<p>DS was accepted to the college of engineering back on Dec. 14th. He is currently waiting for the honors college offer. Even if he is not accepted to the honors college he is a "GO" for USC as his No.1 "A2" plan. He is an NROTC scholarship awardee and remains a standout hopeful for the Naval Academy. </p>
<p>One very happy kid to get his No.1 "A2" plan school and is looking forward to making a trip to USC within the next month to visit the NROTC unit and firm up his thoughts on housing in the event honors does not come through.</p>
<p>Is there any insight on the housing please....</p>
<p>^ 3unitsllove, You might check out another thread in this forum called “Dorms” … My son is currently a freshman at USC so I copied below a post I entered on that thread. If he doesn’t get into honors then I would think he would get an invite for Capstone which is also a good program and they have their own dorm as well. </p>
<p>"Unless you get accepted to the Honors College (hence, you’d probably choose the Honors dorm) or Capstone program (then choosing the Capstone dorm), the other options for guys are a bit more limited than girls in terms of nice or new.</p>
<p>My son is a freshman now and is in Columbia dorm, which is very social
but somewhat of a party dorm according to my son. AUGirl mentioned on another housing thread that both Columbia and Capstone (right next to each other) are not conveniently located, which I agree; but they are near several buildings that hold many of the freshman core classes. My son has had 4 out of 5 classes both semesters literally right next to these dorms or within a 5 minute walk. They are old and dated but in terms of suite style dorms available to guys, so are the others. Actually I can only think of a couple others: Maxcy and Preston. I don’t know anything about Maxcy except I think it’s the international dorm and great location, my son has a friend there now and he likes it (refer to the Dorm thread for AUGirls comments on this one). Preston is in central campus, literally right across from the student center (Russell House) and library. It’s known for the residential college, requires it’s own dining plan as they eat dinner together, and from what I understand, a very close-knit community but not the ‘party’ reputation so it really depends on what you’re looking for. My son applied there (it is a Living Learning Community so application is required) but his chosen roommate did not so they ended up in Columbia. He likes it but in hindsight, he said if he had to do it over again, he would have tried a random roommate in Preston because he’s not much into the party scene so that would have been a better fit. He actually got in Preston for next year but I think he’s going the apartment route with friends instead.</p>
<p>There are virtual tours on the website: <a href=“Residence Halls - Housing | University of South Carolina”>Residence Halls - Housing | University of South Carolina; and you should read up on the Living Learning Communities as well: <a href=“Where Living Meets Learning - Housing | University of South Carolina”>Where Living Meets Learning - Housing | University of South Carolina;