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Hey...for all of you going to USC in the fall, why did you pick SC over all the others?

I can certainly tell you I had the worst time. I always was interested in USC but it was way expensive and I didn't want to put that kind of stress on my dad. I accepted SDSU, and then BAM! I got a financial aid package to USC May 5th- four days after they due date to choose a school! I was able to get in, but I have to stay at the Radisson because of my late acceptance and housing application. I am totally psyched to go there though- can you believe we start in a month?

By Uschicka (Uschicka) on Saturday, July 19, 2003 - 10:28 pm: Edit

wow this is embarrassing ...no one responding...lol

By Nerdboy (Nerdboy) on Saturday, July 19, 2003 - 11:01 pm: Edit

don't worry, I don't attend USC myself; but my friends who are going there next year mostly say it's the girls!

By Tsdad (Tsdad) on Sunday, July 20, 2003 - 10:34 pm: Edit

For my son it was film, LA, weather. Something too about getting as far awy from home as he could, although I think he's having some second thoughts about that now.

By Samia (Samia) on Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 06:45 pm: Edit

Hey, I've written about my USC decisions many times to many people. I think people want to know about why I chose USC because for my entire life I've wanted to go to UCLA. And I'm not gonna say anything bad about UCLA, because I still love the school, and it was a perfect match for me for everything except my major. YEP, I chose SC because I got into the Annenberg School of Communications/Journalism. Since I'm an entering frosh majoring in broadcast journalism, I knew I had to go to the school that was actually nationally recognized in the field, and had the facilities that would make my dream a reality (Annenberg TV News and Impact and all that stuff). The school is financially well off, unlike the UC system that suffers from a state wide budget crisis. Anyway...basically, I felt I'd get more attention at USC and that the contacts made would be necessary when pursuing my future career. Internships are definitely a plus. Oh, and I was a Dean's Scholar there, so I guess maybe the prestige was a factor as well.

By Uschicka (Uschicka) on Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 06:49 pm: Edit

that's cool you are going to be in Annenberg. I'm registered as pre-business, but I am going to change majors to get into the school so I can go into the advertising field.

By Electricmonkey (Electricmonkey) on Friday, August 08, 2003 - 12:40 pm: Edit

I actually planned on attending an Ivy League throughout most of high school (I'm Asian--it was allllll about the Ivy Leagues!); but then I got the opportunity to go to USC straight after my junior year of high school, skipping my senior year. I jumped at the chance mainly because I was going crazy at home. So I went, I loved it, and (to the chagrin of my parents) decided not to transfer afterwards (although I sent in a halfhearted app to Stanford). I'm entering my junior year there.

By B18c1cx (B18c1cx) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 02:09 am: Edit

I was rejected everywhere else... jk...

USC is a great school. Have fun there.

By Randy80016 (Randy80016) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 07:29 pm: Edit

I chose it because it is far, warm weather, california girls, scholorship, and eh..I remember something about academics too.