I agree the climb will be much more difficult but if you consider USC’s resources and assets, including consistently ranking in the top ten of university fundraising for a couple of decades, obtaining the most 9 figure gifts of any college in America, maintaining a low deferred (physical plant) maintenance (a gift of nature given the lack of snow), and the expansion of the campus (for the uninitiated, USC is building a $650 mil residential, mixed use complex adjacent to the main campus, set to open in 2017), not including the rise in rankings and student selectivity (17 percent admit rate and falling), USC is well positioned to achieve its lofty goals. I further believe USC can achieve Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Rice, Georgetown, Emory and Notre Dame ranking equivalency in 10-15 years.