<p>Hi, I was recently accepted into many schools and narrowed my choices into USC, UCLA, and NYU for Fall 2013. </p>
<p>Now, here is my dilemma. I never imagined getting into all of my top three schools, so I assumed my decision would be made for me. And while it is amazing to be accepted into all these great universities, it has made my decision very difficult. </p>
<p>I was admitted into USC Annenberg, majoring in Communications. I was admitted into UCLA as an Undeclared Humanities major, planning to become a Communications major during my junior year. I was admitted into NYU Steinhardt as a Media, Culture, and Communications Major. I plan to work in the entertainment industry, possibly as an agent. </p>
<p>Some of my concerns:
Cost-I am a LA native, making UCLA cheaper for me. In addition, I received an extremely large scholarship to NYU. I still have not received my aid package from USC, but I know that USC is an extremely expensive school.
Ranking: I want to get the best education possible. I know that UCLA is the #2 public school in the country, and that UCLA is ranked much higher than USC or NYU, but ranking doesn't allows translate to the best education. However, I know that for my major in Communication, Annenberg is the top ranked school in the country. Is it more important for my university ranking or my individual sub-school/major ranking to be higher?
Post Graduation: I am taking into consideration my ability to work with a community post graduation. From what I have seen, only USC really has a strong Alumni association. </p>
<p>Any advice would be very much appreciated!!</p>
<p>I’m trying to decide between those 3 schools too! (except at NYU I was admitted to LSP, which makes my decision extremely tough, since I want to attend NYU, but not in LSP). </p>
<p>For what you want to study, I would definitely recommend either USC (depending on your financial aid package) or UCLA. My mom was a mass comm. major starting in her sophomore year at UCLA, and she loved it. She interned at a tv show for 2 quarters and a production company for 1 quarter, and she really loved the experience. So I would pick LA for sure.</p>
<p>Any advice for me? ;)</p>
<p>collegiate2017 and humanrightsgirl
When you say LA, are you referencing UCLA or staying in LA in general. Just to be clear.</p>
<p>Humanrightsgirl-Which major are studying (Comm too?) What do you want to be post-graduation, because I know that will determine which is the best school for internships and connections. Also, I do not know much about the LSP program at NYU, but if NYU is your dream school, then I would recommend going there and maybe transferring? Good luck!</p>
<p>madikern</p>
<p>When I say LA, I mean either UCLA or USC.</p>
<p>I applied to NYU as a Gender Studies major, and am strongly considering law school. For UCLA I’m undeclared, and for USC I’m Gender Studies. I plan to have an emphasis in human rights law and international cultures, either through a double major or double minor.</p>
<p>UCLA vs. McGill ( undecided major- business or psychology or neurosci </p>
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<p>RE: A related question UCLA vs. McGILL vs. NYU ( LSP) : Besides the differences in the weather, does anyone have thoughts on the comnparison between McgIll and UCLA with respect to academic experience, reputation, quality of classes, recognition by US grad schools and social milieu? if My D is an American student, probabably going towards business or psychology, possibly neuroscience . Thanks!</p>
<p>Also, any thoughts on where NYU (LSP) fits in this comparison></p>
<p>Humanrightsgirl, </p>
<p>For law and international law, NYU dominates. UCLA is the best of the three for gender studies, but all three are top 10 nation-wide for gender studies. NYU has the advantage of being where the gender and sexual minority revolution began, which makes it a bit more of a submersive experience. NYU also has smaller class sizes on average than the other two.</p>
<p>If you have any specific questions, please feel free to ask - I graduate double major philosophy and politics, minor in psychology and studied a lot of gender and sexuality/lectured for gender in law/and contributed to the founding of the international gender studies masters program at SCPS.</p>