<p>Have you visited both schools? Academically, you can't go wrong with either school. I'd suggest going to both campuses and seeing which one you feel fits you best.</p>
<p>LA is not in Orange County
LA is in Los Angeles County</p>
<p>I would prefer going to NYU because I personally think they are higher in academics, but if you want to make connections I hear the USC Alumni Program is veryyyyy strong.</p>
<p>yes but a lot of the parents in The OC went to USC</p>
<p>And the people in the OC act like USC students...</p>
<p>lesmizzie: So that justifies UCLA being in the OC? What is the point of your post? (I'm sorry if that came out rude, but I had no other way of wording what I wanted to say)</p>
<p>kcirsch: How do you know what USC students act like if you are from Dallas? And what are you trying to justify? Are you trying to justify the fact that USC is in the "OC." Well USC is located in East LA which is still in LA County.</p>
<p>No, I'm justifying that USC students act like stereotypical students from Orange County are perceived to act. What does where I live have to do with anything? I have been to Los Angeles before, been to USC before, I know at least 4 current USC students, and I know the general perception.</p>
<p>Also, let's remember that tons of USC students ARE from OC.</p>
<p>generic stereo types, if you dont live here and you havent experienced first hand the true realities of everything, i suggest you dont say anything.</p>
<p>And usc is not in east la, their hospital may be, but the campus is a few mintues from downtown in south los angeles</p>
<p>Sadly, the stereotypes are true, as confirmed by a friend at USC. You don't have to "experience the true realities of everything" to make a comment or observation about something that most of America already knows...sorry if you are bitter about your area's stereotype.</p>
<p>Isn't NYU a medical school? </p>
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<p>Exploring the Myth of Privilege
Study shows that USC is highly placed among the nations top universities in admitting low-income students.</p>
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In the past 10 years, the university has provided almost $1 billion in financial aid grants that do not have to be repaid by the nearly 80,000 students who received them one of the largest financial aid programs at any private research university in the country.
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<p>i believe NYU has a medical school, yes. it has a dentist school as well</p>
<p>i am sorry that your ignorant, unless you actually come experience it yourself and understand and meet the entire student body, spend time at USC, go and spend time in "the OC" which consists of not just newport and laguana beach, it inclueds poorer cities such as santa ana westminster etc etc. You dont even know anything about orange county yet you want to generalize something you know nothing about and that your friends probably no little if anything about. How bought i know everything about nucleur physics, well i dont just like you dont know anything about what "the oc" really is so dont talk</p>
<p>I spent plenty of time at USC.
I doubt you have met "the entire student body."
I never implied I knew everything about Orange County.
Stereotypes are generally based on truths, like it or not.
You sound more ignorant than me.</p>
<p>Booooo, I AM from the O.C., born and bred, and it isn't as drama-ridden as that show would have you believe. In fact, most of the kids are my school are down to earth and friendly, though we certainly have money to throw around and we're (generally) big, big fans of 'SC. I thought some people might riot after Texas won the championship. ;)</p>
<p>Personally, I could never attend NYU for the sheer fact that it isn't really a typical college experience. If you want a very movies-and-TV type of experience, with football games, frat parties, and weekends on the town--I did--then you should pick 'SC. If you like a more "adult", city-based, indepedent and unique experience, one without big time sports or major campus activities, then perhaps NYU is the place for you.</p>
<p>PS. Lesmizzie -- Probably the most talked about college on "The O.C." is Berkeley, both of Seth's parents went there and there was an entire episode about his dad wanting him to go. 'SC has only been mentioned in passing maybe once or twice.</p>
<p>Less than 50% of USC undergrads are white.
<a href="http://www.usc.edu/private/factbook/2005/all_byethnicity_05.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.usc.edu/private/factbook/2005/all_byethnicity_05.pdf</a></p>
<p>34.7% of USC entering first year students in 2004 are from LA and Orange County. 37.3% were from outside of California but in the US. 8.6% were internationals, one of the largest percentage of any college in the US.
<a href="http://www.usc.edu/about/ataglance/student_facts.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.usc.edu/about/ataglance/student_facts.html</a></p>
<p>For 2005 51% of the first year students were from California; 41% were from outside California; the rest were internationals.
<a href="http://afaweb.esd.usc.edu/USC-AFA/upload_images/Freshman%20Profile%2020051.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://afaweb.esd.usc.edu/USC-AFA/upload_images/Freshman%20Profile%2020051.pdf</a></p>
<p>59.4% of the entering freshmen in 2004 (57% in 2005) came from public schools; 32.1% from US private schools. The rest from foreign schools.
<a href="http://www.usc.edu/private/factbook/2005/new_byhs_05.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.usc.edu/private/factbook/2005/new_byhs_05.pdf</a></p>
<p>And, btw, my son is from Virginia, and his roommates are from Chicagoland and New Jersey. His roommate freshman year was from West Virginia.</p>
<p>id pick USC</p>
<p>How am i ignorant when you are generalizing usc from a couple of fictional characters from a MTV show. Maybe you arent ignorant and you are just mentally unable to understand.</p>
<p>Don't say USC is stereotypical of orange county unless you live in orange county, and obviously you think orange county is just like the show, so it shows that all you do is assume that a fictional story acurately portrays a county of millions of people that ranges from poor to rich, banker to prosititute. So excuse me you are ignorant. </p>
<p>I dont care if you have spent plenty of time at USC, i have spent plenty of time at boston college and yet i am not going to claim i know what i am talking about. I am pretty sure i have spent more time at USC in my 19 years of life living 10 minutes away then you have when you visited. I believe i have spent more time in orange county not to mention that fact the orange county officically begine 2 miles away from my current residence. I think you trully are stupid, you think stereotypes are always true, i feel sorry for you and i hope some day you will realize what i am saying. Maybe the smoke from all the fires in Tx and Ok are getting to you. I could stereotype the people i met in Plano, TX as a representation of the whole state, but i cant because i am smart enought not to. So why dont you do the same</p>
<p>I should stop arguing with you but I just want to say that my point was not about Orange County cuz I couldn't care less about it. The point is that 1/3 of USC students are from LA or OC. Also, the school is very preppy and people are very involved in their looks and partying, which is what most of America perceives the OC to be like as well.
I said nothing about California in general.</p>
<p>And by the way, my comments were not based on the TV show, which I've actually never seen. They are based on my own experiences with being there, seeing the people, talking to friends AT USC (which you don't go to), and general perceptions.</p>
<p>Oh come on. There's a reason TV shows have sprung up about the OC (OC, Laguna Beach, etc) - it's because it's where preppy and shallow teenagers dream of living...sort of their Mecca, if you will.</p>
<p>Academically- NYU
Socially- USC (this is due to their high school spirit)
Student Body- I think the student body at USC would be more diverse?
As for social oppurtunities- It is in L.A. and about 4-5 hours from Vegas. =)</p>