<p>My daughter is very grateful to have been admitted to Stanford and USC, but now the tough choice. Stanford is, well...Stanford. USC awarded her a trustee scholarship which provides tuition for 4 years and an invitation to apply to the Thematic Options Program. She was admitted to the Annenberg School of Journalism and Communications. Her bent is Journalism and literature. She love to write. We visited USC for two days of interviews/programs for the Trustee Award Finalists and were both extremely impressed with the enthusiasm and vitality of the students and faculty. Students seemed so happy!</p>
<p>My daughter took classes at Stanford the past two summers and was very impressed with the top quality professors and Stanford students in her class. The only difficult intangible for Stanford is it is hard to get a feel for the overall campus personality. I spent quite a bit of time on campus over the summer and noticed a much less socially confident and "happy" seeming group of students, though this was the summer.</p>
<p>We will be visiting both schools this month. My main objective is my daughter have a good fit and great college experience. She is a very well-rounded person, enjoying intellectual pursuits, her friends, activities and meeting new people. I think she is so extremely fortunate to have incredible choices, and as she typically does, I am confident she will choose what is best for her. Any thoughts or input I can pass on to her would be appreciated.</p>