<p>@Saywhatter </p>
<p>Well I did do that latter thing but I’m really nervous that I might miss something important during orientation. </p>
<p>Hello fellow USC Transfer Students. I will be attending USC starting next month but I do not have a place to live near the school. If any of the colleagues here are looking for an extra roommate, PM me Please! I am a biochem student and would be focusing on studying most of the time. I would prefer studious roommates as I will be to them. I’m 23 Male :D</p>
<p>If anyone could guide me who to talk to, I would much appreciate.</p>
<p>@ganGee also try this thread: <a href=“USC Official Admitted Transfer Fall 2014 - Transfer Students - College Confidential Forums”>USC Official Admitted Transfer Fall 2014 - Transfer Students - College Confidential Forums;
<p>I would also try the Facebook group for admitted transfers, if you haven’t done so already. The link should be on USConnect under the Admissions section. Good luck!</p>
<p>@lazevike
Yesterday at 5:14 pm</p>
<p>Well, filling in the GEs is recommended though not exactly needed to transfer. You can always take those courses at USC but it is highly recommended that you complete it before you come or you might be competing with freshmen for classes. And there is a lot of freshmen this year.</p>
<p>Not sure about diversity recommendation, consult your counselor for that information. </p>
<p>As for additional work, you should probably look into what USC requires of your major in addition to the GEs. For ex: I am a transfer too and I did all my GEs. However, my major required me to do three extra classes; calc and two business classes. I found these classes are requirements through my counselor.</p>
<p>Well, I hope this helped you somewhat but my main advice is to seek a counselor at your school or talk to an advisor at USC about your requirements. Good luck! (:</p>
<p>@coutcin hang in there. You are saving money and can try again. I had many challenges along the way. If not USC, there are many many great schools out there. </p>
<p>@cholaki check in on the Facebook Spring Admit page. Trying to arrange a fun event for all those interested. I unfortunately, missed the beach bonfire last weekend but we still have some time for fun and to meet each other. </p>
<p>Other sources for roommates: <a href=“https://www.■■■■■■■■.com/”>https://www.■■■■■■■■.com/</a>. </p>
<p>Guys I’m going to be applying for Fall 2015.</p>
<p>Could I get in with a 3.5 GPA???</p>
<p>Marshall, Econ, or PPD.</p>
<p>@TonyStark93 Yes, you definitely can get in with a 3.5 to any of those programs. </p>
<p>I plan on applying for Fall 2015. I began my education at Boston College and left with a 2.9 gpa due to social issues and depression. If I manage to bring my gpa up to about 3.3, is it at all possible to get accepted to Econ? I have a 33 ACT and graduated in the top 2% of my high school class.</p>
<p>@transfertomich Your GPA isn’t as big of an issue as you might think. You definitely still have a chance, but you’ll have to write killer essays that address your past performance issues as well and explain why you believe that you will be able to succeed at USC. Many people have been accepted with less than a 2.9. Best of luck, and fight on!</p>
<p>@dmdwelle </p>
<p>Does it matter if I take Calc 1-2 or Business Calc for Marshall?</p>
<p>I am finishing up PreCalculus this summer semester and I am still debating on whether or not I should take Calc 1-2 or Business Calc.</p>
<p>I think I will have an easier time in Calc 1-2 rather than Business Calc.</p>
<p>@TonyStark93 It doesn’t really matter as long as the course you take is equivalent to USC’s Math 118 or 125. Look here for more info: <a href=“http://www.usc.edu/dept/ARR/articulation/”>http://www.usc.edu/dept/ARR/articulation/</a>
Just FYI “Business Calc” is typically a lot easier than other Calculus series. </p>
<p>do you mind sharing what other things you had that got you into usc as a transfer? thank you </p>
<p>For the math prereq for USC, is Statistics ok? Or does it really have to be advanced algebra as suggested on the USC website? I’m an English major and math just wasn’t on my radar, except for stats. Will they take that. I plan to apply when I hit 30 units after this Fall, but should I apply before I hit those 30 units? Or do I need to reach 30 before I apply? Thanks for the help. :)</p>
<p>Do you guys know how important your answers are to the questions such as “best movie of all time”, “greatest invention”, “Your favorite color”, etc? </p>
<p>@rosyme
Fall 2013 & Viterbi admit here.
They’re not terribly important so long as they aren’t offensive or anything negative that might make them reconsider the good things they read prior to that part of the application. Think of your answers to those questions as toppings to a sundae. They can be awesome toppings that invoke a sense of curiosity and desire to accept you into the upcoming class of transfer students. They can also be just sorta “meh” and not contribute much to your overall prospects. Or, they can be godawful and leave your sundae (everything else in your application) to taste like crap.</p>
<p>Don’t overthink these questions and be open-hearted about it. Whether it be one word or a few words, use that space to flesh out more of the personality that is personified in the app. Bottom line is just don’t make it cringe-worthy or overly cheesy. </p>
<p>@lazevike
<strong>Long, but thorough read ahead</strong>
As a current transfer student within Viterbi, your main focus (aka weapon) is being competitive for admittance to Viterbi is coursework pertaining directly to your MechE major. That would be all the physics, mathematics, compsci, thermo, etc. etc that is currently offered to you at UCR. Completing major coursework is more advantageous than a GE course when demonstrating your aptitude and survivability at Viterbi. GE/non-major coursework should be taken when all other major coursework options are exhausted. You want to maintain a full time student status so use GE’s to keep yourself busy.</p>
<p>The diversity requirement at USC can be a separate course taken to fulfill it. My recommendation is to not do so because you can take a course that fulfills BOTH diversity and GE Category 6 at the same time. For example, SWMS 210 aka Social Issues in Gender and Sexuality fulfilled those two categories. Also, why burden yourself with an additional course with more time and money when it can be a two-birds-one-stone sort of situation.</p>
<p>Knock out your GE’s ASAP prior to transferring to USC because they can become cumbersome in both time and money when you’re desperately trying to just focus on your engineering coursework. But if you manage to transfer even with some GE"s leftover, that’s no problem either. It’s more convenience and power to you if you do so before.</p>
<p>Take the chemistry course if you could. If I could prioritize it, this would be the focus of my classes to get and do well in.
- MechE major coursework
- Gen Chem 1
- GE’s/whatever else
Option 2 should be properly explained to whoever is giving you departmental clearance for you class. If they insist that you don’t need it at UCR, then tell them you plan to transfer out of UCR and USC’s MechE program requires it. Be adamant on getting it if they say no. I argue taking the chem course over GE’s because chem is a science and as a future engineer, you want to adept at any STEM field. </p>
<p>@CorruptTheory
Interesting how you recommend Chem over Physics, I’m taking physics my first and second quarter and trying to follow USC course plan as closely as possible.
Since I still have a time to make changes to my schedule, would you recommend me to prioritize chem over physics?</p>