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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]USC is a very good school - supremely wealthy and using its money and alumni connections to improve the academic offerings, not just sports. Their academic strengths are in creative/literary/film areas, but they're really expanding science/tech areas.  It used to be known mostly as a party school, but they are actively trying to change that image. There is a huge cultural difference between East and West coast (I've lived and studied and worked in both, I happen to prefer California).  That's a big factor - if you love East Coast culture, and want something similar, don't do it.  If you don't like prep life in DC and want to experience something different, check it out.  It is in a bad neighborhood, and I don't mean transitional/gentrifying.  I lived in LA and worked at USC, and I would often hear of students who were victims of violence and theft.  Part of that is because crime happens when you're out at 3 am, and at USC, you're out at 3 am in a bad neighborhood.  If you want to live in a better/safer part of town, it's a nightmarish commute and very expensive elsewhere.  So that's a big factor in quality of life issues.  I went to an Ivy League school, and would've been happy to send my kids to USC (I would've forced them had I still been on staff there - free tuition!) - but I would've done a lesson on being streetwise and prudent.  You should definitely spend a little time in LA before deciding to go there - it's vastly different from the East Coast, and many people hate it (I don't - I love love love it).  [/quote]

would you send your child to USC over UCLA if you were an OOS parent or would it be program dependent? [/quote]

LA native here.  I'd absolutely choose UCLA over USC.  Perhaps the reputation has changed, but when I was going to college USC was definitely seen as 2nd tier behind UCLA, Cal.   [/quote]

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