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Nikara · 06-12-2009, 04:55 PM

I too have some questions about the placement of this thread. I don't mind that the conversation is happening- I'm a very recent graduate of USC, and I certainly recognize that it has several faults. However, it seemed strange to me that an article about several schools was only put on the boards of one school. This is the type of article that is usually seen in the Parents Forum (which I also regularly read). I doubt any huge conspiracy, but I still think that this is really weird. I've always thought that the hot topics thing is odd- this wasn't a hot topic because plenty of people were responding to it. It became a hot topic because it was put on the front of the first page. Cause and effect seem to be rather mixed up here.

I don't see all that much bashing on the thread, just the very common misconceptions about USC- that it isn't academically rigorous, just a sport/party school. Those reputations are 15 years old, not current to today. I just graduated from the school without going to a single party on the row or getting mugged/being in any sketchy situations. I was able to major, double minor, study abroad, and hold down several jobs while engaging in challenging and interesting classes and graduating in 4 years with no summer school. It may very well be true that some of the ranking numbers were wrong, as is said in the first post. I don't dispute that, although it certainly had absolutely no effect on my college experience or choices. However, when I read in a post above (sorry, I don't know how to quote properly)

"Another thing about USC that I feel to be really suspicious is their Undergrad Acceptance rate in US news which it is 25.3%. This is lower than school such as Carnegie Mellon (28%) and about the same as Johns Hopkins University (24.3%)."

I get rather offended. Read any of the admit/reject threads on this board and you will see that incredibly well qualified individuals didn't get into USC. I highly doubt that they would lie about their numbers. You can't judge a university's numbers based on one country of experience.

I'm not a mindless USC defender, but I do think that there are some strange things about this thread that trouble me.

06-12-2009, 04:55 PM	#72
Nikara Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USC Posts: 1,025	I too have some questions about the placement of this thread. I don't mind that the conversation is happening- I'm a very recent graduate of USC, and I certainly recognize that it has several faults. However, it seemed strange to me that an article about several schools was only put on the boards of one school. This is the type of article that is usually seen in the Parents Forum (which I also regularly read). I doubt any huge conspiracy, but I still think that this is really weird. I've always thought that the hot topics thing is odd- this wasn't a hot topic because plenty of people were responding to it. It became a hot topic because it was put on the front of the first page. Cause and effect seem to be rather mixed up here. I don't see all that much bashing on the thread, just the very common misconceptions about USC- that it isn't academically rigorous, just a sport/party school. Those reputations are 15 years old, not current to today. I just graduated from the school without going to a single party on the row or getting mugged/being in any sketchy situations. I was able to major, double minor, study abroad, and hold down several jobs while engaging in challenging and interesting classes and graduating in 4 years with no summer school. It may very well be true that some of the ranking numbers were wrong, as is said in the first post. I don't dispute that, although it certainly had absolutely no effect on my college experience or choices. However, when I read in a post above (sorry, I don't know how to quote properly) "Another thing about USC that I feel to be really suspicious is their Undergrad Acceptance rate in US news which it is 25.3%. This is lower than school such as Carnegie Mellon (28%) and about the same as Johns Hopkins University (24.3%)." I get rather offended. Read any of the admit/reject threads on this board and you will see that incredibly well qualified individuals didn't get into USC. I highly doubt that they would lie about their numbers. You can't judge a university's numbers based on one country of experience. I'm not a mindless USC defender, but I do think that there are some strange things about this thread that trouble me. Last edited by Nikara; 06-12-2009 at 05:01 PM.
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