The Trojan Life: Current students

phobos
Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:03:10 +0000

social scene is what you make of it…because the school itself is certainly not lacking in it…whether you choose to take advantage of the huge party scene, the immense cultural aspects of LA, or both is up to you.

so far i’ve been to a few art shows (and my other architect friends went to more, and also hit up the Getty Museum). more times than i can count i’ve been to Hollywood just to shop (often for music haha), walk around and eat crepes at the Kodak Theater, go to the Farmers’ Market/The Grove for food, street fairs in Downtown, etc. it definitely helps to have a car, but it’s not necessary…a little patience and a $3 all-day pass on the bus can take you where ever you want (oh, and have a group of friends…riding the bus alone isn’t advised).

as far as the party scene…again, it’s up to you to take advantage of it. unless you’re absolutely averse to partying, if you’ve never really done it i’d recommend that you go a few times to see if you like it. i didn’t party at all in high school, but i kept my mind open to it…i’ve found that it’s a great way to meet new people, a good excuse to hang out with friends, and just to take a break from a long week.

other than partying, USC’s like a lot of other campus’ in terms of things you do in dorms. you can hang out in other people’s dorms, watch movies, play video games, mess around (just recently we hung our friend’s shoes by the laces from one of the raised light fixtures in our hallway :p), go fountain hopping (there’s 20 some fountains all around campus, often huge groups of people go from fountain to fountain taking pictures in them), etc. if something creative is your fancy, there’s immense amounts of creative people at USC…you’ll almost undoubtedly make friends who want to write and direct movies, form bands, make carve rubber stamps (haha, one of my friends is amazing at it and she showed me how to do it). and more than that, because USC is so strong in the creative arts, people at USC often have the means and the drive to fully carry out creative projects.

and how could i forget football?! this semester is so much more boring without it. home games are intense…the games themselves are amazing…even if you don’t really like football, it’s fun just to go to the games with your friends and cheer for your team. tailgating is fun, lots of food, lots of people…you have NO idea what school spirit is until you’ve been on campus during Homecoming weekend!

again, it all depends on what you want to do. compared to most universities of comparable academics, USC is an exciting place to go to school, and it’s not lacking in anything you want to do socially. because of that, i can’t stress it enough, it’s up to you to make your college life fun.

academics, i’ll save for another post…this one’s too long already haha.