Anybody here go to USC?
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are you talking about undergrad admissions? you could always go check their website or usnews for general ideas...
as for paying the tuition, there's always the option of (1) wealthy parents/relatives...and if (1) doesn't exist, then (2) take out some heavy loans. imho, it isn't worth it to go 100K in debt for USC. go to UCLA.
as for paying the tuition, there's always the option of (1) wealthy parents/relatives...and if (1) doesn't exist, then (2) take out some heavy loans. imho, it isn't worth it to go 100K in debt for USC. go to UCLA.
I got accepted into USC comp Sci grad school and given how I did in the GRE I would say its not to hard to get in. (dunno about Marshall tho).
I think USC in CS is top 25. Don't remember the exact position, but is a little bit below UCLA which was 15 IIRC.
I think USC in CS is top 25. Don't remember the exact position, but is a little bit below UCLA which was 15 IIRC.
i go to ucla.
hoooohaa.
but anyways, to answer your question, most "poor" people i know who go to usc have scholarships, i heard they really try to help you to get enough money to go there if you are "in need".
hoooohaa.
but anyways, to answer your question, most "poor" people i know who go to usc have scholarships, i heard they really try to help you to get enough money to go there if you are "in need".
I went to USC for undergrad. I had a Trustee scholarship which pays full tuition. USC gives out a lot of scholarships for academic performance. I then went to USC med school. That was paid for by the MD/Ph.D program. I'm now at Caltech which is being paid for by Howard Hughes Medical Institute. I haven't paid much for all this private education! 
I love USC!
I love USC!
Oh, by the way, tuition for USC undergrad is about $19,000. Add $10,000 for housing and expenses, this is mostly true of any other school you go to, private or public. So, the total will be about $30,000. Getting into USC is much more difficult these days compared to the past. Fun fact for you ucla people out there, the average incoming freshman SAT score was actually higher at USC compared to ucla for the past couple of years. However, because the UC schools are all pretty good, it's still a bit harder to get into since the $$$ difference.
Too bad usnews doesn't have the full stats online anymore. You should definitly buy a copy and look at the stats that are important to you. The straight up ranking is cool, but doesn't always tell the full story.
If you have more questions about USC, go ahead and pm me. I'll be happy to answer.
Good luck!
Too bad usnews doesn't have the full stats online anymore. You should definitly buy a copy and look at the stats that are important to you. The straight up ranking is cool, but doesn't always tell the full story.
If you have more questions about USC, go ahead and pm me. I'll be happy to answer.
Good luck!
<---- Currently a sophomore, physics major at USC.
When I applied, it was for business administration. I got in as a business scholar. To get in as one, your GPA and SAT should be pretty up there. I think the average SAT for the business scholars program was in the upper 1300s/mid 1400s or something of the sort.
If you do get in, your first year at USC will look similar to this:
fall:
Organizational Behavior
Writing
Microeconomics
GE (Category 6)
Spring:
Math for Business
Information technology
Macroeconomics
GE
This is assuming you pass the AP calculus AB or BC exam with a 4 or higher and you didn't take/pass the ap economics exams.
At least, that's how it would have been like for me.
When I took BUAD304, it was specifically set for business scholars. So, in some ways, I was meeting the cream of the crop for your graduating class.
Sadly that didn't impress me too much. And, after talking to a few people, I decided that being a business major wasn't for me and I decided to pursue what I think is the most interesting stuff in the world.
Things I didn't like:
>The program is quite rigid as well (ESPECIALLY if you get accepted into their honors program, which most BUAD scholars will easily do).
>Courses that didn't seem rigorous enough (of course, this seems like all business undergrad programs, not just USC)
>I plan on getting an MBA, so a BS in BUAD is rather repetitive
>The people you will be with. Despite being the "elite," they seemed rather lazy and unwilling to work. Not very creative either. IMO, a must for business.
>I like to see math....you don't see much of it in business. Even economics, which has a calculus pre-req, HAS NO CALCULUS?! Econ was still more interesting to me than BUAD 304 though. Think of OB as a course giving terms to things you already know. Maybe I should've applied as an accounting major. Even then, same core courses as business...
Things that are positive:
>huge, HUGE USC network <--- reason why so many international students have applied and have gone to marshall. if you know the value of networking, this is probably the main reason why you stick with a business major here at USC.
>pretty damn good business education
>Small classes (should you get accepted into the honors program). That is, small relative to lots of other classes. to get really small, you need to become a physics or math major, where it's not uncommon to see <10 people in some of the classes. If you don't get in the honors program, then don't expect a lot of individual attention from your professors, as classes can get large.
>Tailored to keep you up with business and allows you to explore areas within it (your senior concentration)
>If you need advice, they will give it to you. Despite the size of Marshall, you can get individual attention if you want.
As for tuition, if you need it, USC will take care of you. Lots of scholarship opportunities as well.
PS: If you do go to USC and get in as a business scholar, take Porath for OB -- she baked the class cookies
PPS: If your computer skills are l337 enough and you know VB, you can pass out of ITP 101.
When I applied, it was for business administration. I got in as a business scholar. To get in as one, your GPA and SAT should be pretty up there. I think the average SAT for the business scholars program was in the upper 1300s/mid 1400s or something of the sort.
If you do get in, your first year at USC will look similar to this:
fall:
Organizational Behavior
Writing
Microeconomics
GE (Category 6)
Spring:
Math for Business
Information technology
Macroeconomics
GE
This is assuming you pass the AP calculus AB or BC exam with a 4 or higher and you didn't take/pass the ap economics exams.
At least, that's how it would have been like for me.
When I took BUAD304, it was specifically set for business scholars. So, in some ways, I was meeting the cream of the crop for your graduating class.
Sadly that didn't impress me too much. And, after talking to a few people, I decided that being a business major wasn't for me and I decided to pursue what I think is the most interesting stuff in the world.
Things I didn't like:
>The program is quite rigid as well (ESPECIALLY if you get accepted into their honors program, which most BUAD scholars will easily do).
>Courses that didn't seem rigorous enough (of course, this seems like all business undergrad programs, not just USC)
>I plan on getting an MBA, so a BS in BUAD is rather repetitive
>The people you will be with. Despite being the "elite," they seemed rather lazy and unwilling to work. Not very creative either. IMO, a must for business.
>I like to see math....you don't see much of it in business. Even economics, which has a calculus pre-req, HAS NO CALCULUS?! Econ was still more interesting to me than BUAD 304 though. Think of OB as a course giving terms to things you already know. Maybe I should've applied as an accounting major. Even then, same core courses as business...
Things that are positive:
>huge, HUGE USC network <--- reason why so many international students have applied and have gone to marshall. if you know the value of networking, this is probably the main reason why you stick with a business major here at USC.
>pretty damn good business education
>Small classes (should you get accepted into the honors program). That is, small relative to lots of other classes. to get really small, you need to become a physics or math major, where it's not uncommon to see <10 people in some of the classes. If you don't get in the honors program, then don't expect a lot of individual attention from your professors, as classes can get large.
>Tailored to keep you up with business and allows you to explore areas within it (your senior concentration)
>If you need advice, they will give it to you. Despite the size of Marshall, you can get individual attention if you want.
As for tuition, if you need it, USC will take care of you. Lots of scholarship opportunities as well.
PS: If you do go to USC and get in as a business scholar, take Porath for OB -- she baked the class cookies
PPS: If your computer skills are l337 enough and you know VB, you can pass out of ITP 101.
To answer this question better than being specific about business....
-Your SAT should be >1300.
-Your GPA should be >3.5 or so
-Make sure you have good letters of recommendation
-Make sure your essay is adequate
-All the extras (clubs, sports, etc) are handy if your SAT scores aren't in the mid 1300 range.
If I remember correctly...the entering class this year had an avg SAT of about 1340 and had a GPA of about 3.7 or so...
Tuition...scholarship. I haven't met many people who are paying more than 2/3 of it on their own. Generally it seems like people received lots of scholarship.
Lots of people out-of-state too. When I got in..about half were from california, the other half from lots of places on earth. I know they said one person who got in was a prince. That must've sucked for him when they announced it
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