My student got into multiple schools, but these two seem to make the most sense financially. Student wants a bigger city and is definitely more liberal in her political views. We visited both. One concern I have is the reputation of ASU… Would appreciate perspectives from others thank you.
Based on what you describe - bigger city and liberal - it’s ASU.
What concerns ? ASU is a phenomenal school. It’s a large flagship - just like U of SC.
Is the student in Honors ? Both have the top colleges in the country - historically rated 1-2.
If there’s an ASU issue is it’s not smack downtown whereas U of SC is.
Not sure what you think ASU’s rep is but it’s one of the best run and most forward universities in the nation today.
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By ASU, do you mean Appalachian State? Or Arizona State? Or Alabama State? Or . . . ?
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Oooh. Missed that:). Just assumed
Thank you! Love your perspective. Much appreciated!!!
Arizona State. Thanks!
What is the “rep” - the party school rep?
Name a state flagship that doesn’t - but I do think ASU has come a long way.
It’s really a leader but U of SC is strong too. But not based on what you wrote.
Any Honors colleges involved? If so, he might look at the offerings and differentiation.
For poli sci, both have a DC Semester but U of SC’s is through the Honors College. My daughter went (via a different school that attend via U of SC). It was great. Not sure if non-Honors can go. Same with ASU - you can ask if interested.
Learning and internship opportunities | ASU in Washington D.C.
Washington Semester - South Carolina Honors College | University of South Carolina
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Thanks for both links!!! For reputation, its a few things. Easy to get into… and party school. Originally looked at the school due to sports, But now my student has decided to not do any sports. So the decisions are now all academic and financial
I agree with @tsbna44 AND I don’t think that this is really a close call. University of South Carolina is known for having a very conservative student body. As such it doesn’t seem like a very good match for your kid at all.
In contrast, Arizona State ranked #20 on student surveys of almost 400 top colleges by Princeton Review in the category of top 20 public colleges for making an impact. This category dealt with opportunities for community service, student government, sustainability efforts, and on-campus student engagement. They also used data from alumni surveys regarding finding high job meaning. These would all seem relevant to someone interested in Poli-Sci.
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Yes, Arizona State University is not that hard to get into, presumably because it is huge and serves as both a flagship level university and a broad access university for the Phoenix metro area. But that is not necessarily a bad thing.
University of South Carolina is not the hardest to get into state university either.
Most universities with many residential students have plenty of parties.
State level politics may be more interesting to observe in a purple state like Arizona than a solid red state like South Carolina, if she is a political science major
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