USC reality show, concerns about reputation

HImom
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:02:03 +0000

My kids are both very happy they attended USC. S got his EE degree & 3 job offers by Feb of his SR year, all in his field & all highly desirable. He had good internships in each year he sought them as well as campus research opportunities & also co-authored several papers in his field and also in geology (due to rockclimbing interest he developed at USC). He found his peers to be very interesting. He is NOT a partier & had no problems finding people to do things with. He started a rockclimbing club & was able to get student activity funds to buy equipment.

D is a cinema major & has also had OUTSTANDING opportunities. She and we have no regrets as she would NOT have had the opportunities she has had anywhere else.

Similarly, she is NOT a partier and has had no problems having a great & very interesting time in college. She was in fencing for a while & enjoyed it–was pleased that USC provided most of the equipment at no additional charge.

Both kids have met LOTS of great people who are very bright and interesting. They both believe they have made many lifelong friends at USC and have been extremely happy there.

Both kids know very strong students who were accepted at other Us, including UPenn, Boston U and many others while being rejected from USC. It is EXTREMELY competitive to gain admission and even moreso to also get merit aid.

The year my S matriculated, about 15% of his graduating class also matriculated there. Most were NMFs (there are MANY NMFs there because of generous merit awards).