University of Southern California Visit Report by marcjacobs lover

Visit to University of Southern California in March 2009 by marcjacobs lover
(Student, HS Class of 2009)
(Member since December 12 2008 with 93 posts)

 
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Visit Activities:


Information Session: No - i went to cali for spring break and had a friend just show me around

Campus Tour: No - friend showed me around..


Campus:



Friendliness/Courtesy of Students:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
most students were out of town for SB but people seemed fairly nice



Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff:
i wouldnt know..



Appearance of Campus:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
it reminded me of arizona state.. the buildings were very clean and organized, but i want more of a larger campus. you can get anywhere within 5 mins walking i think



Building/Facilities Maintenance/Cleanliness:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
very clean.



Security/Safety:
1 - Poor
1 - Poor
terrible. my friend told me that last week 4 mexican guys shot 3 LAPD dead... and its really dangerous to venture alone at night off campus, but why would you do that when theres nothing in the area



Overall Campus Impression:
3 - Good
3 - Good
i didnt find anything special about it, it was just like... a school.. very california feel to it in my opinion


Off-Campus:



Area Immediately Around Campus:
2 - Fair
2 - Fair
theyre building a subway stop right in front of one side of the school, so thats a plus.



City/Town/Community:
2 - Fair
2 - Fair
eh, it's LA. its not THAT long of a drive to downtown. took me about an hour to get to downtown LA in traffic. koreatown is around the corner, so thats a plus too

Campus Visit Notes for University of Southern California


Visit Description:

theres a huge muslim building in front of the school for anyone that wants to know.. hahha according to my friend, you need a car if you wanna go places cuz there is nothing to do around USC. i heard the frat parties are amazing and girls get in free to parties ;) but guys have to pay