USC vs UCSD vs Emory

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<p>I'm a transfer student whose been accepted into all three universities. Once I was accepted into Emory, UCSD was kind of out of the question, but now I realize I should consider it.</p>

<p>University of Southern California has been my dream college for as long as I can remember. I'm planning on majoring in psychology and double minoring in psychology and law and General sciences at USC. I plan on going on medical school hopefully. If not that then the dual masters and BA program at USC if I'm eligible for it. I love California and just recently moved back two years ago to attend a California Community College. I haven't received any aid yet, but I'm hoping it'll be pretty good.</p>

<p>Emory is a great school and I've lived the middle 10 years in atlanta. My parents still live in Atlanta while I moved to California for school. I would still be getting my own place even if I move back. I've received pretty much a full scholarship and only have to pay for housing since I choose to live off campus. I don't mind attending emory if its the better choice. I haven't really looked into majors at emory but plan on doing something similar.</p>

<p>UCSD is the school I tagged into. I know it's not top 25 like the other two schools but I have heard its good for the sciences. If I decide to go to UCSD I would have to pay out of state tuition but if its that much better for my major I wouldn't mind. I have visited la jolla and I think it's a beautiful city. I'm not much of a party person so it doesn't matter to me if it doesn't have a social life, or even if it does. I would major in biology and psychology or major in one while minor in the other. </p>

<p>I'm not too sure about all three of these schools and I honestly don't mind attending either one. I have family in both LA and Atl so I'll have somewhere to go if I need anything or just want to be around family. Without taking cost into consideration and purely based on academics which school is the better choice for my major of psych and then going on to medical school? Which school has better research opportunities and ways for students to get involved and network out and gain experience before medical school or grad school? Which school is more flexible and give the students opportunity to minor or major in multiple areas? Which school offers a good environment to study in and possibly have fun every now and then? </p>

<p>Sorry for all these questions and such a long post. I'm really confused and would really appreciate any help. Sorry if spelling or grammar is off, I'm typing this off my phone.</p>

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<p>All three schools offer plenty of research opportunities for biology and psychology. They all have good programs in the areas. All three send can get you into medical school assuming you do well.</p>

<p>FWIW, the Princeton Review rank’s Emory’s library as one of the top five libraries in the nation. Sunday through Thursday the main Woodruff library is open 24/7, and closes at midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. I’ve spent days studying there, and during finals, almost literally camped out in the “Stacks” (the quiet floor of the library). I know that at least some of the UCs, owing to budget cuts, had to scale back the hours that the library remained open.</p>

<p>Emory’s core requirements are extremely easy to fill, and a good percent of students end up double majoring or taking a major and one or two minors. There are very few schools in the country where double majoring isn’t feasible, and that mainly has to do with how extensive the core/ gen ed requirements are. None of the schools on your list require an extensive amount of gen eds.</p>

<p>Of your three schools, USC probably offers the most “Hollywood” college experience in that it has DI sports, larger parties, and all of the other things depicted in the movies about college life. Obviously Emory students party, but it’s not a “party school” in the same way that USC is (which incidentally isn’t a party school either). </p>

<p>Personally I believe that you should choose between Emory and USC. Having worked at a UC, I firmly believe that the quality of the professor student interaction at Emory, and probably USC, is much higher than it would likely be at UCSD.</p>

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<p>Whenhen thank you so much. Ucsd is pretty much out of the question now. Now I just have to decide between emory and USC. Seems USC has great resources for students and I like how the library is open almost all the time since I basically live in one when I’m studying. I just have to figure out which school is better for my major.
Thank you once again.</p>