<p>I completely agree. The University Park Campus is beautiful, but because of its location in south central it is very isolating. Unlike an urban campus such as NYU or Columbia, you cant walk around and visit places in the city. There is the beach, disneyland, hollywood, beverly hills, melrose and all of the other fun places everyone associates with the school, but unless you have a car those places mean nothing. And like mentioned above, you have traffic to deal with. Safety is another huge concern. The area around the campus, while not as bad as people make it out to be, is not a place I want to come home to, ever. People say you can be “smart” and not have a problem, I beg to differ. There have been 13 armed robberies of MALE students this semester alone. Some of them happening at 6 and 9 PM on weekdays in lighted, populated areas. I am harrased daily by homeless people walking to/from parking structures outside the gates of campus, and walking to/from off campus university owned housing. Speaking of housing, only freshmen have guaranteed housing provided by the university. Trying to get housing around the school that is safe, clean, and AFFORDABLE was more stressful than applying to college, no joke. In every aspect, USC is a BUSINESS before an institution of education. I hope to transfer to Wake Forest in the fall.</p>