<p>Everytime when people asked me which school I was applying for and I told them USC, they would say "Oh. I met many USC students when I was staying in XXX Hotel". or "I meet many USC students in the tour to XXX". </p>
<p>I never heard people saying this about other universities. Is USC still the U of S Children?</p>
<p>I’m not sure how to direct you to it, but look at the thread about 8 pages back</p>
<p>“USC and its Rising” - You should read it…</p>
<p>“Moss” posted a very eloquent response to this same question. (Well said Moss!)</p>
<p>"I cannot think of a better way to describe USC kids other than being simply spoiled.</p>
<p>After spending much time at various universities abroad, USC students have NO IDEA how good they have it at SC. Its a university that prides itself on customer satisfaction and ensuring that all students have an amazing college experience. </p>
<p>USC kids get spoiled in so many ways</p>
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<li><p>Small class sizes. I actually had a class with with like 6 students enrolled. It was pretty funny because if you missed class, the professor would call you out the next day for missing class. I don’t think anyone ditched class after that incident for the rest of the semester.</p></li>
<li><p>Faculty that actually CARES. I remember studying at another university abroad. Some of my professors abroad would deliberately IGNORE emails about questions. They also gave us the runaround when our group went in for office hour consultations. The SC faculty spoils us so much. I would talk to my professors at SC just for general life and career advice. And their advice was always centered on what they thought would make me most happy. I am a spoiled Trojan.</p></li>
<li><p>Tailgating ON CAMPUS and then walking across the street to the coliseum to watch football games. Think about this for a second, the bRUINS have to make the crawl from their bubble in Westwood across the jam packed 10 onto the 110 and finally up to Pasadena after they spend 30 minutes in the downtown interchange. Trojans are SO spoiled.</p></li>
<li><p>Worldwide alumni network. Don’t let others fool you into thinking that USC doesn’t have a strong presence in other places of the world. I was 10,000 miles away from LA and I met up with some USC Alums who ended up buying me and a few other students dinner. We still keep in touch til this day. SPOILED AGAIN.</p></li>
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<p>U. of Spoiled Children? I think so. Am I proud of it? Damn right I am. "</p>
<p>This topic comes up here often and you can search for old threads if you want lots of opinions. But in the last few years (arguably since the tenure of the new president, Steven Sample in 1991), USC has gained a highly regarded reputation for its strong academics, high rankings, and is definitely a solid choice for many top students. You can see this from the latest Freshman profile: Fall admits mean GPA 3.8 UNWEIGHTED, middle SAT 2095.<br>
<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/0910/FreshmanProfile2008v3.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/0910/FreshmanProfile2008v3.pdf</a></p>
<p>One reason why you hear so much about USC and why so many show their support with t-shirts when they travel is because USC has a lot of pride and students like to show it. That, in return, causes lots of attention, talk, and sometimes criticism.</p>
<p>My favorite answer to your question is from Moss, post #3-
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/675035-usc-reputation-its-rising.html?highlight=reputation[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/675035-usc-reputation-its-rising.html?highlight=reputation</a></p>
<p>Thanks, Moss!!!</p>