<p>I can go to both the On-Campus Admitted Student Reception on Sunday, April 23rd or the Explore USC date on Monday, April 24th. I'm assuming it would be redundant to go to both... Explore lasts longer but aaccording to the brochure, the Reception allows you to tour housing and meet alumni, both of which you can't do in Explore. Anyone have an opinion on which I should go to? Thanks.</p>
<p>Go to the On-Campus Admitted Student Reception. It will be much more useful.</p>
<p>I just went to exploreusc today, and I had a fantastic experience. If I were you, I would go to both. That's what I'll be doing. When you go to exploreusc, you'll be matched up w/ a current student and you'll be able to tour their dorm and chill w/ them. It's really fun. I would definitely recommend it.</p>
<p>oh, fun! i will be attending both. thank you for the input</p>
<p>Sounds like both are actually beneficial.</p>
<p>Yeah, I learned a lot from explore. You'll also get to meet w/ you department. They'll bring you to classes and talk to you about your option etc. Maybe even hastle you about getting that enrollment deposit in! :)</p>
<p>Where can I find a list of Explore USC dates?</p>
<p>do you have to RSVP for both explore and preview USC? because I went to USC's website and was unable to find a link or information for both of the events. If anyone can provide a link that would be great :)</p>
<p><a href="http://usc.edu/exploreusc%5B/url%5D">http://usc.edu/exploreusc</a></p>
<p><a href="http://usc.edu/admevents%5B/url%5D">http://usc.edu/admevents</a></p>
<p>I would definitely go to explore (or both). I went last Monday and it was an amazing experience. The best part was meeting students and being hosted by them for dinner. I'm not sure if the admitted student reception offers this but it was the most helpful of anything I have done thus far in the college process. Explore is a much more personalized way to get to know the school. Also, although they don't officially offer housing tours, I met students who were more than happy (they offered) to show me their dorms.</p>
<p>actually, USC told me that because I'm a spring admit i can't go to explore usc, but i can go to the spring reception on the 23rd..</p>
<p>oh really, are you still going to go? (to usc in the spring)</p>
<p>i might go to USC in the spring if i get a good financial package...i'm just waiting for them to process the financial aid..</p>
<p>oops..i thought you meant in general whether i want to go to USC
.and to answer your question, yes i am going to the USC in the spring reception on the 23rd. :)</p>
<p>the thing is that i'm staying with some friends at UCLA... and nobody has a car, so i'd have to take a taxi ($$$) back and forth. so i'm still thinking i'm just gonna go to one or the other... but there seems to be disagreement about which one i should go to. can someone who's been through this in past years let me know if the reception allows you to do the things you can do at Explore?</p>
<p>Actually, I have another question as well... This seems like a dumb question, but for Explore, is there any place you can put your stuff? I'd be in LA for a few days prior to Explore (so that I can hang out with UCLA friends) and then go to the airport straight from USC...meaning I'd have a bit of luggage, and I don't really wanna be carrying it around all day...</p>
<p>koushirou - we just attended Explore on Monday. (We loved it! We sat next to a professor who was dead center in D's major, which was terrific. Prof was so welcoming, gave her personal e-mail address, etc.) </p>
<p>Yes, there is a place to store stuff. People showed up with suitcases that they must have brought off the shuttle from the airport. So when you first get to the main admissions office, just tell the person behind the desk, and she'll put them in a separate room for you. (I think they called it the interview room)</p>
<p>Okay, I have another question, I hope it doesn't get buried in this thread.</p>
<p>Basically, I'm waiting for financial aid, but I'm thinking that if I can afford to attend, I'm just gonna turn in my deposit and housing app right away. This is also due to the fact that I know that if you turn in housing stuff late, you could get a bad assignment. The thing is, I'm thinking about going to either the reception or Explore late in the month. </p>
<p>Do you think it's worth it to spend the time and money and effort to go to Explore even if I've turned in my deposit and housing by then? Why bother, right? Maybe I should wait until after Explore to turn in housing, because I probably won't get that terrible of an assignment anyway? Help me out, y'all...</p>
<p>you should go to explore. usc.you never know..if you don't like usc this will give you the chance to think twice about your decision.</p>
<p>I originally posted this informaton inside the USC 2010 folder (up above this main USC folder). Then, as I read this thread - that I am now posting this in - I realized that it would be worth repeating my post. My original post was in response to someone who commented that USC does what they do, because they are a rich private school, and have more money to do the marketing to attempt to attract students. In part he was right: USC does have more money to spend on marketing. However, I believe that all that you experience at USC is real. It is part of why we sent in our 300.00 Enrollment check, and why my son commited to going to USC over UCLA, and several other schools. Here it is:</p>
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<p>For us, it has been a combination of considerations. I do have to say, that along the way, every dealing that we have had has been a pleasure with USC. (I feel bad that it has not been that way for everyone).</p>
<p>When we were down, last summer, for Meet-USC, and the day was over, and we were trying to find our way back to the parking garage, some woman in a golf cart (who worked on staff) sensed the fact that we were lost, looking at map, and turning in all directions. She stopped, started to give us directions, and instead gave us a ride to the parking garage. </p>
<p>When we were down for the Explore-USC Scholarship Interview, and I was heading back to the garage after the Parent's dinner, I got turned around again. A woman stopped and helped. She walked with me to the parking garage. Turns out that she was one of the Profs from the Parent's dinner. Each parent's table had a Prof from their son's or daughter's Major. She didn't have to help me, I would have neven known who she was if she just continued walking past me. But she stopped, and helped.</p>
<p>By no means does it mean that my son is going to receive a better education because some people stopped to help us. But, it does go a long ways towards making a parent feel good about a school, when every encounter that they have is a good one.</p>
<p>There were several other small things (helpful people on the phone, emails being returned by USC staff at night while they are at home, positive interactions in food establshments on campus, and with other campus personnel, etc.). The tours of my son's Department were awesome. The classrooms are state of the art. In one class, it is interactive, in that students can input a value into an electronic device indicating how well they are keeping up with the lecture. The Prof then sees a cummulative graph, and can speed up, or slow down his/her lecture accordingly. Might sound corny, but I liked it.</p>
<p>I could write an entire paragraph about how much it meant to my son, to spend the night in the dorms, and interact with current students. And to go to dinner, breakfast, and a social event with the students. Sure, you can say it is marketing. But those current students with whom he interacted were not getting paid for their comments.</p>
<p>sounds fantastic..i can't wait to visit usc :)</p>