<p>Besides the ranks, what make Stanford different than USC?</p>
<p>People at Stanford don’t talk about how valuable their [url=<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/search.php?searchid=14833075][i]connections[/i][/url”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/search.php?searchid=14833075]connections[/url</a>] are.</p>
<p>Stanford students have sometimes been compared to ducks in a pond struggling to keep afloat. Stanford seems to be more academically rigorous than USC. </p>
<p>At USC, greek life is very prominent. Sports a very big deal at USC. USC has a reputation as a party school. </p>
<p>Both are great schools. They are definitely different though.</p>
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<p>Yes, but one is easily greater than the other ;)</p>
<p>Anthropology major?
Undergrad research?
What about the connections JW Muller, there is something wrong with the link.</p>
<p>I’d say social life is a bit better at USC though Stanford students also experience good social life. Overall academically, Stanford is a better school but its business school is not for undergraduates while USC has an undergraduate business school. Like molliegym said, sports is really a big thing at USC and it also has a reputation as a party school. Geographically, Stanford is in NorCal while USC is in LA. Both are great schools.</p>
<p>Personally, I’d pick USC. </p>
<p>I know Stanford is a better school, but I’m not sure if I could handle being with all of those overachievers. And LA area would be sweet for a college kid, but Stanford isn’t in a bad location though.</p>
<p>stanford easily gets 98% of cross admits</p>
<p>I’d pick USC. And it’s not the fact that my dad is an alumnus, because his dad went to Stanford. </p>
<p>I think it’s just a better fit. I want to stay a medium fish in a large pond, if you get my drift.</p>
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Is there a source for that besides being pulled out of your rear? </p>
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Stanford for both. It generally offers more resources and more money for undergraduate research in the humanities. Where else could one take a freshman seminar with the founder of postprocessualist anthropology?</p>
<p>Not sure if you really know Stanford.
Stanford is famous for being easy to get high GPA. It is very difficult to fail there.</p>
<p>Stanford = UC Berkeley
USC = UCLA
UC Berkeley > UCLA
Hence…Stanford > USC. hahaha…this is what ppl normally think.
But it always depends on your own personal preference, which one is more suitable for you.</p>
<p>Most of the top schools in the U.S. have very high median GPAs. It’s not because academics are easy there. It’s because most of the students they admit have never gotten a “B” in their lives.</p>
<p>to IBClass06</p>
<p>[The</a> New York Times > Week in Review > Image > Collegiate Matchups: Predicting Student Choices](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2006/09/17/weekinreview/20060917_LEONHARDT_CHART.html]The”>The New York Times > Week in Review > Image > Collegiate Matchups: Predicting Student Choices)</p>
<p>Stanford wins 97% of cross-admit battles with UCLA. Do you think USC does any better? Stanford also beats Princeton head-to-head. To compare is to USC is to insult it.</p>
<p>Stanford over USC. Now c’mon.</p>
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How in the world is that helpful to the OP? Race64 asked what sets Stanford apart from USC. Quoting yield statistics is not a valid reason for why one should choose Stanford over USC. I should hope Stanford has more to offer than that. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Stanford is better in every conceivable way, ever. Except if you want to go for Hollywood or something…</p>
<p>PS: ever</p>
<p>OP,
Can you tell us what draws you to USC at the first place? The school is not known for social sciences and humanities in general. It has no top-ranked program in this area, as far as I know. It’s pretty big with 16,000 undergrads, so the argument of better undergrad education due to small class size doesn’t apply. Stanford, on the other hand, has top ranked departments in most areas and I suspect its anthropology is up there too.</p>
<p>Like neither of the towns–Palo Alto is uncomfortable to say the least, LA is a sprawling mess. I know two people who graduated Stanford–one undergrad, the other grad. The undergrad was a very nice guy, probably intelligent but not very imaginative; grad was the most amazing person I have ever met. I know only one person who graduated USC, and she is bright, caring, and extremely committed. Both schools are excellent mirrors of the people who go there.</p>
<p>On the other hand, if you see yourself fit better or happier at USC, go for it. At the undergrad level, the difference in quality probably isn’t that big anyway; at the same time, anthropology is a field that isn’t as standardized; USC may emphasize something that Stanford doesn’t. If you see something you are more interested in at USC, don’t worry about how Stanford is more prestigious. It’s a good school.</p>