<p>USC's communications department is pretty amazing. i'm sure you won't have any problems getting cred after you graduate, especially with alumni connections. </p>
<p>and "South Central" isn't too bad (technically South Los Angeles now). it's definitely no Westwood (which i'll admit is pretty amazing) or no La Jolla (i mean...La Jolla's nice and all, but boring and stifling all the same), but it's not bad. before starting my first semester, the environment around the school was (and sort of still is) the one thing i felt like i gave up in going to USC. but i learned that it almost becomes a useless point to argue because the students tend to be more "active" than they seem to be at other schools. many of the students seem to be equally studious and wanting to do more than just staying in their rooms and/or playing video games. whether that something more be party, play musical instruments, play sports (which is a big thing here), go to art exhibits...the type of people at the school tends to be an underrated criteria when choosing a school, and in my 7 months here it's definitely the thing that's made my college experience amazing, granted you're willing to take advantage of the abnormally enormous diversity of students.</p>