<p>USC’s Film School is tremendous, but lots of other departments there are up and coming. Plus, I heard they just got a gigantic gift from some alum to basically rebuild their humanities program from scratch. Anyway: my point is that these decisions are very personal and often influenced by students’ individual circumstances. </p>
<p>Anyone who’s read my prior posts knows I think Stanford is in a class by itself, but sometimes circumstances will lead students to opt for a different choice, and we should respect that.</p>