<p>The only bad thing about TO is that most students finish it sophomore year! I really wish the requirements were extended over one’s USC career. But on the bright side, my son met lots of great people - profs and students - in his TO classes, and still tries to go on the retreats and such. Those have been fun, and presenting at the research conference freshman year meant a lot. </p>
<p>He was a spring admit who was bumped up to fall, so he had to be proactive about getting admitted to TO. But the persistence paid off.</p>