<p>intended major business - finance? which one is better and why? (Southern California btw)
I live on the east coast</p>
<p>obviously the opinions are going to be biased here, but still sound off please.</p>
<p>To begin, both schools are fantastic as a whole. I’m attending UT for it’s EE program this fall so I may be partial. Anyways, McCombs (UT’s biz school) is very prestigious whereas I haven’t heard as much about USC’s. Finance is definitely top ten at UT and I am again unsure of where USC is in the pile. First, I would compare rankings, then look at each school’s fact sheets, starting salaries, placement rates, and lastly the companies that recruit from each school. Honestly, if I were in your position, If I was accepted to USC and UT I would likely go with whichever is cheaper unless there is a wide disparity. Even if USC isn’t a notable business school, it undoubtedly carries the big private brand name which can help when looking for future employment. Also, networking possibilities are likely stronger at USC because you’re going to be surrounded by mostly kids with very wealth parents and family. I hope I was of some help to you and I wish you the best of luck in your future!</p>
<p>thanks for your input. how would you compare the student bodies and campus mentalities?</p>
<p>or not necessarily compare, but what about UT</p>
<p>I spent a couple days at USC two years ago for a scholarship interview, and I attend UT now. I feel like UT is a much more “open” and welcoming campus, and the surrounding area is also very college-friendly. USC’s campus is okay, but the surrounding area isn’t so great, and it can be dangerous at night.</p>
<p>Students are pretty much the same everywhere… except USC students might be generally richer. Not necessarily a good thing though! I think UT students work harder in general to get where they are.</p>
<p>Oh, I forgot to mention that I’m also from outside of both California and Texas.</p>
<p>I was actually in this exact same position this year as well - I’m a finance major and I was debating between USC and UT. I ended up choosing UT. </p>
<p>The McCombs School is more highly regarded overall than Marshall is, especially for finance. Both are good, but McCombs has a better reputation. According to US News and World Report, UT has the #6 finance school in the nation, just behind Wharton, NYU, Berkeley, Michigan, and MIT and it’s ahead of UVa and North Carolina. USC isn’t even in the top ten and it hasn’t been for the past several years.</p>
<p>Also, UT is in one of the best college towns in America while USC sits in the ghetto part of south central LA. Search the USC forum and you’ll see that even the USC students admit that the campus is dangerous. There’s allegedly been a hit-and-run and tons of burglaries within the last year only. According to the students, it’s very unwise to walk around campus after midnight. It’s very different in Austin where all of the bars and restaurants surrounding campus are flooded with people 18 to 25 years old.</p>
<p>Also, UT is a very liberal and open minded school with lots of diversity on campus. USC is also very diverse, no doubt, but the student body tends to be more conservative because they’re generally just rich kids that went to college prep high schools.</p>
<p>Btw, I’ve never been to USC but I’ve talked to many people and I’ve done lots of research on the two schools.</p>