USC vs. UCLA competitive admissions

beyphy
Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:02:41 +0000

UCLA also gets twice as many community college transfers as USC, so it’s not like only the smartest people get to go to UCLA. In this regard, they admit plenty of “bad” or “lazy” students.



Transfer students are in no way less intelligent or less qualified than freshman students. In fact, many of the transfer students i met were extremely intelligent. They just had to transfer because they had various personal problems that affected them throughout high school. (for transparency purposes, i’m a transfer student.)

people who hold this position are essentially ‘transferists’ who are just prejudiced and have no evidence to support their beliefs.



Kids go to junior college for 2 years, then transfer to a UC. It’s the classic way to play the system, but it kind of puts a damper to what could be a much more intense academic environment.



How’s it playing the system? Transferring after two years from a CC is in part what the UCs were created for. That’s why they all have preference for CC transfers above other ones.



USC does surpass UCLA on a few rankings



As far as i can tell, it’s not a few, but one. Find me another reputable ranking where USC is ranked higher than UCLA. I’ve yet to find one.