<p>What do universities look for in a student? In my community college there’s a few clubs on campus but not that many. I was thinking about joining all of them and playing football and wrestling and baseball to put on my resume and take the SAT and the ACT and get good scores. Would any of that be enough besides a good essay? I did graduate high school with a 3.0 for three years</p>
<p>They want you to be able to pay their tuition and to do the classwork. You’re mistaken if you think just joining the offered clubs matters to your transfer application. You’ve mentioned USC and UCLA recently. You need to go to THOSE admissions websites and look of qualifications for transfer applicants. Also, you need to speak to the transfer adviser at your current comm college. See what others, who have successfully transferred, look like. There’s a wide gamut of comm college classes you might be taking. Getting a 4.0 in a series of remedial level courses will not advance your case. </p>
<p>In general, colleges admit transfer students whom they would they would have admitted as incoming freshmen. Your 3.0 wouldn’t have gotten you into either, despite your current Comm College success. Plus, can you afford USC? </p>
<p>Money isn’t a problem my parents are middle class. </p>
<p>If money isn’t a problem your parents are upper class. For what colleges look for google the Common Data Set and look at section C for freshman admit and section D for transfer.</p>
<p>Can you post a link I tried to find it but I couldn’t</p>
<p>Google “USC Common data set”</p>
<p>USC’s cost per year is $64,761. If you’re parents can write a check from their current assets for that amount, then you’re in the clear. It would behoove you to find out, wouldn’ t you agree?</p>
<p>And they certainly would not be considered MIDDLE CLASS. You might want to google that after you google the CDS for USC</p>
<p>So what your saying is the students who can afford the tuition get in anyways?</p>
<p>So basically if my parents can write them a check for the full price I can get in</p>
<p>I never said that. You need to compare yourself to what you discover in the common data set.</p>
<p>What I’m saying is you shouldn’t be considering any college that you can’t reasonably afford. If your parents can write a check for full price today, then you don’t need financial aid. Otherwise, you need to check the real assets at your parents disposal. This wasn’t a challenge to you. It was a challenge for you to get the information you need to head down the correct path. What’s the use if you say : “I’m going to try to transfer to USC and mom & dad, I need $60K for the next three years. Let’s go mortgage the house.”</p>