Transfering to USC?

Question

I am a entering Freshmen at UC Santa Cruz and I want to transfer to University of Southern California and enter in the Fall of 2008. I sort of didn't get into USC the first time i applied last year and I regret that I didn't as hard. I had a average of a 3.5 high school GPA and a 1800 on my SATs. Senior year I got a 4.0 but that was too late. I'm very involved in Student Government in high school which won me the Graduate of the Year award. However my academic grades are not as high as USC standards. So my goal is to work hard during my freshmen year. Anyone have any info about transfering to USC and how much they admit and what chances I stand or is it worth the time?

Answer 1

I recommend you make an appointment to meet with an academic advisor in Student Services at USC, and ask them these questions. They will have a better idea of your chances, as they deal with these questions all the time. These are good questions you are asking. You do need this information so you can plan ahead.

Best wishes.

Answer 2

You have a small chance since you did so well in your senior year, if you continue to do well as a freshman at UC Santa Cruz, but generally it is difficult to transfer before junior year if you wouldn't have been eligible for admission as a freshman (they do take sophomore transfers, but it is often the Harvard student who misses the West Coast, or the Stanford student who decides they want to study business, which they can't do at Stanford). I also have to wonder why you are looking at transferring when you are at a good school to begin with. I would much rather be at Santa Cruz.