<p>You might want to look at my posts in this thread on the same topic.
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=269468%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=269468</a></p>
<p>Short answer: the reports seem pretty much on target for the schools that my kids have actually attended, and also seem to echo impressions they got while visiting other schools. So for a large school like USC if you see the same issues recurring in the reviews, it might merit further investigation on your part.</p>