what's the reputation of USC?

[gwai lo]

What about Berkeley or Stanford? Both of them have much stronger programs and reputations for their engineering departments than both LA and SC.

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: dudeman007

What school isn't a party school anyways? That classification is such a joke.

Compare FSU to Duke.

....
.
...
.....

:laugh:

 

[GeneValgene]

usc is good school...but too expensive!

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: Dear Summer
I know the grad engineering program is pretty decent and it will open more doors for me (I plan to live and work in the southern cali area), but a USC degree is not that recognized on the east coast?

Yeah 'SC definitely holds more cred on the westcoast.

nothing left coast has any credibility in the east.
As it shouldnt.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: sao123
nothing left coast has any credibility in the east.
As it shouldnt.

meh, makes no difference to me. <3 LA

 

[Darthvoy]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: Dear Summer

Originally posted by: ed21x

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: ed21x

Anderson School of Business has been in top 10 in years pass, as has Marshall. Both are excellent, but Marshall consistently edges it out.

Too bad Anderson doesn't have an undergrad program (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though)

an undergrad business program is one of the most useless degrees out there. Even amongst places like KPMG, McKinsey, Accenture, etc, you can apply as an intern with virtually any undergrad degree as you'll be trained in-house while everyone is fully aware that undergrad business majors learn nothing.

In my opinion, business should be a graduate school major for people who are actually established in the field and want enhance their current line of work.

I disagree. Within an undergraduate business program, there are specializations. Finance, Accounting, MIS, etc. You can learn more than you think. I don't see it any less useless than an econ or polisci degree

uh...no. it's fucking useless.

you're essentially wasting 4 years of time "learning" what is essentially common sense to most people, and an elevated understanding to successful business people. i.e, the ones that didn't waste their time in BS business bachelors degrees and are earning money.

business is experience, NOT academics. Don't waste your time, don't waste a University's time/money for something so useless as a BA in business. they even try to claim it as a "science" these days. fucking ridiculous.

econ is rote statistics. business is about manipulating the numbers to effect your client, or your group. econ, if you're any good, is about ignoring meaningless correlations and trusting the numbers that matter.

Business deviates as far from science as it possibly can, and still wants to call itself science. "Marketing" degree? WTF is that?

dude you need to relax. You seem like the type that for no reason seems to hold a grudge against people who major in a business. I majored in finance and real estate and can tell you first hand that a lot of the stuff I learned is not common sense. Sure, if someone wanted to learn the material individually or through experience, they can, but the same can be said about engineering or any other field for that matter. What it comes down to, I think, is that a business degree has been diluted to mean the same as a communications one because a lot people choose business when they don't really know what to do.

On a side note, it doesn't really matter what school you go to because ultimately what makes you successful is the type of person you are. What a school like USC has going for it is its alumni network.

 

[ed21x]

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: Dear Summer
I know the grad engineering program is pretty decent and it will open more doors for me (I plan to live and work in the southern cali area), but a USC degree is not that recognized on the east coast?

Yeah 'SC definitely holds more cred on the westcoast.

nothing left coast has any credibility in the east.
As it shouldnt.

Stanford, Berkeley, Caltech, UCSF are all excellent schools. we tear shit up

 

[Mo0o]

University of Second Choice?

It's not a bad school but not necessarily worth the money. The graduate programs are all relatively strong. The medical school is not top 10 but not so low that it's looked down upon.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: ed21x

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: Dear Summer
I know the grad engineering program is pretty decent and it will open more doors for me (I plan to live and work in the southern cali area), but a USC degree is not that recognized on the east coast?

Yeah 'SC definitely holds more cred on the westcoast.

nothing left coast has any credibility in the east.
As it shouldnt.

Stanford, Berkeley, Caltech, UCSF are all excellent schools. we tear shit up

while u guys play with your poop, the schools in the east are actually accomplishing things.