<p>I am very sure that saying academic USC is no match to UCSD/UCLA. my girlfriend is student in USC, I am student in UCSD, we major the same. But her courses are way easier than mine, even she admits that. Many USC students are rich students, they just pay to get in. They are not as strong in academic as UCSD/UCLA students. Also, USC does not have that many students, so it’s not as competitive as UCSD/UCLA. But speaking education, sometimes smaller class could get more help from instructor.</p>