Caltech vs USC for (Molecular) Biology

LeoFireKingdom
Mon, 23 Mar 2015 21:21:02 +0000

Hello!

I’ve been accepted to both Caltech and USC as a biology major. Though I like Caltech a lot more in terms of research and culture, I just found out I’ve been awarded a full tuition scholarship to USC (I received very little aid for Caltech). What should I do? I can afford Caltech, but it would hurt significantly. USC is more sound financially, but I know very little about research opportunities there. I’m also concerned about the safety of the campus, as the recent Chinese USC students that were murdered make me, a Chinese-American, feel that I could be targeted.