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The acronyms for our SoCal schools can be confusing.
USC is the University of Southern California is a private university in Los Angeles.
UCSD is the University of California at San Diego in La Jolla and is a public university funded by the taxpayers of California.
USD is the University of San Diego is a private, “Catholic-based” university.
UCSD does not provide funding for non-residents. It’s a public school. They have a few scholarships, but not enough to cover tuition.
USD and USC are private, but expensive universities.
I have a friend, at UCSD admissions, who says that they often see people arrive at UCSD, in August, and there is no record of the student. (Plus, arriving on an empty campus is a huge clue that something is wrong-UCSD is on the quarter system and doesn’t begin until late September).
The parents then begin pulling out acceptance letters and information letters only to see that they say “USD”;
they’ve arrived at the wrong school.