<p>To what degree (if any) is this true? Does the stereotype of wealthy, snobbish students have any merit?</p>
<p>with the COA as high as it is, you got to expect some wealthy folks. </p>
<p>the stereotype is undeserved. SC has come a long way in shedding that moicker. but it will be another several years before it takes root in the popular culture for its academics.</p>
<p>mom,</p>
<pre><code>USC is one of the most diverse universities in the nation. Over 60% of the students are on financial aid. It was ranked recently as the most economically diverse private university.
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<p>In the past students initiated and now administer the only scholarship progam, Topping Scholars, which is paid for BY STUDENTS, in the nation. Many of these scholars are from the surrounding neighborhood. One of the requirements is students must have a strong record of community service and have the academic background to be admitted. USC practices need blind admission.</p>
<p>Over 60% of the students actively participate in service opportunities. About 12% of the class that entered in 2010 were the first in their family to enter college. SC is a partner institution of both the Posse Foundation and QuestBridge.</p>
<p>Large universites have students from wealthy families. You will find these students at all selective colleges/universities. You will also find many at SC who have families who have made tremendous financial sacrifices for their children to earn a SC degree.</p>
<p>On SC’s website today, August 17th, are many photos of move in day. Please view the photos. I hope you will visit the university on a weekday, take a tour and make this decision on your own.</p>
<p>University of Spoiled Children?
To what degree (if any) is this true? </p>
<p>20+ years ago? [ when that nickname first got started] it was more or less true.
Today?? not any more and not nearly as much as some other expensive colleges still are.
Most students at USC today can’t be compared to those from decades ago. I doubt that most alumni from 20+ years ago would even get into USC these days.</p>
<p>This topic has been discussed on these boards too many times. It’s a stupid and pointless debate. Even if it was a campus of spoiled rich jerks (it isn’t) would you also think that a school like Harvard wouldn’t have any spoiled children? (Or any big name school with a legacy of rich families, like Stanford, Yale, etc…)</p>
<p>USC wouldn’t be ranked as high as it is if it was just a school where rich families sent their academically mediocre children.</p>
<p>As was mentioned above, this was probably true in the 1970s and 1980s; USC also used to be known as a very Republican/conservative campus (not the case at all anymore!) Environments and demographics change. I agree that you should visit the school during the school year and see for yourself. I’m sure you will be surprised.</p>
<p>I just transferred into USC as a sophomore for Cinematic Arts from a community college outside of Chicago.</p>
<p>I live in a single-parent household that makes less than 50k/yr and I am at USC because they gave me a full need-based scholarship. So no, not everyone there is rich and they are very willing to give everyone an equal chance financially.</p>
<p>welcome to the new USC dreamupsided0wn!
you will find many smart students just like yourself at USC! Best of luck!</p>
<p>There are always spoiled children at any given college/university. I think that stigma stays with USC partially because of the frats/sororities associated with it. At least at my school people regarded it as a good school with a wild party scene.</p>
<p>And now, less than 25% of UG’s at USC join frats, and they are under much tighter scrutiny and control by the administration these days- another sign of how much things have changed… for the better.</p>
<p>Thanks, everyone!</p>
<p>…as if students at schools like Penn and Stanford aren’t spoiled…</p>
<p>Dream, yay, you’re here!!! Have a wonderful time at USC!</p>
<p>Whether USC’s still “spoiled” or not after
past 2 decades of school revelation surge
from rank 50’s to 23, it’s sad and strange to see SC’s
maybe the only school(?) in BOTH USNews and NCAA
Top200 with such a “derisive global household
and official brandname”, on the similar level as “Nike Just Do it”
or “Intel Inside”.</p>
<p>Positive is as SC continues to rise, it should just be a matter of time to
shake off this historic nickname =) Nonetheless it WILL still take
continued school effort and considerable more years to come
to reverse that…</p>
<p>Usually, spoiled children = privileged children</p>
<p>Do you feel sad or uneasy when you are privileged?</p>
<p>You’ll fine wealthy students at any prestigious university (including UCLA), however that doesn’t mean they’re snobby. And if you find the snobby ones, you just ignore them and move on with your life. They by no means dominate USC.</p>
<p>Whats a prestigious school without spoiled children?</p>
<p>yes there are a lot of seemingly wealthy people at usc - check the cars of the students in the parking garages and near the row. german luxury galore. but i know usc gives out a lot of aid and not everyone is rich</p>
<p>also, i have 2 roommates who both have parents that run multi bil$ companies</p>
<p>Dreams – Yay! Knew you were coming, but didn’t realize that you had a full ride through FA! That’s fabulous! This is absolutely the right ending (or beginning!) for your saga.</p>
<p>It worked out pretty well :)</p>