<p>I live in Palisades and overall I like it… it’s a nice place to live. Not that far from campus really, especially if you have a bike like most USC students do. It was bought out by another company (no longer Conquest but also not USC). It is still relatively new, and the new management has so far been a positive… although just about anything would be better than Conquest. I would strongly advise against Conquest, especially now that they don’t have their nice buildings like Tuscany and Palisades (which was the draw for them before). They have terrible, terrible customer service, took forever to fix maintenance requests, and the staff were generally rude if you had a problem or complaint. I went without internet for a whole week (only to have it break again a week later for another 3 days and several more times throughout the semester) while living with Conquest. Besides, the only buildings they have left now are the crappy buildings they couldn’t sell off to USC or another housing provider. </p>
<p>As for living on campus, most students don’t after freshman year, it seems. Also, if you live in USC housing, you will likely have to move to a new building and go through the lottery system each year and possibly even move if you stay for the summer (versus most other companies which will allow you to resign your lease). USC housing provides furniture, which can be a plus or a minus (depending on whether you prefer that or would rather decorate your own place).</p>