<p>As you all know, USC is not listed as one of the 'CC TOP Universities' and after a long time of complaints from various posters here on CC, I believe it is time to do something about it. </p>
<p>Therefore I want to start this petition to make the CC Admins realize their fault and finally add us to the list. Although it is long overdue, and there have been other post about this, let's all go together now and finally make this happen.</p>
<p>Here are some facts that I have picked up from different threads to assist in proving the point.</p>
<p>Originally posted by: lovetocamp in the thread USC Rankings/Reaction on 06-26-2009, 10:37 AM. (but edited by me with the new figures)</p>
<p>CC Top Universities </p>
<p>California Institute of Technology ( 21,755 Posts | 1,796 Topics )
Carnegie Mellon University ( 26,370 Posts | 2,910 Topics )
Duke University ( 50,307 Posts | 5,080 Topics )
Emory University ( 24,586 Posts | 2,793 Topics )
Georgetown University ( 35,567 Posts | 4,020 Topics )
Johns Hopkins University ( 29,314 Posts | 3,550 Topics )
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( 70,894 Posts | 5,453 Topics )
Northwestern University ( 42,717 Posts | 4,554 Topics )
Rice University ( 32,833 Posts | 2,924 Topics )
** Stanford University ( 81,873 Posts | 7,276 Topics ) **
** University of California - Berkeley ( 118,848 Posts | 12,490 Topics ) **
** University of California - Los Angeles ( 119,025 Posts | 10,189 Topics ) **
University of Chicago ( 66,107 Posts | 4,792 Topics )
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ( 77,700 Posts | 8,679 Topics )
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill ( 27,063 Posts | 2,917 Topics )
University of Notre Dame ( 26,228 Posts | 2,489 Topics )
University of Virginia ( 44,091 Posts | 4,315 Topics )
Vanderbilt University ( 19,152 Posts | 2,187 Topics )
Washington University - St. Louis ( 30,773 Posts | 3,252 Topics )</p>
<p>** University of Southern California ( 81,142 Posts | 7,042 Topics ) **</p>
<p>This shows that only UCLA, UCB and Stanford have more posts/topics(and UMICH which only has more topics) than USC. Though I can agree that post count/# of topics does not mean a school is the best, it clearly shows that there is a huge amount of interest in USC and that it is a very popular school. Not to mention it has been ranked as one of the US Dream Schools. Furthermore, the USC 2009 transfer thread is at 1099 pages which also shows the popularity of USC.</p>
<p>Also, according to rankings at USNWR, EVERY school up until USC(ranked 27), is listed as 'CC Top Universities'(except for the Ivy League schools which have their own group). This would be unfair enough, if it was just having a 'cut-off' right before USC, when it is obviously one of the most popular schools on here. However, it gets worse...</p>
<p>University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) which is both lower ranked than USC and has A LOT less posts/topics(less than half) IS on this list! Basically, a University with less popularity, and lower ranking than USC is deemed to be more fit to be on the 'CC Top Universities' list than USC. This is seriously ridiculous! An outrage even.</p>
<p>It is time to give USC the place it deserves in the CC TOP Universities Folder. Please CC, you know that it is right, so do it.</p>
<p>So please, join me in this petition and make the admins realize and change this.</p>
<p>Post something along the lines of 'seconded' , 'i agree' or whatever.. and if you have additional facts to help the cause, feel free to add them.</p>
<p>Again, I have gathered all of this info from various other posts on this forum and merely put them together/updated them. I thank all of you brilliant posters.</p>
<p>Fight On!</p>