<p>hey
i applied to USC's biochem. major. I was wondering how difficult their science school is to get in???? thanks in advance</p>
<p>the science majors are all under LAS (letters arts and sciences) which is basically the default school. especially since you declared a rare major like biochem i’m sure they want more people in there.</p>
<p>I’m currently a Biochemistry major. Yeah, its part of the CLAS so its not as difficult as film or business or engineering. The Chemistry major is even more rare.</p>
<p>Do the sciences at USC have a good reputation? (Mostly in terms of getting into graduate school) I’m considering going there to major in biology.</p>
<p>Yeah. How good is the Biomedical Engineering at Viterbi? (that is the program they got into and the major I said I would be pursuing)</p>
<p>The engineering school is awesome, very good reputation. Pure sciences are good, not as good as engineering though imo. As for grad school, I’m assuming med school because you said biology, USC has very good placement. But grades and tests scores come first, you have to work hard and do well, its not gonna just come to you.</p>
<p>So Viterbi is really good and the biomedical engineering program is too? If so, then I will seriously consider going there, as I was accepted to Viterbi Biomedical Engineering with a presidential scholarship from national merit finalist. BTW what is the reputation/prestige comparison of USC compared to Ivy Leagues? Is it pretty easy to get into a good medical school (maybe an Ivy League Medical school) if you go to USC as an undergraduate? Because I have heard mixed opinions about USC’s prestige compared to other top colleges in the country.</p>
<p>USC’s prestige is on the rise and has been for awhile. Viterbi has a great reputation although its sometimes overshadowed by Cal Tech, Stanford, Berkeley, etc. USC used to be know for it arts programs and while it still is, the other programs are on the rise. Like I said, grades/MCAT/extracurriculars come first for med school, if you don’t have those you can kiss your shot at the ivy leagues goodbye. I wouldn’t put too much faith on the name of the school you went to cause its not gonna get you in.</p>
<p>Check out md applicants, people from everywhere got interviews.</p>
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<p>I was accepted to the college of letters, arts, and sciences. Would it be possible to transfer to Viterbi?</p>
<p>I see what you mean about the scores…</p>
<p>To bamboosoul. I’m sure you can transfer to Viterbi Engineering school. Just go on the website or call them and ask about it. Man all the people on CC are getting me excited about a very real possibility of attending USC when before coming to this forum and checking out the USC website, I had thought USC was a crap/safety school. ;P</p>
<p>Angryasianman:
Viterbi on its own as an School of Engineering is on par with the Ivy League, no joke. You will get your money’s worth of academic vigor, internship/research/job opportunities and really cool free stuff. I live on the Women in Science and Engineering thematic floor (WiSE) and the three-fourths of the floor who are engineers simultaneously love it (for its awesomeness) and hate it (for its kinda ridiculous standards). </p>
<p>Out of curiousity, are you thinking of going into BME to get an MD?</p>
<p>I applied to kinesiology, (so rare firefox doesn’t know its a word!) and still haven’t heard yet. My last update was 3/6. Good luck!</p>
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<p>[USC</a> Stevens to Lead Tech Transfer](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/12111.html]USC”>http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/12111.html)</p>
<p>To: Aceera2001 </p>
<p>"Out of curiousity, are you thinking of going into BME to get an MD? "</p>
<p>Yes</p>