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[quote=Anonymous]USC is currently (perhaps it was not always the case) a well-regarded "California" school.  If you are from California and you consider Berkeley and UCLA too large, or Stanford too competitive, and you do not want to stray too far from the State, you may be drawn to USC instead.  Because California is such a large State, with so many people, USC draws a lot of highly-qualified students.  The USC alumni network in Californis is very strong, and those ties run deep.

All that said, USC is located in a not-so-desirable neighborhood, in the middle of one of the country's most urban environments (LA), in a dry, warm, and arid-looking region.  If you are coming from the verdant East Coast, and from a particularly bucolic urban environment -as DC is - you may very well hate it.

Californians are used to the landscape, and the urban diversity of LA; and knowing the State well, they can easily retreat to other, more beautiful areas of LA and California as needed.  In my experience, the Californians thrive at USC, and East Coast students from particularly bucolic regions have a hard time living here initially.

The good news is that California grows on you eventually.  What may have initially seemed like a gritty urban  environment, opens up to reveal a dynamic, diverse, and creative hodge-podge of high-end tastes and innovate pop-ups, and indigenous flavor -- there is really nothing else like that City.

Importantly to you, your student will be very well-situated and connected for future opportunities if they plan to stay in California or the West. I still think tha USC is not as highly-regarded as it probably should be on the East Coast.  If your child is adventurous and open-minded, and they want to live and work on the West Coast eventually, then USC is a very good choice.[/quote]

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