<p>my dad wants me to give the UC system a shot and transfer there as soon as i get my associates degree but i seriously dont feel like going there.. please help me come up with reasons why USC is better than the UC system.. i just cant seem to make any sense when i explain my point that USC is better in so may levels than UC's public school system. he doesnt even understand that being an out of state applicant is already a wobbly situation to be in when attempting to transfer to the UC system. i cant make him see the good in going to USC because he's an alumnus of UCLA.. HELP! he's driving me crazy with his patriotic "go-bruins!" scheme..</p>
<p>If you are planning on transfering after the ass. degree then just go to a jc for two years. No need to go to a uc.</p>
<p>Don't you mean that you will go to a JC and get your associate degree, then transfer to UC/USC? UCs don't offer associate degrees.</p>
<p>sir watson and protokurios: iam attending a junior college right now and my plan is to transfer to a university as sson as i get my associates degree.. sorry for the confusion. yeah, but getting back to my first message.. i cant convince my dad that USC has its advantages over the UC system. what could be some good in-your-face rationale for him to believe me?</p>
<p>To be convincing you have to be specific.
What do you want from a college, in general, not geared towards USC? Once you have that then figure out whether 'SC will be able to give you what you want. Are you looking for a specific major, certain location, etc.
OR, tell us why you think USC is the best for you uand we can help you come up with actual truths about your conceptions. </p>
<p>B/c I think your dad would want to know why USC is better for you, not necessarily why USC is better than a UC.</p>
<p>Hope this makes sense :)</p>
<p>knix, i can give all kinds of reasons on many different levels where USC is absolutely superior than a uc campus, including uc westwood. the only realized benefit from forgoing USC in attending a public uc is cost, thats about it. uhhh ive wrote about this toomuch to wirte about again let me find something for u.</p>
<p>oh, and so you know, i transfered from a uc campus</p>
<p>USC offers its students a different relationship than the flagship UCs will. There is a different sense of belonging, and there is the value of very staunch alumni support.</p>
<p>As far as the "it's a hell of a lot better than the UC" comment goes, I won't bother. ;)</p>
<p>Networking</p>
<p>I will bother, UCLA and UCB are more prestigious than USC.
Funny quote I heard once:
"What do you kids from USC and UCLA have in common?"
-They both got accepted to USC</p>
<p>That may have been true years ago, but times have changed as the admission statistics for USC are now higher than UCLA's.</p>
<p>Gospy your sooo funny wow....</p>
<p>UCB May be more prestigious for some of its science programs, but overall its not better than USC. </p>
<p>As for UCLA, Please I wont even go there.</p>
<p>ijflexi,</p>
<p>As an undergraduate institution, USC offers far better networking and "right out the door" options. But as a graduate institution, Berkeley is light years ahead of USC. USC is a different type of school, however, and it's not a good comparison anyway.</p>
<p>Your right as far as graduate school is concerned. Which by the way is what this thread was about... undergrad.</p>
<p>And most people dont go to the same school for Undergrad and Graduate studies.</p>
<p>ijflexi,</p>
<p>I realize that this thread is about undergrad. I just think that when you talk "holistically" about a program, it's important to consider the value added of the graduate programs. After all, at most schools, it's the grad students teaching you during sections/discussions anyway. That's where I'd say Cal has a definite advantage over USC.</p>
<p>In either case, it mostly depends on what you want from an undergrad institution, I'd say.</p>
<p>Nope your wrong.... Im not going to go to Northwestern for UNDERGRAD, because I want to study Law in grad school, and maybe ill get some really good grad students teaching me in my classes. I challenge anyone just ONE person to post here telling all of us how they weighed the above, in consideration for their undergrad studies.</p>
<p>ijflexi,</p>
<p>You assert that I'm wrong, but you don't give an argument for why I'm wrong. You just go off on some bizarre tangent and then make an appeal to the board that you and I both know will probably not get answered.</p>
<p>Tell me why the value added of good grad students isn't a good thing. Tell me why I shouldn't consider the value of having brilliant TAs teaching sections/discussions if I want to attend a research university. Don't just say, "OMG!!! NOBODYZ IS AGREEINGS!!! U R RONG!"</p>
<p>Because the value added is NEVER considered by anyone thats why.</p>
<p>I smell an appeal</a> to the masses.</p>
<p>Oh wow im so sorry Ari... you are on the cutting edge. </p>
<p>Why dont you work for US News and World Report? As an analyst for their "Best Colleges" issue. </p>
<p>Or the Princeton Review. Im sorry Ari. You are a genius. It was wrong of me to jump on the bandwaggon so quickly. Look before you leap. Im sorry.</p>