NYU vs. USC

<p>I know this is like comparing apples to oranges, but I'm so confused right now I just don't know what to do. I was accepted to NYU for the LSP program and at USC to the Annenberg school of communication. I love L.A. and I love New York. What should I dooooooooo?</p>

<p>Hard one…what kind of person r u??cause theres a BIG difference between LA people and new yorkers.</p>

<p>I would go with USC. I personally don’t think the LSP (not the new global liberal studies, right? I’m assuming) is worth the 60000 tuition to go to NYU.</p>

<p>ugh, i hate you. i would kill to go to annenberg for graduate school for communication. </p>

<p>honestly, that’s hard. if you can go to LSP -> Steinhardt, that would be comparable. </p>

<p>basically:</p>

<p>Annenberg: cultural communications
Steinhardt: cultural communications, advertising and marketing</p>

<p>a majority of our graduates go into advertising and PR and marketing because we’re in NYC. so many media firms here. print, PR, marketing, branding. </p>

<p>what do you want to do with communications?</p>

<p>@gloriapb-that’s the thing I think I’m the kind of person who could handle both cities. I love them each for different reasons. I know for sure though wherever I go for undergrad I’m going to the other for grad school. </p>

<p>@missamericanpie-I’m really not too sure where I want to go with it. I think I’ll probably try to get on at a magazine or newspaper. You know interns like at GQ or Vouge, but I also do want to write for real so it’s tough. I like NYU but I have to admit I almost feel cheated being put into LSP when I got accepted into Annenberg you know? </p>

<p>I still haven’t got my aid package from USC but if it helps I got 13.5K in scholarships from NYU and a ton of loans.</p>

<p>@nate</p>

<p>the department is getting really popular. one of my professors was telling me that they got soooooo many applications for the media program. </p>

<p>if you want to do newspapers or magazines, i still feel NYU is better. i know people in LSP who are interning at magazines and newspapers right now, and they’re starting in Steinhardt in the fall.</p>

<p>i have the exact same dilemma: usc or nyu lsp for journalism.
i think im going to stick with nyu just cuz theres so much more internship opps. im currently interning at 2 television stations and write for a online thing and i feel that nyc is just the place to take the next step. </p>

<p>even though its lsp, we’re still going to be able to get the same b.a. as everyone else. and can spend those two years doing internships</p>

<p>Annenberg for USC has global recognition for communications and it’s in the heart of LA.</p>

<p>What’s not to like?</p>

<p>ive been to usc a handful of times.
atmosphere wise: its pretty small compared to most colleges and its ghettooo</p>

<p>I definitely need to visit the USC campus for sure because I’ve only seen it in pictures. I love both schools, but it’s a tough call because they are both amazing but very different. I’ve never been to L.A. but I have I feeling I’d like it. On the other hand I’ve been to NYC a ton of times and know I love it. I talked to my parents and if I get my aid package soon we might fly out to L.A. to see the city and USC before the may 1st deadline, which I think will really help me come to a decision.</p>