Trojan Transfer Plan isn’t for all Trojans
The University’s treatment of legacy student transfers shows its hidden priorities.
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USC should strategize to ensure transfer students’ success
Amid the pandemic, initiatives should be implemented to ensure the success of entering transfer students.
Transfers often feel shortchanged
When Stephen Los Baños remembers his USC Welcome Week, he remembers being alone. And it set the tone for his first semester at USC. “The famed Trojan spirit was all around me, but I felt extremely out of place,” said Los Baños, a senior majoring in narrative studies and communication. “Everything seemed to be catered […]
Senate votes on honors
Transfer students’ previous college grade point averages factor into graduating awards.
Letter to the editor
Honors designations are unfair to transfer students. If you are a graduating transfer student with a 3.7 GPA and you’re thinking of leaving with magna cum laude honors, think again. Upon transferring, you are led to believe that you have been issued a blank slate. The separation of transfer GPA and USC GPA is understandable, […]
Transfer acceptance rate falls
The Office of Admission has seen the number of interested transfer applicants increase.
Transfer credit policy should be reanalyzed
Option to take G.E.s at community colleges for transfer credit should be available to all USC students.
Community college cuts hurt transfers
USC prefers to admit full-time students but will consider extenuating circumstances.
Transfer applications up slightly
Preliminary numbers show a 3 to 5 percent jump in applications from transfers.