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<li><p>mraoshi, CA, Viterbi. I turned down UC San Diego, UC Irvine and UCLA to come to USC because I love L.A., its environment, its great football team, its alumni network, its school spirit, got some fin aid, and don’t want to spend 5 years to get my B.S. at UCLA.</p></li>
<li><p>pinkie1105, CA! Viterbi. I turned down UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UCLA, UC Berkeley, NYU, and Rice University to come to USC because of the awesome programs for engineers (such as the progressive degree program - engineering masters in 5 years!!), crazy school spirit/football games, beautiful campus, ability to explore across different fields of study, ability to go to cool movie screenings, California sun, etc etc!!!</p></li>
<li><p>sandiegokid, CA, Marshall. I turned down UCLA, UC Berkeley (Alumni Scholarship), UCSD (Regents), NYU (Stern), Johns Hopkins, and waitlisted at Princeton, Dartmouth, Wash U in St.Louis to come to USC because of its amazing business school, opportunities, alumni network, TROJAN FOOTBALL, location, beautiful campus, flexibility in major, and the overall SC experience! Can’t wait for the fall!</p></li>
<li><p>CollegeFrenzy (for son), Orange County CA, Annenberg. Turned down Cornell, Wesleyan, Syracuse, University of San Diego, Pepperdine, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara. Came to USC because of Annenberg School of Broadcast Journalism, Mom and Dad are Legacies, The Trojan Family, Southern California Location, Campus, Presidential Scholarship, Trojan Sports, great market for broadcast journalism, best overall fit.</p></li>
<li><p>so… college…, Wisconsin. (Biomedical engineer in Viterbi). I turned down UCSD, Berkeley, Cornell, RPI, UW-Madison, Vanderbilt and dropped off the waitlist at Stanford, Yale, Harvard, UPenn to come to USC because of the great weather, awesome campus atmosphere/trojan spirit, scholarship, the educational philosophy in Viterbi (well rounded engineers), athletic domination, and about a thousand other awesome reasons!</p></li>
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