<p>I've been accepted to both universities. I feel blessed and fortunate; but at the same time, I need to make a wise decision for my current life and my career after I graduate.</p>
<p>I'm aware of how Marshall's program and network are amazing. As a student of Accounting, Marshall would be a great choice for me.</p>
<p>But I like UCLA better than USC. (Marshall over Bizecon, though) Westwood > Downtown</p>
<p>I feel more comfortable at UCLA. (Already visited both campuses multiple times)</p>
<p>Despite the fact that USC has the Trojan Network, I'm thinking about going to UCLA. For my next two years, I think I'll definitely enjoy my life at UCLA; however, I don't know if choosing UCLA would be a wise decision for my future. </p>
<p>BTW, my goal as of now is to focus on accounting and get an internship/job at the Big 4/mid-tier public accounting firms.</p>
<p>If there's anyone who chose UCLA Bizecon over USC Marshall, I really want to hear from you guys.</p>
<p>They are different majors. UCLA’s Business Economics has both economics and accounting in it, while of course USC’s program has just accounting/finance. You need to make the decision as to which school, campus, and major combination you like better overall. After all, only you will be attending the school for the next couple of years, and theirs no point if you’re not happy.</p>
<p>if you like UCLA, go to UCLA then.
for me, its very simple, Cheaper in-state tuition.</p>
<p>If it were the difference between Davis and USC, then I would definitely advise you to go where you are most comfortable, and in this example you would be more comfortable in a small town.</p>
<p>But UCLA vs USC? They are both LA, even if they are different neighborhoods. You are a transfer student- you will only be there for 2 years, not 4. You’ll most likely not go through the crazy freshman experience, even if you do choose to live on campus. Just visiting a campus tells very little about which school is better for you. It sounds like you think USC would be far better for both academics and networking, so that seems to me to be the obvious choice.</p>
<p>Other things you should consider if you haven’t already:
cost. is this an issue? are you comfortable with debt? Can you get aid at one but not the other?
student flexibility. Will it be difficult for you to request to stay an additional semester or take one off for an internship? Do counselors/admin generally work with the students or shuffle them around?
Class availability: This is important. What kind of classes are typically offered each semester/year? How fast do they fill up? How big are they? I have just realized that my #1 school (UCB) has just about the worst course offerings for my major. It is now only my #1 because of location. I know I would be academically better at almost any other UC. But the difference between UCB’s location and another UC is much different than that of USC and UCLA. If you really wanted to, you could live next to UCLA and commute to USC. Or party there on the weekends.
Semester/quarter system: I don’t know if they are on different systems but if they are I think this is something VERY important to think about.</p>
<p>Is USC offering you scholarships that make the cost roughly equal to UCLA? If they aren’t, then I think the choice is pretty obvious. NOBODY should rack up $100,000 in debt over a college degree.</p>
<p>I should’ve been more clear. I’m an international student; wherever I go, it’s about the same price. To be more specific, their difference is about $7,000 per year.
(I get to pay in-state tuition for two quarters, so the difference maybe around $20k.)</p>
<p>Even though my parents are willing to pay for USC, no loan at all, I don’t know if USC is worth paying that much money.</p>
<p>Why I’m still thinking about USC? School of Accounting. I know that UCLA offers enough accounting classes, but I’m just really into the fact that USC has its own accounting department. The Trojan Network, too. </p>
<p>Why UCLA? Neighborhood, people, campus, and etc. I’m not really against studying Economics as well. Hated my econ professor though.</p>
<p>I like quarter system but have no problem with semester either.</p>
<p>I know how people say “If you want to work in LA, USC; if you want to work outside of LA, UCLA.” Is this a valid statement?</p>
<p>^I’ve never heard that, and it doesn’t make much sense as they are both located in LA. It’s certainly not true. The Big Four recruit heavily at both schools. I think UCLA has a bit of an edge in accounting, but certainly not enough to make a decision on, and USC has a slightly more connected alumni network, so it balances out anyway. The bottom line is that you should go to the school you like to be at more and the major that you enjoy more. Don’t worry too much about other factors.</p>
<p>both are on the same level, and it does matter just in a small amount. I give it to USC due to their network, but at the same time UCLA is famous international.</p>
<p>ucla is public
usc private, you probably need a little bit of class to survive here.</p>
<p>Whatever finer details of accounting you don’t learn as a BizEcon major vs. accounting at USC will easily be made up by your firm’s training program and studying for the CPA exam. </p>
<p>If you like the vibe of UCLA that much more, I’d say go with that. The only thing I’d think you’d be forsaking are potential connections you can leverage to get your foot in the door (as I did at USC), but with UCLA BizEcon, not many doors are going to be closed to you anyway.</p>