<p>Should I be a Trojan or a Bruin? </p>
<p>Help!!!</p>
<p>Personally I like UCLA better, but my opinion is biased and has nothing to do with you.</p>
<p>IMO it is really stupid to ask other people on a website which school YOU should go to. They know pretty much NOTHING about you. Instead of going on a website and asking, ask your parents, best friends, family, etc.</p>
<p>Well… from your screen name, it seems you are leaning ever so slightly toward one of the two…</p>
<p>You have time before May 1st to visit both campuses. Make arrangements ahead of time to sit in on a class in your major, meet at least one faculty member in your major, eat at the dining halls, take (probably yet another) official tour. Rather than going through the admission office, try calling or emailing your major department directly (tell them you are an admitted student trying to make a decision about where to attend) so they can get a current student in your major to take you to a class.</p>
<p>They are both wonderful schools and you can’t go wrong. Congratulations on your acceptances!</p>
<p>*BTW, my D had to make the USC/UCB/UCLA decision last year - it is VERY difficult, but she is very happy with her choice - USC’s Thematic Option Honors program</p>
<p>ok thanks. And just curious alamemom. what is the thematic options program all about? how does it work?</p>
<p>Thematic Option is USC’s honors general education curriculum. It is limited to 200 students each semester and takes a different approach to general education using broad themes, small classes (my D’s classes have had between 8 and 22 students), the best professors, extra events (at USC’s expense), and research conferences. [Thematic</a> Option](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/general_studies/TO/ie.html]Thematic”>http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/general_studies/TO/ie.html)</p>
<p>It is very reading and writing intensive, so much so that some call it “Traumatic Option,” but it was the deciding factor for my daughter, giving her an LAC-like community of scholars combined with the resources, diversity and almost unlimited major-minor options of a major research university.</p>
<p>Invitations to apply to the program are sent out to admitted students with GPAs of 4.0 and SATs of 2250 or ACTs of 34, but any student who is interested in challenging themselves is encouraged to apply. Just call or email and request a brochure and link to the application.</p>
<p>Good luck in your decision!</p>
<p>It seems like half of CA has this decision!</p>
<p>Personally, I’d choose USC hands down if money was not an issue. Far less bureaucracy, more resources more easily accessed, great job network and it’s not having a budget crisis to anywhere near the extent UC’s are.</p>
<p>thanks alamemom. i’ll look into it. and hmom5 ur right. UCLA gave me nothing for finacial aid. I heard USC was very generous with their money. They have a lot of it.</p>
<p>UCLA is superior to USC. It is also more prestigious than USC locally and even more so internationally.</p>
<p>The OP cannot make a bad choice here. It’s like choosing between two luxury cars. Both schools are sharing a similar pool of students. Both offer a degree that holds “prestige” value. Both are top universities. In these economic times, I would consider choosing the private university over the public university from the nearly bankrupt state. There will be more resources and more opportunities. Call the Deans of the school(s) you are interested in and ask them to sit down with you. Your luck at getting a call back and an appointment with the Deans from both schools might sway your decision. Congratulations on your acceptances!</p>
<p>In general I’d say UCLA is the better school and has been so historically, but it really somewhat depends upon your major, because UCS has some specific strengths.</p>
<p>I just hope you are not choosing it based on sports teams.</p>
<p>bessie, USC isn’t richer than UCLA.</p>
<p>like someone else already mentioned it obviously depends on your major…if its business…you should definitely go for USC</p>
<p>There have been many threads on this subject. I concur with the other poster who suggested you visit both campuses when school is in session. Take the tour and then stroll around the campus and speak to the students. Walk into one of the libraries. See if you feel comfortable with the “vibe”.<br>
It would be a good idea to call ahead and make arrangements to sit in on a class in your preferred major. If you are interested in engineering try to arrange to see the labs and facilities which are available to undergraduates.</p>