<p>Findaplace- glad to hear USC is spending money on good prof’s. Reading old posts on this site it seems that many students had trouble with asian math teachers with strong accents and poor teaching skills.</p>
<p>Some of the old people who are moderators on this site just can’t accept that USC has risen dramatically in stature and reputation. Several posters have asked that USC be placed on the Top School sections – if only for ease in getting to the chat section – but one moderator in particular seems to have a personal vendetta against USC and refuses. Even though the high level of posting activity clearly shows it belongs there due to strong interest.</p>
<p>USC is not alone in struggling to shake off inaccurate perceptions. For years Boston College was “hard-partying commuter school” and the University of Miami was a haven of “rich, snotty, not so bright New Yorkers”. Yet any applicant applying to these three schools will need a 3.75 and 2050 SAT, just to begin to be competitive.</p>
<p>I suspect that it’s going to take another 20 years or so to fully shake all these stereotypes. By then today’s students will be out in the world and looking to send their kids back to their “suddenly” very competitive alma maters. </p>
<p>P.S. I grew up in the Northeast and have lived and worked in the upper midwest most of my career. Fairly or not, the University of South Carolina is a punch line and no one ever confuses it with USC.</p>
<p>the reason why usc isn’t considered a top school on this site is because it is not considered to be a top school by most rankings. Only the US News Report’s and select other reports’ ranks of American colleges rank it highly. It is many spots lower in most other rankings, still a good school, but not at the top.</p>
<p>^^ get ye back to the UCLA forum, seniorrr</p>