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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would imagine LA is like this.[/quote]

It is. It’s not nearly as brand name conscious as DMV or NY ‘burbs. USC is the big enchilada here. [/quote]

wtf are you talking about?  Harvard Westlake and other LA prep schools send tons of kids to East Coast schools.

Also, kids don’t want to stay in their hometown for college…so USC isn’t the big enchilada for LA kids.[/quote]

LA kids rather want to go to USC than UCLA. 
That's for sure.[/quote]

Grew up in L.A. in the 80s and 90s.  It was the case then (and still the case now) that USC is for kids who couldn't get into UCLA.  UCLA is way cheaper, has a nicer and safer campus, and is more diverse.  The only reason to go to the University of Spoiled Children is for football and a decent film school and Marshall School of Business.  The smart kids will go away to college to Cal or UCSD.[/quote]

You are living in the past. Sure, 80’s to mid 90’s, Usc was an academic joke. Different story now. Especially with the uc’s being test-blind. Our children spent most of their grammar school years in SoCal. Keepin up with their cohort of SoCal friends, seems overly lottery-like who got into Ucla & Cal. Small sample, but from our old cohort of SoCal kids we know well. 4 kids got into Ucla. Not the strongest students or what most would expect for a school that claims elite status. A bs exaggerated boohoo medical sob story,  a 1st-gen urm total personality admit(parents took her out private hs because it too stressful & academically competitive), & the other 2, decently nice but can’t look people in the eye & hold a conversation type kids, seemingly nothing standout about them. All 4(3 went test-optional)were rejected by Usc. Kids we know of who got into Usc last cycle seemed to be decently hi-stats(uw4.0, 1500+/34+) + outgoing personalities. [/quote]

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