<p>Agreed on that the stigma associated with transfers is unwarranted - one of my housemates transferred from CSU Fullerton, and he’s one of the most intelligent people I know. Sometimes it’s finances that force students to transfer in, other times it might be because they might’ve slacked off in high school - in either case just because they transferred does not mean that they’re dumb kids that USC only accepts for their money. My housemate got a generous financial aid package and only paid $15k in loans for his entire time at 'SC.</p>