<p>Hey all</p>
<p>I was recently denied admission to USC with a 3.7 UW and a 1450 (2110) Sat, along with a 790 (mathIIC) and 690 (lit) on Sat2s. Assuming my appeal doesn’t work, what is the best way to transfer into SC (by best, I mean highest chance of success)? Is it worth taking a gamble and going to Santa Monica CC as an OOS or should I enroll at a borderline top 50 university?</p>
<p>USC does not give preference to the type of school since it is private however people often find it easier to transfer credits when they go to a school like santa monica college where there is an articulation agreement for classes to transfer directly across.</p>
<p>However with that, USC has a transfer guide that tells you the types of classes that will usually transfer for the different general ed categories so you can know what to take at the school you’ll be going to instead.</p>
<p>I can’t advise you on which school would be a better option for you, just that neither one will generally give you an advantage. Personally since santa monica would be oos($$$), might as well go to the uni where there will be more opportunities for student life/leadership involvement and a wider variety of classes.</p>
<p>continuing off of kulakai…
it might be difficult to get all the necessary classes from a community college with all of the budget cuts, so it depends on how much time you are willing to spend at a community college. you would probably be better off going to a university where you will be more likely to get into classes as long as cost isnt an issue</p>
<p>USC isn’t super strict on the specifics of the general ed classes. They give you a lot of breathing room on what would qualify and cover the 4 categories you can take elsewhere. I was able to take classes that covered everything at my cc’ in Vegas no problem.</p>
<p>On CC there is a transfer forum. Look for the USC Transfer thread. You will find all sorts of helpful information from former transfer students and students who expect to apply. It is long, but worth reading.</p>
<p>Kulukai,
If you’re from HI (as your screen name hints), USC did accept my D as a transfer from Kapiolani CC in HI, which saved us a lot of money while she was getting GED requirements out of the way. She did communicate with the HI USC admissions transfer counselor, who helped her know which courses would likely transfer and be accepted toward requirements.</p>
<p>It was very helpful for her to communicate with the HI USC transfer admissions counselor and I’d suggest you do the same.</p>
<p>Good luck–USC does take a lot of transfers. Our D applied after her 1st semester of CC & was accepted as a 2nd semester sophomore (after she had completed 3 semesters of CC). It really saved us quite a bit of $ & she had nice small classes for most of her GEDs in HI.</p>
<p>The same principle would likely apply no matter where you live. Check with the USC transfer admissions counselor for your area & see what courses would likely transfer and meet GED & other USC requirements to position yourself as well as possible, using that as a guide in course selection.</p>
<p>@HImom - Aloha! 
Actually I live in Las Vegas but my family is from Hawaii. I used the usc transfer guide and an unofficial articulation history between my cc and usc to figure out which courses I’d need to take to cover everything.</p>
<p>Hi! It’s worth it to check with the USC admissions counselor that would be for Las Vegas, just to be as current as possible. My D did and learned that the on-line course she was SURE would transfer was the very one they would NOT give credit for (fortunately most of her other courses did).</p>
<p>The USC counselor was very helpful and friendly and we think it helped her in her transfer app that she had stayed in touch and showed such great interest in USC throughout. She accidentally submitted her app late (using HI time instead of CA time) & the counselor still got it considered on time when she explained it to him.</p>
<p>It’s worthwhile to cultivate the relationship, at least it was from our experience. Good luck! Both our kids have been happy at USC.</p>
<p>I spoke to my admissions rep last year who verified the articulation history list I was going off of was accurate as it was a literal history of what courses from my school transferred over as. Don’t worry, I’ve done my research 
thanks for the advice though.</p>