Thoughts from an alumna...USC is a university where.....

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>Topping Scholars are supported by the only student initiated, student financed and partially student administered scholarship program in the country</p>

<p>The U.S. Department of State honored SC with one of only four inaugural Benjamin Franklin Awards for Public Diplomacy</p>

<p>A Presidential Scholar from a small town in Georgia received a Churchill Scholarship, one of only 13 awarded in 2011</p>

<p>The largest collection of Dead Sea Scrolls in the world is preserved and studied in the Dornsife School</p>

<p>Students from over 100 countries are wearing cardinal and gold USC shirts</p>

<p>Three men banded together to donate land in the 1880's to form a new university in Los Angeles</p>

<p>An alumnus, Neil Armstrong, was the first man to walk on the moon</p>

<p>The Poet Laureate of California is a professor of English</p>

<p>In the School of Cinematic Arts a program has started to train wounded Marine vets to enter the film industry</p>

<p>KUSC is now the largest listener supported classical music station in the nation</p>

<p>Trojan male student athletes have won more individual NCAA titles than those from any other university</p>

<p>A dean remembers your name years after you graduated</p>

<p>Midori, who holds the Jascha Heifetz Chair of Violin, was named a Messenger of Peace by the United Nations</p>

<p>The bike racks have slots for skateboards adjacent to them</p>

<p>A huge fundraiser, Swim with Mike, is held at the Olympic pool to raise scholarship funds for handicapped athletes across the country</p>

<p>Brice Taylor, SC's first football All American, excelled despite missing his left hand</p>

<p>Trojan values of Faithful, Scholarly, Skillful, Courageous and Ambitious are inscribed on the Trojan Shrine</p>

<p>Faculty and staff donated a record $1.5 million to the USC Good Neighbors Campaign to assist those in the nearby community</p>

<p>A new freshmen can find friends in over 600 organizations</p>

<p>One of last year's proud seniors graduated with a double major despite having no hands or feet</p>

<p>The Gamble House in Pasadena is being preserved by the USC School of Architecture</p>

<p>In a tree shaded patio by the Thornton Schol music stands are permanently set by park benches for impromptu practice by music students</p>

<p>The USC Athletic Director is a Rhodes Scholar</p>

<p>Students can find a second home in one of 80 religious organizations</p>

<p>A young woman who worked her way through the business school later became First Lady, Pat Nixon</p>

<p>Peaceful courtyards dot the campus and 39 fountains grace patios or outdoor meeting spaces</p>

<p>In 2006 the Torah was moved across campus escorted by the Rabbi and a contingent of the Trojan Marching Band</p>

<p>One of the largest sororities was proud to achieve a 3.5 GPA and have 44 members who earned a 3.75 average or better</p>

<p>A university marine science center is located on beautiful Catalina Island</p>

<p>The Little Chapel of Silence, a hidden gem on campus, is a place for quiet contemplation</p>

<p>Freshmen students in the Marshall School LINC program travel abroad to learn more about global business</p>

<p>The university president shares a family Thanksgiving dinner with students who are unable to return home for the holiday</p>

<p>A world famous film director serves on the board of the cinema school even though he was not offered admission</p>

<p>Creativity is nurtured and alumni found companies such as MySpace, ThatGame, Wham-O, Trader Joe's, Kinko's, Price Club, Cogent and X-Box</p>

<p>The Shoah Foundation is preserving the priceless legacy of Holocaust survivors by digitizing more than 100,000 hours of taped survivor testimonies</p>

<p>Special programs support handicapped students and the campus is wheelchair friendly</p>

<p>More international students attend than any other U.S. university</p>

<p>The eminent cellist, Ralph Kirshbaum, holds the Piatigorsky Endowed Chair for Violoncello and makes beautiful music at the Thornton School</p>

<p>A Viterbi professor won an Academy Award and a music professor received the Pulitzer Prize</p>

<p>The cornerstone of the new Catholic Center was blessed by the Pope</p>

<p>Students enjoy a 9 to 1 faculty/student ratio</p>

<p>The Trojan baseball program has achieved 12 national championships, twice the number of any other college</p>

<p>A goal of $6 billion dollars was set for the Campaign for the University of Southern California</p>

<p>The class that entered in 2011 had representatives from 1449 different high schools/preparatory schools</p>

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<p>U.S. Department of Homeland Security selected USC as the first Homeland Security Center of Excellence</p>

<p>School of Cinematic Arts library received the largest collection of studio archives from Warner Bros. as well as the David Wolper, Elmer Bernstein and Dimitri Tiomkin collections</p>

<p>The first valedictorian was a woman when relatively few women received a university education</p>

<p>Two platinum records were awarded to the Trojan Marching Band</p>

<p>Since 1904 Trojans have had 392 Olympians who won 258 mrdals</p>

<p>New academic buildings are seen in all parts of the immaculate campus</p>

<p>The Chairman of the Board of Trustees was the first in his family to attend college</p>

<p>An alumnus from China received one of the highest alumni service awards </p>

<p>Fourteen per cent of the entering class in 2011 were first generation to enter college</p>

<p>In 1915 the youngest student ever admitted enrolled at age 10</p>

<p>The seal of the university desplays three torches which represent the arts, sciences and philosophy</p>

<p>At commencement a sea of cardinal and gold shines brightly on a May morning</p>

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<p>I would absolutely love to attend USC. Just being on the campus for a few days I felt proud of the school and its student body.</p>

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<p>Georgia Girl - loved your post!</p>

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<p>Brought forward for new freshmen…</p>

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<p>That’s awesome, G-girl. Thanks for re-posting this.</p>

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<p>More seniors applied to SC than any other private university in the U.S. for the Class of 2016.</p>

<p>Study abroad choices include 62 programs in 33 countries.</p>

<p>Dr. Manuel Castells was awarded the 2012 Holberg International Memorial Prize of $775,000 for outstanding scholarly work in arts and humanities, social science, law and theology.</p>

<p>SC law graduates passed the California bar exam at the highest rate of any other law school in the state last July.</p>

<p>Grant Imahara, BSEE '93, stars in the Discovery Channel series, Mythbusters.</p>

<p>Work has begun on the new Dauterive Hall, the interdisciplinary social sciences building.</p>

<p>Alumni from the SC School of Dramatic Arts continue to bring home Academy Awards, Emmys, Golden Globes and Tony Awards.</p>

<p>Matthew Orr, a 2012 Barry Goldwater Scholar, has a double major in astronomy and astronautics/space technology.</p>

<p>One of the entering freshmen was a student body officer, tutor and honor student despite having lost her sight.</p>

<p>Dr. Maja Mataric received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring in a White House ceremony.</p>

<p>This year the Trojan Marching Band traveled to Catalina Island, Lake Tahoe, New York and London.</p>

<p>The Honorable Joyce Kennard '71, MPA 74, JD 74, ws the first Asian American to serve on the California Supreme Court.</p>

<p>Alumnus, Bill Barkely '84, showed his “Fight On!” spirit by climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro although he is both deaf and blind.</p>

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<p>How do you make all that stuff up? Surely too good to be true! :)</p>

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<p>Is that really true that last year more seniors applied to USC over the Ivys, Stanford, ND etc?</p>

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<p>because they all know its a lot easier to get into USC than schools like caltech and stanford. So USC is their next option for a better education</p>

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<p>Film companies are often seen on campus.</p>

<p>Trojan alumni clubs around the world hold SCendoff parties for new students before they leave for campus.</p>

<p>The Hillel group will deliver hot chicken soup to a student member who has a cold.</p>

<p>Resident Honors Program provides exceptional high school juniors the opportunity to enroll in college a year early.</p>

<p>Alumnus Charles Bolden, USC Trustee and former astronaut, heads NASA.</p>

<p>Five USC alumni have been named to the Olympic Hall of Fame: Janet Evans, Dr. Sammy Lee, John Naber, Parry O’Brien and Frank Wykoff.</p>

<p>The USC Thornton School of Music and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in partnership with the Colburn School and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra presented the first Piatigorsky International Cello Festival in March 2012.</p>

<p>Discovery, Global and Renaissance Scholars are outstanding seniors who have excelled academically in unique and significant ways.</p>

<p>A large group of SC football players, led by QB Matt Barkley, spent their break building houses for earthquake victims in Haiti.</p>

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<p>For new applicants…</p>