<p>I have some questions about USC's CS Games.
1. About how many students apply and how many get in? And stats (SAT/ACT scores, GPA, etc.)?
2. How good is CS Games? I know that USC is one of the best colleges for games, but there are few colleges with better CS programs.
3. Do/why students enjoy this program?
4. Compared to just normal CS degree, would it be harder to get jobs since it is game focused?</p>
<p>I can only respond to #4. You won’t have a harder time getting a job with a games focused degree. You still get the basics when it comes to CS, and lots of the classes in the games program are applicable to more than games.</p>
<p>My son is currently a CS Games student at Viterbi. The major is a CS degree with the emphasis being games so at the end you are just as qualified to hold other CS jobs as straight CS majors. The program has outstanding instruction and the many classes he takes through CS in combination with Cinematic Arts courses prepares him better than any other university could. All that being said, my son has worked his bootie off. It has been a bit of a shock. He went from a kid who NEVER studied to one who needs to start projects weeks in advance in order to finish.
Many of his peers have dropped courses, quit the major, and received their first D’s and F’s. This program is not a cake walk. Although it isn’t easy, the experience is invaluable and my son has already had incredible opportunities.</p>
<p>USC Viterbi is the home of the Game Pipe Lab. Demo Day when students demonstrate their games for potential buyers and representatives from companies interested in recruiting has become a major event on campus. The location has had to be moved to a large venue due to the many who wish to attend.</p>
<p>I do not have the numbers of applicants for that particular major, but this spring it was posted over 10,000 seniors applied for the 410 spaces in the Viterbi freshmen class. My GUESS is the admit rate for that major is probably in the single digits.</p>
<p>The whole Viterbi-games student population is like 145 for the 4 years.</p>
<p>I have a son who graduated with the Comp Sci/Games major in 2012. He has had no trouble finding work. He is currently at A major Game company. He loves his job. As for his education at USC. It was a tough major. Great professors who he could have lunch with any time and inspired him during his education and beyond. He loved knowing everyone in his major. During the admissions process at USC he had developed a game on his own during high school. He talked about that during his interview at USC. </p>
<p>I dropped a year after high school to learn something’s about Game development and so I got an autodesk,Adobe and Unity certification.
I alsoo did hardcore community service and internship in a gaming company.Will d drop year affect my app. ?</p>