<li>what are the dorms like? nice compared to others? be specific</li>
<li>is the school food good?</li>
<li>what do people do there for fun?</li>
<li>any clear characteristic or truth about the school? (for example a response might be, all the asian kids and black kids hang out with their own race)</li>
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<li> There are a variety of dorms to choose from. See <a href="http://housing.usc.edu%5B/url%5D">http://housing.usc.edu</a> for the specific choices. I'm in the newest building, Parkside Suites, and it's very nice here. The bad thing, unless you're an engineering or architecture major, is that that location is in the southwest corner of campus, away from many of the key buildings that you have class in. I know that some of the buildings are not favorable at all (Trojan Hall and Pardee, I believe)</li>
<li> The food offerings are plenty here at USC, but after awhile you'll definitely want to eat off-campus. Being in Parkside, I have a mandatory meal plan at Parkside Restaurant, which is one of the main dining halls. It's nice food, but I've already gotten bored of it. I've only been to the other dining hall, EVK, just once. The food was average, standard cafeteria fare. My two favorite on-campus places are Jamba Juice and Tutor Hall Cafe.</li>
<li> Obviously there's the weekend parties. Some of my friends and I like to go around LA every weekend too. And then don't forget Saturday football games in the Fall.</li>
<li> I don't think your suggested statement is true at all (that kids hang out with their own respective race). Being at Parkside (which is the International Residential College) there are many here who know and hang out with different people of different races. Not everyone, though, I'll definitely make that point.</li>
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<p>International students tend to stick together, but it seems like Asians who have grown up in America mix in very well with people of all ethnicities. Don't know about other minorities. Even though the current freshman student population at USC is 22% Asian, it seems like it's much less than that because I seem not to see that proportion (1 out of 5 people) when I'm walking around campus.</p>
<p>I live in Marks Hall, which is one of the two residence halls in the Deans Hall community. Almost everyone in Marks has a scholarship and/or is in Thematic Option (like honors general education). I think everyone here chose to live here. Quite a number of people in Trojan Hall, on the other hand, never put down Trojan Hall on the housing application. Marks is a lot smaller than Trojan, and I feel the sense of community in Marks is what sets it apart from Trojan Hall. Everyone's really nice here. The building itself is old, but living acommodations are adequate. Plus, it's close to a lot of the buildings where you'll be taking classes freshman year.</p>
<p>Search the USC forum for older threads from last year about questions about dorms, campus life, off-campus life, and much more. There was a lot of discussion on the boards.</p>
<p>i didnt say that as if it were true, im just saying an example of a statement would be dot dot dot</p>