<p>I was just wondering how does USC rank as a feeder school to top graduate programs in the country? I know this wall street journal report is old, but USC didn't make the cut which had me a bit worried. I just want to make the best of my four years as an undergrad. Does anyone have any updated rankings?</p>
<p>USC is a nationally recognized and respectable university. It’s more of what you do at your school that will get you into a top grad school. USC will provide you with plenty of challenges and opportunities. The rest is up to you…</p>
<p>A friend of our family currently a Senior at USC just got into Harvard Law. That’s pretty good. :)</p>
<p>Nate,
How old is that article? My guess it is out of date. Going on to graduate school is only one choice for today’s students. I suggest you go to the websites of the various schools at SC such as Marshall, SCA, Viterbi and Annenberg and view their alumni lists. These graduates appear to be extremely successful in various fields. Here are just a few alumni. (I have no information if they went on to graduate schools).</p>
<p>Ed Roski-Chrm. and CEO of Majestic Realty Co., part owner of LA Lakers
Pat Gillick-GM of the Philadelphia Phillies
Brad Hughes-Founder and CEO of Public Storage
Richard Knerr-Co-founder and former president of Wham-O
General William Lyon-Chrm. and CEO of William Lyon Homes
Gordon Marshall-Founder of Marshall Industries-Donated 35 million dollars to Marshall School of Business
Preston Martin-Founder of PMI Mortgage, former Vice Chrm. of Federal Reserve Board
Bob McKnight-Chrm. and CEO of Quiksilver
Andrall Pearson-Former president of Pepsico and founding chrm. of Yum!
Dan Bane-Chrm. and CEO of Trader Joe’s
Marc Benioff-Founder and CEO os Salesforce.com
Dave Bohnett-Founder and former CEO of Geocities.com
Henry Caruso-Founder of Dollar Rent-A-Car
Vic Edelbbrock, Jr. -President and CEO of Edelbrock Automotive
Polly Cohen-President, Warner Ind. Pictures
Angela Bromstad-Former President, NBC/Universal Studios
Kevin Feige-President Marvel Studios
Robert Greenblatt-President of Showtime
Bill Mechanic-President of Pandemonium
Sharon Morrill-Former President of DisneyToon Studios
Toper Taylor-Preisident and COO, The Cookie Jar Company
Marilyn Horne-Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano
Chris Parkening-Classical guitar virtuoso
Lee Ritenour-Famous jazz guitarist
Michael Tilson Thomas-Director of San Francisco Symphony
Herb Alpert-Trumpeter and Producer
James Horner-Famous composer
Jim Wiatt-President and Co-CEO of William Morris Agency
Christopher Cox-Chrm. of Security and Exchange Commission
Frank Gehry-Winner of Pritzer Prize-Designed Walt Disney Concert Hall
Ken Klein-CEO and Chrm. of Board of Wind River Systems
Lisa Leslie-Won four Olympic gold medals-Correspondent on NBA Inside Stuff
George Lucas-Director and Producer
Bear McCreary-Scored Battlestar Galactica
Kyra Phillips-CNN Newsroom-Won four Emmys
Ron Howard-Oscar winning film director
Leo Buscaglia-Famous professor and author
Fred Lynn-Baseball MVP, American League 1975
Larry Harmon-Licensed and portrayed Bozo the Clown
Pat Haden-Rhodes Scholar and TV Personality
Debra Reed-Pres. of San Diego Gas & Electric
Stanley Gold-Chrm. of USC Board of Trustees
Larry Flax-Co-Founder of California Pizza Kitchen
Chris DeWolfe-Co-Founder of MySpace and current CEO
James Jannard-Founder of Oakley Sungalsses
Sol Price-Founder of Price Club, now Costco
Rangaswarmy Srinivasan-Co-inventor of the Lasik Procedure
Warren Christopher-Former U.S. Secretary of State
Neil Armstrong-First human on the moon
LeVar Burton-Famous actor
Will Ferrell-Famous actor and comedian
Tom Morey-Creator of Boogie Board
Brian Glazer-Producer of A Beautiful Mind
Alan Ladd Jr.-Producer of Braveheart
Forest Whitaker-Award winning actor
Thomas Reed-Former Secretary of the Air Force</p>
<p>Going by memory, I saw more students at HLS from USC than UCLA undergraduate and USC is a smaller school.
I suspect a lot of TO students did very well on LSAT because of the intense reading courseload.</p>