<p>Hello,</p>
<p>Hi I am new to these forums and would like help on a specific matter. I am a student from the UK who has been attending a university in our version of the Ivy League (It is called the Russell Group). I am in the final year of university and am looking at applying to Grad school at either Iowa or USC. My first question is how competitive is USC to get into. Secondly at the moment I am leaning more towards University of Iowa and would like to know will I be able to get a job outside the Midwest and also is it still taken into high accord like I know it is a Public Ivy from what I have read on the internet. My main reason for leaning towards Iowa is that I love the location and the fact its smaller, plus renting off campus is cheaper in Iowa City. So please could someone get back to me about whether Iowa is worth it or should I be aiming for USC. I know USC is better rankings wise if I am correct but rankings are not everything to me as the UK college I am attending is based in Sheffield and I happen to love the facilities, the faculty and the city as a whole which made me choose it compared to some of my other choices when I applied (University College London an example of a higher ranked choice of mine but I didn't like the vibe it gave if that makes any sense). Lastly should I really be aiming to do Grad school at my Uni. My uni is ranked somewhere between 5-15 out of our Ivy League ( our Ivy league consists of 20 colleges) or is it still worth going to Iowa or USC. Thanks for the help. </p>