Has anyone ever transferred into USC from Community College with one C?

Transferring555
Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:07:12 +0000

I’m a California Community College student hoping to transfer USC. Unfortunately, I was a pretty good candidate until I received a single C in Macroeconomics. By the time I apply to USC, I will have a 3.71 GPA (because of the C). The C was in Macroeconomics, and I was planning on applying to the Business School. I got an A in Microeconomics. I’m incredibly bummed out right now. My question is: has anyone ever been accepted with a C? Additionally, as much as I feel like a total loser throwing this out there, do they forgive a poor grade for circumstantial situations? During that semester, I had taken up a full-time job in order to pay for half of rent and food for my little brother and sister. Literally out of the blue and in a process that took about one week, our father left our family for another woman and my mom was just hysterical. I tried taking care of her but she stopped being responsive. She just cried all the time telling my little siblings that she was going to kill herself and that there was no reason to live anymore. After that, I found a full-time job in order to pay some of the rent and food since she would only go to work (she’s a nurse) about 1-2 days a week. I had to take up the parental responsibilities for my brother and sister and tried to make them as happy as I possibly could by taking them to the Zoo, Chuck E. Cheese, etc. Additionally, we later found out that my father THOUGHT he was leaving us for another woman but it turns out he developed very serious illusions about this fantasy and is now receiving treatment at a Mental Institution as he still thinks she’s “waiting for him at home.” (The girl has a restraining order on him). I understand this story is very… out there. I hate explaining it to people because everyone looks at me like I’m automatically considered crazy due to my family, or being dramatic. I wish I was being dramatic, but this sudden situation drastically affected me. I managed to escape that semester with all A’s, a B, and then that dreadful C. I’m an A student, with about 3 B’s, and that one awful C. I was doing so well for myself until then with a 3.77 GPA at the time of applying and a 3.93 by the time I submitted by final grades for the last semester. Does anyone have any input or experience or knowledge of this topic? I would greatly appreciate it.