PHYSICS MAJOR: USC or UCSD?

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<p>I’m a transfer student and I can’t decide which school is better for me.</p>

<p>If I think moneywise, UCSD would be better, but I heard it’s easier to get</p>

<p>good GPA at USC since you can drop a class right before the final day </p>

<p>without W and less competition. </p>

<p>SO my priority concerns are </p>

<p>1.How good the physics program is
2.better chance for grad school
3.money</p>

<p>PLEASE HELP ME!!!</p>

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<p>Wait until acceptances and financial aid offers have been awarded…your decision will likely be easier.</p>

<p>IMO, UCSD physics has an edge over USC. But, USC has a better social environment, big time school spirit, and is on a semester system (advantages and disadvantages vs. quarter system).</p>

<p>Grad school chances will be the same.</p>

<p>Your future will be fine with either of these schools. Make a visit to both campuses after acceptance, and then decide.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Benny,</p>

<p>What you heard about USC allowing drop before final is TOTALLY wrong. What I heard is UCLA allows that as long as you get approval from the teacher. At USC, you can drop within 3 weeks into the semester without a W on your transcript. After that you have to stick with your schedule. However you can drop your courses 1 month before the final, with a W and without any money back. Few people do that. In this sense, getting a good GPA at USC may be not easier than at some UCs.</p>

<p>The quality difference between the two programs is negligible since you’re only going do a BS there.</p>

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<p>This is not 30 years ago. The students currently at USC test much higher at the mid-point SAT than UCSD students do… or Berkeley for that matter. Now, I have no specific knowledge of USC’s grading curve, but I’ll bet it is not easier than UCSD’s.</p>

<p>As to dropping the night before the final, (again) thirty years ago this was allowed at Stanford… to be specific, until the registrar’s office closed at 5pm the day before the final. UCLA was never that way – I attended both. I would be really surprised if you could drop a course after the 30% mark at UCSD.</p>

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<p>is this true?</p>

<p>ok, i guess not</p>