Anonymous
Post 04/19/2017 22:13     Subject: Can anyone tell me about University of South Carolina's engineering school
USC law grad here from out of state. I liked Columbia decent enough. Like any decent sized city it has good parts and bad parts. I love the downtown and 5 Points areas and there is a lot to do within a few hours' driving distance.

As far as the degree it seems like being a USC grad is a big plus in the state itself. I moved back out of state after graduating and didn't have trouble finding a job. I wasn't looking to work for some big fancy high powered firm, so maybe name wasn't as much of an issue, but coming from a big-name school sounds good to smaller firms and government agencies who aren't as concerned with employees with an Ivy pedigree. It's a widely recognized name school so the fact that it isn't top ranked never hurt me.

I'm a proud alumni. I'd gone to a smaller commuter type school for undergrad and I really feel like I'm part of a legacy and community coming from USC.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2017 12:16     Subject: Can anyone tell me about University of South Carolina's engineering school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What is exactly wrong with Columbia? I found it quite pleasant during my visit: laid back and unpretentious. Like the Five Points neighborhood and the Old Town area on Gervaus and along the river was nice,


It's a ghetto swamp.


Hmmm. Kiplinger's doesn't think so.

5. Columbia, South Carolina

Surrounded by towering pines and bursting with hospitality, Columbia is as sweet as the area’s ever-present tea, thanks to the diversified economy, family-friendly atmos­phere and central location.

As the state capital and home to Fort Jackson, the largest military training base in the country, Columbia has plenty of government jobs. It also boasts six colleges, including the flagship University of South Carolina -- you'll find Gamecocks spirit wherever you go. Manufacturing and insurance companies add to the mix. Seven major hospitals provide both jobs and top-notch medical care. Columbia’s balanced approach has yielded robust growth in the past few years; unemployment is 6.9%.

Set halfway between the mountains and the Atlantic and within two hours of Charlotte and Charleston, Columbia's location is a big draw. But the city has its own attractions, including an art museum, a children's museum and Riverbanks Zoo, rated one of the top ten in the country. Three rivers converge downtown, so a bike ride along Riverwalk or an afternoon of tubing is always on the menu, as are boating and water sports on nearby Lake Murray. Although the city lives up to its motto, "famously hot," in August, annual temperatures average a moderate 65 degrees.

Reasonably priced housing and good schools (including some that are tops in the state) make the Columbia area ideal for families. A three-bedroom, two-bath home in the leafy Shandon neighborhood averages $250,000.


Columbia's downtown combines historic facades with hip boutiques and eateries.

What the locals love: Outdoor living, Southern hospitality and South Carolina -- grown items on menus at local restaurants, such as the Oak Table. Follow #kipcities on Twitter to see what else there is to love about Columbia.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2017 10:09     Subject: Can anyone tell me about University of South Carolina's engineering school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why is the numbee of first gen college studenta alarmung?


Especially when selective SLACS also target first generation applicants who are in high percentages at these schools?


I don't think it's alarming, to be clear! But I spoke with a colleague of mine whose daughter was considering South Carolina who was dismayed that her daughter might be consorting with such a large number of people who had never left South Carolina. "provincial" I think is the word she used. I gather she felt that way about any public university fwiw, but especially those in the south. SLACS, I think, recognize the barriers these kids face, and the likelihood that they are not otherwise going to get many (if any) first generation types, and that the SLACS tend towards provincialism in their own way. They target these students because the first generation south Carolina kid who wants an agricultural science degree to help bring his family hog farming operation into the 21st century is not otherwise going to apply to Bryn Mawr. Probably isn't going to even with substantial outreach and financial aid - because it is still cheaper and better for her family to go to the reasonably well-regarded, closeby public university. Point being, there are quite a lot of similarly situated students at a place like South Carolina.


Well, this makes a lot of sense. The big public flagships, at least the majority of them, were established with land grants from the Federal Government under the Morrill Act for the purposes of engendering education in agricultural, eningineering and the industrial arts. Today, these institutions are the backbone of our higher education system, educating the majority of American college students and conducting the majority of research.

I didn't think freshmen had direct entry to International Business? If she is indeed doing that, well done!

My daughter will be attending USC international business this Fall, and i can assure you there is nothing "provincial" about that program. She will be rooming with another student from Northern Virginia. In fact, most if the other students we met on our visit were OOS. Even saw Muslim students in hijabs and one in full veil. I guess they feel comfortable there as well.

I guess a difference between USC and SLACS for first gen students is that they are likely to have peers with whom they stare similar experiences, and not only the offspring of the well heeled suburbs of Boston and Philly. Personally, I'm looking forward to four years of SEC football. Go Cocks!
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2017 16:38     Subject: Can anyone tell me about University of South Carolina's engineering school
Anonymous wrote:Why is the numbee of first gen college studenta alarmung?


Please don't talk with food in your mouth.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2017 16:28     Subject: Can anyone tell me about University of South Carolina's engineering school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why is the numbee of first gen college studenta alarmung?


Especially when selective SLACS also target first generation applicants who are in high percentages at these schools?


I don't think it's alarming, to be clear! But I spoke with a colleague of mine whose daughter was considering South Carolina who was dismayed that her daughter might be consorting with such a large number of people who had never left South Carolina. "provincial" I think is the word she used. I gather she felt that way about any public university fwiw, but especially those in the south. SLACS, I think, recognize the barriers these kids face, and the likelihood that they are not otherwise going to get many (if any) first generation types, and that the SLACS tend towards provincialism in their own way. They target these students because the first generation south Carolina kid who wants an agricultural science degree to help bring his family hog farming operation into the 21st century is not otherwise going to apply to Bryn Mawr. Probably isn't going to even with substantial outreach and financial aid - because it is still cheaper and better for her family to go to the reasonably well-regarded, closeby public university. Point being, there are quite a lot of similarly situated students at a place like South Carolina.


Well, this makes a lot of sense. The big public flagships, at least the majority of them, were established with land grants from the Federal Government under the Morrill Act for the purposes of engendering education in agricultural, eningineering and the industrial arts. Today, these institutions are the backbone of our higher education system, educating the majority of American college students and conducting the majority of research.

My daughter will be attending USC international business this Fall, and i can assure you there is nothing "provincial" about that program. She will be rooming with another student from Northern Virginia. In fact, most if the other students we met on our visit were OOS. Even saw Muslim students in hijabs and one in full veil. I guess they feel comfortable there as well.

I guess a difference between USC and SLACS for first gen students is that they are likely to have peers with whom they stare similar experiences, and not only the offspring of the well heeled suburbs of Boston and Philly. Personally, I'm looking forward to four years of SEC football. Go Cocks!
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2017 11:38     Subject: Can anyone tell me about University of South Carolina's engineering school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why is the numbee of first gen college studenta alarmung?


Especially when selective SLACS also target first generation applicants who are in high percentages at these schools?


I don't think it's alarming, to be clear! But I spoke with a colleague of mine whose daughter was considering South Carolina who was dismayed that her daughter might be consorting with such a large number of people who had never left South Carolina. "provincial" I think is the word she used. I gather she felt that way about any public university fwiw, but especially those in the south. SLACS, I think, recognize the barriers these kids face, and the likelihood that they are not otherwise going to get many (if any) first generation types, and that the SLACS tend towards provincialism in their own way. They target these students because the first generation south Carolina kid who wants an agricultural science degree to help bring his family hog farming operation into the 21st century is not otherwise going to apply to Bryn Mawr. Probably isn't going to even with substantial outreach and financial aid - because it is still cheaper and better for her family to go to the reasonably well-regarded, closeby public university. Point being, there are quite a lot of similarly situated students at a place like South Carolina.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2017 11:25     Subject: Can anyone tell me about University of South Carolina's engineering school
Anonymous wrote:Why is the numbee of first gen college studenta alarmung?


Especially when selective SLACS also target first generation applicants who are in high percentages at these schools?
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2017 07:33     Subject: Can anyone tell me about University of South Carolina's engineering school
Why is the numbee of first gen college studenta alarmung?
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2017 16:16     Subject: Can anyone tell me about University of South Carolina's engineering school
aw, I know nothing about the engineering school, but I love Columbia. I have some family there. laidback southern college town - fairly diverse (for the south), good food, lots to drink and really friendly and chill. like if you scaled back chapel hill to a smaller (and hotter) town.

going on anecdotes alone, the student body probably includes more first generation college students than UNC. (which personally, I think is great, but would probably alarm certain DCUM-ites).
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2017 13:08     Subject: Can anyone tell me about University of South Carolina's engineering school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What is exactly wrong with Columbia? I found it quite pleasant during my visit: laid back and unpretentious. Like the Five Points neighborhood and the Old Town area on Gervaus and along the river was nice,


It's a ghetto swamp.


DP, and basically this. Although I would say "trashy swamp." Not idea about the racial makeup these days. Member of the SC Bar., BTW. So I have ended up spending a fair amount of time in Columbia, and in the law school on campus. I would never live there. Ick.
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2017 10:33     Subject: Can anyone tell me about University of South Carolina's engineering school
You sound racist!
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2017 08:08     Subject: Can anyone tell me about University of South Carolina's engineering school
Anonymous wrote:What is exactly wrong with Columbia? I found it quite pleasant during my visit: laid back and unpretentious. Like the Five Points neighborhood and the Old Town area on Gervaus and along the river was nice,


It's a ghetto swamp.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2017 20:26     Subject: Can anyone tell me about University of South Carolina's engineering school
Seemed to have much more going for it than the other college town my daughter visited in the Midwest.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2017 20:25     Subject: Can anyone tell me about University of South Carolina's engineering school
What is exactly wrong with Columbia? I found it quite pleasant during my visit: laid back and unpretentious. Like the Five Points neighborhood and the Old Town area on Gervaus and along the river was nice,
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2017 20:06     Subject: Can anyone tell me about University of South Carolina's engineering school
If you're going that far south, go to Georgia tech. Very good engineering school