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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Great merit aid for HYPS level kids.  Up-and-coming ([b]likely to  be the Stanford of SoCal in the not-too-distant future[/b]).  Lots of $$ for facilities and faculty in the recent past, while the UCs faced budget cuts.  [/quote]

:lol: in your dreams. it would take a couple centuries for that to happen[/quote]

Stanford changed dramatically over the course of 20-30 years.  It was a mediocre rich kids country club school when I was in HS.[/quote]

When were you in HS?  The 1920s?

[url]http://web.archive.org/web/20070905010206/chronicle.com/stats/usnews/index.php?category=Universities&orgs=&sort=1983[/url][/quote]

In the 1970s.  And none of the smart kids went Stanford rather than Ivies or Cal or even Northwestern.  Stanford had even less drawing power outside of CA.  So things can change fairly quickly.  Silicon Valley and USNWR had a profound impact on Stanford's prestige.

USC has now had a couple of decades of fundraising, building, and faculty recruitment at a time when flagship publics (both in CA and elsewhere)  have faced funding woes. Now there's an overabundance of undergrads with excellent credentials, a national ranking system, and an increasing number of young people interested in living in cities.  So, yeah, USC's moving up.  Its name recognition, strength in medicine, its location, and proximity/ties to entertainment/communications industries all make it an attractive option for both US and international students.  Generous merit aid (for NMSF and other highly-qualified students) is helping the school raise its stats and build a strong cohort.  Definitely worth looking at.[/quote]

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