<p>For those possible trustee and presidential winners:</p>
<p>you obviously have the qualifications to go to better schools than SC. if you got the scholarship, would you go to SC?</p>
<p>would you choose SC over say, berkeley? Ivy-League?</p>
<p>If I got the trustee, I would choose USC over any IVY i get into (Stanford included). It wouldn;t be a hard decision for me since the scholarship would also cover all tuition for study abroad (even if its in the summer)!</p>
<p>I'm still trying to decide. I wasn't accepted to MIT and that was my first choice. I'm waiting on decisions from Carnegie Mellon and Northwestern, and was accepted to Rice, but I don't know if I want to go to a school as small as Rice. (Computer Science/Computer Engineering major)</p>
<p>For business I would rather go to USC on a full scholarship than have to pay at an IVY. You graduate out of USC with a 3.6 or above, and you'll have virtually the same opportunities as a kid that graduates out of Yale or Harvard with a 3.3. Ivies have the strongest connections, but outside of those schools SC's connections rank up there with the top.</p>
<p>USC is great for engineering.</p>
<p>I didnt apply to any Ivies...but I would go to Duke, Northwestern, Hopkins over USC with the scholarship (Pres)</p>
<p>lobsta-- the trustee covers studying abroad in the summer?? thats tempting.. if i get it that is</p>
<p>is usc any good for premed?</p>
<p>I turned down Berkeley for USC two years ago.</p>
<p>uschicka, i have to decide between usc and cal poly for architecture. I vaguely remember you talking about a similar decision(although not in architecture). Cal Poly consistently is rated very highly in architecture while USC seems left out. I find this interesting considering the high selectivity at USC(I was sent a letter that said 1 in 8 were admitted to architecture). I'm going to visit both schools again, but if you have any input about choosing one over the other it would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Well, I don't have much detail of the architecture program at either school, but offhand, I do know that Cal Poly is well-regarded in terms of architecture. </p>
<p>My roommate last year was an architecture major. She transferred from UCLA because she didn't think she was learning enough, and didn't have enough real, hands-on experience she would be able to apply. She got that at USC. She also got a major which kept her EXTREMELY busy. I think part of it was the fact that she was a perfectionist, but she was constantly busy with huge arch projects. She spent a few all-nighters in the studio, and told me that some students keep pillows at their stations, so they can sleep under their desks. Eek! She had some really big projects, that she worked on a LOT, and got pretty stressed over. As I said before, a think a lot of it was because she wanted everything absolutely perfect (the professors look for that, though), because I know a guy who was able to join a frat and balance an arch major. </p>
<p>I know that she really felt she was learning a lot. The professors were tough, but effective. At USC there are a lot of great ways to form good connections in arch. She said a lot of the professors work at top arch companies in LA (run their own?). </p>
<p>All I know is that when I hear that people are architecture majors, I have a great respect for them!</p>
<p>If you have any more questions, I'll try to answer them the best I can!</p>
<p>uschicka,</p>
<p>do u have any regrets choosing USC over the other schools?
I mean, if you could do it again, would u choose SC?</p>
<p>oh, and whats your major?
thankss</p>
<p>I could try to help respond to that. I too chose USC over Cal and UCLA and thought going in i'd totally regret it. There's something about SC that gives me a good vibe and sense of euphoria everyday walking to my classes. It is such a happy environment that is undescribable, which is evident in the smiles people give you when you walk by. Sure ivies are ivies, but my question is would you be truly happy there (when your not competing with cutthroat students that is). Go and ask any trojan how they liked their college experience and I guarantee you they'll tell you something similar. The football experience is truly amazing as well, whether you're a fan or not, you'll learn to love it too (back to back titles!). Although I may sound biased (which i really am), I think that SC is the HOT school right now, endowment is accruing exponentially, rankings are steadily improving, unprecedented pursuit of a third national title in football...more so than ever, there is no better time to be a trojan :) HTH</p>
<p>BTW.. I'm a business major as well as a brother of a fraternity on our row, if you have any questions regarding this field of area, social or greek life i'd be happy to answer em for you.</p>
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Cal Poly consistently is rated very highly in architecture while USC seems left out. I find this interesting considering the high selectivity at USC(I was sent a letter that said 1 in 8 were admitted to architecture). I'm going to visit both schools again, but if you have any input about choosing one over the other it would be greatly appreciated.
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<p>Are you sure you weren't looking at the ranking for school's with highest degree being master's or bachelor's? USC might be left out because it offers a doctorate degree. </p>
<p>I believe also that Cal Poly and USC teaching styles are different. My friend attended Cal Poly and said that it more practical and hands on, while schools like USC, Berkeley, etc. are more theoretically based. </p>
<p>I think USC arch is very respected especially in CA. You have Frank Gehry that is one of the top architects living right now and Thom Mayne who just won the Pritzker Prize (Nobel equivalent), runs the popular firm "morphosis", and architectural school SCI-ARC; both are USC grads.</p>
<p>I definitely do not regret choosing USC. I'm an English major, which is lower on the tier of greatness here, and I still love it! :)</p>
<p>Yes, I could've gone to Berkeley, which would have been a more "prestigious" school. It just didn't feel right to me. My dad wanted me to apply to UCs, and so I did, and when I got accepted, I was proud of myself, but I didn't really consider it that much. USC just had an aura about it, that was exciting and that I wanted to experience. It just seemed to have everything, and I think it does.</p>
<p>Of course I've wondered what life would be like at other schools, but not because I'm unhappy or wanting to go there, I'm just naturally curious. :) There's no reason why I'd ever need to leave USC.</p>
<p>Uschicka - Can you tell us something about the dorms? I heard there was a Cinema School floor in one of them - is this true? Thank you for your insight.</p>
<p>Yep, there's a cinema floor in New/North. I actually stayed there during orientation. It was really neat (the walls were painted with scenes from famous movies). </p>
<p>-New/North: most social dorms, and the ones that lots of people want to get into.
-Birnkrant: the next social, probably. It has a better balance between academics and social life.<br>
Pardee: also has a balance between academics and social life.
Marks Tower: probably the least social dorm</p>
<p>New/North and Birnkrant are right next to each other, as well as the library, and EVK (the dining hall) is inside the New/North building. Pardee and Marks are about a minute walk away, so still a good location. The suites (Flour and Parkside) are on the other side of campus. If you want more information about the suites, or more specific info about the dorms, just let me know!</p>
<p>Do you know anything about Marks Hall?</p>
<p>I just know that Marks Hall and Trojan Hall are the two honors dorms. I know a bunch of people in Trojan, but no one in Marks. It's not the most social place, but you make it what you want.</p>
<p>where are most first-year undergraduates placed? is there a particular dorm they are given? if not then do we get a choice, or asked to give any preferences etc..??
i am not in yet but i really wanna come to usc.. it sounds amazing..i applied to marshall but i havent heard yet. thanks!</p>
<p>What are the suites like? Would Parkside be good for a freshman Engineering student? I'm thinking the dorms would be more social, but the suites would be better for studying?</p>