Marshall? Leventhal? Econ?

KingJames23
Tue, 20 Jun 2006 23:28:32 +0000

I’m seriously considering applying to USC as a transfer student, but I’m not sure which track to take. Here’s my situation:

A) I want to major in something that won’t be impossible to get a very good GPA since I want to go to law school. (This seems to cancel out Marshall business with the 2.75 curve. What about Leventhal? I’m guessing accounting @ USC is tough, but how tough? Also, the Leventhal curve is more generous. Like 3.1 or something.)

B) I want to major in something that could get me a great job out of college in case I decide to not go to law school. I would also like to take advantage of the superb Marshall network. This seems to cancel out Econ since it’s in CLAS, right?

So that’s why I’m in somewhat of a mess. Lets say I go to Marshall and graduate with a 2.8 total GPA because of how tough it is and because of the curve. That basically gives me no shot at law school AND it would be tough finding a well paying job with that GPA.

Lets say I do Econ. What if I decide law school isn’t for me? I think I would have a much harder time finding a job with a BA in econ as opposed to a BS in business or accounting from MARSHALL.

Anyone feel me on this? What would you recommend? I’m absolutely clueless on the level of difficulty at USC. I’m guessing electives can boost the GPA, but for all I know…those are tough at USC as well.