<p>Hi, Rosyhours.</p>
<p>1) I was accepted to Indiana U, U of Mary Washington, and Syracuse U (and their highly prestigious Bandier Program); for me, it came down to either Syracuse or USC. I chose USC because of (in no particular order):</p>
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<li>The sheer awesomeness of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. You really can’t get anything like this anywhere else. </li>
<li>Overall highest prestige/rank.</li>
<li>Location, location, location - lake effect snow vs. sun sun sun? Not a tough call. </li>
<li>A strong football following; I was raised on Alabama football, so having a team to root for did mean something to me. </li>
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<p>2) I can’t speak from personal experience since international students can’t get aid. What I’ve heard from many, even before I chose to go here, is that USC gives out scholarships like candy… which can admittedly partially be admitted to the fact that the caliber of students we take is going up each year. Bottom line, USC is very generous with financial aid - and if you feel like you didn’t get enough, you can always write them a letter, which seemed to have worked for two of my friends.</p>