<p>Do you know what the male to female ratio is for the school of cinematic arts? Will being female help my chances, or does it not matter? Also, I was wondering if there is a way to find out approx. how many applied to the writing for screen and television, as I’d kind of like to get the statistics of me getting in, giving that they only accept like 24-26 people total. ^^;</p>
<p>Hey proudtrojan </p>
<p>I have been accepted for MS in Aerospace at USC and SUNY Buffalo. </p>
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<li><p>USC is pretty much more expensive than SUNY Buffalo. Is it worth spending extra money on USC?</p></li>
<li><p>What is the scope of On-campus employment at USC?</p></li>
<li><p>USC has a long list of companies coming to their campus for recruitment
USC Career Planning and Placement Center
How much does these stats hold good?</p></li>
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<p>please help…</p>
<p>One key consideration is where you plan to live after you finish school. If you want to live around the NY area, you will probably better network at SUNY than USC. If you’re thinking of LA or CA or west coast, USC offers more options. You can call & speak with the folks at SUNY and USC about their placement success in your field, as the number of employers for aerospaces are fairly limited anyway.</p>
<p>Be sure when you’re comparing costs, you compare the costs with any aid packages so you have a full picture of out-of-pocket costs.</p>
<p>Thanks HImon…</p>
<p>How is the social life at USC? Do students go out and explore the city? I’m not very fond of being couped up in a campus and going to football games and frat parties all the time. <_<</p>
<p>Football games are only about 10 days in the fall so there are many other activities going on all the time, all year, both on and off campus. My S and his friends are not into frats or their parties, but find lots to do at USC and in LA. There are lots of kids from CA and elsewhere with cars, plus there is a good bus system that serves the campus for a nominal fee (I think it’s $.25/ride). The campus is near Japan Town and Chinatown, also walking distance of theaters, Staple Center, Coliseum. There is a very complete gym on campus complete with a climbing wall and more. Kids from other schools often visit USC on weekends because there is so much to do at USC compared with many of the other campuses.
I’m sure other students can tell you much more about what there is to do on or near USC. Also, the dorms can get funding for field trips. As a freshman, my S’ dorm went on a camping trip as well as a skiing trip with his Great Outdoors floor and the women’s Great Outdoors floor of his dorm. Another dorm went to theater productions for their outings, all subsidized by student fees. Any student group can apply for funding for activities.</p>
<p>I’ve just been assigned to the Honors House. Can anyone give me an insight about the Honors House?</p>
<p>to back up HImom, we’re also really close to koreatown, although I wouldn’t suggest a culinary tour through the cuisine without a korean guide.</p>
<p>anywho, the transition I find is that freshman year, you tend to stick with clubs you might’ve joined and your floor and go on trips with them, which is actually a lot of trips. RA’s are constantly organizing activities. i was in the marching band so I couldn’t go on many of them since the band was always doing something, but it seemed a weekend would not pass by where something conflicted with band (which is cool since that means the rest of my friends had stuff to do).</p>
<p>after that, you gradually start to transition outwards on your own. public transportation is great for the surrounding area, you can go pretty far taking the bus linesand the subway. DASH goes straight from USC to downtown (that’s the $.25 ride HImom was talking about). metro also goes for $1.25 per ride or $5 for a day pass (that includes Metro bus lines and the subway). for example, you can go to the Pantages Theatre (the current home of wicked) very easily using metro (it’s about a 45 min trip).</p>
<p>after that, people tend to get a car because there’s even more cool things to do outside of Los Angeles (like Pasadena, Santa Monica, Long Beach, West Hollywood, etc). you can either get your own or a zipcar.</p>
<p>so in other words, there’s plenty to do, both near campus, and within driving distance. </p>
<p>for stuff close to 'SC, there’s the UV across the street. I really like the food court, and the movie theatre is decent. there’s also all the student theatre productions. i’ve had tons of fun going, they’re cheap, they’re funny, and some of them are really creative original productions. also accessible by public transportation: The Grove, The Beverly Center, Pantages Theatre, and the theatre district in downtown. ooo and there’s The Pantry a quick ride up Figueroa</p>
<p>also there’s a new program being lauched next year called SC Outfitters. during the fall there will be several day hikes to parks and trails in the local area that you can sign up for. in the spring, there will also be several camping trips. keep and eye out for it during orientation and welcome week.</p>
<p>Hey everyone, I was admitted a while back as a transfer student and I have a few questions…</p>
<p>Meals- So I have the community 50 plan since it was mandatory for my apt. I’m wondering how much food is considered a meal? For example, if I go in and have my meal, can I walk out with fruit and dessert or something like that or do I have to sit down and eat everything there? I’m usually a busy, involved, and on the go person and I think I’ll continue to be next year.</p>
<p>Units- I’m planning on taking 5 classes per semester in order to graduate on time. Since the total unit count= 20… will I have to pay extra money for the extra class? All my financial aid pakage says is full time- 16+ units.</p>
<p>Thanks for your responses. :)</p>
<p>A meal is available at either EVK or Parkside. They are all you can eat style, and you are allowed to carry out either a fruit or an ice cream. How much you eat is at your discretion. You will have to pay for the extra class. 18 units is the max under normal tuition, so you will have to pay for two units.</p>
<p>Thanks Nikara. :)</p>
<p>p.s. About the USC Renaissance Scholars… can we do both a major and minor at the same school and earn the distinction? I’m pretty sure the site said two widely different study programs but I’m not totally sure.</p>
<p>Major/minor combo is fine for the Renaissance Scholar program.</p>
<p>@ Woman.Of.Troy well it would depend on the school. if it was like the college, then in that case, it’s fine, but it all depends on the major/minor choices</p>
<p>for example, here are the 2008 winners:</p>
<p>[USC</a> Renaissance Scholars](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/programs/ugprograms/renaissance/winners_2008.shtml]USC”>http://www.usc.edu/programs/ugprograms/renaissance/winners_2008.shtml)</p>
<p>there’s a winner who was a biophysics major and russian minor, both of whom are administered by the college.</p>
<p>arcticdragon- Thanks for the link. Wow, a triple major is on that list. (!!!) </p>
<p>By the way my major is Communication w/ an emphasis in Entertainment and I’m looking at two minors I really like @ Marshall. </p>
<p>My aim isn’t to win the scholarship or anything, I just think it’d be nice to graduate with that distinction. :)</p>
<p>So I’m looking at the schedule of classes and the majority of the classes of ‘writing 340-advanced writing for business’ courses are full, am I screwed? or will they open the close for me?</p>
<p>^writ 340 for business is very popular and it will most likely NOT open.
so you should either just wait until a later semester to take this class or add other subjects of writ 340.</p>
<p>but here’s a site with how to add yourself to the waitlist.
[USC</a> Marshall » Instructions for Adding Yourself to the WRIT 340 Wait Lists](<a href=“http://www.marshall.usc.edu/cmc/courses/buco/writ-wait-lists.htm]USC”>http://www.marshall.usc.edu/cmc/courses/buco/writ-wait-lists.htm)</p>
<p>^^thanks. Well, that sucks, I wanted to take the writing course so I can get it out of the way. What are my chances of getting the class if I’m waitlisted? Have you been through this situation before?</p>
<p>My D is incoming fresh, we are coming from Chicago. Which local bank is best for ATM use? she will not have a car, is there a Walgreens close by for precriptions? Is using Bed Bath and Beyond a good idea for buying stuff at home and picking it up during move in?? Thanks for any info</p>
<p>My understanding is the Bank of America is the closest bank to USC. Can you go to a Bank of America branch near your house and find out the info. to open a student account as part of the parent’s account? This way it will be easier for you to put money in the account for your child to have readily available. You can ask about the ATMs at USC. Also, my husband brought back an info. flier from USC orientation that explained the procedure to select what you want at Bed, Bath and Beyond near your house and then have it available at its location near USC. I forgot if you pay in Chicago or at pick up time. Also, I called UPS in my area. You can pack boxes of stuff at home for UPS to pick up and deliver to USC or bring the stuff to the local UPS store and have them pack it for you and deliver to USC. I think USC is not accepting packages before Aug. 20. I have never seen Walgreens in Los Angeles. CVS (similar to Walgreens) is in L.A., but I don’t know if CVS is near USC. USC has ZIP CARS to rent. We are not giving our son a car freshman year. However, we will let him rent a ZIP CAR to visit family friends and relatives in L.A. I suggest that your daughter search the internet to see if there is something special she wants for her dorm room and mail it as another shopping option. However, linens do need to be there the first night she moves into her dorm which is why the Bed,Bath and Beyond is a very good choice.</p>