<p>I cannot choose. </p>
<p>I live in Washington
I got $10,000 a year from USC
Seattle > California
USC > UW??? </p>
<p>(also considering Pepperdine with $22,000 a year)</p>
<p>even with $10,000 from USC, UW will still be way cheaper since you are from Washington. i think it all depends though on whether you really want to go oos.</p>
<p>Definitely USC. You can’t beat the location, experience, reputation, alumni network, etc. As a Pepperdine student, this is my recommendation. I go to USC on a weekly basis to visit friends/go to parties. Pepperdine is a great school, but if you’re looking for the full package, go to USC. I actually have a friend there who transferred from UW after a year, if that impacts your decision at all :] He says it was too boring.</p>
<p>How far is USC from Pomona?</p>
<p>well, since someone mentioned it, you CAN beat location. it’s called UCLA in los angeles and UW in seattle.</p>
<p>^
hahah</p>
<p>space needle you have the best pro-UW/seattle posts</p>
<p>spaceneedle, that was wicked :D</p>
<p>:D sorry i couldn’t let that location crap fly. </p>
<p>to be honest though, the u district isn’t that great but it’s surely better than the area around USC</p>
<p>Thank you everyone 
I was thinking Pepperdine over USC but I really do want the experience, the diversity and a BIG change. I currently go to a tiny private school of 150 high schoolers…</p>
<p>UW or USC? still the big question. sigh. </p>
<p>I like seattle a lot more but USC is a better school. </p>
<p>Also, I’m waitlisted at Claremont McKenna so maybe all of this inner turmoil is for nothing -_-</p>
<p>USC better than UW? In what? Do you know what program you’ll be going into? I wouldn’t make such a broad generalization because in some categories UW is ranked much higher than USC and there is much more to being a “better” school than just blanket rankings for the school as a whole.</p>