The enigmatic USC.

itla_uno
Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:00:33 +0000

a lot of the negatives you hear are outdated information… usc is becoming more and more competitive to get into and a lot more serious. honestly, it’s where i’m heading in the fall and i’d heard all of those negatives you descried, but when i talked to people who actually go there, they had nothing bad to say about the school at all. the trojan network is incredible ESPECIALLY if you’re going to settle in socal, but not ONLY…there are alumni clubs nationwide.

as for admissions, usc uses a very holistic approach. test scores/gpa are really only a small part of the equation… but a lot of people with great scores are rejected. just check out the usc forum here.

as far as safety, i feel very safe on campus. it’s nothing like it’s surrounding area & usc owns a lot of the surrounding land (hotels, apartments, etc) so it’s really not like being in the “ghetto” at all.

i would say that opportunities exist for anyone who seeks them.

overall, i think it is a very good school.