<p>So I have been wait listed at Stanford and obviously feeling pretty bad about anybody getting off the damn thing let alone me. Anyways, I have been given a full ride as a Presidential scholar at USC. I will be attending the Marshall School of Business. At the undergraduate level, if by some miracle I got accepted off the waitlist, would a liberal arts degree from Stanford really be $200,000 better than a full ride to USC, Keeping in mind I want to go into Business in SoCal after graduation???</p>
<p>Since you asked, it seems clear that you have a preference for Stanford.
The answer would really depend on whether or not you or your parents would miss the $200k.</p>
<p>But, in general, I would say no.
Get really excited by USC, it is a great school and has a great program.<br>
Spend the $200k on a Porsche, the car insurance and the really expensive parking and save the rest.</p>
<p>I don’t think Presidential scholar at USC is a full ride. It should be half tuition.</p>
<p>With other aid, it is for me</p>
<p>^^If I were you I would just forget about Stanford…they are not going to their waitlist. There. That’s closure. They usually like to announce their yield along with the transfer acceptance numbers around May 14th the past few years…the transfer decisions will be out tomorrow and the yield will be out later this week…</p>
<p>…do the best at USC and apply to Stanford GSB/advanced degree in the future. Good luck in the future!</p>
<p>But on general principle is stanford really worth that much more </p>
<p>Than USC</p>
<p>anybody???</p>
<p>It’s a matter of opinion honestly. </p>
<p>I think career wise, although Stanford has the name, there probably isn’t a massive difference in the two (except maybe in like the Silicon Valley tech companies.) </p>
<p>The people you meet at Stanford are probably going to be some of the most amazing people you’ll ever meet, and could go and start the next Facebook or Yahoo for all you know. Or maybe they turn out to be the next star quarter back of the 49ers or a gold medalist swimmer at the Olympics. Those kinds of connections are valuable not only professionally, but also personally for developing the kind of person you become. </p>
<p>Will you meet amazing people at USC? Yes, probably. But I think they aren’t quite the same “level” as the kids at Stanford. It’s up to personal opinion if 200k is worth the intangibles you gain. </p>
<p>Thank you for your answer, anyone else </p>
<p>I went to grad school at USC and worked at Stanford. I might be willing to pay a premium of $50K-$60K over four years to go to Stanford, but there’s no way I would pay $200K at Stanford vs. a full-ride at USC.</p>
<p>Even if you’ll get in, which is quite unlikely, it’s hard to say whether it’s worth 200k or not. Can you (and/or your family?) afford it? How good are you at what you do, and everything you do in general? Will you be in the top 5-10% at USC? All things to consider. </p>
<p>But as it stands, 200k and waitlist tells me that you should start to forget about Stanford.</p>
<p>I liked Stanford a lot. Enought to apply and get rejected (Computer Science). I got in at USC (C.S.) Notice I spoke in the past tense because now I can’t remember why I was so hot to go there. Eveything it’s known for is available at USC. Stanford who?. I barely remember it. </p>
<p>Stanford could easily be worth the $200k or a lot more, but it depends. You could easily get a job offer out of Stanford that you wouldn’t have received after graduating USC. That advantage in the job search could stay with you throughout your career (although it is likely to decline over time). Its an investment with a return that has a lot of variability.</p>
<p>If you family can afford with a reasonable borrowing, I would go the the best I can go.</p>
<p>Something seems off, if you have the Presidential which is 1/2 tuition at USC but are calling it a full ride because of other aid you are receiving (which would be financial not merit), how can you afford Stanford?</p>