PBK Mom

My daughter is a freshman and says the same as the last two posts...she actually finds USC less stressful than high school and I think is having a more well-rounded life now than she did in H.S. too. (I agree with HIMom, I wish H.S. was toned down a bit for the college-bound kids.) She is amazed at the students who don't show up to class for days or weeks at a time. (If for no other reason than -- what a waste of money if you're spending that much to go to USC!) If you show up to class regularly and put in your time reading and studying, you should do fine.

awelex

Oh, so I don't have to indicate in my application that I want to double-major? Great, that simplifies things. Just to make sure I got it right: I can add another major later (that is, if I meet the requirements), but I can't (or don't have to) do it at the beginning (i.e. when applying to USC), right?
Oh, and does a double major cost more? Excuse my naiveté...

socal?

thanks himom. i'm actually a neuroscience major, but i would imagine that neuroscience is just as small as engineering.

margaritasalt17

You can't double major while applying. A double major does not cost more unless you have too many courses and need to take extra semesters to finish.

jth11688

I don't know if you guys have been to the site www.**************.com, but the general rating/comments about USC are disconcerting. Any comments?

sjw2011

What is the one thing you forgot/wish you had/couldn't live without for your dorm?

jbusc

regarding that website, it's been brought up many times before on this forum - you can search if you want. there's some agreement that it seems like half the reviews are from people who are not USC students at all...

orangetales

how low can your grades slip senior year?

Nikara

For the dorm question, bring lots of power strips and extention cords. I had more things that I needed to plug in than I thought. They proved to be very useful.

saam14

Question about parking permits. If I'm movin to LA over the summer and don't yet have a car how can i register for a permit? The site says I must register a vehicle before being able to buy a permit...

collegeconf17

Hey i was wondering if you knew anybody that parked on non-university owned parking lots? The parking at SC is SO expensive, I was hoping I could park somewhere else near for less.. Thank you

HImom

Ask Housing about parking suggestions. You can ask about registering a car your family currently owns & then switching the permit to the car you later purchase, for example. They may also have suggestions about where folks who prefer not to park on campus park. My S didn't have a car as a freshman & was able to get around fine. Probably won't have a car the entire time he's in LA.

saam14

I talked to customer service the lady sed just put in any random car, buy a permit and then change the car details later. That's what I did

Taiwaneseterror

Is it possible to do double major of physics and east asian studies or something?

Also, is USC's physics program good?

jbusc

Sure you can! (one guy I know is even doubling in computer science and east asian cultures)

In fact you can actually probably get designated as a "renaissance scholar" for majoring in two wildly distinct fields, and can apply for a special "renaissance" scholarship for grad school.

I actually started out in engineering, but once I took the honors physics sequence, I liked it so much that I added on physics as a double-major. The prof that teaches them is one of the best in the whole university and very dedicated to the students. There aren't a whole lot of physics undergrads so you get a lot of personal attention. One of the upper div physics courses I'm taking this fall has only 13 people registered for it.