<p>@Harren are you an international student? If so, have you explained those exact circumstances in a reply to USC SCA?</p>
<p>@sielburt Yes I am. I just told them that on email but I’m not sure if they’re going to do anything for me. I feel like they’re going to tell me “we are sorry we can’t do anything for you”. They could have told me when I submitted my application in late January why did they wait all this time to tell me about this and give me a tight deadline? I could have taken the test in February when they were extending their application deadline</p>
<p>@xsayax: somewhere in the email it says they’re not going to discuss missing documents on phone. I’m still going to call tomorrow anyway.</p>
<p>@Harren the TOEFL/IELTS is always required from international students as far as I know. I would explain to them that you weren’t aware of that and then let them know that you can take the tests, but the results won’t get to USC until after the deadline. It won’t hurt to have that conversation with them.</p>
<p>This thread is dead…</p>
<p>Has anyone’s uscconnect status changed from “We require nothing else at this time” to “Being reviewed” (or something along those lines)?</p>
<p>@scahopeful - Mine says, “We require no addition information at this time. We will be reviewing applications through May, and we expect to be able to meet our commitment to notify transfers by June 1st.”… </p>
<p>(That’s the main point, although the whole message is about 2 paragraphs)</p>
<p>Mine still says “We have received your Common Application and USC Supplement, and it appears we need more information. Click on “My Admission Documents” in USConnect to see details. Due to the high volume of application documents we receive, allow sufficient processing time.”</p>
<p>It has said that for as long as I can remember, but under “Required Documents” it says “None.” Is this still processing or do y’all think I should call them? </p>
<p>EDIT: Called, my file is complete, but the system is really really lagging. If anyone else is having this problem, it is probably just the lag in the system. </p>
<p>@hepburn95 hmm… I suggest you e-mail your admissions counselor because he/she will be able to help you out more than the general admissions people.</p>
<p>Guys I have a question on the common app recommender section. I’m applying to a few more colleges and for one of my professors, it says “submitted” and for the other 2 professors it says “started”.</p>
<p>Any reason why that is? All of my professors said they completed it. </p>
<p>@esai23 maybe they didn’t submit them?</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, which specialty school (Marshall, Annenberg, SCA, etc.) do you guys think/actually is the most applied to? I think it’s probably Marshall, Viterbi, or Annenberg.</p>
<p>@esai23 I had the same problem, so I logged into common app, clicked on help center, and then ‘ask a question.’ I wrote ‘My teacher said she received a confirmation that the academic evaluation she wrote was submitted. But it still says started on my common app for all 3 schools. Thank you!’ I received a reply by email from the help center the same day: ‘I have logged into your teacher’s account and I can confirm that she has not submitted your recommendation yet. Please contact the recommender directly.’ I then went back to my teacher and told her this. She looked again and realized she had not submitted it. She then submitted. So then it was submitted on the common app.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if once admitted into a certain school then you can pursue any major within that school without a separate application process?</p>
<p>For example, can someone who was admitted to Viterbi for Computer Science (Games) switch their major to Electrical Engineering?</p>
<p>@scahopeful There is some paperwork, and I believe you need some professors backing for certain majors, but I think it’s very possible.</p>
<p>Thanks for your input guys! Interestingly, it says “submitted” for 2 of my professors now. Maybe, it might say “submitted” for my last professor sometime soon as well. </p>
<p>Hey guys do you think that having a B in my calc classes will hurt me? I have a 3.7 gpa overall and I’m applying to Marshal for junior transfer admission. What do you all think?</p>
<p>@nmwcorvette I don’t really know. Your GPA is about average so you look to be in good standing. I doubt one B can hurt you considering there are people with lower overall GPAs who get in.</p>
<p>But again, no one really knows what goes through the adcoms’ heads. Just try your very best.</p>
<p>I wonder what the admissions process is like. Like, how do they evaluate applications?</p>
<p>I was watching pretty much every video on USC’s Youtube channel and happened to stumble across a video about Amherst’s admissions process. Granted it was for freshmen, but they were admitting students based on their ability to overcome strife and maintain high academic achievement. </p>
<p>I also read an article on Berkeley’s process that said that they take their mission statement and compare you to the values of their mission statement. They basically read your application and check off certain things such as: “Is he/she responsible? Are they mature? Have they demonstrated upstanding character through extracurricular activities?”</p>
<p>I was amazed. I knew that schools wanted well-rounded individuals but I was not aware that they factored in so many personality traits. But I guess it makes sense, you want someone who is going to give the best overall representation of the university.</p>
<p>@scahopeful I’m hoping it’s as well-rounded as those videos make it seem. I would hate for someone with an average GPA who overcame personal issues or worked 2 jobs, etc. to get rejected while someone with a great GPA but no apparent upstanding characteristics got in. </p>
<p>This waiting game is driving me crazy! I know that we won’t start hearing anything until late April, but I keep finding myself checking USConnect even though I know nothing is on there. Please tell me I’m not alone! :-/ </p>
<p>What do y’all’s stats look like? That’s something that can keep us busy! :P</p>
<p>@hepburn95 Same here! </p>
<p>I’m really nervous because there were many things that I left out of my application because I figured that USC didn’t want to know about it (and honestly I didn’t want to remind myself of most of it either). It’s just that this past year has probably been the most difficult time in my life and yet I’m still trying and still hoping.</p>
<p>My high school stats were horrible (I put some of the reasons why I didn’t do as well as I could have on the common app additional info section). Here are my College stats though:</p>
<p>-3.7 GPA at the CC (I went there during high school but they weren’t high school level courses if that makes sense)
-3.88 GPA (at my current 4 year university, not including transfer credits from a CC I went to)
-26 credit hours completed and 18 in progress (I know USC calls them units but I got to a school in the midwest)
-Major upward trend from high school
-Some of the EC’s I listed on the Common App were from my last year of high school (which was my junior year): first female manager of men’s JV/Varsity basketball team, Co-president of a cultural club that sought improvement for the green card system in America (I organized a fundraiser and scholarship) → On Scholarship Committee for undocumented student, Junior Board Member for an all-women community service club (organized a dance marathon + donated all the proceeds to a local children’s hospital).
-College EC’s: VP of Administration of the Marketing club (I have so many duties that I don’t even feel like listing them LOL), Diversity Scholar (this is a thing at my school), Recipient of an Early Graduation Scholarship through the state, [Volunteer] Filmmaker and one of the Marketing Coordinators for an organization that helps children and teenagers overcome confidence issues through airplane piloting (arguably one of the coolest things it is my pleasure to say that I am a part of)
-Essays: Horribly written, not nearly my best writing. I think that I demonstrated my personality better in my art supplement than the actual school’s writing supplement 
-Letters of Rec: Didn’t see them but I had one from my high school TOK teacher (I assume extremely personal and well written), one from a very close mentor on the administration at my university, and one from a professor (I assume not very personal)</p>
<p>-Other things I didn’t mention in common app because I literally just found out about a week ago: Dean’s List (highest honors), ALD Honor Society member, other creative activities that I do on my own & did when I was younger (that have made an impact on my life). I also do a bunch of volunteer work but I just do it because I like to help people. I didn’t really see the need to put all of it on the application (waaay too much). I just put the things that mainly pertained to what I wanted to do [professionally] in life.</p>
<p>All I know is that I left so much out of my application that I should have wrote about now that I think about it. I know that everyone says this but I truly do have a lot to offer and USC has a lot to offer me. </p>
<p>After all, I’m just a girl tryin’ to change the world!</p>
<p>What about you hep? Let’s hear your stats and what not</p>
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<p>I’ve read this online, and my adviser said this as well - USC looks at your current coursework more than anything else. They do not look into extra curricular activities as much. I’ve heard a lot of things about the required coursework as well.</p>
<p>Now, if you haven’t completed the writing requirement and are transferring from a University, that’s absolutely okay. I was panicking about that at first, but was relieved after hearing that. </p>
<p>@hepburn95 - No, you’re not alone my friend. I keep checking USConnect as well. I guess you could justify that practice because you never know whether they will require more documents from you. </p>