<h1>6? i thought they were 7, did new rankings just come out?</h1>
<p>anyhow, yes thats the interesting part. USC has a similar issue to columbia, but admittedly the public transportation in LA just plain ol’ sucks, so having a car, just like at almost any school, but especially an LA, is pertinent and gives you the access that the NYC transit system would as a columbia student. What makes it not so bad is simply being “a” student in LA, having a car is pretty important most of the time anyhow.</p>
<p>of course once you get a car the situation is different. I would very much like to be in a place like new york where i can hop on a subway to get anywhere or take a hopefully shorter cab ride. At the same time though it is nice to be able to have a car, makes one feel a little more independent in their transportation.</p>