<p>knyugen142--</p>
<p>In answer to your question, all of what you post is absolutely true (except for the comment about USC graduates being less qualified) and makes USC a very popular choice--especially for anyone living in California. Note that USC caters primarily to the California market--and has something like 60% of its students from California. Also the fact that most of its transfers come from community colleges is why it gets the "bad" rap about less qualified. But keep in mind that the average CC admitted transfer has a 3.8 GPA and lots of ECs including work experience normally--so the "knock" is usually not justified. It's just that most of these people couldn't afford the more expensive college route.</p>
<p>P.S. My son, who is at Indiana University, is considering transferring to USC for just this reason (he wants to work in California upon graduation--and knows full well the value of the USC "network" from people I've introduced him to that are or were top managers at some "name" companies here in California). Oh, and I should point out that I'm a UCLA Anderson alumnus--so it pains me all the time having to point out the good things about USC.</p>