<p>I don’t mean to be annoying, but would it be a nuisance of me to contact the admissions office and ask them about my application status? I.E: would it reflect badly on me as an applicant? I don’t know if they would even tell me anything but money is rather tight and I am absolutely dreading paying a $300 enrollment deposit at another Uni and then losing that (and having to pay another $300 to USC) if I was to get in. I only ask because I think there is a good chance I won’t get into USC, so it would be convenient to know if I was rejected so I could confidently put down an enrollment deposit at another institution; I recently got into my 2nd choice school and don’t want to risk losing my spot if I don’t get into USC.
Again, they probably wouldn’t tell me anything, but enrollment deposits aren’t cheap!! And if I did pay one I really can’t afford to lose the money at such a transitional time in my life!
Has anyone else contacted the admissions office about this? They don’t even have to tell me if I got in or not, I just want to know whether or not they have reviewed my application and if I was rejected.
Thanks.</p>
<p>@Jazz49 They are legally not able to tell you that information, I would send your deposit. I’m in the same situation and will be sending my deposit to another university this week. It’s worth saving your spot. </p>
<p>@VivaLaVida14, I agree with scahopeful.<br>
Regarding 4 yr colleges vs a CC’s: I know that USC has long standing relationships with several CC’s (Santa Monica college comes to mind) and they are proud of their transfer programs with these colleges. My feeling is that coming from a reputable 4 yr university might give a student a slight but certainly not a significant,advantage over a CC student. </p>
<p>@wdemasters02 </p>
<p>Let me put it this way, USC in this case acts just like a company which hires applicants that have more experience. In return USC gets security and peace of mind knowing in our context that the student will be able to keep up the work over time, not drop classes, not change major twice a year etc. etc.</p>
<p>So, IMO no, it does not depend on major but on what you have shown you are capable of.</p>
<p>Your right, thanks @hepburn95</p>
<p>@kyle2015 I’m applying to dornsife for sociology too! Are you transferring from a 4year or CC and what year are you entering as? Have you heard anything back yet? Sorry for so many questions I’m just excited to find someone quite in common with me haha!</p>
<p>Its seems like alot of people one here are getting the SGR. I myself didn’t get one. Is that an early sign of rejection?</p>
<p>@druce1992 </p>
<p>No it does not mean that you got rejected. USC traditionally sends out SGR’s before acceptances. The rejections usually come towards the end, so there is still a very real chance that you might get accepted. </p>
<p>I think CC students have a better advantage actually, because CC students need to transfer to get a degree, while students who are already at reputable universities do not necessarily <em>need</em> to transfer.</p>
<p>@xsayax I disagree, CC doesn’t have a BETTER advantage. USC chooses the best candidates overall. They do not accept out of pity that students from a CC need to go somewhere.
In my opinion that is. </p>
<p>also anyone who got a SGR can you please post your statistics? </p>
<p>alright so im at a california cc. im transferring after my first year, i have a 4.0 so far and are probably gonna finish this semester with a 4.0 and 26 completed units. I have knocked out pretty much all the gen ed requirements that usc asks for and even taken an extra english/writing course. Havent gotten my decision yet or an SGR. Oh and I’m applying for Annenberg. Really have no idea what to expect as a response.</p>
<p>Doesn’t USC usually accept 70% of their transfer from CC, and the other 30% from 4 years. (In and out of state combine)</p>
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<p>Article: <a href=“Nearly one-third of American undergrads transfer - Daily Trojan”>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/03/05/nearly-one-third-of-american-undergrads-transfer/</a></p>
<p>@natalie41 ! we’re in the same boat (SGR, private school, same finals week, and entering as a sophomore) 
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<p>we can power through the stress together or at least try to hahahha </p>
<p>Is there anyone else trying to transfer from San Diego State?</p>
<p>@Karlos it doesn’t mean they prefer cc students. There are probably more cc applicants than regular</p>
<p>@ipodtouch99 </p>
<p>If nobody is, I go to Southwestern College so that makes two San Diegans here!</p>
<p>@druce1992 Man some of you guys be trippin’ haha! No, just because you’ve received a SGR it doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re going to be rejected. At the same time, even if you have straight A’s during your Spring quarter/semester it doesn’t mean you’ll be accepted either. A SGR isn’t bad at all; you have a chance to get in it’s just USC would like more information to evaluate you more as a student so they’ll be needing Spring grades. Again, let me reiterate this: you still might be rejected later on even if you have straight A’s in your Spring courses. My suggestion (most logical one) to you is that you continue to work hard and try to obtain the highest possible GPA you can. I’d rather have a 4.0 during my Spring term than not have a 4.0. By continuing to work diligently, it shows USC that they didn’t make the mistake of giving you a SGR. </p>
<p>@Karlos I think you’re misinterpreting it. I could be wrong but I think it means that 70% of their acceptances come from CC applicants not that they accept 70% of CC applicants. Think of it this way, they can accept 100% of 4-year students but there is such a small amount of them applying vs. CCer’s that it seems like they accept a higher percentage of CC students when in reality, they don’t. Accepting 75/100 uni students is the same as accepting 5,925/7,900 CCer’s. It’s the same percentage, there’s just a higher number of CCer’s.</p>
<p>@ipodtouch99 @fdominguez 3! I go to Grossmont!</p>