Before You Go To USC Or Send Your Child Read This

ArtsandLetters
Sun, 11 May 2014 02:51:42 +0000

First - it’s a problem on many campuses. Even my own alma mater (top ranked but not on that list) had to ban Greek pledging for Freshman because of the adjustment period.

But Heisenberg, I’ve noticed that almost all of your posts are to talk about how bad USC is. One of them the moderator closed to further posts. If you dislike USC this much, why not go back to Chapman which you implied in another thread is more close knit and nurturing. You said you came to USC just for the film and entertainment contacts but I’m starting to wonder if you found what you are looking for. I’ve yet to hear you say anything positive about your experiences as a Trojan.

For the most part - my student has seen the “drinking” and “partying” but it didn’t rise to the same level you present. There are rowdy students on campus (as evidenced by the damage done to the fountains during the senior run) and there are quiet academically focused students. And there are every type of student in between. For sure the school is in the middle of a large city and has close to 40,000 students (undergrad and grad) enrolled. So given the population it would be like saying “don’t go to Chicago” (or New York, or fill in the blanks) because some segment of a population is doing something to excess even as the rest of the population is not.

USC is big enough where those who want to party (at their peril given the academic load) can find one - and those who don’t, find plenty of other things to do and space to do it. But “party” doesn’t quite define the school I’ve seen when on campus. But, again, I can see how it might seem that way given how much smaller Chapman is.

However - one caveat - when I was at Chapman I noticed the campus was filled with signs for an organization to prevent sexual assaults on that campus - and calling it a problem. So as you can see - USC is not isolated in this respect. That list of 55 universities is very telling - mostly because they under-report the problem. Other colleges are dealing with the problems head on.

BTW - the campus isn’t promoting this stuff - it’s a factor of the students who choose to do these things.