ucla vs. usc

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am trying to decide between usc and ucla.
I thought college visitation was the best way to understand the school, but since the schools are so big, I could not really gain the profound insights from the schools. It felt like I just swept through the superficial layer.</p>

<p>so if any of your CCers can help me :) it would be greatly appreciated</p>

<p>1) I'm majoring in bio major. how hard is it to get good grades (3.5-3.8 gpa) at each school? I know I need to study real hard--i just want some more tangible information on this.</p>

<p>2) I heard that class size at ucla and usc is really big. How hard is it to concentrate in such classes? is it really impossible to get any personal attention? I'm not really a big fan of big classes, but I think i can deal with it.. what do you guys say about this part? Are the bio classes really big too?</p>

<p>3) I heard that the percentage of people who graduate from college in 4 years at ucla is really low. Is this true for everyone? or only for true slackers? what about usc? do you guys know anything about this?</p>

<p>4) what is the common social scene at ucla and usc? how often do people "hang out" and what do they ususally do?</p>

<p>i think this is about it for now. your help is greatly appreciated. thank you!!</p>

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<li>Not a trivial matter at either school, but easier at USC than at UCLA.</li>
<li>Again, USC on average has smaller class sizes and more personal attention. Like any university, there will be some larger introductory classes but once you get past the first year or so, you'll find smaller classes.</li>
<li>Well, at UCLA there are some weeder courses. USC has a somewhat low graduation rate because, as you would expect from such an expensive school, some people run into finance problems.</li>
<li>It's college, 'nuff said.</li>
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<p>Hope that helps.</p>