<p>"It will take me some time to get used to the idea of my offspring going to USC but I may need to. "
It is always a good idea to keep your options open, especially these days. The son of a client, who went to UCLA, whose dad was a prof in the CS dept there, was accepted at both UCLA and USC, and decided to go to USC. In light of the state of the economy in Calif these days, he is very glad he is there. Times change.</p>