<p>To all of you USC students, your posts have really been helpful!! Thank you.<br>
1. Does anyone know from personal experience or from your observations of friends, how difficult it is to change majors after the first semester? Specifically going from Engineering to Arts and Sciences or from Arts and Sciences to Annenberg.
2. I'm sure it goes without saying there are activities on weekends, but if you didn't want to party in a dorm or frat that particular evening or go to a sporting event, what kinds of things are usually going on? Plenty to choose from? And if they are student run, are they well attended? Any info would be great.</p>
<p>1) While I didn't have the exact majors, I did switch. I transferred from Business to English, and it was really simple. Then again, the English major isn't a huge deal here, so for more popular majors you will probably have to take more steps. I know when I looked into Communications, you have to apply after a certain number of semesters. I just went into the English office, and they changed it. I still don't think it's that tough. People do it everyday.</p>
<p>2) First off, I'll state the obvious, and say that you're in LA. There's ALWAYS something to do: clubs (when you want to party but avoid the frat or dorm scene), movies, theater, concerts, food, etc. If you're looking for stuff around campus, the school is always putting something on. One Friday a month, they offer DKA (don't ask me what that stands for) at our campus movie theater, which plays relatively new movies that haven't come out on video yet, for about $3. Last week was "Finding Neverland". They play big blockbuster types like "Ocean's 12", lesser-known like "I Heart Huckabees", and random selections, like "Team America" and "The Goonies". The school is always putting on some form of play or theatrical event. There are all varieties of concerts, from school orchestras to student bands to bigger name bands. Last week was SpringFest, which was an all-day concert, featuring The Roots, and other bands. In past years this event has had Yellowcard and The Ataris. There are always some form of speakers, from USC professors to Michael Moore. There are also clubs you can join which will offer all kinds of events.</p>
<p>As for student attendance, it all depends on the event. When Michael Moore was here, there were tons of people (both to watch and to protest). Other events are less publicized, which generates less interest or recognition.</p>
<p>uschicka - thank you very much! Your posts are great, nicely detailed and one can tell that you really love USC.</p>
<p>I'm glad to help! Besides, it really helps with procrastination. :)</p>