Advice for USD financial aid (transfer student)

itsv
Sat, 05 Dec 2015 16:10:25 +0000

Ok I am very familiar with USD and want to clarify some misconceptions on your part. 1. Your GPA from CSUSM comes with you to USD so you will not start at zero. Your USD grades will be added in.

1. You will not receive additional scholarships after one semester at USD. USD is not generous to transfer students. They say it all the time in their presentations. Outside scholarships for transfer students are very limited and if awarded are awarded for small amounts. It is highly doubtful you would get enough to cover USD's tuition. If you are going to apply to outside scholarships, then look at the San Diego Foundation to see if any are available for transfer students. It is one application for multiple scholarships.

2. Since you are at a Cal-State and not a junior college, it is very difficult for you to transfer to either UCSD or SDSU. Most transfer spots are reserved for students under local TAG agreements. The time period for applying has passed I believe.

3. Your best option is to complete your degree at San Marcos. You may not like it as much as other places but your options are very limited. A degree is better than no degree. You could take a semester off to work enough to have the money to buy a car. Have you looked into public transportation to CSUSM? I know of local students who use public transportation to get to San Marcos.