USC vs. Other Top Privates in Social Sciences

peppermintgum
Fri, 03 Apr 2015 20:52:17 +0000

I have received one of the full-tuition scholarship from USC, which I’m enthused about. I was 80% set on attending when my dad brought this up.

I am planning on majoring in international relations, or something in that area like political science or public policy. I have received offers from Georgetown and Duke but I will most likely be paying close to full pay. However, my dad brought up that they are stronger in my field (Gtown specifically… foreign service program is amazing). If I were going to med school or something, I would have no qualms but I feel like when you do something in the social sciences you need to have a lot of connections on the East Coast or something. My mom did bring up that I am probably going to law/grad school and that I can specialize and go to an East Coast school then with the money I saved from going to USC. I kind of agree because I find it hard to justify $200k+ on Georgetown or Duke when I have this great offer. And going to USC will not harm my chances of an East Coast grad school, right?

Has anyone/anyone’s child gone for Trustee over other top private schools for the social sciences? What are they doing after graduation? Which grad/law school are they attending? How did they find their classes, professors, and were there ample research opportunities? Research opportunities in my field is very important to me, and I do think USC can provide me that, but want to know some first-hand experiences. Thanks!