USC or CAL (Spring '10 Econ Transfer)

ns89
Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:33:02 +0000

no no, i think this is the right section :)

as for you question, well, id probably say that berkeley has a more worldwide prestige, im an international student from europe, and i just got accepted to USC where ill be going this fall, and basically none of my friends or anyone i know, know what usc is, but they know what berkeley is…

however, usc has a superb network, the trojan family, that is a HUGE benefit in socal and well all of cal, at least thats what ive heard… so it depends on where you wanna work :)

also, yea youre right about usc being on the rise, theyve been consistently going up on rankings and are even getting a more nationwide reach here in the US. i read somewhere, that a lot of east coast HS seniors are applying nowadays, which means that word has really spread to there, that USC is quickly becoming a top school…
i think itll be a while until it is more renowned outside of the US, but it is definitely coming! then ofc, it all depends on who you speak to :)

personally, if i were you, id choose the one where i feel i would enjoy myself the most… where will you find the most likeminded people and the best ‘fit’ ? :)

as they are both basically equal in prestige, or will be… think about what USC can do for you in terms of opportunities vs berkeley? and location, which do you prefer, USC/LA or Berkeley/Oakland/SF?

I definitely dont think you could make a wrong choice here, both are great schools and if you do well, you will have great opportunities in the future regardless of which school you go to… :)

Personally, I would choose USC, while im fairly sure my parents would have wanted me to go to Cal, as they actually knew what it was before this January when I applied to USC :P