<p>Hi everyone. When does USC start shipping out admissions decisions? I know I should expect to wait until March but does the school ever send out acceptances in January or February? Also, will I hear back from USC earlier because I applied before the December 1st scholarship deadline? Last question... my top two colleges choices are Michigan (accepted) and USC (hopeful) so can anyone advise me on how these schools compare in academic prestige, particularly in business? Thanks!</p>
<p>March is typically rejection, February is normally the acceptances</p>
<p>and Michigan is much better for undergrad business although USC probably has better opportunities being in LA</p>
<p>I disagree with jkaplan1212 regrading the timeline for admission. If you look at past years’ threads, you will notice that there are several waves for acceptance letters, and while some (mostly scholarship receivers) may hear back as early as late Janurary, USC will be sending out acceptance letters all the way til the end of march. Rejection typically comes in late march/early april.</p>
<p>Michigan has great undergrad business programs, but Marshall is just as prestiged. In terms of stats, Michigan might have a slightly higher ranked business school. But I personally prefer USC not only for its academic excellence but also for its beautiful campus and friendly atmosphere.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback guys.</p>
<p>jka plan is way wrong… the majority of acceptances and rejections go out in March. I got my packet on March 29</p>
<p>and no, you won’t necessarily get accepted earlier… unless you got one of the scholarships (hence the deadline)</p>
<p>Norcal,
U.S. News rankings can be subjective and controversial. Overall Mich. is ranked slightly higher than USC Marshall. However, they are both Top 10 undergraduate business schools. In my opinion, SC has particular strength in smaller classes and global perspective in the Pacific Rim.</p>
<p>SC also offers the LINC Program. This program is for freshmen. It involves foreign travel and exposes them to business practices outside the U.S.
International Exchange Programs involve a semester abroad in one of 15 countries, GLOBAL summer internship program and the ExCEL short term program features travel abroad and meetings with business executives and government officials.</p>
<p>U.S. latest rankings of specialty programs within USC Marshall:</p>
<p>Accounting–5th
Entrepreneurship–3rd
International Business–5th
Real Estate–6th
Marketing–10th</p>
<p>Attending a business school also means being part of a student body. Have you determined if you are a good fit as far as class size, weather, size of student body, ethnicity, internships available, job placement and opportunities available in the state?</p>
<p>SC also offers three exciting joint programs:
Business and Cinematic Arts
Business and International Relations
Business and Computer Science</p>
<p>The Interdisciplinary Partnership Program gives you the opportunity to work with SC and combine business classes with a complementary academic area.</p>
<p>If you are among the top students admitted to USC Marshall you MAY be invited to enroll in the Global Leadership Program (GLP). You will participate in a Leadership Colloquium in your first year. During spring break you will travel to China to meet business executives. Select students have been offered internships in China.</p>
<p>Do you know if there are any other joint programs in addition to those you listed?</p>
<p>Another consideration is USC Marshall accepts freshmans, Michigan Ross accepts sophomores. So for Michigan, unless you got in prefer admit, you can’t even be sure that you will be in the business school.</p>
<p>Norcal,
Those are the only joint programs. However, there are Academic Areas such as Center for Management Communication and Concentrations which is a specialization in a particular area of business. Concentrations are usually taken in a student’s senior year. Many are listed, but here are a few concentrations: Global Management, Leadership Development, Management Consulting and Advertising and Promotion Strategy.</p>
<p>Here are just a few of some prominent alumni from the undergraduate Marshall School of Business at USC:
Dan Bane-Chrm. & CEO of Trader Joe’s
Marc Benioff-Founder and CEO of Salesforce.com
David Bohnett-Founder and former CEO of Geocities.com
Henry Caruso-Founder of Dollar-Rent-A-Car
Joe Francis-Founder of Mantra Films
Pat Gillick-GM of Philadelphia Phillies
B. Hughes-Founder & CEO of Public Storage
Richard Knerr-Co-founder and former president of WHAM-O
Pat Nixon-Former First Lady
A. Pearson-Former president of PerpsiCo
and many more…</p>