Hi,
I’m a high school senior from Chicago and am having a lot of difficulty deciding between Ohio state university and the university of southern california. I plan on majoring in economics, which would make me a business major at OSU (Fisher) and sort of a liberal arts major (Dornsife) at USC. Also, at OSU I would be in the Honors program. I was wondering what people’s thoughts were on the school’s reputations. I would really like to attend graduate school, so I was also wondering which program would make me a more competitive applicant. Thanks for your time!
I’d probably do USC. Looking at business school rankings, USC is top 10 for undergrads. Weather is better as well. The only real reaons to go to OSU would be financial aid, or the honors college (which I don’t know much about).
Go to USC. I wouldn’t go to OSU even if Bill Gates gave me a million dollars to go (ok, maybe, but you get my point). Seriously, USC. No debate unless you can’t afford it.
I agree completely. My daughter is now a sophomore at USC and loves it. She is very thankful that she made the decision to travel from FL to USC. The opportunities at USC and within the greater LA area are almost endless. The USC alumni network is also amazing. To me personally, I would have only encouraged my daughter to potentially consider Stanford, Yale, Princeton and Brown over USC. My younger daughter, now a HS junior, has already decided that USC is her first choice. And I am very thankful regarding her decision. As a parent, my impression of USC has only grown over the last two years. They are excellent at all of the things that are important to parents… from communication to financial aid to all of their various online portals related to registration, assistance, tracking, housing, etc. They are just quite simply a well-funded and well-oiled machine. USC has mastered the college experience, in my opinion, including everything related to the exchange of information. My final suggestion would be to look at the survey details provided by students themselves comparing the two colleges at https://colleges.niche.com/rankings/best-colleges/ I have found their rankings and parameters to be far more useful than other college ranking services. Good luck with your decision…
Is money an issue?
USC, if it’s affordable.
USC released financial aid yesterday, and thanks to their generosity I will be headed there in the fall. Thank you all for taking the time to help me figure this out.