What does USC most commonly refer to?

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<p>South Carolina or Southern California? Every time a friend writes "ACCEPTED TO USC!!!!" as their facebook status, I never know which one they're talking about.</p>

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<p>It depends.</p>

<p>If you go to a high school South Carolina, I would assume that most of your classmates are talking about the University of South Carolina.</p>

<p>Otherwise, it mostly refers to Southern California in most contexts.</p>

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<p>Living in the Midwest and West Coast, USC has always meant Southern Cal to me.</p>

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<p>Southern Cal. Trojans. ;)</p>

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<p>I will suggest to the South Carolina [university] to change the name…to SCU
Instead of USC for “University of Southern California”. </p>

<p>Anyone wants to start a movement for this change?</p>

<p>Are the colors the same–gold and red?</p>

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<p>South Carolina has red and white/black.</p>

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<p>Even here in the South, whenever I hear USC most everyone assumes Southern Cal, unless they’re specifically talking about South Carolina or you’re in South Carolina, obviously.</p>

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<p>Its funny because University of South Carolina had the name in 1801. University of So Cal was founded almost 80 years later.</p>

<p>Only in the deep south will you hear USC referring to South Carolina.</p>

<p>And in South Carolina, it is the only place where people will not stare at you when you yell GO C O C K S!!!</p>

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<p>I think ESPN abbreviates Southern Cal as USC and South Carolina as SC.</p>

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<p>They have schools in South Carolina now?</p>

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<p>They have schools in the south now?</p>

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<p>^as in gamecocks? :P</p>

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Lol, is that really so common an occurrence?</p>

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<p>Southern Cal unless somethings in the conversation would lead me to believe otherwise.</p>

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<p>maroon and yellow vs. maroon and black</p>

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<p>“Lol, is that really so common an occurrence?”</p>

<p>Yeah 3 different friends, 1 lives in the South and 2 in the Northeast like me (different school). None of them are especially smart, so I wasn’t quite sure.</p>

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<p>Technically South Carolina is garnet and black. And ESPN abbreviates it “SCAR”. </p>

<p>Yes, the University of South Carolina existed before California was even a state. So it doesn’t really make sense to have them change their name. Besides, no one suggests that Tennessee or Texas changes from UT.</p>

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<p>University of Spoiled Children.</p>

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<p>There is already a SCSU but usually no one has ever heard of it. South Carolina State University.</p>

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<p>ESPN abbreviates South Carolina as SCAR.</p>