<p>I have gotten accepted at both (Architecture for USC) and general liberal arts at NYU. Obviously different schools on different coasts but I like them both. Anyone have any thoughts on which would be better and why? I really like the city vibe of NYC but the campus vibe at USC and LA weather and laid back attitude appeals to me.</p>
<p>USC. NYU is for wannabe hipsters.</p>
<p>I think that USC architecture school is a 5 year program (but check on that to be sure) vs. 4 years of liberal arts at NYU. NYU is very urban smack in Manhattan. USC has a beautiful campus with many new buildings. I think you should carefully look at what you want to study and which school offers the best quality of education for what you want to study. Manhattan is very expensive if that matters to you.</p>
<p>Depends on what kind of experience you want. NYU doesn’t feel like a campus at all.It’s all over the Village in NY. USC is the total opposite of that. Both great schools in great cities, but very different experiences.</p>
<p>Do you know the name of the sports teams at NYU? What is the mascot?</p>
<p>Chances are you don’t. It is the Violets and a Bobcat respectively. No, NYU doesn’t have any sports to follow. Is there a fight song? Yes there is. Listen to it [here](<a href=“http://www.gonyuathletics.com/custompages/NYU_Fight_Song.mp3”>http://www.gonyuathletics.com/custompages/NYU_Fight_Song.mp3</a>), the WHOLE THING. If you can’t stand listening to a college’s fight song, then you might ask yourself, what else about your college experience will be lacking?</p>
<p>At NYU you’ll have a unique experience, but it won’t be a college experience. There’s no athletics, or campus, or cohesive community. At USC, you get the whole shebang. And aside from not being in Manhattan, you don’t give up anything to get it.</p>
<p>they dont even have a football team…</p>
<p>Yeah, mdcissp is correct, USC architecture is a 5 year program.</p>
<p>oh christ NYU’s fight song is… ungodly.</p>
<p>My sense is people either love NY or hate it. Posters are correct that the experience of NYU will be very different from USC. Choice between two schools should consider strength of particular program of interest, location, cost, etc.</p>
<p>SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
does that answer the question?</p>
<p>seriously no I think go with your gut, have a serious look at both schools and go with where ever you feel comfortable. For me the answer to that question just happens to be SC</p>
<p>Regardless of what you choose…congratulations.</p>
<p>Both are awesome schools, but for entirely different reasons. You go to NYU to live in New York City, not for the classic “college experience”. NYU’s buildings are scattered around, while USC, on the other hand, has a real campus, inside of LA. USC has a lot of school spirit and unity (and real sport teams), while NYU doesn’t. USC has the same weather year round, while NYU has four different seasons. It’s really easy to get around NYC without a car, and it’s difficult to get by in LA without one.</p>
<p>Have you visited both schools? One should definitely resonate with you more than the other one, because both are completely different. Regardless, they are both highly regarded schools, and you should have a great four years at either one of them.</p>
<p>Thanks for your comments. They are very thought provoking. If anyone currently goes to USC can you comment on the USC men’s soccer club? If I go to NYU I have a good chance of making the school’s soccer team (Division 3 program). USC does not have an official men’s soccer team so my only choice would be playing on the club team, which looks to be very active and competitive. Does anyone have a comment as to how much commitment is required for USC club team participation?</p>
<p>USC has Varsity Women’s Soccer, but Men’s Soccer is relegated to a club. Title IX. Grrrrrr.</p>
<p>If you are on the NYU Soccer team you will be a Violet, and at some point you will have to endure that gawd-awful [fight song](<a href=“http://www.gonyuathletics.com/custompages/NYU_Fight_Song.mp3”>http://www.gonyuathletics.com/custompages/NYU_Fight_Song.mp3</a>), that tries to rhyme University, with adversity. As you stand there in the barren soccer field, sporting your violet uni’s, you’ll wince to those ungainly lyrics and discordant strains, and be thinking, "My god, I could have been a Trojan. And you’ll weep.</p>
<p>D is at USC Architecture from NY. Forget getting on to any club scoccer or team. You won’t have any time. Architecture school, where ever you go, is extremely demanding. That should be your first question. Do I want to go to Arch school and possibly become an architect? If not, consider NYU if you are from the west coast. Part of going to college is having new experiences and NY city would be just that. LA has definitely been that for my D.</p>
<p>Many, many people apply and get accepted to both schools and have to make the choice. One thing to consider about NYU is that they are HIGHLY segregated colleges. They have so many overlapping course offerings that are available ONLY to the students of a particular college it is not even funny. I believe that there are three art programs. Once you are in one school I am told it is not that easy to transfer to another. So if you know what you want and NYU has it you might want to go for it — you may never again in your life be able to afford living in the heart of Manhattan in anything other than a slum-shack. Despite the urban setting USC is really a suburban-type school, without any real campus neighborhood, where the students don’t seem to get off campus too much during the week and you need a car and a 30-minute drive (or a 1 hr bus ride) to get anywhere. Have you been to LA? Do you like it?</p>
<p>And for god’s sake, don’t make a choice based on sports teams. $50k/year is A LOT to pay for the privilege of playing on a team for free.</p>
<p>I’m facing the same dilemma. I love USC but I get the feeling New York is my city so idk. Should I base my decision on location or by the school? ehhh this is killing me.</p>
<p>I hope you have talked to some architect students to get the lowdown on the work involved. My child is not in Arch but when we were touring around the country I heard many horror stories from the architecture students. I can see Berkeley from my office as I type. I talked to a colleague who knew two recent graduates of the arduous architecture program there who were not able to find a job in the field anywhere. They were going back to get teaching credentials!</p>
<p>Also, as a total paying parent with no merit or financial aid, I would go where ever it is cheaper unless you really love the program and can not get the same program anywhere else. This goes for any private school.</p>
<p>USC, hands down, especially if you plan on being an architect.</p>
<p>USC’s various schools have so much to offer than just a general liberal arts education.</p>
<p>Plus, the Trojani alumni network will definitely hook you up with prize internships, if not a steady job.</p>