<p>scualum:</p>
<p>Okay, you knew it was coming, right?</p>
<p>USC. I can’t speak to the quality of the Japanese program, although they do have East Asian Languages & Cultures as a major and minor, in addition to East Asian Area Studies.</p>
<p>I can say the Viterbi School of Engineering is well regarded. It’s not in the league of Berkeley, CalTech or Harvey Mudd, but student matriculating appear to be pleased with it.</p>
<p>USC does have a strong effort to “make it happen” for students who plan to double major or major/minor. I know a freshman this year who’s pre-med but also intending to minor in English Lit. If my S ends up going to USC next year, it’s pretty certain with his wide ranging interests in the sciences that he’ll end up double majoring or in some kind of interdisciplinary program.</p>
<p>Also, despite the economy, USC is still pretty strong in FA, both merit and need based.</p>
<p>PS Also, that friend of my S’s who’s now at Yale was accepted at USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering. She’s of Japanese ancestry, studied the language and had a major, rather unique EC, competitive Japanese calligraphy.</p>