University of Southern California Vs. Emory University Vs. Uc San Diego

Transfer Students
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<p>I'm a transfer student whose been accepted into all three universities. Once I was accepted into Emory, UCSD was kind of out of the question, but now I realize I should consider it.</p>

<p>University of Southern California has been my dream college for as long as I can remember. I'm planning on majoring in psychology and double minoring in psychology and law and General sciences at USC. I plan on going on medical school hopefully. If not that then the dual masters and BA program at USC if I'm eligible for it. I love California and just recently moved back two years ago to attend a California Community College. I haven't received any aid yet, but I'm hoping it'll be pretty good.</p>

<p>Emory is a great school and I've lived the middle 10 years in atlanta. My parents still live in Atlanta while I moved to California for school. I would still be getting my own place even if I move back. I've received pretty much a full scholarship and only have to pay for housing since I choose to live off campus. I don't mind attending emory if its the better choice. I haven't really looked into majors at emory but plan on doing something similar.</p>

<p>UCSD is the school I tagged into. I know it's not top 25 like the other two schools but I have heard its good for the sciences. If I decide to go to UCSD I would have to pay out of state tuition but if its that much better for my major I wouldn't mind. I have visited la jolla and I think it's a beautiful city. I'm not much of a party person so it doesn't matter to me if it doesn't have a social life, or even if it does. I would major in biology and psychology or major in one while minor in the other. </p>

<p>I'm not too sure about all three of these schools and I honestly don't mind attending either one. I have family in both LA and Atl so I'll have somewhere to go if I need anything or just want to be around family. Without taking cost into consideration and purely based on academics which school is the better choice for my major of psych and then going on to medical school? Which school has better research opportunities and ways for students to get involved and network out and gain experience before medical school or grad school? Which school is more flexible and give the students opportunity to minor or major in multiple areas? Which school offers a good environment to study in and possibly have fun every now and then? </p>

<p>Sorry for all these questions and such a long post. I'm really confused and would really appreciate any help. Sorry if spelling or grammar is off, I'm typing this off my phone.</p>

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<p>@aboutdatlife: We meet again! Go with Emory. Even if UCSD has an edge over Emory in the science department, it is marginal, as Emory is renowned for the research opportunities it affords its undergraduates. In addition, EMORY offered you a full scholarship! It doesn’t get any better than a full ride to a wonderful school. I’m still deciding between Emory and Bard College (and possibly Wake Forest University), so maybe I will see you at Emory. It would be nice to know someone there.</p>

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<p>Consider also posting on the College Search & Selection forum as your question is about the schools rather than the transfer process and that forum gets more views.</p>

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<p>@emersongarcia Thank you, I’ll definitely take that into consideration. Is Emory that much better than USC in the sciences? I don’t want to pass up academics for my dream school, but if they’re pretty close I don’t mind. I’m so torn between schools and have to make a decision very soon. Haha thank you for answering all my questions, and if we both decided to go it’ll definitely be nice to know someone, especially since you’ve been so helpful and knowledgeable about emory.</p>

<p>@edemom
I reposted it, thank you hopefully ill get more responses.</p>

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<p>@entomom* sorry I didn’t remember your usernane*</p>

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<p>@ aboutdat: Emory and USC are very comparable in the sciences. In fact, there’s probably not a discernible difference in quality. That said, there may be different aspects of each science program that make them unique. You just have to decide where you most feel comfortable.</p>

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<p>Okay thanks Emersongarcia! Good luck trying to decide where you go, I’ll hopefully be able to think more into this after my final tomorrow. Maybe I should have applied to more schools, or schools geared in the sciences.</p>