<p>What will I get out of going to an Explore USC program if I've already visited campus? Do I need to go?</p>
<p>I just attended an explore program for a scholarship interview and it was very helpful. However, it was my first time in LA, and therefore, obviously USC as well. If you have already seen the campus and have a good feel for it, I would say that you shouldn't need to attend.</p>
<p>You will get to experience USC as a student would. You'll be following a student around during the evening, eat at our DC, watch Commedus Interruptus perform, etc.</p>
<p>You will also get to learn more about your chosen school in general, meaning it won't be the whole USC sales pitch, but you'll also get to talk with students and faculty from Viterbi Engineering, Annenberg, Marshall, etc., if you've been accepted to one of those schools.</p>
<p>Explore isn't just another campus tour, college talk, and encouragement to enroll at USC. There's a lot more to the program.</p>
<p>To anyone that can log in, can you tell me what the dates are? I'm going to visiting UCLA over spring break and assuming I get in I want to be able to coordinate both visits.</p>
<p>Monday - April 3
Thursday - April 6
Monday - April 10
Monday - April 17
Thursday - April 20
Monday - April 24</p>
<p>Ah thanks beammeup.</p>
<p>Can someone give details on what the program specifically consists of?</p>
<p>I'm trying to decide between just exploring the campus on my own with friends who go to usc (saving $40), or if it's worth it to lay down 40 on the program.</p>
<p>It's worth the $40. You get a T-shirt and really good food for lunch. </p>
<p>The program basically consists of free time in the early morning to do campus and neighborhood tours, attend student panels, financial aid talks, etc. Late afternoon is typically spent in your specific school (e.g. Annenberg, Vitberi, USC College) talking with professors, students and staff. Afternoon I think is also free time, but I can't remember off-hand. Early evening is spent following around one of us (current students). You'll eat at EVK or Parkside, then watch Commedus Interruptus perform. It's basically a time to explore campus from a student's point of view and also to get answers to questions you were too shy to ask around your parents (e.g. are the girls hot, how big is drinking on campus, who's the easiest prof, etc.)</p>
<p>The non-scholarship interview Explores aren't overnight, right?</p>
<p>nope just 1 very full day</p>
<p>thanks again</p>
<p>I did Explore for a scholarship interview as well. and I'd reccomend it. I've been on the campus several times, but it helped me choose my housing preferences. It's really a raw college-esque experience (meaning they don't stow the beer-pong tables just because pre-frosh are there). I'd say go if it's not too much of a hassle for you.</p>
<p>Other than the cost of airfare and the expense of the program, did you find you needed to spend money on anything else, or was it pretty much all inclusive from there?</p>
<p>Totally all-inclusive. You can buy some late-night snacks if you want - I din't spend any money, even though I brought some. My host even offered to buy me something at the coffee shop on his dining card.</p>
<p>I'd say bring some cash just in case, but its not neede at all. :)</p>
<p>I signed up; thanks for the info!</p>
<p>I'm planning on staying overnight with a stuedent on the weekend and visiting classes during a weekday. Is explore USC worth it in addition to this?</p>
<p>I recommend you do because you'll be getting information from faculty and USC staff, as well as a wider spectrum of the student body. While your student host may know a lot of information, they won't know everything and be able to give an opinion on everything. Plus, depending on the grade of your host, he/she probably won't remember much on what happened at Explore when they went, or if they went.</p>
<p>Good idea staying overnight and visiting a class though. That way you won't get just a "college sales pitch".</p>