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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While USC is a fine school - and indeed deserves all the accolade referenced above, that only makes it a more known school - not a “better” one. The reality is USC is a huge draw in SoCA, perhaps close behind Stanford, UCLA, and Cal for CA residents. Otherwise, it’s seen as a respectable but nothing special school for extremely affluent over privileged kids (reminder, it was a top destination in the parents bribing for admissions scandal). The amount of money USC invests in reputation advancing (vs mission advancing) is an obscene waste.

Also - and this is always the challenge with Tufts - comparing Tufts to any of these schools is comparing apples and oranges. Tufts is a SLAC that also has an engineering school and some excellent graduate schools. Yes, it’s a University, but not in the same way as a NYU, Georgetown, or USC.  They are just different types of schools. Those actually affiliated with Tufts know this to be the case.

This thread reads as if the majority of people commenting on it have no understanding of Tufts or it’s appeal. My best guess is the negativity comes from two types of DCUM participants - those who are going through the college search with their own child and frustrated and needing to vent (I get it, this is a tough admissions season) and those with an ax to grind who may, or may not, have anything to do with the actual school being discussed. [/quote]

No I think you are just biased.  
Actaully top destination has benn probably the UC public schools - UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, etc. 
https://www.insider.com/uc-inappropriately-admitted-64-wealthy-students-six-years-2020-9

Also top shcools like Stanford Yale Georgetown were all involved in the type of scandal..
 
USC has very diverse body of students which makes very interesting. 
Yes it includes some of those affuent privileged kids, but if you look at the top schools, you can easily find previlleged rich legacy kids.

My kid is in honors program at USC, but many students my kid encounterd have been very independent and mature. 
My kid learned a lot and influenced by those kids. [/quote]

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