Congrats again.
I know that Yale is hard to walk away from as a high school student. It’s a real accomplishment. USC and a full ride is an equivalent accomplishment.
But interestingly - billionaires produced by colleges.
USC #8 30. Yale #7 31
If it’s politics or government that has been mentioned.
Nancy Pelosi. Trinity Washington U
Mitch McConnell. U of Louisville
Mike Pence. Hanover College
Joe Biden. U Del.
If you want a behind the scenes role in the nsc, state department, foreign service or as a congressional aid- it will be much more important where
you go to grad or law school.
I think you can do just fine in business , law or government - if any of these become your path out of either fine university.
Yale is at a higher tier in terms of its brand. (subjective and engrained over many years) .
Graduating from either with your hard work and wonderful natural gifts will make no difference in your ultimate success, opportunities and happiness.
Take the free ride. Or think of it as if someone offered you $320,000 in cash to go to USC.
It’s the same offer.
It’s also the equivalent of free law school and a Porsche with gas money for a few years. Lol.
And we are taking about one of the finest and most selective universities in the USA as well in USC.
However, what ever you choose, good luck and have fun too.