Anonymous
02/10/2026 11:36
Subject: USC (So Cal) offering ED next admissions cycle
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:IF you live in LA or want to work in LA, USC provides a lot of access. It seems like everyone went to UCLA or USC. It's like going to SMU if you want to work in Dallas.
it's true LA is a industry town, but .. it's like going to Georgetown if you want to work in DC. It would be naive to think everyone in DC is a diplomat. Tere are a wide variety of jobs and professions in LA. There are all the industry adjacent jobs - like lawyers and accountants and bankers - but also the regular work of a major city: water, infrastructure, education, etc
Plus it is a way better education and there are more resources at the undergrad level (and smaller classes) than UCLA. If you are in-state, sure, but if oos USC is a far superior school than UCLA for undergrad.
No one says that! UCLA is ranked 17 for national universities. USC is way down at 28. UCLA is a serious school. USC is a party school. https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/ucla-1315
Did you miss they wrote “oos” -? Of course USC is better if out of state. Pell Grants is a big reason UCLA is ranked high. Don’t take rankings so seriously. USC has a phenomenal network, superb professors, smaller class sizes.
Is it worth 100k? No! But, it’s still a great college. And UCLA is great as well, but just different.
Anonymous
02/10/2026 11:03
Subject: USC (So Cal) offering ED next admissions cycle
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:IF you live in LA or want to work in LA, USC provides a lot of access. It seems like everyone went to UCLA or USC. It's like going to SMU if you want to work in Dallas.
it's true LA is a industry town, but .. it's like going to Georgetown if you want to work in DC. It would be naive to think everyone in DC is a diplomat. Tere are a wide variety of jobs and professions in LA. There are all the industry adjacent jobs - like lawyers and accountants and bankers - but also the regular work of a major city: water, infrastructure, education, etc
Plus it is a way better education and there are more resources at the undergrad level (and smaller classes) than UCLA. If you are in-state, sure, but if oos USC is a far superior school than UCLA for undergrad.
No one says that! UCLA is ranked 17 for national universities. USC is way down at 28. UCLA is a serious school. USC is a party school. https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/ucla-1315
“ . . . way down at 28 . . . “
LOL
Personally, if forced to choose, I’d only pay OOS for UCLA for a specific program over USC.
While not perfect, smaller classes and more housing at USC.
Anonymous
02/10/2026 10:54
Subject: USC (So Cal) offering ED next admissions cycle
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:IF you live in LA or want to work in LA, USC provides a lot of access. It seems like everyone went to UCLA or USC. It's like going to SMU if you want to work in Dallas.
it's true LA is a industry town, but .. it's like going to Georgetown if you want to work in DC. It would be naive to think everyone in DC is a diplomat. Tere are a wide variety of jobs and professions in LA. There are all the industry adjacent jobs - like lawyers and accountants and bankers - but also the regular work of a major city: water, infrastructure, education, etc
Plus it is a way better education and there are more resources at the undergrad level (and smaller classes) than UCLA. If you are in-state, sure, but if oos USC is a far superior school than UCLA for undergrad.
No one says that! UCLA is ranked 17 for national universities. USC is way down at 28. UCLA is a serious school. USC is a party school. https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/ucla-1315
Anonymous
02/10/2026 10:51
Subject: USC (So Cal) offering ED next admissions cycle
I know kids who were deferred MI during ED and then got in even before EA was out
Anonymous
02/10/2026 10:49
Subject: USC (So Cal) offering ED next admissions cycle
Anonymous wrote:Michigan ED didn't turn out to be a big leg up
Maybe, but the dust hasn't settled yet on the admission season. We need to see who gets in during RD. Not that Michigan is likely to release the data, but I suspect ED-deferred applicants may be preferred throughout EA and RD due to high yield likelihood. And with the added benefit for the applicant of ultimately not being bound after deferral.
Anonymous
02/10/2026 09:54
Subject: USC (So Cal) offering ED next admissions cycle
Anonymous wrote:IF you live in LA or want to work in LA, USC provides a lot of access. It seems like everyone went to UCLA or USC. It's like going to SMU if you want to work in Dallas.
it's true LA is a industry town, but .. it's like going to Georgetown if you want to work in DC. It would be naive to think everyone in DC is a diplomat. Tere are a wide variety of jobs and professions in LA. There are all the industry adjacent jobs - like lawyers and accountants and bankers - but also the regular work of a major city: water, infrastructure, education, etc
Plus it is a way better education and there are more resources at the undergrad level (and smaller classes) than UCLA. If you are in-state, sure, but if oos USC is a far superior school than UCLA for undergrad.
Anonymous
02/10/2026 09:51
Subject: USC (So Cal) offering ED next admissions cycle
IF you live in LA or want to work in LA, USC provides a lot of access. It seems like everyone went to UCLA or USC. It's like going to SMU if you want to work in Dallas.
it's true LA is a industry town, but .. it's like going to Georgetown if you want to work in DC. It would be naive to think everyone in DC is a diplomat. Tere are a wide variety of jobs and professions in LA. There are all the industry adjacent jobs - like lawyers and accountants and bankers - but also the regular work of a major city: water, infrastructure, education, etc
it's true LA is a industry town, but .. it's like going to Georgetown if you want to work in DC. It would be naive to think everyone in DC is a diplomat. Tere are a wide variety of jobs and professions in LA. There are all the industry adjacent jobs - like lawyers and accountants and bankers - but also the regular work of a major city: water, infrastructure, education, etc
Anonymous
02/10/2026 09:46
Subject: USC (So Cal) offering ED next admissions cycle
I could see my kid wanting to apply there for business undergrad. We are full pay so it would be great to be able to take advantage of that and apply ED.
Anonymous
02/10/2026 09:37
Subject: USC (So Cal) offering ED next admissions cycle
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:who cares about USC? it's not a premier school academically. and aren't they going broke or something?
same, outside of film/biz I can't understand who'd ed here.
? It is a hot school and a very tough admit from DMV. Unlike Michigan, it is often a first choice….
Anonymous
02/10/2026 06:58
Subject: USC (So Cal) offering ED next admissions cycle
USC did ED for Marshall this year and it fizzled in similar fashion to Michigan’s ED foray.
USC EA has traditionally not provided any leg-up, almost everyone being deferred.
USC EA has traditionally not provided any leg-up, almost everyone being deferred.
Anonymous
02/10/2026 01:47
Subject: USC (So Cal) offering ED next admissions cycle
Anonymous wrote:who cares about USC? it's not a premier school academically. and aren't they going broke or something?
Yet people here will full pay Tulane and Miami and have their kids attend UF OOS.
While I guess UF only costs about 2/3 of USC. Haven’t heard that USC has online classes like UF.
Anonymous
02/10/2026 00:44
Subject: USC (So Cal) offering ED next admissions cycle
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:who cares about USC? it's not a premier school academically. and aren't they going broke or something?
same, outside of film/biz I can't understand who'd ed here.
I say the same about many of the LAC mentioned on DCUM, and yet people still apply ED to them. There is a school for everyone…
Anonymous
02/10/2026 00:34
Subject: USC (So Cal) offering ED next admissions cycle
Anonymous wrote:who cares about USC? it's not a premier school academically. and aren't they going broke or something?
same, outside of film/biz I can't understand who'd ed here.
Anonymous
02/09/2026 21:46
Subject: USC (So Cal) offering ED next admissions cycle
Michigan ED didn't turn out to be a big leg up
Anonymous
02/09/2026 21:35
Subject: USC (So Cal) offering ED next admissions cycle
Anonymous wrote:Probably a response to ED at Michigan. For students who apply nation-wide, they’re in a fairly similar lane.
Michigan has a lot of Californians. The LA alumni club is one of the largest.
Michigan also has an executive MBA program in LA.
https://michiganross.umich.edu/about/visit/los-angeles?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23221516922&gbraid=0AAAAADw859yjxVqHV6J6tuHmeSy8uTSkY&gclid=CjwKCAiAqKbMBhBmEiwAZ3UboPJVtEisjQ7UzBEQGJBp_863EsIopujpLxz0jpH2ltNHjDB03t34sRoC3n0QAvD_BwE