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<p>white male
freshman at california lutheran university
looking to transfer to USC as sophomore (biology major)
Gpa: 3.6ish at the end of first semester at cal lutheran
did lots of volunteer work during high school
<strong>to name a few places</strong>
Kaiser Permanente Sand Canyon Hospital
South Coast Medical Center Hospital
local church
special olympics</p>

<p>Gpa: end of senior year: 3.7ish (total weighted)
Gpa: end of junior year: 3.95 (total weighted)
total of 4 AP courses, and 1 honors course</p>

<p>worked at a AAA four diamond resort during my senior year, idk if that helps me boost my resume just some extraneous information</p>

<p><strong>my questions</strong>*
-what are my chances of transferring to USC?
-how many teacher letter of rec’s should i provide?
-does USC look at high school stats when making their decision, even though im transferring from a private college?
-what are my chances of receiving any scholarship money if i do get accepted to USC?
-if not, how do i go about receiving any scholarship money? (besides income based financial aide)
-will USC call me to do an interview with them, if i make it further through the acceptance process?
-if so what should i expect in the interview?
-since im taking my second english requirement for USC my second semester, will it count since it is during the second semester when USC start their replies on acceptance?</p>

<p>this is my top choice school to attend, any help at all would be appreciated
and since it still is early in the application process, please don’t hesitate on providing me with some advice or constructive criticism on how to improve myself as an applicant, thankyou</p>

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<p>1- Ask here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/990410-usc-2011-transfer-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/990410-usc-2011-transfer-thread.html&lt;/a&gt;
2- One Rec. Form on “New Applicant Toolkit” thread if you need it.
3- Fewer than 30 college semester units, they look primarily at high school. 30 or more, primarily your college work. (And the 30 units must be actual college units - AP/IB do not count).
4- I don’t know - Ask on the transfer thread.
5- Many people use things like FastWeb.
6- No, USC will not call transfer applicants for an admissions interview unless you choose a major or program that has audition requirements.
7- ^
8- It will “count” in terms of transfer credit. Many transfer applicants receive spring grade requests rather than decisions on June 1st. They must submit their spring grades and wait until mid-to-late July for their decisions. If you receive a spring grade request, your spring grades will be very important in terms of your admission chances.</p>

<p>They know LOTS more over on the transfer thread, so check it out. Good luck!</p>

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<p>thank you for the help! I’m very grateful you took the time to go through this, i will definitely check the transfer thread for more information, thank you for posting the link btw</p>

<p>and im on track to have over 30 credits right now, so this is good news because i really don’t want my high school record, which isn’t the greatest, to bring me down in their eyes.</p>