Anonymous
10/31/2025 21:05
Subject: USC
I was impressed how diverse the student body is - both in terms of wealth and racial/ethnicity.
They have also attracted some excellent faculty in past 10 years.
They have also attracted some excellent faculty in past 10 years.
Anonymous
10/31/2025 21:01
Subject: USC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://admission.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/first-year-student-profile.pdf?trk=public_post_comment-text
Yikes - Annual Total $99,139
The other USC seems appealing to me now.
Yea, the cost isn’t chump. BTW, there is only one USC, and it is in California. And I say this as someone who was born and raised in the Deep South.
Yet, us Californians are not impressed with it for a number of reasons starting with location and the University of Spoiled Children reputation, which I witnessed first hand. USC has shot up the rankings using marketing experts, just as has Northeastern and Chicago. If you want that reputation for $99k, go for it but my kids certainly did not. If your kid is stuck on the “allure” of California, have them a) stay out there a week to make sure they want it -just going in and out of LAX should quench anyone’s desire, and b) look at UCLA … much better reputation and less expensive. Both tough admits.
Granny, we don't live in the 1980s anymore.
Rest of the world is in 2025.
Thanks for that. It's one of the most unfairly, IMO, pilloried schools on this and other forums.
Sure, it's risen in the rankings, but it seems like it's legitimate. Steve Sample made a real effort to turn it into an academically respected, well-ranked university - making undergrad admission much more selective, investing heavily in grad programs, increasing its international footprint, among other things - and by all accounts, succeeded.
Anonymous
10/26/2025 14:12
Subject: USC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://admission.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/first-year-student-profile.pdf?trk=public_post_comment-text
Yikes - Annual Total $99,139
The other USC seems appealing to me now.
Yea, the cost isn’t chump. BTW, there is only one USC, and it is in California. And I say this as someone who was born and raised in the Deep South.
Yet, us Californians are not impressed with it for a number of reasons starting with location and the University of Spoiled Children reputation, which I witnessed first hand. USC has shot up the rankings using marketing experts, just as has Northeastern and Chicago. If you want that reputation for $99k, go for it but my kids certainly did not. If your kid is stuck on the “allure” of California, have them a) stay out there a week to make sure they want it -just going in and out of LAX should quench anyone’s desire, and b) look at UCLA … much better reputation and less expensive. Both tough admits.
USC is a very diverse school in LA with a rich curriculum befitting a large university, especially accessible for Latinos, the first generation brother of a HS friend of my DS, from a lower middle income family, goes there. As with NYU, past stereotypes no longer apply.
Anonymous
10/26/2025 11:03
Subject: USC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://admission.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/first-year-student-profile.pdf?trk=public_post_comment-text
Yikes - Annual Total $99,139
The other USC seems appealing to me now.
Yea, the cost isn’t chump. BTW, there is only one USC, and it is in California. And I say this as someone who was born and raised in the Deep South.
Yet, us Californians are not impressed with it for a number of reasons starting with location and the University of Spoiled Children reputation, which I witnessed first hand. USC has shot up the rankings using marketing experts, just as has Northeastern and Chicago. If you want that reputation for $99k, go for it but my kids certainly did not. If your kid is stuck on the “allure” of California, have them a) stay out there a week to make sure they want it -just going in and out of LAX should quench anyone’s desire, and b) look at UCLA … much better reputation and less expensive. Both tough admits.
You don’t speak for all Californians. From my perch, USC alumni network is robust and clannish, and always willing to help each other out. The name carries weight in finance, real estate, and other business sectors. Trojan pride is a real thing in Southern California. There is no other school that has the same level of school spirit or networking. UCLA is also a fantastic school and the better option for financial reasons. But having UCLA on your resume is not going to help you to the same degree as USC.
Anonymous
10/26/2025 10:45
Subject: USC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://admission.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/first-year-student-profile.pdf?trk=public_post_comment-text
Yikes - Annual Total $99,139
The other USC seems appealing to me now.
Yea, the cost isn’t chump. BTW, there is only one USC, and it is in California. And I say this as someone who was born and raised in the Deep South.
Yet, us Californians are not impressed with it for a number of reasons starting with location and the University of Spoiled Children reputation, which I witnessed first hand. USC has shot up the rankings using marketing experts, just as has Northeastern and Chicago. If you want that reputation for $99k, go for it but my kids certainly did not. If your kid is stuck on the “allure” of California, have them a) stay out there a week to make sure they want it -just going in and out of LAX should quench anyone’s desire, and b) look at UCLA … much better reputation and less expensive. Both tough admits.
Granny, we don't live in the 1980s anymore.
Rest of the world is in 2025.
Anonymous
10/26/2025 10:18
Subject: USC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://admission.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/first-year-student-profile.pdf?trk=public_post_comment-text
Yikes - Annual Total $99,139
The other USC seems appealing to me now.
Yea, the cost isn’t chump. BTW, there is only one USC, and it is in California. And I say this as someone who was born and raised in the Deep South.
Yet, us Californians are not impressed with it for a number of reasons starting with location and the University of Spoiled Children reputation, which I witnessed first hand. USC has shot up the rankings using marketing experts, just as has Northeastern and Chicago. If you want that reputation for $99k, go for it but my kids certainly did not. If your kid is stuck on the “allure” of California, have them a) stay out there a week to make sure they want it -just going in and out of LAX should quench anyone’s desire, and b) look at UCLA … much better reputation and less expensive. Both tough admits.
I think a lot of USC's success can be explained by its strength in engineering and business, which differentiates it from a lot of peer schools. Engineering and increasingly business gets a lot of very smart students. Not a lot of Spoiled Children in mechanical engineering.
Anonymous
10/26/2025 10:13
Subject: USC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://admission.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/first-year-student-profile.pdf?trk=public_post_comment-text
Yikes - Annual Total $99,139
The other USC seems appealing to me now.
Yea, the cost isn’t chump. BTW, there is only one USC, and it is in California. And I say this as someone who was born and raised in the Deep South.
Yet, us Californians are not impressed with it for a number of reasons starting with location and the University of Spoiled Children reputation, which I witnessed first hand. USC has shot up the rankings using marketing experts, just as has Northeastern and Chicago. If you want that reputation for $99k, go for it but my kids certainly did not. If your kid is stuck on the “allure” of California, have them a) stay out there a week to make sure they want it -just going in and out of LAX should quench anyone’s desire, and b) look at UCLA … much better reputation and less expensive. Both tough admits.
Anonymous
10/26/2025 10:05
Subject: USC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://admission.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/first-year-student-profile.pdf?trk=public_post_comment-text
Yikes - Annual Total $99,139
The other USC seems appealing to me now.
Yea, the cost isn’t chump. BTW, there is only one USC, and it is in California. And I say this as someone who was born and raised in the Deep South.
Anonymous
10/26/2025 01:09
Subject: USC
USC still admits more students who apply with scores, and prefers high scores. Middle 50% SAT range of accepted students is 1490-1550.