Originally Posted by ycang

USC.

Before anyone starts screaming "WHY?!?", let me reason my choice out.

1. USC = UCLA at the very least, therefore if UCLA is on the list, USC deserves to be (in terms of financial endowment, faculty-student ratio, tradition, and the private>public prestige factor, just to name a few, SC arguably comes out tops)

2. I know UCLA has a wider global recognition, but I'm not too sure that the majority of Americans will feel that LA trumps SC.

3. USC has an incredibly diverse international student population, and if I remember it right, I once read that after NYU, SC has the largest int'l pop of any American university. (sadly though I can't back this up with a source)

4. With that in mind, since this is a list to help internationals decide on a university of their choice, it would make sense that a school with such a wide global reach in terms of student body should be considered as a candidate.

5. Finally, on a lighter note, I must admit that I am planning to enroll at SC (yay!) and that Trojan football is awesome.