usc vs. ucla

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>why ucla over usc? right now im leaning towards usc, anyone have any good points as to why ucla would be more beneficial? thanks!</p>

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<p>have you visited both schools?</p>

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<p>I'd pick USC over UCLA because of their football team.</p>

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<p>unless your a basketball fan</p>

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<p>well, what are you interested in studying? each school has their strengths and their weaknesses.</p>

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<p>UCLA is cheaper!</p>

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UCLA is cheaper!

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<p>Depends. USC gives good aid packages. For someone in the middle class to upper middle class brackets, USC may actually be cheaper.</p>

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I'd pick USC over UCLA because of their football team.

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:rolleyes: (I wish you could bold this...)</p>

<p>Now to help the OP.</p>

<p>caliboi,</p>

<p>I think a lot will depend on what you're looking for in a university. USC is going to probably offer you a bit more of the "tight-knit community" feel than UCLA. However, UCLA's prestige value is still, despite USC's recent gains, higher in many areas. </p>

<p>Both are large research universities with powerful sports programs. Both are in LA, though UCLA's in a better part of the city by most standards.</p>

<p>I think UCLA is better respected in the academic community, but USC has excellent programs that are helping it to grow stronger and catch up to UCLA rather quickly.</p>

<p>I'd say visit both and see how they "feel" to you.</p>

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<p>13-9</p>

<p>Also, 65-64.</p>

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UCLA is cheaper!
Depends. USC gives good aid packages. For someone in the middle class to upper middle class brackets, USC may actually be cheaper.

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also, factor in oos costs irt likely aid pckgs</p>

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<p>Are you Asian? :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>no i am not asian-isnt ucla like 40% asian?</p>

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<p>Yea, unfortunately. The school promulgate how they're very diverse when in reality diversity for them means asians only, unlike USC where you see true diversity and better quality of education.</p>

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<p>^ Ouch! (10 chars).</p>

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<p>i agree taht ucla is not racially diverse. its all asian and white. hwoever, usc is not much better. a few extra scholarship minorities doesnt hide the fact that its predomiately rich and white (whilst ucla is predomiantely middle class and asian).</p>

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<p>UCLA live on the borderline of Westwood, Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, and they call USC the "University of Spoil Children" and act more "Hollywood" then them. You guys are nothing but a bunch of hypocrite who will all be working for USC when you graduate in 6 years.</p>

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<p>and to think that you were once a ucla>usc person.</p>

<p>sigh.</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=2801155#post2801155%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=2801155#post2801155&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Is "working for USC" my only choice upon graduation?</p>

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:rolleyes:</p>

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<p>Nikkei I should hope you're kidding around</p>

<p>On a side note, the kids that actually LIVE (grew up) in Westwood, Bel Air, and Beverly Hills tend to go to USC.</p>

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<p>^ That's so true. And you hear people complaining about how the USC kids stick around Westwood because USC's neighborhood is so shotty. To be honest, I don't think I've met anyone that actually resides in this area. Most are from East L.A. / Orange County / Valley.</p>