UCLA or USC?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>If you were admitted to both UCLA and USC on a full scholarship, which would you go to? Why?</p>

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<p>UCLA in a heartbeat.</p>

<p>I like the school better. And by “school,” I mean the environment, program for my major, and my peers.</p>

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<p>UCLA. I got into both with zero financial aid as OOS, and im happy to be going to UCLA. Top-tier, work renowned college, more opportunites, best area in LA, overall sports… yea i could go on.</p>

<p>If you posted this in the USC forum, theyll probably say the same things. Don’t listen to them: theyre just trying to justify paying 50k a year to go to a worse school</p>

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<p>UCLA, no question.</p>

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<p>Hey upforit, this is exactly my situation! Thanks for posting this :)</p>

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<p>hmmmm… probably UCLA</p>

<p>USC is in the ghetto. </p>

<p><em>crosses fingers</em>i hope i get into UCLA at least :]</p>

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<p>Yeah</p>

<p>My dad was like “USC is a nice campus, beautiful, but none of my friends ever went out past 11PM”</p>

<p>lol</p>

<p>it is ghetto</p>

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<p>i’d be ecstatic if i got admitted to LA.
USC, I wouldnt even go IF i had a full ride…
extreme bias i know =]</p>

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<p>I’d probably choose USC because I want Business!</p>

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<p>probably ucla. at this point though, i’m in at usc and still waiting for ucla though…</p>

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<p>I didn’t apply to USC.</p>

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<p>USC Marshall</p>

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<p>how is business at UCLA like?</p>

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<p>^ there’s no “business” major at UCLA</p>

<p>Well here’s my take. I got a full ride (trustee scholarship) to USC. UCLA, on the other hand, didn’t offer me a single dime. My first thought was, wow, they must really be hurting for good students if they are giving me a full scholarship, eh? Ok, joking. Anyway, I wasn’t aiming for any special field (ie, “business”, film, nursing), so I was looking at general letters and sciences. When I visited both schools, I just liked UCLA a whole lot better. There was no comparison. Some people choose their schools based on some concrete reason (like, this place has a good X program or is offering X amount of money or is ranked #X on us news and rankings), but I did it for very personal reasons that only I could presume to understand (people, environment, gut feeling, etc).</p>

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<p>hey yeahh
I visted USC recently with Explore to interview for Trustee
the campus is gorgeous but just doesnt compare!</p>

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<p>You know who else likes USC?</p>

<p>[These</a> Guys](<a href=“http://i26.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/c120/sonofwestwood2002/usc-osama.jpg]These”>http://i26.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/c120/sonofwestwood2002/usc-osama.jpg)</p>

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<p>^ that’s more than enough to choose UCLA</p>

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<p>i got into both and if it was between the two id lean toward USC, mainly b/c UCLA is pretty restrictive with scheduling, for my majors i couldnt even apply until sophomore year. Both my parents went to UCLA and i grew up a bruin fan, but since I don;t want to go do anything Math/Sciene related i’d rather go with the school that opens doors and become a trojan, of course i don;t fault any one who likes UCLA, theres no denying its a great school too</p>

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<p>Let’s tweak this a bit – sorry OP for hijacking:
If you have to pay full freight (CA resident) as pre-biz econ at UCLA or at USC’s Marshall, what would you do? Hands-down Marshall has a better program, but is it worth double the cost? An MBA is the ultimate goal, but realistically there will be a gap to work for a while before graduate school.
(Also posted on the USC board)</p>

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<p>true, if grad school is the goal then the cheaper, still respectable program may be better, and the more restrictive scheduling may actually kepp you rounded which i guess is good for some programs</p>