<p>@happydk Are you sure for medical withdrawals that you couldn’t get the whole semester washed from your record? Most schools are willing to do that if it is in fact a medical issue that greatly affected your coursework and I think USC will expect the transcript to say that rather than list the courses with Ws… otherwise though, you’re looking pretty good assuming you wrote your essays well.</p>
<p>Holy mother of God I just woke up a minute ago from a long nap and I dreamt that I transferred to USC.</p>
<p>^^^ Dude, me too!!!</p>
<p>@LagunaSC</p>
<p>That’s how all public schools in Texas do it. They list a W on the transcript for each course when a student medically withdraws. It was actually a tedious process that involved direct communication between my doctors and the school. After all the documentation is submitted, a committee decides whether or not to approve the medical withdrawal. Naturally, I was approved … not to mention I lost 5k in tuition. (No refunds. Ever. Haha.) I may be over analyzing.</p>
<p>As far as the essays are concerned, I sincerely sat down and wrote them. I’m sure they’re up to par.</p>
<p>@happydk</p>
<p>USC’s system is a mess. They lost all my financial aid documents and everything.</p>
<p>@happydk Ahh, when I had to medically withdraw from Berkeley under the Term and Year on the transcript, it says “Withdrew via Medical Petition MM-YY.” But, if you went through the whole medical withdrawal process and thats what they give you, USC probably knows thats how it is, especially since explained it in your additional comments section. Based on what you’ve said we’re nearly in the same boat, and so I hope we have a very good chance! O and wrt the documents, if it hasn’t indexed and shown up in a week or so, I’d call again.</p>
<p>I’m thinking about giving USC a call to see what admissions says.</p>
<p>@happydk –
you should be fine, what are they gonna say “no sorry you cant get sick and drop classes, your not dedicated enough” haha they will understand esp. since you explained it on your app</p>
<p>i went to USC’s admissions office today to drop off my recommendation letters and the desk counselor said that they were almost done with reviewing freshmen apps and would be moving onto reviewing transfer apps in two weeks. Yikes, I don’t know if what she said was true, but hearing that freaked me out a bit :(</p>
<p>@hstudent890 - I’d like to respond on behalf of, I assume, 99% of the people on here in that the sooner they review them the better!</p>
<p>@hstudent890 WELL ITS AbOUT TIME hehehehehe :D</p>
<p>@hstudent890 well when they say they’re going to “start” reviewing the apps, it’s a very vague term and it can be from organizing all the apps into their respective majors, to setting up new criteria to consider transfer students based on past years, or this current year and based on the quality of applications they expect to see or will see. This is a really long process that can literally take 2 months even if they start in mid March, with all the applications including essays, letters of rec, short answers and what not. It’s nothing to be freaked out about, but you can expect the first decisions to come out as early as the end of April and almost definitely, early May, still 2 months to go, so calm down and pace yourself :P.</p>
<p>@hstudent890 xdzzzrawr is right. Their version of starting is probably dusting off the cobwebs that have been forming for the past month and sorting the applications. Then resorting them. Then the actual review process, of thousands of applications. Although its good news that they are in fact getting the ball rolling, I in no way see this as an indication that we will get our answers before expected. Basically, don’t start freaking out yet!</p>
<p>@happydk I remember from one of the transfer days the admission director that spoke said they always accept circumstances like that, especially when it’s obvious that you withdrew from all of your classes, and I’m sure you explained it and everything. I wouldn’t worry about it one bit, honestly. I think USC is so forgiving, especially about something that wasn’t your fault! </p>
<p>also I sooooooo cannot wait for my decision. I’m dying to know.</p>
<p>Should I send my winter quarter grades to USC after they come out? Or should I first notify my advisor thru email and then send it in? My winter quarter is done in about two weeks, and the grades come out about a week later.</p>
<p>@foodmunkee - send them in. it will only reinforce your GPA if you got a good grade.</p>
<p>I sent in my Winter intersession grades as soon as they came out - I ordered new official transcripts to be sent, that is. You could fax an unofficial version though.</p>
<p>where has everyone applied for housing? I want to be paired with a transfer, it will make it easier to meet people that way. and who is going to go through sorority recruitment?</p>
<p>wait do we apply for housing after we are accepteD?</p>
<p>“I want to be paired with a transfer, it will make it easier to meet people that way.”
Wait what I think you’re thinking backwards.</p>
<p>I didn’t send my winter grades because I got a B (Film History).
Doubt they care, they’ll see it on the SGR (knock on wood)</p>