<p>Apart from Stanford, USC and Maryland (also my instate safety) were my top choices because of scholarship money received.</p>
<p>I’ll talk about dorms.</p>
<p>At College Park, dorms seem to vary in appeal. On the official dorm tour, they showed us the better dorms, pretty nice. They were cramped (like all the Maryland dorms I’ve see), but the buildings were fairly new-looking. I’ve stayed on campus for basketball camp - those dorms were kinda shabby… old, I heard reports of cockroaches, plain, rickety elevators (haha), nothing special. I did an academic overnight program as well - they were suite-styled Honors dorms… they were nicer, nothing special, more private bathrooms, but more spacious obviously.</p>
<p>At USC, I went for a scholarship interview, but I didn’t see other dorms. I only saw the suite I stayed in at Fleur Towers, and I really liked the rooms there, especially when compared to College Park. Really nice bathrooms, nice view. Dinner at EVK was another story… not impressive. Sorry I don’t have more information about USC.</p>
<p>For a business degree, I would lean towards USC, however I don’t know anything about Oregon. What I didn’t like about Maryland is how you seem to be locked into a school once you chose one. Especially if you decide to transfer to one of those restricted schools (business, engineering, etc.). Keep that in mind if you’re not sure about your major.</p>