Northwestern vs. USC Honors Program (ENGR.)

yummymango
Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:54:27 +0000

^LOL. Haha.
Do you enjoy experimenting a lot and doing lots of hands-on stuff? I don’t know whether Northwestern does a lot of hands-on activities, but I believe USC’s engineering students do so. The area around USC, to be honest, is not the very best. However, if you feel that your belongs to USC right now, then just go for it.

I think Northwestern does have a lot to offer in terms of opportunities and such, though. Plus, if you want a taste of a liberal arts college but not at a LAC, NU would be a match.

I’m also from CA, so I, too, worry about enduring the cold, but I don’t think the winters will be as bad as we imagine. But, I will miss two things: the great shopping malls and beautiful, sunny spring weather.

USC and Northwestern are both great schools but there’s a reason I decided not to apply to USC (when everything was basically done). I don’t know if upon graduation, the school can offer me much, and I felt that I could not really grow (no, not physically) at USC as well. I say… go with your heart!

Best of luck.