<p>1) The campus is a few miles south of downtown L.A.–but the local area does not have a lot of nearby student-friendly restaurants. Most students either stay on the gorgeous campus where there are fast food options that include healthy salads and pastas at The Lot, or eat at the dining halls which have a wide selection of healthy food (mostly tasty) as well as heavier choices. Those who live on campus in student housing are required to purchase the meal plan, I believe. Those with cars can drive ten minutes to find off-campus restaurants in Little Tokyo, Koreatown, and other neighborhoods.</p>
<p>2) A motorized bike offers very little protection against the huge trucks and SUVs on the road. I don’t think that’s a great idea for this big city. It would be fine to get you between an off-campus apartment and campus.</p>
<p>3) I don’t know about FinAid.</p>
<p>4) Interactive media program: it is not easy to transfer in, but it is certainly possible. Are you coming from another university? You’ll need to be accepted to USC based on academic GPA, recs, ECs, etc. In addition, you’ll need to apply to USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and fill out the supplemental application. That creative supplement is highly important as you need to be accepted specifically by the SCA for the IM major. For those with a real passion for game design, it is an amazing program that has no peer. The major is very small. I know there are only ten new freshmen admitted this year (my S is one) but I don’t know how many transfer in later.</p>