<p>nactor329: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=308797%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=308797</a>
jdlex: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=297406%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=297406</a></p>
<p>just do a search; these questions have been asked multiple times :)</p>
<p>What's your biggest gripe about USC?</p>
<p>Also, could someone very generally describe each sorority? Even if it's in terms of stereotypes, I want an idea of how varied they are.</p>
<p>same thing with each frat please</p>
<p>One of the admissions councilors told me that I was the only trustee scholarship interviewee for Leventhal Accounting major. I was wondering if this affects my chances for money in any way?</p>
<p>You know it probably does.</p>
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no In-N-Out or Diddy Reese within convenient distance ;)</p>
<p>i have yet to run into any notable problems in the academic or social aspects of the school. pretty much the only real problem i have with the school is that your options for diversion are limited by whether or not you have a car. but even if you don't have one, there's a reasonable chance someone else will. and even in the chance that no one you know does have a car, the bus isn't bad. it's pretty inconvenient and can take a while to get places, but it definitely works...i've probably taken the bus more places than a lot of people on campus, so i speak from relative experience haha.</p>
<p>There's no In-N-Out within a convenient distance?!?!?!? CRAP</p>
<p>That's my fave burger place!</p>
<p>phobos, how far away is the closest In-N-Out? haha</p>
<p>they're building a chipotle next to usc!!!!!</p>
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<p>Minor things:
1) No A/C in New/North. Gets a little warm sometimes.
2) EVK gets old, fast.</p>
<p>I would say my biggest gripe is that sometimes USC does not get the respect it deserves from people who are stuck in the past and base their opinions on what USC was like 10 or 15 years ago (University of Spoiled Children, etc)</p>
<p>the Chipotle should be very nice, in Tuscany Apartments which is pretty convenient.</p>
<p>as for the nearest In-N-Out...i guess the closest one is in Hollywood on Sunset. i've taken the bus to get there several times, so it's not too bad...though i will warn you that the bus ride up Vermont then down Sunset is probably about 1.25 hours, or 45 minutes if you take the subway up from Wilshire-Vermont with a considerable walk from the subway station on Hollywood-Vine. another In-N-Out is in Westwood, which is much more inconvenient on bus (in fact, i haven't used the bus to get there yet). </p>
<p>neither is really that far if you or someone you know has a car though. actually, it almost becomes convenient in that case.</p>
<p>"neither is really that far if you or someone you know has a car though. actually, it almost becomes convenient in that case"</p>
<p>My daughter's been to the Westwood In & Out with friends w/cars I'd guess at least 4 times over the last schoolyear. :)</p>
<p>this might sound really stupid, but i'm not from California...</p>
<p>what is an in-n-out? is it like a wawa/quickchek/krausers/7-11/etc?</p>
<p>In-N-Out is a burger place. They only have burgers, fries, sodas and shakes- that's it. But they have a secret menu- it's how you want your burger or fries prepared.
i.e.
-Animal Style- burger is cooked with mustard, and they add pickles and grilled onions, and extra spread
-Protein Style- wrapped in lettuce instead of bun
-Vegetarian- no meat, just grilled cheese, lettuce, tomato,
-Animal Style Fries- they add spread and grilled onions
-Well-done or double cooked fries- very crispy, rich and delicious
Then there's a double double (double cheese, double meat), 4x4 (4 cheese, 4 meat), and ummm- (I'm sure someone will think of something else...)</p>
<p>The basic burger has meat, lettuce, tomato, and spread (kinda like Thousand Island dressing.) Then you can make it your own with variations of the ingredients: cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion (fresh), onion (grilled), spread, ketchup, mustard, pickles.<br>
Everyone has their favorite- it's kinda like ordering your special drink at Starbucks. </p>
<p>The cult-like popularity of In-N-Out is probably because of the freshness of their burgers and vegetables. The potatoes are cut in the store so the fries are very fresh. The bun is baked in the store and it's best if you eat your food right when you get it. Because everything is special order, it's not very fast- we sometimes call it Stop-N-Wait. But it's worth it.</p>
<p>In-n-out is only like the most awesomest burger place in the world...</p>
<p>All their food is cooked fresh (never frozen)...it's dirt cheap...and they pay their workers a real wage (starting pay is $10/hour plus benefits) so everyone there speaks great english and is always very friendly :)</p>
<p>See <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IN-N-OUT#Popularity%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IN-N-OUT#Popularity</a></p>
<p>At least there's a Jamba Juice on campus. I would die w/o one. lol</p>
<p>actually, the closest In-N-Out is in Palms, on Venice and... La Cienega? I'm not sure about the exact cross street, but it's in that area. Probably a little west of La Cienega actually, but definitely closer than either Westwood or Hollywood.</p>
<p>The new Chipotle is opening at Tuscany, a non-USC owned apartment building diagonally across from USC at the intersection of Figueroa and Exposition. If you're living in Marks/Trojan/Pardee next year, it's fairly close by.</p>
<p>First of all...USC is not ghetto. Despite the pop culture connotations, ghetto is a specific sociological term - see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghetto%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghetto</a>. Like jbusc said, the area's more working class with a substantial Latino and African American population. I have personally never felt unsafe - I apologize for the convoluted double negatives there - walking off campus by myself at night. That probably makes me very stupid.</p>
<p>As for gripes, I have two relatively minor ones.</p>
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<li><p>I've never gotten through to Campus Cruiser. If you want a ride Thursday, Friday, Saturday night, so does everyone else. The most ideal situation is if you have at least one friend who'll walk back with you to where you're living, but if you have to walk by yourself, you're bound to see at least two DPS patrol cars, and the neighborhood is pretty well lit. I find the USC neighborhood better lit than my upper middle class Silicon Valley suburb back home.</p></li>
<li><p>I think I've just been unlucky when it comes to advising; it really is a luck of the draw situation unless your department/professional school is known for taking care of its students. The advisors for thematic option and psychology I've encountered are nice people, but when I was signing up for classes in the spring, both of them showed up at least 15 minutes late - the advising sessions are 30 minutes long - and did nothing more than sign forms and give me department approval, speeding through my session to give the people after me their full 30 minutes of attention. One of them didn't even remember my name by the end of the 10 minutes I had with her and spent most of her time talking about how she became an administrator. </p></li>
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<p>However, I've gotten pretty much all of the classes that I wanted during registration with a fair number of pleasant surprises, but I did a lot of background research beforehand. Senatcourseguide.com is your friend, although unfortunately a lot of professors aren't evaluated on it. Asking older friends for course recommendations can be surprisingly unreliable; all the warnings I had against certain instructors ended up being pleasantly wrong. Be careful who you ask, I guess.</p>
<p>Re: the Greek scene</p>
<p>There are a lot of different kinds of fraternities and sororities here besides the typical college Panhellenic and IFC organizations. There are a fair number of pre-professional co-ed frats for pre-law, pre-med, architecture, engineering, etc. There are co-ed frats dedicated to community service, Christian-oriented frats, Jewish-oriented sororities. USC has a lot of more ethnically oriented Greek organizations, too; there's a separate Asian Greek council targeting that segment of the population. The multicultural Greek scene is sadly underrated; though most of the frats and sororities target Latinos, they feel a lot more laid back and definitely break the 'rich blonde girl' stereotype. There's also the advantage of the multicultural spring rush, which is great if you're thinking about joining a sorority as a freshman but don't want to do it your first semester. I rushed a multicultural sorority this semester but ended up depledging for reasons not related to the sorority itself.</p>
<p>Basically, though the Greek scene does have a lot of organizations that resemble your stereotypical frat/sorority, there are a lot of exceptions even within the traditional frat/sorority scene. I'd be very surprised if you couldn't find something that you were looking for.</p>
<p>i dont know if this has been answered alreay but do u know of any differences at all between new and north because i have no idea what to put down as my first choice and would u guys recommend a sink?</p>