<p>cdr777 yes they’re fine. just be cautious when you cross fig late at night because it’s notorious for having speeding drivers (and possible drunk as well)</p>
<p>Sorry I haven’t been able to answer your questions. Life hasn’t been so “boring” recently and I have been doing a lot of panels for Explore (like 2 today, one for regular explore and 1 for marshall). My goal is for someone posting in this thread to recognize me at a panel and say hi to me. Hopefully, it happens. haha. well on to my responses.</p>
<p>italmom: The Thematic Option Honors Program or TO is only for a select group of students and basically enrolls them in more challenging GE classes. Asking my friends, who did it, they all hated it while they did it, but after everything was said and done none of them regretted it. They got to go on special trips to Catalina and such and were required to take both writing classes in one year, probably the worst part (workload-wise) of the program. I wish I could tell you personal experiences, but I was not in TO. Hope that answers your questions.</p>
<p>Rovu412: Job opportunities for Marshall graduates are endless. I beg to differ about your point that people don’t seem to know Marshall’s name. The Marshall School of Business name is recognized globally and because of our academic achievements for the past couple years, they are now in the discussion with the “top tier” school, whatever you want that to mean. If you are smart with a good personality, you will get any job you want with any company. Every bulge bracket and mid-tier financial institution recruits out of USC for their california locations and for accounting, USC is the feeder school for all the accounting firms in Los Angeles. It all depends on what you want to do, but at the end of the day, only you (not marshall or any other business school for that matter) will determine your job opportunities.</p>
<p>Why do you say for sure that you are getting an MBA? If you go to a prestigious business school such as Marshall and you get your dream job, you would only lower your status by going to an MBA. I will argue that business is a technical degree. My engineering and biology friends do not know anything about business much like I do not know anything about their majors. Can I learn it in the future? Yes. Can they learn it in the future? Yes. Business will prepare you to think differently about the way you perceive how companys are run and the methods that businesses are run on. You can also be an entrepreneur after you graduate with the skills you have acquired at Marshall. At the end of the day, the decision is up to YOU, not other people.</p>
<p>You can double major in engineering and business but you will not graduate in 4 years. An engineering degree requires a full 120 units to complete, same as business. So, I do not know for sure, but I would assume you would need at least 6 years to graduate with both degrees. Viterbi is one of, if not the most, prestigious engineering schools in the world. If you are serious about double-majoring I suggest you look up their accolades yourself to see how good of a school it is.</p>
<p>USC is a very safe school. USC has the second largest private security force in the nation, first being the US Secret Service. They have really stepped up their security off campus this year and safety is not an issue for me. Come to USC to see for yourself what I mean. And USC is not in the “ghetto”. We are 1.5 miles from the Staples Center and Downtown, basically the heart of LA.</p>
<p>bagofnerves: I hope your daughter got into USC. She sounds like a wonderful candidate and someone who would excel at USC. Since I am still a student, I do not know what those terms mean nor the status of your application. I can only wish you and your daughter the best of luck.</p>
<p>iamjazmine: I do not know if this is possible or not, and if it is I am sure it is not possible in 4 years BUT the way I would imagine you have to do this is to first get into film production, then while you attend declare a business minor or major and take all the required courses. Film Production at USC is the hardest major to get into in the world. They only accept like 60 students a year I think. You cannot add that major while as a USC student. So, if you got into production, then I am sure you can add business while you are here, if you chose.</p>
<p>midwestDad2: No Problem. I try my best to answer them to the best of my knowledge. I saw that this was answered by somebody else, but I will try to give my answers as well. If you get a 3,4,5 on ANY AP you automatically get 4 units per AP at USC up to a maximum of 32 units or 8 APs. Now, for business, you can test out of the following courses by getting a 4 or 5: Calculus, Statistics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics. Those are, to the best of my knowledge, the only classes in Marshall that they can test out of. Now, some of the other APs can be transferred in for GE credits, but I am not positive on which ones test you out of which GEs. If you mean another school, as in another major, as long as there are no prerequisites: your son can just add the course he wants to take. Yes, there is a sample 4 year plan available on the Accounting website. Yes, he needs to audition (I was thinking the same thing because I played violin for 8 years before college). I am sorry but I do not know who to contact. I am sure it is on the thornton website though.</p>
<p>nourmom: No problem. Only here to help answer your questions. USC has a strong alumni network in NY. We get emails from Marshall, about contacting the NY USC Alumni Association if any of us are moving to NY. I have many friends who took banking internships in NY. What they did was tell the recruiter for whichever company they were interested in that they were interested in NY opportunities and the recruiter was more than willing to get the student in contact with the NY recruiter. Then it was up to them to apply through that recruiter and get a job. It is a lot of work because it is on the opposite coasts, but if you are from NY then they should have no problem with giving you an internship in NY if you are qualified.</p>
<p>cdr777: Oh the beauty of college. We have literally every fast food restaurant on FIG and almost all of them are open 24 hours a day. There are students at all hours of the night (most of them drunk after midnight) at these fast food and it is safe because of its close proximity to campus. Just have common sense when you get that panda express munchie at 4am and dont walk down FIG blasting your ipod with your beats on. Other than that, I would suggest walking with a friend if possible but FIG is more than safe ( assuming you walk on the sidewalk, yes LA has erratic drivers if you don’t know) to walk at night.</p>
<p>As of Spring 2009 only AP scores of 4 or 5 get credit. More info here:
[USC</a> ARR : Articulation : Advanced Placement Exams](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/dept/ARR/articulation/apexams.html]USC”>http://www.usc.edu/dept/ARR/articulation/apexams.html)</p>
<p>Thanks for answering all the questions and by the way I went to explore today and it was amazing im 99% sold on USC, just need to visit cal-berkeley but I’d say its safe to say ill be attending next year.</p>
<p>I took macroeconomics and microeconomics courses at a community college between my junior and senior year. Would these courses count for credit at USC, even without taking the AP exams?</p>
<p>Hi, Bored Student,
1、I’d like to ask which general education courses leave you a deep impression and let you gain most? Tell me about the courses and professors.
2、What is the average class size in Marshall? I mean Business Administration classes.
3、How hard it is to take 5 classes per semester?
4、What is the process to getting an internship? Does it involve complex application and fierce competition?</p>
<p>BoredUSCstudent seems be telling like it is for the most part. Great job… Some other people who are just hired by the University to make the school look like the greatest thing since sliced bread…</p>
<p>@bk1992 - USC Marshall changed their curriculum this year and those two classes will transfer as credit however they are no longer required for the degree as they have replaced them with two more intermediate econ courses. Go check the Marshall website for more info.</p>
<p>xCollegeBoundx,
There are no paid posters on this forum. All of us who post are either alumni, students, parents or friends of the university. We all VOLUNTEER.<br>
USC is famous for the Trojan family. It is not a myth. If you notice on other forums such as music and theatre there are certain university representatives. These are all identified when they post.
As far as I know USC has NO university representatives on any forum on CC.</p>
<p>xCollegeBoundx actually thinks “the school (USC) look like the greatest thing since sliced bread…” :P</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>@Kulakai,
You said USC Marshall does not require macroeconomics or microeconomics for the degree? I have been in contact with the Marshall admissions office and they said that the new curriculum is not finalized yet. Can you direct me to where you found the changes? </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>@mikebautista - Correction, they require all Marshall students starting or transferring in 2010 to take a newly updated micro/macro sequence while at USC. This means the macro/micro courses we’ve already taken will transfer as course credit however they won’t satisfy the micro/macro degree requirements.</p>
<p>From the FAQ on the 2010 curriculum changes:</p>
<p>"Can I use my AP, IB, or A-level scores or college credit from another institution to fulfill the ECON 251x and ECON 252x requirements? </p>
<p>No. ECON 251x and ECON 252x must be taken at USC."</p>
<p>You can view the B.S. Business Administration transfer degree worksheet here:</p>
<p>[USC</a> Marshall Forms](<a href=“http://www.marshall.usc.edu/undergradprogram/advising/forms.htm]USC”>http://www.marshall.usc.edu/undergradprogram/advising/forms.htm)</p>
<p>Oh, thanks for the link. I never came across that. Is there any set out information regarding the Marshall Business pre-requisites? Prior to Fall 2010, it was macroeconomics, microeconomics, and business calculus.</p>
<p>Well it is odd that they haven’t changed the transfer prerequisites yet on their website:</p>
<p>[USC</a> Marshall Undergraduate Program Admissions Transfer Students](<a href=“http://www.marshall.usc.edu/undergradprogram/admissions/admissions-transfer-students.htm]USC”>http://www.marshall.usc.edu/undergradprogram/admissions/admissions-transfer-students.htm)</p>
<p>You can see they require macro/micro still. So your guess is as good as mine as to what is really going on but at least you know about the curriculum changes now. Anyone who applied for transfer for this fall have theoretically taken micro/macro already so there will be a lot of annoyed business transfer students :)</p>
<p>Then again, it could be worse, some schools don’t accept business transfer students and others don’t accept transfer of any business related courses if you took them at a cc lol.</p>
<p>Yeah, I noticed that incoming transfers will have to take the updated macro and micro for business courses, which I guess wouldn’t be bad at all as they should be familiar with the material. I took a look at the BUAD sample course requirements (both the 4-year and 2-year transfer plans) and noticed that BUAD 280 Accounting I and BUAD 281 Accounting II are NOT included in the transfer plan.</p>
<p>This is probably where the new pre-requisites come in, a course equivalent of BUAD 280 and 281.</p>
<p>Hello boreduscstudent! :)</p>
<p>First of all, I want to thank you for all the interesting information! It really helped a lot and also helped me choose USC over other schools without any regret haha. But I also have some questions to ask you:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>I didn’t know about the Leventhal school of accounting until I got into Marshall and started reading threads in CC. I’m really hoping to double major in accounting and business administration like you, but I wasn’t admitted directly as a freshmen to Leventhal so i’m thinking of transferring. Is it still possible to transfer during freshmen year? Also, what are the admission requirements? </p></li>
<li><p>I see you’re a New/North person, but I’m don’t think I will go to New/North because I’m an international student studying for the first time in the US and I think I need to try to get myself adjusted to the environment and I’m looking for a quiet place. But what is the business floor? Is it really relevant for Marshall students? Also, where do most Marshall students stay at?</p></li>
<li><p>Is it possible to get a job in Wall Street after getting a degree in Marshall? </p></li>
</ol>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>@mikeabautista - You are correct, transfers still only need to take the BUAD 305 abridged accounting course so don’t worry about accounting, just that we’ll need to take those two additional econ courses. The bonus is they got rid of the acon 350 or 351 requirement so in all actuality we only need to take 1 more econ course than before.</p>
<p>How is the rushing and initiation of frats @ SC? I’m interested in becoming a part of a frat but I am slightly uneasy about the hazing and belittling that some schools and frats take part in, especially the binge drinking. haha. How does that work? (or for you atleast.)</p>
<p>Hello boreduscstudent,</p>
<p>Judging on yr reponses to the previous questions, I reckon you must be the expert to fill me in. So here are my questions.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>I am a Spring admit for Business Administration. What differences are there coming a semester late, for example, in terms of class choice, graduation date and dorms? </p></li>
<li><p>Would you recommend going to a community college to make up courses in the Fall semester? If yes, which college would you prefer?</p></li>
<li><p>What courses are transferrable?</p></li>
<li><p>I am from Hong Kong, most likely I will return to China for my career. How strong is USC’s networking in China? In which field? </p></li>
<li><p>I suppose there are many cultures in the school. But just how prominent is the Chinese one? </p></li>
<li><p>USC was renowned for its spoiled students. Is it still the case? </p></li>
<li><p>Is USC academically rigorous? Comparing to schools that are ranked about the same? </p></li>
<li><p>Is there anything about the school that a freshman should be aware of?</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Thank you very much!</p>
<p>Justin</p>