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<p>grey, from what i know about your story and your planned pursuits, it really depends on the program offered. with USC, you've got that civil planning major? or something like that... but with berkeley, you've got rhetoric, which, if you're sort of over the whole dogmatic tendency taken by most philosophical texts, will allow you to continue to be involved with the kind of in-depth analysis we've so grown to love. i think that rhetoric will allot you a freedom of response that will spawn not only added understanding, but also a flourishing creativity to keep you inspired and engaged. if you take a look at the course selection within the rhetoric department, you'll find some really cool classes that aim to delve into obscurity and, further, to make sense of it. </p>

<p>two of my really good friends went the same path that you and i are talking about going.. applied and accepted to philosophy, then immediately switched to rhetoric. one is graduating in may and the other in december. they've both always ever praised the department and haven't ever looked back on their decision. </p>

<p>also, i think that it's particularly geared toward preparation for pursuing the law, which, if i'm not mistaken, is also part of your plan. philosophy, english, history, poli/sci... they're all good choices. however, with rhetoric, you're constantly interpreting a text in order to shape it to be more conducive to your perceived / prescribed conclusion. i think this transitions to practice of the law in a way that might be more beneficial than any of the other majors... your client comes to you expecting exactly one result, and it's your job as a lawyer to move the case in that direction given the same evidence as your opposition.. again, you're interpreting given texts to conform to your prescribed conclusion. </p>

<p>so, i guess that while i don't know too much about USC, the above is why i've been convinced that the pursuit of rhetoric would be the right path for me... if that helps at all.. </p>

<p>good luck, the homie.</p>

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<li>i just remembered that you applied straight to rhetoric. eh.</li>
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<p>pinkerfloyd likes to demoralize a lot</p>

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<p>chesserforlife, stop trying to instigate</p>

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<p>Thanks for that input pinker, I appreciate it. You're right - I first gravitated towards the Rhetoric program when I read the course listing. It's f'ing amazing.</p>

<p>I recently met a girl in my Spanish 3 class who graduated from the Rhetoric program last year. Aside from the fact that she is drop-dead beautiful (hehe) she'll be starting her PhD at UCSB next fall. A very nice representation of the program if you ask me. :)</p>

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<p>haha, that's awesome.</p>

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<p>what does instigate mean? well ok she called me retarded you wouldn't cry if someone called you like that?</p>

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<p>please, don't start this again.</p>

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<p>pinkerfloyd loves sucking and embarrasing me stop it please</p>

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<p>Grey, you know me. Do you really think I can give you a non-bias view of USC? lol, GO BRUINS! </p>

<p>I would chose CAL though since I can't afford USC and lately, CAL has been growing on me. Plus I find Berkeley > South Central in terms of safety. But that's just me.</p>