<p>The only reason USC is not as internationally recognized as UCLA is because it's newer and has just recently become a great academic institution on par with ucla...</p>
<p>USC is actually older than UCLA; UCLA was founded in 1919, while USC was founded in 1880.</p>
<p>Know a UCLA bus. econ. major '04 who has a nice job up in the Bay Area--pullling in good money, too. Another recent UCLA grad went on to get his MBA from MIT's Sloan School and is now employed by Disney. He walks through the park to his office every day, goes on rides during his lunch hour, and recently got me into the park for free. Oh, and did I mention he replaced his old beat-up car with a Lexus with GPS?</p>
<p>Disneyland here in SoCal? I would love to work there. :D Do you know what his position is in Disney?</p>
<p>He's a senior planner in Anaheim--helping with the two amusement parks there, the retail space (Downtown Disney), and the hotels.</p>
<p>as for the guy asking Econ and Business ARE different, you'll learn that in your first econ class that you take (both Business majors and Econ majors take Econ classes though).</p>
<p>I go to USC and i did not even consider UCLA because i wanted a degree in business plus some other smaller programs i liked that USC offered (Communication/Video Game production). If i had it to do over again i would have considered UCLA more heavily but USC had what i was interested in so i went there.</p>
<p>the only thing i miss is living in a nicer area such as Westwood but alot of top tier schools are in crappy areas such as Columbia (Harlem) or Yale (Newhaven), but i have a pretty nice apartment downtown that i enjoy, and for my senior year i plan to move to beverly hills (it doesnt take very long to get to USC from there, i lived there for one semester already).</p>
<p>Frankly it's all about the programs, if UCLA has something that grabs you go for it, it's a very fun place to be, if USC has it, i say go for THAT, unless living in a poorer area REALLY bothers you and you're attending within the next couple years because it is getting better (if you live in campus it isnt bad) and you do not have a car to get around (which i think you'd need even if you went to UCLA anyhow).</p>
<p>I also beleive in about a decades time downtown will be very appealing, they're starting up alot of construction around staples that will have some very glitzy USC housing amongst some other cool things.</p>
<p>I'm actually considering UCLA for grad business school (the reason why i'm actually in the UCLA forum, :) ), but only as a last resort, only because i want to experience a different campus and UCLA is different, but not exactly a very adventurous switch, being in the same city and all.</p>
<p>wow that senior planner guy has a nice job..</p>
<p>Overall both schools have many assets; however, alot of it has to do with how confortable you are there and how well you use your resources. Im sure you'll do great at either school, its all upto you. See you at English and Art:)</p>