hawaii06

i live out of state.. ok out of the country..and will most likely be going to California for college. many people tell me that USC is full of the rich kids from southern cali?

is this true? ..

UCLAri

Old outdated stereotype. USC offers good financial aid and has pretty good outreach to lower-income applicants.

Heck, if I remember correctly, the median parent income for a student at UCLA was higher than USC.

protokurios

Old outdated stereotype.

HImom

Here's the profile of the 2006 USC freshmen. It shows that >1/5 of the freshmen received merit aid & > 60% received need-based financial aid. To me, this really doesn't sound like the stereotype, as they do give lots better aid than many other schools, due to successful & generous alums. My S is a freshman at USC & has been loving it there--he's definitely not from SoCal, tho he has made some SoCal friends & friends from many other places. Unfortunately, he's not "rich" either, nor are we.

http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/p...eshman2006.pdf

chipotledude

out of country? Your SN says Hawaii though... Well if you are from Hawaii, i'm from there too! And I'm also applying to usc.

ylhs102

i've been to hawaii once in my life [i'm from nyc] and I LOVED IT! i cant imagine leaving if i was a resident =) in fact, i would love to find a job/settle there in the future if that was possible lol!

chipotledude

LoL, I know what you mean, I love it here. But I'm looking for a college experience AWAY from my usual, Hawaii life (basically, I want to leave the house, and UH isn't very appealing to me). I know I'll miss the Spam Musubi's and the plate lunches, but oh well. Haha.

It gets very expensive here though =\.

qwilde

The academics are definitely improving, but the sterotype is still rather perdominant. Quite a few students are affluent and spoiled, but you would expect that at most universities. I was initially planning on applying, but an admission official was incredibly rude, so I decided not to...ruined my perception of the schoool.

momoney77

My "D" is a freshman at USC and loves it there. Sure, there are some spoiled students with a ton of money, but you're going to get that anywhere. She had many other options; but in the end, wound up choosing SC. Has never regretted it and is VERY proud to be part of the Trojan family. IMO U can't go wrong choosing USC.

bmanbs2

If your out of state, UCLA is just about the same price as USC, and USC will most likely end up being less with aid factored in. There are definitly alot of rich students here, but look around and there alot who had to work hard to get here.

HImom

For my S & many of his friends, USC with its generous merit aid was one of the cheapest options for attending school out-of-state.

By the way HI06, PLEASE don't reinforce the very WRONG idea that HI is a different country--we are a state tho frequently penalized for not being part of the contiguous 48. There are enough sophistocated folks who have learned enough history to learn that HI is actually a state. Actually, there is a very large # of HI residents at USC--some students, some faculty, some Trojan Family volunteer alums, etc. (The freshman class of 2006 has 79 from HI; 2005 had 73.) If you really want something very different from HI, you may wish to try the Midwest or East or even the Northwest.

hawaii06

hahah i am from hawaii originially.. i live in korea right now. sorry for all the misconceptions.
good luck everyone

hawaii06

o yeah.. and chipotledude.. i do miss the spam musubis and im applying to UH as well because of family and everyhting..but ill most likely end up on mainland

qwilde

HiMom that was very presumptuous of you. He never stated that Hawaii was out of the country, you assumed that.

HImom

The top post of the thread reads, "I live out of country." Reading comprehension is important, qwilde. It matters in real life.