<p>There are zillions of reasons why someone with ~ 2300 SAT might want to go to USC. It’s not like everyone ranks their college preferences in the same order as US News.</p>
<p>I for one had SATs in that general top score range (back when it was out of 1600…
) and USC was my 1st choice, and I certainly have personally known other people at USC who were in the top score range including one perfect 1600/1600.</p>