<p>Hello, I was accepted into USC my freshman year.
However, it is a pricey university,
and I cannot afford to go there for whole four years.
I plan to transfer into USC after my sophomore year
at a cheaper university.
Will there be a higher/lower rate of my getting
accepted the second time, and do I have to go
through the whole application process again?</p>
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<p>Yes, and more. You will still need to fill out an application and supplement if USC has one for transfers. The essay question is different, so you will need to write a new one. Teacher LORs will be replaced by Prof/TA LORs. You still need to send in the HS report and transcript and you will need to send college transcripts as well.</p>
<p>The Common Data Set gives fr and transfer acceptance rates.</p>
<p>thanks so much!! this was a great help!
Do you think they would give me any special consideration
because i was accepted once already, or will they treat me
the same way as any other transfer student?</p>
<p>I don’t think they will give you special consideration, BUT you are already a highly qualified candidate, so if you keep up or increase your academics and ECs while in college, you will definitely be competitive in the pool of applicants.</p>
<p>As I recall, USC has a fairly relatively high transfer rate, so it’s not going to be as difficult as trying to get into some other schools who’s transfer rate is much lower than for fr admits. Just looked, the transfer rate is actually a little higher than fr, so that’s good:</p>
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<p>One thing that is going to be important is the transfer essay, which is about Why you want to transfer. </p>
<p>Also, you should check the USC website to see what their FA policy is for transfers, as some schools have fewer funds for transfers. If the website doesn’t say explicitly, give them a call and ask.</p>
<p>For prof LORs, see the recent thread on ‘Getting Recs’, I responded with information that could be useful to you.</p>
<p>p.s. It varies with the school whether they keep all or any part of your fr application. There was one school that D1 applied to that would have kept her fr materials (test scores, transcripts, etc.) if she had told them in the spring of her fr acceptance that she was planning to apply the following year as a transfer. So, it might be helpful to contact USC and see what they do, it could save you some time and money.</p>
<p>[Guess I should have noted this in my first post. D1 had to send all new applications and supporting information to all of her transfer schools, but there are some schools that keep all or part of your fr materials, sorry for the oversight :o.]</p>