<p>posted by Shrek2004: "its reputation still precedes its academic strength but we all know usc is quickly trying to change that reputation."</p>
<p>seriously PEALS-05, we are not here to argue why we hate USC, but to simply answer your question and explain why PEOPLE/THE PUBLIC "hates" or underappreciates USC. you can defend it all you want and i know you have a lot of school spirit, and that's great, but it won't change anything because USC's academic reputation has not caught up with its "other" reputation that has spawned those other nicknames for "usc."</p>