience, and others get a different experience. But that’s advising at USC overall. Fortunately, once in, it is consistently pretty excellent, mine always had/have very receptive advisors during their time there.
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Yes, my son had a good experience with the TTP counselor. Bria was very nice and encouraged him to email or call her if there were any questions.
The reason I mentioned my son’s graduating Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa was because sometimes USC transfers are ridiculed and looked down upon by non transfer USC students who were admitted as freshmen out of high school. Even at the orientation, that issue was addressed. In his 3 years at USC, he always tried to avoid conversations which would disclose he was a transfer student. When his friends did find out, they were surprised he was a transfer. I guess he did well because he was motivated and had a chip on his shoulder with something to prove. He not only worked hard, but he made time to have fun by joining various clubs and organizations at USC. He also spent a lot of time exploring LA and Southern California. He made many good lifetime friends at USC.
I am a little disappointed that with the kid of grades my son had (all A’s except for 4 A-'s in his entire college career (2 at USC, 2 at a UC)), he did not get any scholarship money.
Hi guys! 
I had a quick question. I couldn’t find it so I thought i’d ask on here.
Is there a 2022-2023 USC Transfer college confidential?
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Fall 2021 Transfer Peers,
Have you gotten your USCards, yet? 
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