<p>This may have already been addressed in the many posts, but if so it didn’t catch my eye. My daughter has been accepted and we are going to visit next weekend. She is excited about the possibility of attending a big SEC school with lots of spirit, but her dad and I feel (know) she will do best in smaller class settings. What is the average class size for the first two years of required classes? She has been accepted into the Communications school and I know that is small (2000 or so) so no worries once she gets to that point, but am concerned about the initial required classes. Any info/advice for us? Thanks.</p>
<p>Thanks knights09 eadad and momlive</p>
<p>mdmom-i dont really know what communications curriculum is but im in the business school which i think is the largest and heres my schedule for the first 2 years with about how many people. If she knows what classes she could take i can show a website which shows the max people in each class which would tell you how many people are in each since they almost always fill. I do find though when looking at it that my big ones tended to be the easiest ones
english-15<br>
calc-60
sociology-100
span -12
u101-12</p>
<p>chem-300
dance-200
engl-14
finite math-14
spanish-12</p>
<p>acct-60
mgmt-18
mgsc-30
psyc-200
span-12</p>
<p>acct-100
astro-self pace
stat-20
span-12
speech-14</p>
<p>Thank you so much, JRWriter. I appreciate the time and thought that you gave to my question, and the reply is very helpful.</p>
<p>Unless you’re in the Honors College, just letting you know that your English classes are going to be a little bigger (<25) and language classes that small would surprise me. The same applies to statistics and speech.</p>
<p>I think that list is a little off in general. I’m a psych major, and the biggest non-Honors class I’ve ever had was maybe 100, if that. Having 200 people in a dance class doesn’t even make sense. I’d recommend seeing if you can sit in on a class while you’re there to see if she likes it. Talk to admissions about that.</p>
<p>I’m guessing the dance class was a Dance Appreciation class, so 200 students would be possible.</p>
<p>My d’s ballet class (ie, everyone in tights dancing in a studio) had about 35-ish, I think, but she still found it a very good class.</p>
<p>haha I mean im non honors im telling the approximate sizes of the classes i’ve had maybe i’m lucky or something but theres no need to really lie. But yes it was dance appreciation. My english classes were no way over 25 people and spanish i was placed into 209 so that explains the smaller classes.</p>
<p>I was saying that they should be bigger than 14 but less than 25. Spanish makes sense.</p>
<p>Thanks again for the replies. My daughter and I tuored this wekend and both LOVED it! USC is now her first choice, and depending on financial aid, will most likely be her new home for the next four years. I am still concerned about class sizes, but it sounds like there is support available in terms of smaller groups that meet to discuss class, and also tutoring available by students. Have any of you participated in those options?</p>
<p>D did go to the math tutoring center recently and it was very helpful. </p>
<p>I only wish she had found it sooner!</p>
<p>There are things called SI sections where students who got As in the class serve as a teacher outside of class for the typically most difficult classes (largest fail rate) and like 3 times a week people can go see them and ask questions or get extra help and they also give out practice test. There is also peer tutoring which I dont know much about but know we have it</p>
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<p>Hi, I am considering attending USC next year as an OOS student. Do you know of many people from California that attend USC? I have visited a couple times and absolutely love the school as well as the South. I am just wondering if it is rare to come across a California kid at USC, and if so how are they treated? I noticed the posts about kids from the north but saw nothing about kids from the west coast.</p>
<p>There aren’t as many from the West Coast, but they definitely exist. My RA freshman year was from LA, and I have a friend from Seattle. They aren’t treated any differently than anyone else. No one knows where you’re from until you tell them and, to be completely honest, they don’t really care. Southerners aren’t some all inclusive fraternity who shun anyone who isn’t Southern. People from different areas sometimes have a bit of culture shock adjusting to different traditions and attitudes, but I’ve never heard of anyone, no matter where they were fun, being treated differently.</p>
<p>What type of Bank ATM’s are on Campus?</p>
<p>Bank Of America for sure with a big B of A location a few blocks off campus.</p>
<p>There’s a Wachovia in Five points.</p>
<p>Checked with D; she says that B of A, Wachovia, BBNT, Carolina First and Founders all have ATMs on campus.</p>
<p>yep eadad is correct those are all at the russell house. There is also a bank of american by the horseshoe and I would have to say there are the most of those out of all the banks i see</p>
<p>Not to be picky but it’s “BB&T”. If someone’s googling “BBNT”, they might not find the information even though when spoken, that’s how it’s said.</p>
<p>And it’s a great bank; daughter has her accounts there.</p>
<p>My D is attending this fall as an Honors College freshman. We want to get her a PC as a going-away gift; she wants a Mac. Really, REALLY wants a Mac because “USC is a Mac school,” “they have a Mac help desk on campus,” and “everyone else has one.” These are her exact quotes.</p>
<p>Is there truth to any of this? Do most students use Macs and, if so, why? The Mac laptops we have priced out are ferociously expensive and then there’s the cost of adding Word and other software. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>