University of Southern California (USC) (2023-2024)

[viral spire]

Did they give finaid packages alr

[meager crescent]

Thats so real

[lofty falcon]

Idk rn uchicago but maybe Penn once I apply it changes a lot

[meager crescent]

No

After fafsa?

Idrk

[viral spire]

Omg I love Penn

[viral spire]

What about css

[meager crescent]

i love wharton too

Let me in

[meager crescent]

I submitted last month

[viral spire]

I keep forgetting to fill css

[meager crescent]

So we will see

[viral spire]

I just have to submit before the deadline right

[meager crescent]

Ye

[viral spire]

USC is Jan something 😰

[lofty falcon]

yeahhhhh my eighth grade self set me up so well for that going to a feeder 💀

[meager crescent]

Its feb 1

[viral spire]

Ok good

[meager crescent]

For most

[viral spire]

Ea usc is earlier

[lofty falcon]

omg I’ve been procrastinating

[meager crescent]

Ahahaha how many got in from ur school

[meager crescent]

Bro ive been on my phone for a while and still at 82% thank god for iphone battery lifee

My android battery was so ass

[lofty falcon]

idk I haven’t asked around yet but last year we had like 12/120 go

[meager crescent]

Sheesh

[viral spire]

Same 😭

[viral spire]

Cracked asf

[viral spire]

W

iPhone is better

[meager crescent]

I might have to skip school on monday/tuesday to get these schools done

[lofty falcon]

Omg Ive been telling my mom I can just fill it out for her but she won’t hand over the documents and I’m worried she won’t get to it in time

[meager crescent]

I legit told bertha i was hoping for a deferral yesterday bc i need to be humbled and sent packing so I can get more motivated 😭

[viral spire]

I hope my dad can do mine in time 😭

[viral spire]

From where 😭

[meager crescent]

My parents complained sm

And it took them forecer

Forever

They said i owe rhem a lot

For the effort

[viral spire]

I need usc to give me a merit scolly otherwise my parents won’t let me go

[viral spire]

💀

[dusk crescent]

Lol real

[meager crescent]

My dad said he would pay for usc but now thinks ut is better so im on my own now

[viral spire]

Gl 😭

[dusk crescent]

My parents are willing to give me 3000 a year at least ❤️

They saved ig

[viral spire]

Aww

Mine didn’t 💀

My 10 year old brother has a college fund but I don’t

[lofty falcon]

My parents keep putting off the conversation 😭

[meager crescent]

Praise the lord for nmf

[meager crescent]

This is generational hating

D1 hating

Pro level hating

[viral spire]

😭 I was so close bro hate my life

[viral spire]

NO FR

Favoritism much???

[dusk crescent]

Not your 10 year old bro

[viral spire]

They thought it was too late for me like ok 💀 could have started earlier

[dusk crescent]

Nah cuz this is happening to my little brother as well ☠️

He's 16 alr too

[lofty falcon]

huh why don’t they just give you his savings 😭

[viral spire]

Younger child favoritism is real

[viral spire]

I have no idea 💀

They want him to go to Penn Wharton

[lofty falcon]

FOR REAL and then the younger child just plays on iPad all day doesn’t do homework disrespects parents smh

[viral spire]

NO LITERALLY like I couldn’t dream of doing what he does 💀I’d get yelled at

[dusk crescent]

Nah my brother just plays fortnite and nba 2k all day 😭

[lofty falcon]

older sisters have it so rough 😭

[viral spire]

Real asf 😭 it’s ok we will overcome

[lofty falcon]

Yessss eldest children are statistically more likely to be successful (I saw that on Instagram it’s probably not true)

[meager crescent]

I believe it

(I dont)

[viral spire]

😭

[forest skiff]

LOUIS PATRIDGE LOML

THAT BIZAARDVARK GUY EW

[fading gazelle]

do u guys know what the EA acceptance rate for class of 2027 was

[forest skiff]

Yeah Sabrina carpenter

bro im so sad I'm intl I wanna go to admitted student days :(((

[rancid lion]

im just saying it should have been me

[rancid lion]

6%

[fading gazelle]

omll

[meager crescent]

Ye insane

[meager crescent]

Its fine when u enroll in uchi u will go to orientation

[forest skiff]

💀💀💀💀

[forest skiff]

lollll i don't see myself going to uchicago tho I'm v much a cali girlie

but yk

i wanna get in

for the validation

[meager crescent]

I thought it was always ur #1

Didnt u wanna edit

[forest skiff]

uchicago is my no. 1 yes but like

parents would pay for a UC over uchicago

and idk

im just very

confused

we'll see what happens on monday

[static heart]

whats the decision date for ea?

[forest skiff]

mid-late jan

[static heart]

😭😭😭

[viral spire]

Someone said ea was coming out Monday?

[viral spire]

Ohh I thought you were talking about uchicago

[forest skiff]

oh nah lol

[fleet belfry]

Two of my friends started cog sci and both switched

[rancid lion]

did they get in ea

[ancient echo]

less in our AOs and more in terms of external parts

you dickride harder than i do and i actually go here

wow

[somber jasper]

yep

have you seen my bed

[ancient echo]

our scandals were not to do with plain cash to admissions

[somber jasper]

yeah it was like athletics

[ancient echo]

it was an intricate external scandal to do with individuals outside the admissions office who were unfairly advantaging students

[ancient echo]

yes

there were no ties to the admissions office and neither does the AO have any such policies of accepting money in exchange for granting admission

[somber jasper]

i have a couple more shirts and a sweater not pictured

always updating my merch collection

[ancient echo]

yo WHAT

where r u from bro

[meager crescent]

Tf

Gimme some

[crude sequoia]

anyone applying for Marshall BUAI program?

[royal mural]

God I’m so sad my USC application was Dogshit

[meager crescent]

Usc let me in

And bertha too ig 🙄

[forest skiff]

and me??

[meager crescent]

Smith ur getting in but u give me uc hicago vibes

So i think u will turn usc down

[forest skiff]

lol im honoured

but my parents would push me to choose usc cuz cali

[meager crescent]

Oh

Well youre the one going for 4 years

[forest skiff]

yeah

[meager crescent]

Although they are prolly paying 😭

[forest skiff]

but usc is like no. 2

so i wouldn't mind

[meager crescent]

Behind uc hicago

[forest skiff]

but like uchicago

[meager crescent]

?

[forest skiff]

we'll seeeeeeeeeeeee

[forest skiff]

yeah

[meager crescent]

Which UCs did u apply

[forest skiff]

Davis la berkeley irvine

fav is irvine bcuz major but UCLA close second

Davis Berkeley close to home

so parents would 100% choose uc over uc hicago

[meager crescent]

Irvine campus is dogshit ngl

Its boring asl

[forest skiff]

don't say that :(

[meager crescent]

Looks like an apartment complex

😭😭

[forest skiff]

UCI might have one of my fav programs

for me it's not about where i go like I'd be fine anywhere

But i put the most effort into my uchicago app so i wanna get in yk

[meager crescent]

I feel u

[somber jasper]

i live nearby

[somber jasper]

maybe

[ancient echo]

ah wonderful

[stable quail]

yeah i did

[wind vector]

im most likely going to finish with a c in one of my aps this semester bringing my overall gpa down, should i submit these 7th semester grades even with a C in RD?

[stable quail]

did you apply ea?

[wind vector]

no, im applying rd

[stable quail]

i'm pretty sure usc requires 1st sem senior year grades

so you'll have to submit it

[crude sequoia]

May I DM you?

[rancid lion]

idk if u have a choice

they might require it

[wind vector]

would make sense, i was wondering if it was only required once you got in, like a final transcript sort of things

ill look into it

[rancid lion]

both situations. lets say u get in ea, then ya usc will ask for senior year grades regardless of semester, just avoid

Cs if possible

and if u can then try maintaining ur other grades as A if possible idk there really isnt much u can do at this point

[wind vector]

yeah my other APs are 2 A's 1 B, if i can get an 84/100 on my final I can up the B to a C but ive been struggling on tests the past few units

[rancid lion]

u got it bro. LOCK IN

last week finish strong

[wind vector]

thats the mentality im at

[rancid lion]

ya dw it will work out.

[wind vector]

just gotta finish strong and finalize my supplemental essays for usc then ill be good

[rancid lion]

ya. ngl i enjoyed doing the usc supps. gl with ur usc app man

[wind vector]

thanks, i liked their prompts im just finishing my final revisions

[wind vector]

did u apply EA?

[rancid lion]

yup

only

EA

didnt EA anywhere else or ED

[stable quail]

yeah fs

[wind vector]

ah nice, i EA'd a few other places but not USC, wanted to maybe get my grades up and retake the SAT but I ended up not having enough time to study and retake the sat due to my involvment with athletics

[rancid lion]

ah ic. tbh only school i wanted to EA was USC.

[wind vector]

the only other ones I EA'd were some local schools

i wanted to have more time to fill out a better application for usc hence me going RD

its my top school tbh so i wanted to work on it more

[rancid lion]

i will be changing or keeping my name based on my usc decisions, super scaredddd

[rancid lion]

ah ic ya understandable

[wind vector]

same, im in the lower percentile for applicants grade and test wise but i pray they see something lmaoo

[rancid lion]

lol went test optional

[wind vector]

same lmao

well i will be

most likely

[rancid lion]

ah ic.i cant handle this month wait

[wind vector]

when does ea release? isnt it like mid january?

[rancid lion]

january so potentially exactly a month from now

[wind vector]

scariest month fr

i get all the uc apps by march 31 then usc by apr 1 gonna be so stressful

[rancid lion]

applied to ucs as well hope we get in

[wind vector]

for sure, are you in state or out of state? and which ones did you apply to if u dont mind me asking

[rancid lion]

in state, and pretty much all except ucr and uc merced

[wind vector]

basically same except im out of state

[rancid lion]

ah ic.

[wind vector]

good luck tho ill check back here january for sure hope you get in

[rancid lion]

ya u too. best of luck. and ty

[golden sentinel]

I saw this instagram reel that was like "passion projects" "NETWORKING WITH THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE" and my blood was boiling

[golden sentinel]

😔

i feel you

the last month was so painful

two montsh really

[viral spire]

💀 hate that

[viral spire]

Omg did you get into Cornell!?

[golden sentinel]

I did!!

[viral spire]

Congrats!!! That’s so awesome!!

[golden sentinel]

thank you 😍

[viral spire]

You were the one who did all their essays over the summer right?

[golden sentinel]

i did 😭

Cornell's essay was probably my best

[viral spire]

I remember seeing you and was like holy cow that guy is going places

[viral spire]

You fr slayed

Are you committed officially?

[golden sentinel]

Just did today 😍

[viral spire]

Yay!!! Excited to see your #🎓-commitments post

[golden sentinel]

soon 👀

[mighty patio]

wait is that not normal

[viral spire]

This guy was like writing supps like one school a day style

Starting June

[crude sequoia]

i sent you a request

[mighty patio]

lol thats what i did too

[viral spire]

Nice

[mighty patio]

damn i thought that was normal here

[viral spire]

Idk I didn’t start my supps till August

[mighty patio]

still a upenn reject tho 😭

[mighty patio]

thats still early

[viral spire]

Me during rd

[viral spire]

Yeah I didn’t do a school a day or anything though

[forest skiff]

lol my summer break was in may and i took a vacation to california

[somber jasper]

ngl slide im this desperate

jkjk

[rancid lion]

Congrats

[thorny cosmos]

When do decisions come out

For ea

[somber jasper]

around jan20th

[midnight stream]

[prisma dust]

who else applied to Marshall!!!!

[midnight stream]

Me.

😺

[prisma dust]

[midnight stream]

[prisma dust]

me when swagfloss applied to USC

[midnight stream]

#mewhendraykeappliedtoUSC

[prisma dust]

[midnight stream]

[prisma dust]

[meager crescent]

Me

[prisma dust]

hooray

[midnight stream]

Hurray*. Please spell it correctly next time, or I'll notify the higher-ups of the discord server. And get you banned. I ain't (will not) take this lightly.

[robust summit]

When USC come out??

[fading gazelle]

mid jan for ea

[somber jasper]

mid late jan

[robust summit]

me not getting in

https://tenor.com/view/stewie-monster-energy-stewie-griffin-family-guy-gif-26340783

[prisma dust]

[sinful sphinx]

Discord*. Please capitalize it correctly next time, or I'll notify the higher-ups of the Discord platform. And get you banned. I ain't (will not) take this lightly.

[robust summit]

talkn't

[midnight stream]

Apologize. I'm (I am) so sorry!!! Apologies for my disrespect, and my exclamation marks, I'm (I am) just far too nervous about getting banned on the Discord server referred to as "ApplyingToCollege". This WILL not consist of future occurrences! I will ensure dutiful respect in my further messages to come.

[haughty wolf]

Hi

What is the acceptance rate of USC in computer science?

[meager crescent]

1%

[haughty wolf]

Did anyone apply to USC Ai+Businss in Marshall school of business in EA?

[midnight stream]

yea my friend and i did

it's apparenrly really hard

[haughty wolf]

ok

[wise turret]

Yes

[fading gazelle]

does usc reject any applicants for EA. heard they only defer or accept ppl

[ancient echo]

correct

all applicants are either accepted or deferred

[crude sequoia]

Here

[amber venture]

how would the quality of ea admits compare to rd admits?

basically what i’m asking is like do they only take the clear top people in ea

[forest skiff]

They have far more applicants ea than rd cuz scholarships so ea tend to be more competitive applicants bcuz like rd is probably filled with t20 rejects looking for a t50 uni

[storm schooner]

when do usc decisions usually come out?

[forest skiff]

Mid-late jan

[zenith garnet]

uh guys do we submit official sat score reports

[lofty falcon]

yeah or I think you can upload unofficial score report on the portal

[thorny cosmos]

Does USC only admit or defer in early

[meager crescent]

Yep

[fleet belfry]

Yeah we all got in ea

[fleet belfry]

I mean for the most part yes most of the people that I know from EA are pretty crazy in terms of ECs and classes

[rancid lion]

Wait we wait what u already got in how ur a senior

[manic radish]

could be that they never updated their role

or qb

[flint nexus]

yo for the usc short answer: whats ur dream jon

can i put something totally rediculous that i would do if it wasnt so impractical

[somber jasper]

yeah

i did somehting wacky and quirky

im gatekeeping tho

[viral spire]

Yeah I did that

[viral spire]

Me asf

[meager crescent]

Mine was a somewhat feasible job but not at all related to my intended major

[somber jasper]

mine was not even close to feasible

YOOO I BECANE YELLOW!!

LETS GOOO

[manic radish]

.-. yellow

[worn locust]

how do you become yellow

[somber jasper]

idk ig you jus gotta be goated

[worn locust]

i guess i'm not goated enough

[somber jasper]

https://tenor.com/view/lebron-diamond1-siege-ranked-bronny-gif-26212774

[mighty patio]

pls usc 🙏

[somber jasper]

fax

[rancid lion]

hey guys im pretty sure this is not true but for the past maybe 3-5 ish years, usc has accepted only one student at our school or if it was one or more it was due to a student getting recruited

[mighty patio]

PLS USC I LOVE YOU

[rancid lion]

Me too. U know I’m dedicated cuz u know cuz I only EAed to u usc

[mighty patio]

😯

[rancid lion]

Yup if I get rejected then I gotta wait for my other schools nervously unless…. U know usc accepts me and I potentially withdraw everywhere else

Nah but fr this one month wait feels like a decade

I can’t wait for usc decision day

[mighty patio]

same

they probably already read our apps

[rancid lion]

Ya prob. I luv my admission officer tho she replied really quick to my financial questions

[somber jasper]

they better have teared up and got emotional over mine

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/800761415388102676/1186525958543528048/IMG_5466.jpg?ex=65939169&is=65811c69&hm=a4cb4ddec6ab521d5788ab4a583fae9d35b3b123d1823787207dea5f44626dff&

anywho saw this at the zoo this summer

[rancid lion]

That’s wild

[median ocean]

does usc defer all ea applicants?

the ones not accepted

[rancid lion]

Yes

[median ocean]

that’s nice

[high wave]

do share 🙏

[rancid lion]

Like the financial questions I had

?

[high wave]

yah

ohhh

I thought you meant financial as in likee how much they would give u

[rancid lion]

Ig it went through considering they replied with “We have received the letter of explanation you have uploaded”

[rancid lion]

Oh no that info is given after accepted

[ancient echo]

zbt poster for the tailgates LOL

[somber jasper]

lol i swear i saw it on one of the frat pics

[tame folio]

For USC short-questions, do you need to add an explanation for each

since your given 100 characters

so like for the "which well-known person or fictional character would be your ideal roommate" so i need to justify why they would be my ideal roommate?

same for favorite snack favorite movie etc etc

[forest skiff]

not necessary

[ancient echo]

yeah zbt

LOL

[haughty wolf]

hi

[meager crescent]

Not necessarily

I did justify the roommate one

But none of the other

[tame folio]

did you get into USC?

[meager crescent]

It comes out end of January

[tame folio]

ohk

[past dirge]

for the WBB program, since it's a collaboration between 3 unis, will the decision come out the same time as other EAs?

[meager crescent]

Yes

[thorn mantle]

is usc actually worth it? like it’s hella expensive and it’s not even a t20

[ancient echo]

you have upto 100 so u can use that how u will

[ancient echo]

yes. the WBB is a USC program in conjunction with other universities but primarily based AT USC

[meager crescent]

Not worth full pay imo

If u get decent aid then yea

I would say so

The trojan network is extensive and supportive

And it’s basically a t20

In terms of prestige

It was like #25 last year

[somber jasper]

i’d say most definitely if you have the means to afford it

[wind vector]

finished with a C in one of my AP classes this semester .5 off a B, should I put my first semester grades which are a little worse than my total cumulative GPA (harder classes though) in the common app? or should I wait to see if they request my 7th semester grades later on?

[mighty patio]

Either way they will still see those grades because your counselor will send a mid year report to them since ur rd

[thorn mantle]

thanks man

it depends if i even get in ea next month lol

does anyone know when ea decisions come out? i heard it's like jan 15 or something like that

[somber jasper]

i heard a bit later lke around the 20th

[wind vector]

true so would it be worth it to send it in my common app or just wait for the official transcript

[mighty patio]

nah i would just leave it as it is

i dont think it matters too much

[crude pecan]

Last year it came out on the second to last Friday of jan

I mean in 2023

[brisk mist]

wait rly

[mighty patio]

they announced it?

[rancid lion]

Email was sent

[brisk mist]

thats when financial aid forms r due i thought

[rancid lion]

Wait nvm

I read to quick

Sorry

[somber jasper]

bro lied

[rancid lion]

I was wrong

I got too excited

[somber jasper]

what was that fior

[rancid lion]

Wdym

sorry guys

[mighty patio]

wait so what was it for

[rancid lion]

Financial

I was wrong 😑

[brisk mist]

anyone know about trojan transfer into viterbi

if its possible/how it works

[somber jasper]

there is a viterbi pathways transfer plan but i think thats different from trojan transfer

but also if you trojan transfer in im pretty sure all you need to do to declare engineering is to take the preengineering courses and do well to declare a viterbi major

[ancient echo]

you can transfer into any school

viterbi (at least normal programs aside from a few cohort ones) can be declared at any time once you’ve completed a few courses (some basic math and engineering’s ones)

[finite minnow]

Guys what are the downsides to usc

[brisk mist]

ok

[meager crescent]

Cost

[brisk mist]

im a sibling with a good ass gpa and stats so worse case scenario i hopefully get ttp and transfer

[pliant iris]

should I put jonsey from fortnite as my ideal roomate

[meager crescent]

Yes

[rancid lion]

was their roommate question on uscv application?

wait there was i remember what i put now

[somber jasper]

yeah this the situation i’m in asw but my mom went for her masters instead of sibling

[flint nexus]

yo

for usc do i have to p

put on my essay why i wanna do my second choice major in addition to my first choice?

or can i talk about my first choice

[wooden heron]

guys, what did u put for your theme song

[high wave]

applause

[flint nexus]

deciding between break it off, obsessed w/u by central cee, or save ur tears by The Weeknd

[wooden heron]

my old one was loading by central cee

I switched to metamorphosis by interworld

[flint nexus]

Both of those are really good options ngl

[wooden heron]

fr

[mighty patio]

I put unforgettable by French Montana

[somber jasper]

upside down by jack johnson

[unkempt sail]

i put art deco by ldr

[rancid lion]

I put Life is a highway from cars lol

[sick star]

i think perry the platypus theme song

[rancid lion]

omg i should have done like the outro songs that people did for tiktok lmao

[ancient echo]

wait this might be my favorite

[somber jasper]

yeah i was thinking about doing that sing too

settled on curious george tho

[ancient echo]

valid

[ancient echo]

xenogenesis??

[rancid lion]

Yes lol

[rancid lion]

Cars was my first Disney movie if we exclude obviously the Disney classics, like Mickey mouse or Disney princesses, but ya cars all time fav Disney movie and will always be in my heart. I legit have so many Cars toys at home lol 😭

Not actual cars, but car toys

Also this song I would always ask my mom to play this song while going to school

[violet bay]

But imagine being rich enough 💸💲🤑 to get the actual cars tho , major bank alert 🗣️⁉️

[brisk mist]

can i retract my ea application and apply rd

instead

[rancid lion]

lol

[rancid lion]

What’s the reason and I think so maybe

[brisk mist]

i wanna redo my personal statement

[rancid lion]

Oh I thought u meant like move to rd. I don’t think that’s possible

It’s done deal

It’s fine honestly. I mean at least u didn’t make a grammar mistake like me

I literally wrote like here’s an example of what I did. I put made instead of making

And then one of my words isn’t spelled right 😭

[mighty patio]

i think u can withdraw the app

and then submit it again

well if u dont have a fee waiver then dont cause thats too expensive

[amber venture]

just change it to RD on the portal, should be easy. but if you wanna change essays it might be hard

[undone elbow]

heyy

i go to usc btw so ask me questions

im in marshall btw

[rancid lion]

when and what time did usc announce the decision

and how many people go in for cognitive science

[undone elbow]

last year

it was Jan 20th

around 7PM Eastern

so im guessing it will be jan 19th

same time prob

[rancid lion]

again havent meant a person who is actually in cognitive science tell me how many or their experience

[rancid lion]

was it a friday

[undone elbow]

idk about cognitive science

im marshall lol

yes it was friday

[rancid lion]

ah lol i was wondering if u had any personal like experiences meeting with one

[undone elbow]

not that i remember

[rancid lion]

alright ya. damn i might have to go to the usc reddit thread to ask about cognitive science because im so desperate to find any kind of info in regards to, like environment, recommended courses, stuff like that

[undone elbow]

any other questions or

[ancient echo]

sup

how was 351 💀💀💀

[rancid lion]

Ooh um have u ever seen Olivia Rodrigo at usc

[undone elbow]

I take that next semester, but 118- fuck

[rancid lion]

No way

Is that in the new stadium as well

[undone elbow]

that stadium has been there forever?

[ancient echo]

did u not waive out of it 💀💀

[undone elbow]

my school didn’t have AP calc

Only regular

That’s when I found out the math department at usc is dog shit

@ancient echo who was your 351 professor

[ancient echo]

i’m not marshall LOL

[fading gazelle]

what was ur gpa/stats

[flint nexus]

AHSHDHDNDDNDMNDNDDN

IM living thru my sis cause she applied ea here

I think you do public policy here

If I apply w/ public policy as my first choice and no second choice will that reduce my chances of admission?

I’m thinking of doing my second choice as undecided

[flint nexus]

Wrong abhi @ancient echo

[ancient echo]

all good

[flint nexus]

Yuhhh so what are your thoughts

[ancient echo]

uh no but recommend putting an area u like

if theres anything that catches your eye

you arent admitted for a major

esp w second choice

but they look at it as like a 'oh what might they be interested in majoring in once here'

[flint nexus]

Oh ok. I thought the price school was different

[ancient echo]

same AOs!!

[sick star]

i did public policy 1 and IR 2

[flint nexus]

That’s cool! I’m doing undecided as my second choice or a major in the keck school of medicine

[rancid lion]

Some people are getting like the 1040 idk necessarily know on their financial portal, does this correlate to admissions i never had these document and weren’t on my portal

[royal mural]

No

[royal mural]

usc specifically put an email to say this isn’t true

[fleet belfry]

Nah I’m a freshman at usc I forgot to update my role my bad

[ancient echo]

pls verify!!

[brisk osprey]

LMFAO SPOILT CHILD

[finite minnow]

actual pick me behaviour

[meager crescent]

What happened

[somber jasper]

idk

i missed some lore

[fleet belfry]

😭

Why

[ancient echo]

i embraced it alright

[tall flume]

wsg

[thorn mantle]

pros and cons between ucla and usc?

berkeley seems like the move rn but the housing crisis is crazy and with high crime rates around campus i have no idea why i applied to berkeley anymore

i heard that LA doesn't really have public transit compared to cities like chicago or nyc so how do students from ucla or usc go downtown?

[meager crescent]

USC is just better

FUCLA

[thorn mantle]

i heard that the surrounding areas of usc r ghetto tho

but idk if that's like actually how it is rn

[meager crescent]

Its getting better

Honestly its pretty hard to get into both

So id say just wait

[thorn mantle]

i feel like it's easier to get into usc than ucla for out of state students tho

since ucla priorities in state applicants than out of state

also idk if this makes a difference but the required gpas for out of state and in state r crazy 3.0 for in state and 3.5 for out of state

for the UCs

[steady olive]

If you have less than a 3.5 uc gpa it's gonna be tough getting in anyways

97% of USC admits had a 3.5 or higher unweighted

[thorn mantle]

is the average like a 3.7 or 3.8?

[meager crescent]

3.9

https://today.usc.edu/usc-fall-2023-admissions-historic-jump-in-applications/

[waxen dagger]

usc students do get free upasses that allow them to take the metro or some other public transport (https://transnet.usc.edu/index.php/student-u-pass/), which can get you to a lot of places. usually it's either that or know someone with a car (not hard tbh) or lyft/uber if you want to go someplace that isn't walking distance.

[rancid lion]

Wait u already got accepted?

[meager crescent]

Nah they dont accept this early

[undone elbow]

hey

cant wait for yall to come to USC

yaa

[meager crescent]

R u a freshman

[undone elbow]

yes

[meager crescent]

You should change ur role

It says prefrosh

[undone elbow]

im not that active here

i forgot

[meager crescent]

Who pinged me

[fleet belfry]

It’s gonna be fun

[somber jasper]

its so much easier to get the classes you want at usc

they dont have like the public school problems

[ancient echo]

we drive LOL

[ancient echo]

berk is never the move

[ancient echo]

we private we have better engineering school better business school better in most niche areas; smaller classes, better facilities stc

we are more expensive but we give out more fun aid

if ur in state ucla probs will be cheaper unless u end up landing a crazy good scholarship

regardless berk is never the move

[forest skiff]

but berk is close to home

[somber jasper]

they are kinda sketchy you just need to have a street sense ig and avoid certain areas and times

and dont be walkin down vermont or mlk blvd with your airpods in staring off into space

[winter belfry]

is the USC EA css due on the same day as the Fafsa or is it different days

[rancid lion]

They sent out an email on due dates

For financial aid

[ancient echo]

bro knows ALL the names this is wild

[somber jasper]

i just love usc that much

[meager crescent]

You better get in fr

[somber jasper]

i hope so

if i don’t ima just pray trojan transfer has my back at least

[meager crescent]

Would you not go to any other college?

Like do u not have a top 5

[somber jasper]

i have a top 5 i mean

but i’m transferring regardless if i get that option

ucla, gtech, brown, vandy, uci etc

[meager crescent]

Ah ok

[somber jasper]

brown or vandy id prob consider staying

[static heart]

what stats do y’all have

my gpa is low. do tehy prioritize grades

[pliant iris]

why is brown in ur list

the rest are similar except brown

[somber jasper]

everybody from brown so chill

[steady olive]

I got a little postcard in the mail that said it was all due Jan 15th for ea

[ancient echo]

nope!!!

[steady olive]

They definitely do

Gpa and rigor are listed as very important on the CDS and 97% had a high school gpa above 3.5 unweighted

[meager crescent]

Their average unweighted was a 3.9 last year

So i think they do care

[static heart]

ok i don’t stand a chance then

[steady olive]

Not necessarily

What do you have?

Especially if there are extenuating circumstances

[young pecan]

What’s average SAT and GPA for Marshall, anybody?

[steady olive]

I don't think they release the stats for that but my guess is very similar to the overall admit class

[young pecan]

And what would the stats for that look like?

[meager crescent]

3.9 UW average

[steady olive]

And 1440 average sat for those that's submit

[young pecan]

3.9 UW and 1440 don’t feel like they should go together lol

[steady olive]

I don't think USC cares about test scores as much

[meager crescent]

^

Also i think 1440 might be outdated

[steady olive]

Plus there's a lot more people will 4.0s than 1600s so it does kinda make sense statistically

[steady olive]

Yep you're right it was a 1510 last year

The data I was looking at was old

[meager crescent]

1510 is def inflated by test opt tho

I think 1450+ is submittable for usc

Although they dont seem to care too much about test scores

[steady olive]

Yeah that's true the test optional has inflated it a lot everywhere

[meager crescent]

Did u apply?

[steady olive]

Yeah

[meager crescent]

What major

[steady olive]

Only 50% submitted scores last year

[steady olive]

Aerospace engineering

It's my number 1, manifesting acceptance 🙏

[meager crescent]

Good luck

[steady olive]

You too!

[pliant iris]

true but the community and campus are drastically different than USC

[somber jasper]

fax

still debating on whether or not to apply since that’s the only application i haven’t started

[pliant iris]

i'll just say that the type of person to go to usc vs the type of person to go to Brown are very different

[thorn mantle]

how good is USC's fin aid?

[meager crescent]

Pretty bad unless you are low income

[somber jasper]

fair

[somber jasper]

i honestly heard it was ehh like its alright

nothing too special

but nothing too bad

[rancid lion]

From what I heard pretty good. Last year someone from my school got almost 3/4 tuition waved I think tho there might have been external scholarships involved but that’s from what ik of

[somber jasper]

but the thing about 3/4 tuition is thats still around 35k

jus cuz housin is mad expensive

[young pecan]

Fair enough

[wise turret]

did i fuck up by not submitting 1420 SAT for USC EA? i didnt because it didnt fall in their average but im not sure now

[meager crescent]

I wouldve gone test opt with 1420

I think u will be fine

[wise turret]

kk cool

[young pecan]

Going TO is pretty confusing. I always thought that colleges would assume you probably had a terrible score for you going TO lol

[young pecan]

USC ain’t 140k mate!?!?

[somber jasper]

no cuz tuition doesn’t cover the housing

so like you have the 20k-30k for non tuition cost of attendance stuff and then you get like 3/4 off of the 60k tuition

so that’s like 15k

comes around to like around 35-45k

[young pecan]

Even with housing I doubt that the yearly fees comes to 140 k. That’s obnoxious. NYU wasn’t even close to that figure…

[young pecan]

I understand your calculations but I am pretty sure that’s 3/4th of the total!!!

90k

[brisk osprey]

procrastinating applying for internships so ask me anything you wanna know 🫣

[somber jasper]

90k isnt the tuition, 90k is the tuition + the other costs

they said 3/4 of the tuition

https://tenor.com/view/nerd-emoji-nerd-emoji-avalon-play-avalon-gif-24241051

i get what u mean tho

[steady olive]

What dorm did you live in freshman year?

[undone elbow]

@brisk osprey HEYY

HOWS USC FOR UU

[brisk osprey]

i’m a transfer student, so I actually didnt live on campus, but I can give a lot of recs!!

[undone elbow]

same

[brisk osprey]

HAHAHAH HI BESTIE

[steady olive]

Ah ok

[undone elbow]

i love usc

sm

[steady olive]

Is off campus housing easy to get but just expensive?

Ik Purdue has a lot of housing issues wasn't sure how USC was being in la

[undone elbow]

housing is garanteed first/second year right ?

[brisk osprey]

Yes. Just gotta look early and be willing to get roommates to reduce cost

[steady olive]

What's your major btw?

[brisk osprey]

this!! if you live on campus first year ur guaranteed sophomore year

[steady olive]

Ok that's nice

[brisk osprey]

I’m a theatre major, but I work closely with the office of admission so i know about all the majors haha

[steady olive]

Lol

[steady olive]

Put a good note in my file 👀

[undone elbow]

i was gonna apply

but im soo busy

[brisk osprey]

my venmo is:

[brisk osprey]

YOU SHOULD!!! apply in the fall its so fun

[steady olive]

Operation varsity blues 2.0

[undone elbow]

im looking for more internships

[steady olive]

What's the worst part about it

[undone elbow]

well honestly

[brisk osprey]

so valid

[undone elbow]

i should apply for fall

[brisk osprey]

cost lmfao

[steady olive]

Lol that's true

90k is crazy

That's the only negative I can find 😭

I'm gonna be sad when I get rejected

[brisk osprey]

BUT we give a lot of fin aid and even have a program where if ur family makes less than 80k a year you come tuition free

[brisk osprey]

nah transfer like me

[steady olive]

I'll get the half tuition cause of national merit so that'll help a little at least

[young pecan]

You get a certain amount. The person meant that the amount equalled 3/4th of the TOTAL. lol I think that’s what caused the confusion.

[undone elbow]

and you can live in the honors college

[brisk osprey]

Oooh and you’ll get really nice housing

[undone elbow]

ye

[steady olive]

Yes! I'm very excited about that

[undone elbow]

its

so nice

[steady olive]

I've heard it is

[undone elbow]

like omg

[brisk osprey]

okay mccarthy kid

😭😭

[steady olive]

I'm gonna be spoiled

[undone elbow]

SORRY

[brisk osprey]

HAHAHAH

[undone elbow]

@brisk osprey tell me tho

about the admissions job

[steady olive]

I can't get my hopes up tho

[undone elbow]

and how time consuming it is

if you don't mind

[brisk osprey]

ngl very time consuming during training, but it is all paid time

[undone elbow]

when is training

[brisk osprey]

I worked prob 10-12 hours a week during training

[brisk osprey]

starts October and ends in March 💀

[undone elbow]

i was considering it for fall, but i saw stuff how we had to work during the summer

and im like damn what about the people who need internships

[brisk osprey]

Yeah but again its not bad bc you make a lot over the summer

[brisk osprey]

some people did fully remote internships while also working our job

(double pay same time)

[undone elbow]

mostly business internships are in person

like morgan/goldman

[brisk osprey]

Ah true true

[steady olive]

That's insane

[somber jasper]

oh yeah fair point i noticed it said external scholarships so that makes sense

[undone elbow]

ugh thats soo annoying

[brisk osprey]

i didnt say that sshhhhh

[undone elbow]

so there's no way you cant work summers

[steady olive]

I'm not gonna snitch lmao
Get that bag

[brisk osprey]

You just have to work the summer your first year and its only for a few weeks

some people had time for both

[undone elbow]

wait

when you mean summer

[brisk osprey]

not the whole summer

[undone elbow]

may-june?

[brisk osprey]

just over the summer

Yeah

[undone elbow]

omg wait

i could do that

[brisk osprey]

like you can do the may/june block

[undone elbow]

cause most internships start mid june

[brisk osprey]

mhm!!

[undone elbow]

when you mean may/june block

may through the first week of june

or some parts of june

cause ik school ends may 8

[brisk osprey]

Yeah so like you could be required to work May 9-June 1

[somber jasper]

i will do everything in my power to transfer to usc if i get rejected

idc if harvards giving me a full ride

(they probably wont, seeing as im not applying...)

[undone elbow]

OMG

STOP

why do i wanna apply rn

but ofc the apps closed

[brisk osprey]

This was my story!! It can be done

[undone elbow]

bruhh

[brisk osprey]

Next year bestie

[somber jasper]

goat

[undone elbow]

i should've APPLIEDD

IF I KNEWW

[brisk osprey]

maybe i’ll even be your trainer 🫣

[undone elbow]

omgg

no fr next year

trust

[brisk osprey]

ayeee

[undone elbow]

@brisk osprey what are your job roles

cause i dont wanna be a tour guide

[brisk osprey]

tours, emails, phone calls, front desk tasks, giving presentations, etc

[young pecan]

What date do I expect the USC rejection?

[brisk osprey]

welp thats part of the description lmao

[steady olive]

I think Jan 19th is speculated

[brisk osprey]

nahhh manifest that shit

[steady olive]

But could be earlier or later

[undone elbow]

well, what i meant is, i don't want my main job to be a tour guide

[steady olive]

@brisk osprey can probably tell us 😂

[undone elbow]

i don't mind switching around

[brisk osprey]

no yeah i get that. I give like maybe 1-2 tours a week during the year

[undone elbow]

and other than that

[brisk osprey]

🫣🫣

[undone elbow]

you answer phone calls

etc

other positions

thats cool wait

[brisk osprey]

yeah exactly

[undone elbow]

wow

the way i didnt apply cause i thought i had to work the entire summer

[brisk osprey]

sometimes though you get to give REALLY cool people tours

[brisk osprey]

newest team member here you come

[undone elbow]

a school like usc, i would assume so

[brisk osprey]

and we’re really trying to get more underclassmen for retention so you’d be in a good position

[undone elbow]

wish it wasn't so late

[fleet belfry]

I think my suitemate gives tours rn

He’s in Price

[digital wind]

when this coming out

[forest skiff]

depends on your area imo like if everyone from your school/region is submitting test scores then you going TO would seem like you had a low score but if there are a bunch of people from your area going TO then it just means you didn't have access to those resources

[ancient echo]

i hope u all get in!!!

do i leak my old short supp answer

[royal mural]

are u abhi?

wow you've changed

[ancient echo]

insulting….

how do

[forest skiff]

yes

[thorn mantle]

when does usc release ea decisions ?

does anyone know

[ancient echo]

wait what’s his name i might know him

[meager crescent]

Jan. 19

Based on last year being jan 20

[fleet belfry]

Xavier

[hybrid tangle]

how good is USC's CS department?

in terms of job prospect

[somber jasper]

honestly it’s really good

hella underrated

usc students place really well into silicon valley l

and companies like apple and amazon

[finite minnow]

Usc is really strong in the area

[hybrid tangle]

cause i heard theyre only rated low in ranking is cause of research but do exceptionally well with placing students into top tech

theyre more career focus within the cs degree rather than research like the UCs

[ancient echo]

wait i follow him LOL

he’s marching band right

[ancient echo]

also UCs have public school inflation

[somber jasper]

the research is insane too ngl it’s just not as strong as others

[hybrid tangle]

i thought its the opposite

priv have more inflation since theyre priv and wanna make themselves look as impressive as possible

whereas the UCs are moreorless deflated because they simply dont care

or are u referring to a diff inflation (im assuming you're talking about grades)

[ancient echo]

nah i’m saying public school inflation in terms of rankings

a lot of the grading criteria in the newest rankings does somewhat support public schools

as opposed to previous years

but in general rankings inflate private schools (as they should)

[ancient echo]

which is why berk ucla shot up and schools like usc went down

[hybrid tangle]

i never rly understood us news ranking criteria lol so arbitrary and subjective af that it doesnt even matter

but interesting to look at

[ancient echo]

it’s very arbitrary but they’re attempting to make them more holistic and inclusive of things like dei in hopes that schools will accordingly game their admissions (this is my guess about why but the rankings focus is factual)

[hybrid tangle]

what major are u at usc?

[ancient echo]

math + econ

[hybrid tangle]

how's usc been so far

[ancient echo]

great i love it

[hybrid tangle]

one of my friend goes there and i spent veterans weekend living in his dorm as a visitor. overall had a blast meeting the people at usc, though some of the stereotypes are lwk kinda true

im applying there as a transfer but am hesitant on even going since its expensive af and my family is low income so naturally going to a UC is just smarter financially

[meager crescent]

Wasnt blud a public policy major 💀

[finite minnow]

Bro found out about the q word 💀💀

[ancient echo]

yes

bro found about the finance money

[meager crescent]

Marshall transfer?

[ancient echo]

nah fuck business major lol

im doing a minor there instead

guys for ur essays please mention dulce's blueberry matcha and the abnormally long line u need to wait in

i fucking miss that shit bro

[hybrid tangle]

based

the line wasnt too long when i went there

but that shit is actually the money burner

but its usc kids so they need to burn money

[woven rapids]

When I toured the school, one of the professors I talked to told me that USC is the top feeder for SpaceX. I'm going into the military, but if that falls through for some reason, my dumb aerospace loving self would LOVE to work at SpaceX. Late hours, weekends, and all.

[somber jasper]

you’re doing a what..?!

[neon mirage]

usc 🤤

[somber jasper]

usc 🤤

[unkempt sail]

i wish u said this like 2 months ago

[fleet belfry]

YESSIR

sorry for the late reply just landed in Tokyo

[fleet belfry]

It’s so mid

[ancient echo]

nah normal matcha hella mid but the blueberry shit so good

[fleet belfry]

🗿 absolutely misguiding the freshman

Whatever I survived the trip to Japan it’s time for some sake and a nap

[lucid vortex]

what happened to deet bro

😦

[ancient echo]

nah blueberry is fire

[mighty patio]

I wanna go to socal

[lofty falcon]

What’s the weather like in la does it ever get cold

[meager crescent]

Nah

[pliant iris]

Always hot

Could be 50 in the morning and 90 in the afternoon

I hate it here 🔥

[manic radish]

.-. its not always hot

the winter this year also has been longer

[somber jasper]

i mean its "cold" rn

50 at the lowest tbh

[flint nexus]

Just don’t tell them if you hear more portal astrology

[rancid lion]

wdym

[lean zinc]

ITS FUCKING FREEZING

IM SO GODDAMN COLD

MY TOES BRU

[lean zinc]

have u been to stereoscope😞

their matcha and coffee is soo ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[ancient echo]

we don’t have any close to campus :(

[lean zinc]

it’s so good u have to try sometime

like i’m not huge on matcha but i am a whore for stereo matcha HAHA

[ancient echo]

😭😭😭

we have one up in silver lake might go

[lean zinc]

i live like super near one and it’s my daily source of caffeine i love🤞

[somber jasper]

brrr

shoutout silverlake ramen

[flint nexus]

When does spoilt child come out

[meager crescent]

Jan 19

[lofty falcon]

i had a dream last night it came out monday jan 22

[radiant nimbus]

Just a curious question
Marshell school of Business vs UMICH ROSS??
What's your take guys???

[ancient echo]

MARSHALL RAHH

our program is more mathematical (Bachelors in Science) versus Ross more theoretical (Bachelors in Business ADminsitration)

both good programs but if youre gonna study undergraduate business at least get access to that trojan network

[radiant nimbus]

I see ROSS & Marshall both at the same level.
But yaa agreed to some extent with you.

cuz, applied EA in both

[meager crescent]

Ross is clear

Abhi is insanely biased

Every business kid knows ross is easily clear

And im literally a usc fan too

[lean zinc]

AAAAAHAHVHHGHHH

[somber jasper]

RAHHHHHH

[undone elbow]

has anyone gotten accepted, i need sum help with supps

[ancient echo]

yeah

i did

[undone elbow]

can i dm u

[ancient echo]

sure

[lean zinc]

so near my school i have it SO MYCH

[somber jasper]

i have it every now and ben

then

[flint nexus]

Get in and then decide 😭 nun of these hypothetical scenarios

[brisk mist]

can someone in college already read my common app

[woven rapids]

Snow or warm(ish)?

[somber jasper]

marshall is better in california ig id say theyre equal but im biased

mich has a very stong network but not usc strong

like for example im on vacation and im wearing my usc sweater and ive gotten at least 4 fight ons

[ancient echo]

additional material for why usc essays

a sephora is supposedly opening in the USC village

[hybrid tangle]

im hella against USC mainly due to their overprice cost of attendance

great school overall but if you're not in a position to afford it, it ranks very low imo

[radiant nimbus]

warmish

[radiant nimbus]

fr

[steady olive]

Anyone know if the Jan 15th FAFSA deadline is getting pushed back due to the issues?

I'm assuming they'll be flexible but you never know

[young pecan]

Is USC even a tad bit generous with aid for intl? Pls let me know 😢

[somber jasper]

i mean i know internationals that have gotten in with aid but nothing generous

granted sample size of intls i know at usc is like 3

[somber jasper]

ig you could say this for most schools? like its better to go to a place that you know you can afford and give you a good outcome

[young pecan]

Mate that ain’t very comforting 😭😭😭😭

How would you quantify their non-generous aid?? Like how much they got or what percent of total ?

[somber jasper]

i’m in high school dw the majority of usc students i know personally went to my high school

so i’m sure there are plenty of intls

[somber jasper]

idk how much aid they got one of them mentioned that they got some aid but they’re still paying a lot

[ancient echo]

there are hella intls at usc

we have one of the highest proportion of international students at ugrad

aid is not need blind for internationals, but you can apply for merit aid if you had applied by EA deadline

[keen basin]

im planning to call after the new year to confirm they'll extend it bc of this soft launch bs

[young pecan]

Aight cool!!

[digital wind]

soft launch?

[keen basin]

that’s what fasfa is calling it on their website, acting like they got a gf or somehring

[digital wind]

😭

what does that mean in terms of fasfa

[keen basin]

it’ll roll out slowly and have periods where it’s unavailable for maintained

maintenance

The 2024–25 FAFSA form will be available periodically during our soft launch. Check back for updates.

[digital wind]

so like more and more sections will slowly be made avaliable?

why they gotta do this bs this year

[keen basin]

nah the form will jus not be available sometimes

[digital wind]

huh ok

[keen basin]

facts

[steady olive]

Thanks!

[woven rapids]

Then USC. It gets cold there, but not like Ann Arbor. When we visited, it was so windy and FREEZING, and I say that as someone who lives in Colorado. Lol. It's nice part of the year though, so not like that all the time

I should add that I'm not majoring in business, but everything I've heard between Marshall and Ross is that they are both good in their own way. If you plan to live on the West Coast, then USC is probably the move. If you don't know where you want to be, either would be good

[thorn mantle]

does anyone know when usc will announce when ea decisions come out ?

[last glen]

end of january! if you’re asking for a specific date, idk sorry 😭

[stable quail]

they announced the decision date on jan 6th in this past admissions cycle

[thorn mantle]

do u mean last yr they announced it on the 6th?

[stable quail]

yeah like they posted on insta on jan 6th saying ea decisions will come out on the 20th

so maybe they announce it like 2 weeks before the release date

[mighty patio]

i havent been in this thread since last year

[warm canopy]

do people get in for usc ea

🙂

😦

i feel like ea is even more competitive

[young pecan]

Blud what kind of question is that !? 😭

[warm canopy]

its just that i feel like everyone get deferred for ea 😦 maybe its a my skl thing

[steady olive]

Everyone either gets deferred or accepted

They don't reject anyone in the first round and the acceptance rate is only like 6 percent for ea

[ancient echo]

it’s new year please don’t be looking at apps

[radiant nimbus]

Well, all these things sounds good. But, they comes handy just after getting accepted 🤶

[young pecan]

WHATTTTTT!?!?!?!? 😭😭😭

[past dirge]

if i get deferred will i still get scholarships/aid?

cuz they said to qualify for aid u need to apply ea

[royal mural]

Scholarships no, need based aid yeah

No need based aid for Internstionals though

[past dirge]

does US citizen but living+applying from outside the us count as international?

[royal mural]

Not for aid purposes

[ancient echo]

i should retire atp bertha knows everything

[meager crescent]

Abhi can u tell the AOs to give me a fullride

[static heart]

why isn’t usc releasing their ea decisions mid december like all the other colleges😭

i’m stuck here not knowing if i should ED2 another school

[finite minnow]

I mean you could ed2 and withdraw your application before hearing back from your ed2 school if you get into usc?

[woven rapids]

Very true, and also something I hope you have thought about before you applied anywhere. I think people neglect to consider enviornment when they apply to schools often

[storm schooner]

!usc

😞

[rancid lion]

yo i think its coming out jan 19 if usc is like last yr

but again they can act like drake and do what cmu did

[storm schooner]

ok cool 🤘

[past dirge]

I think it will come out jan 20? on a saturday like last year

[lofty falcon]

hey u applied wbb right?

do u know if we get deferred ea like

is there still a chance for wbb rd or no

[past dirge]

yea i applied wbb but idk that either

wbb is only avaliable for ea tho

[lofty falcon]

oh 😭

[lofty falcon]

yeah so id think they would only give ea decisions? no idea though

im so scared I rly want to get in

[past dirge]

tbh i think they will accept all the ppl in the ea round and if u see "deferred" that means you're rejected

cuz it's a special program and they prob don't want to take so long to make the class??