University of Southern California (USC) (2024-2025)

[marsh lodge]

Alr tysm 🙏

[misty current]

see yall april 13th ✌️

i will be there with my lil bro

[deft root]

I got in for ee

[tribal crag]

wharton and dartmouth waitlist

usc

here i come

fight the fuck on🔥🔥🔥

[little folio]

usc here we go!!!!!!

[digital bear]

damn wl

I wish i got a wl

[little folio]

same 😔 at least to show that i was almost competitive

but straight rejects so far, usc my only true love

and ucsd... sorry ucsd

[flat shale]

They gave me undeclared major 🍅

[digital bear]

See you on campus next year

[little folio]

hell yeah

[digital bear]

Ucsd was underwhelming cuz i really wanted ucla

[flat shale]

See yallll

On April 13 hopefully

[digital bear]

Imma go to two admit days

[flat shale]

I'm all the way in nj so

One is enough

[digital bear]

Cuz i can just pop over whenever

Ig not actually

I need a permit

Since usc is heavily closed campus

[little folio]

wowow

i wish i could show up

[flat shale]

I better do the housing app now

😭

[digital bear]

Ur like singapore or something right

[digital bear]

I did that last week

[flat shale]

Wait I might just do it after I visit

So I can see all of them

[digital bear]

You can also see them on the website

Really easily

I dunno if they bring you inside on tours tho

Cuz last time i went on a tour we just fucking walked around outside

And it rained

and we didnt see shit

[flat shale]

I'm going on the open house day

So maybe idk

[digital bear]

Oh shit my midterm right before that

Cooked

[tulip ice]

Engineering?

[little folio]

yeahh

they have a singapore event in april 11 (or 10) but im flying back the night of 11th so i’m gonna miss it 😔

11 apr is also my birthday 😊

[digital bear]

happy extremely early birthday

[little folio]

thank you hehe

[misty current]

they don't let u in

[tulip ice]

I haven’t met any

[misty current]

they should let you in bc it's a sunday

[digital bear]

My tour guide let us in a random building momentarily to shelter from rain

[tulip ice]

Congrats. Were u ea or rd admit?

[digital bear]

Imma just try for more aid

Can i mention my mom crashing out and being bipolar about paying the remainder

[deft root]

Thank you! Rd

[misty current]

we should do a2c meetup on 4/13

[tulip ice]

OH SHIT MASSIVE CONGRATS. Lmk if u have any questions

[tulip ice]

Lmao I haven’t even met u yet either

[digital bear]

Lmfao

[misty current]

pull up to roller skating

village lawn rn

im about to go

[digital bear]

How far can i make it in life without interacting with a2cers irl

[tulip ice]

There’s a roller skating

Thing rn?!

[misty current]

yeah on engagesc

whatever the thing is calldd

[tulip ice]

Oh

[misty current]

^

[tulip ice]

U won’t see

Me

[digital bear]

I wont see me either

Im too asian

[tulip ice]

Igjt bro

I’m jking

[digital bear]

my phone linging

[cosmic swallow]

cs and ce!

[formal rose]

Could someone please let me know about the policy for transferring from DLAS to CS?

I saw someone on social media mention recently a lottery system is required, but I couldn't find any official information from the school💀

oh i just found that document: https://viterbiundergrad.usc.edu/pre-engineering/

[dense junco]

I feel like a lot of people don’t mention it

[tulip ice]

Oh shit u tuff like that

[tulip ice]

I mean ya but I’m just saying I personally haven’t met any

[tulip ice]

Ya I can guide u with this

[cosmic swallow]

ngl i lost aura today got swept by the ivies

[tulip ice]

What’s ur other options?

And sorry to hear that

[cosmic swallow]

lol its ok dw

ngl i have a lot of options

but i will probably commit to umd

since its by far the cheapest

[tulip ice]

Ah ic

[cosmic swallow]

they gave me a lot of money

[tulip ice]

VERY TRUE

[cosmic swallow]

🤑

I LOVE FREE MONEY I LOVE FREE MONEY I LOVE FREE MONEY I LOVE FREE MONEY

[tulip ice]

lol congrats nonetheless

[cosmic swallow]

thank you fish!

you are usc viterbi?

[tulip ice]

Yup

[dense junco]

Fair enough!

[tulip ice]

Aye ftfo

[dense junco]

✌️

[fossil lily]

Is usc generous with need based aid?

[strong monolith]

its fine the ivies wish they were big10 schools

[misty current]

roller skating 😛

[strong monolith]

lol i saw them setting up for this from my window earlier

[misty current]

did u see me skating

i learned how to go backwards

[sturdy cradle]

this looks so pretty omg

i rly wanna convince my parents to lemme go here

[misty current]

looks better in person

[strong monolith]

i wish i couldve gone but im in a performance rn < / 3

[rough current]

Ayyye

With Nash and Kev

[misty current]

oh is that uh

blue stockings?

[strong monolith]

well yes!

[misty current]

was thinking abt going

then went skating instead

[strong monolith]

cannot blame you for that

[formal rose]

are freshmen required to live in the dorms?

[tulip ice]

Nope

[formal rose]

oh thanks that will be great

[narrow iron]

this is so unserious

on the usc instagram

[umbral lance]

swiss cheese usc bruh

[stiff steppe]

im really stuck between davis and usc cuz of the price

[tulip ice]

Don’t come here if it’s too expensive. I’m serious usc is not worth it for its price

[stiff steppe]

ahh

im too indecisive

[strong monolith]

what’s wrong with them congratulating people lol

[tulip ice]

make a #954425230896545792 people can also give insight as well

davis is still an amazing school

[tribal crag]

guys

help me out with the housing form thing

current students pls share insight

[tulip ice]

What is it

[tribal crag]

what housing

do u recommend

[lusty blade]

I’m in the exact same boat

[dense junco]

I’d do parkside

Or try village dorm like cale and irani

But parkside is easier to get into

3 different housing types, lots of freshmen to meet, don't have to share bathrooms with whole floor

[tulip ice]

What do u want? A more social dorm, ur own kitchen, ur own restroom, communal, etc.

[dense junco]

how do you like your housing rn?

[tulip ice]

Don’t choose here if it’s expensive. That’s rule 1

[tulip ice]

It’s okay. It’s my roommate

That’s it

Excited for next year tho

[dense junco]

just you two, nice

quite different from the suites

[dense junco]

yeah man you got the whole group

[tulip ice]

I have another roommate he’s just gone

[tulip ice]

Yup

[dense junco]

i see those guys a lot randomly

they are cool

[tulip ice]

Ya ya

[stiff steppe]

my scale is tipping towards davis at the moment

weve got another month to decide 🙂‍↕️

[mental seal]

usc explore treating us to dinner 🥹🙏

[modest summit]

damn, the campus looks hella good

im still waiting on my aid

kind of gravitating towards nd cuz of their generous aid but Living in LA sounds so much better than living in south bend

[flat shale]

What's the minimum grades I can get to not get rescinded or academic probation or anything 😍

I'm looking at one C 3-4 b's and the rest A's

Semester 1 it was all A's 💀

[flat shale]

Like as my final grades for the classes

[tribal crag]

im getting a c as well twin😍

[misty current]

u should be fine just try not to get more than 1 C i think

[misty current]

don't come here if you'd have to take out a bunch of loans, nd is a great school as well

[flat shale]

Wait does usc rlly not accept sub scores..

I skipped AB so like

I have a 5 in BC and 5 in AB subscore

Will they make me take calc 1 or something

Wait also if I were to skip calc 1 and 2 then would I just satisfy those credits altogether or would I have to just take more advanced classes after calc 3

[scarlet matrix]

if you took BC and got a 5 you will be allowed to skip both Calc 1 and 2

[scarlet matrix]

it’s not a 1 to 1 waiver. basically BC will let you waive out of having to take calc 1 or 2 here and will satisfy that requirement for any degree / prereqs, but will not count as having taken calc 1 and 2 (which are both 4 unit courses). i instead think each AP (calc BC included) counts as 4 units to get

what u take instead isn’t necessarily

your graduation requirements are

1. must take 128 units total (including
   units u receive for APs you get a 4 and 5 in)
2. for any major you pick, you must have satisfied all the requirements

[digital bear]

Skipping calc 2 sounds like hell

Just jumping straight into calc 3

[scarlet matrix]

arguably calc 2 is harder than calc 3

[flat shale]

I literally take calc 3 this year so

I think I'll be ok

[flat shale]

Oh ok

I mean I have a lot of other ap's too

So I might as well skip calc 1 and 2

[uneven crater]

So I got in but I also got into UNC and bu, anyone got thoughts? I’m so disillusioned I can’t make up my mind

[misty current]

what major and what environment do you see yourself in? 3 very different cities/metro areas

[uneven crater]

Neuroscience, and honestly about environment I have no clue

I visited bu, Madison, and Stanford, like all of them

So I don’t think environment matters too much for me? I just can’t tell the difference

[misty current]

stanford is nothing like usc, same for uw madison

[uneven crater]

As an outsider

[misty current]

hmm

where do you see yourself then

like geographically

because usc's name is obviously better on the west coast

chapel hill probably southeast and bu new england

[uneven crater]

Tbh I don’t see myself in west coast

[misty current]

and then you can think about opportunities at all 3 schools too, if you want to do research internships whatever

[uneven crater]

How are opportunities at usc?

In your experience

For research and intern

[misty current]

idk about neuro i'm in econ recruiting finance

[uneven crater]

Oh dang

[misty current]

no shortage of opportunities for me

i just got off a jpm superday

i'd imagine it's also true for neuro

[uneven crater]

I see

[misty current]

i have a buddy in psychology and he's doing well too

he has like a research thing at one of the dornsife behavioral science labs

[uneven crater]

Sorry, I don’t really know how opportunities work, do you use the school name and does that work or

[misty current]

depends on what you're after

[uneven crater]

Like cold email and say your from usc 😭😭😭

[misty current]

for me i'm looking at like firms and stuff right

[uneven crater]

Ye

[misty current]

usc name has a lot of weight there

esp west coast

[uneven crater]

I see

[misty current]

if you're looking for research at like usc

what that means is usc has like

a lot of spots open in the first place

you have to stand out from the crowd that will also be applying ofc

but if you wanted to do research you shouldn't have too much trouble finding something

at least that's my perception

[uneven crater]

I see

[misty current]

if you're premed i also know people that have no problem with mcat no gap year

one of my friends just got a 510

[uneven crater]

Does the usc name help in med admits?

[misty current]

what will matter more is gpa mcat

but i'd imagine yes it helps

[uneven crater]

I see

[misty current]

idk how undergrads place out of unc and bu

[uneven crater]

How’s the culture? Is there a school wide one or

[uneven crater]

Yeah fs

[misty current]

but what's nice is that usc also has its own med school

so ti's easier

[misty current]

work hard play hard

[uneven crater]

What does that look like in campus?

Parties or

[misty current]

party scene is there if you want

i'm not involved with greek stuff but it's there

there's always something to do pretty much

like yesterday they had a roller skating thing

so i went

tonight there's a thing at the catholic church i might go to

[uneven crater]

I see

[misty current]

sports too

usc sports blows the others out of the water

except maybe unc basketball

[uneven crater]

I’ve heard it’s very patriotic

USC

[misty current]

patriotic's not the right word

[uneven crater]

Yeah ik

But

[misty current]

but yeah

theres the classic thing where its like

you wear a usc hat at an airport and you run into someone else with usc merch

then you can always talk about stuff

like "i met X and he also went to usc"

that level of connection is pretty rare

[uneven crater]

Ahh I see

I’ve heard the alumni network is pretty strong, have you encountered it yourself?

[misty current]

yes

only reason i have an internship this summer is bc of it

well not the only but pretty big reason

[uneven crater]

Oh dang

[misty current]

long story short i was doing my first round

found out both of them went to usc

got moved to superday with manager instantly and did well

got offered week after

[uneven crater]

I see

[misty current]

and that was in november

[uneven crater]

That’s pretty dang impressive

[misty current]

so i've had my internship for a while

now if you go to a school that's not like that it might be harder

like even ucla

[uneven crater]

I see

But I’m guessing as premed it won’t matter much?

I can def see how in finance it’ll be useful

[misty current]

well if you know someone at usc in X lab or Y thing

it will help right

[uneven crater]

Yeah

[misty current]

for sure our network is probably stronger than the other 2

even for med

but yeah probably not going to matter much

i think in your case it's like

gpa mcat

inhouse med school

and then like party scene student life stuff

[uneven crater]

Does usc deflate grades?

[misty current]

are the priorities

[uneven crater]

I’ve heard it does

[misty current]

idk how keck does

[uneven crater]

Aight

[misty current]

the marshall curve is going up

it was at 3.0 average a while back now it's somewhere around 3.6

but i also know again that everyone ik who took the mcat already did well without a gap year

they just did stuff over xmas break

[uneven crater]

Hmm

[misty current]

oh theres also the cost thing

[uneven crater]

Oh yeah

[misty current]

if it really comes to it go where it'll be cheaper

[uneven crater]

I didn’t get my aid offer yet ( cause I just submitted one of the tax docs I didn’t yet)

How long does usc usually take with aid offers ?

[misty current]

shouldn't be until 1st 2nd weeks of april

[uneven crater]

Got it

[misty current]

they will give you time before 5/1

for sure

[uneven crater]

Should I fly out for admitted students day?

Like is it useful?

[misty current]

you can

where would you fly from

[uneven crater]

Wisc

[misty current]

oh ur uw madison in state

[uneven crater]

Ye

[misty current]

hmm idk man that's a good deal

either way it's 4/13 this year

it'll be the typical open house bc there's no classes

where you can like walk around and talk with professors

go explore taper hall or whatever

[uneven crater]

Got it

[misty current]

i think neuro has classes in sgm a lot

[uneven crater]

Ahh ok

[misty current]

yeah just getting to know the school kinda what you would expect

[uneven crater]

Wait does usc like

For aid

I got a national merit scholarship from them

[misty current]

that's 20k

right

[uneven crater]

Would they add that on to any fin aid?

[uneven crater]

Ye

[misty current]

i mean your need would be less

[uneven crater]

Yeah

That’s what I thought

Dang

[misty current]

you would get more than if you didn't have merit ofc

but it wouldn't be need + merit it would be a bit less than that

not by much though

at least in my case

[uneven crater]

Oh nice

So it’s not like a 1 to 1

[misty current]

yeah but it's also not like

[uneven crater]

You’ll get some benefit (marginal) from it

[misty current]

0 need aid

yeah probably around like

80%

[uneven crater]

I see

[misty current]

that was my % roughly

idk your financial situation ofc

[uneven crater]

Yeah fs

What would you recommend to find out if it’s a good fit?

[misty current]

like for school research?

[uneven crater]

Yeah

[misty current]

if you're premed start with gpa mcat stuff

also if they have inhouse med school

bc i think that would help

and then you're just going to have to figure out like what you want in a school

like game days are pretty big here for example

vs unc no way they care as much about football

how do you like los angeles vs like

durham nc

or boston

[uneven crater]

Yeah

[misty current]

or madison

bc la is the largest out of all of them easily there's the most to do

great weather

rn its 70 and partly cloudy

where do you see yourself placing into after college

[uneven crater]

Oh yeah, does it get like really hot in la?

[misty current]

which matters a lot for finance idk how it is for med

[misty current]

not until like may

monday it was like 80

[uneven crater]

Yeah fs

[misty current]

every other day like 70s

60s

rains a bit sometimes

[uneven crater]

Oh nice

[misty current]

nothing colder than that

doesn't snow

wind gusts sometimes but nothing crazy

no way any college out there has better weather than la

if that's important to you

[uneven crater]

Yeah, thanks

[misty current]

if you want to like go around the city

do fun things

like i did

ex i went to the jeopardy studio last year where they were taping uh

jeopardy masters

got to see that

[uneven crater]

That’s really cool

[misty current]

la's the concert capital of the world

the shrine is across the street from campus

crypto sofi kia forum are all close too

that was big for me

[uneven crater]

Thank you

I’m just worried I’ll make the wrong decision

[misty current]

you can't go wrong

with unc if it's chapel hill

uw madison usc

all pretty good

[uneven crater]

Got it

[misty current]

maybe come out to the students day if you're really thinking abt la

4/13 i think

[uneven crater]

Yeah it is

Thanks so much

[misty current]

npnp

[scarlet matrix]

yah visit

its hella cool

[frank coral]

man USC's sending me more emails than UCLA

might commit to USC instead

[silk dome]

i wish i could but no way i can afford it and they gave me shit aid

[scarlet matrix]

usc mogs guyz

just sayin!

[strong monolith]

join us.

[frank coral]

aid came out?

for rd?

[opaque geode]

.

[frank coral]

what

[strong monolith]

i just interviewed for a summer job that pays $30/hour and the guy who interviewed me couldn’t believe how young i am because of my qualifications even though im a freshman

[opaque geode]

Real talk UCLA USC or Berkeley

[strong monolith]

usc

[frank coral]

depends on major

premed either UCLA or USC

[strong monolith]

unless you’re in-state then it would definitely depend on how much you can afford

[opaque geode]

Business/Engineering I got into IYA for USC n Spieker for Berkeley planning to take electives

UCLA seems out based on most insights

[strong monolith]

business at usc is unmatched

i know some people in iya and they’ve met dr. dre several times it’s kinda crazy

[opaque geode]

Would yall say IYA is considered prestigious on campus as a program beyond just Marshall

Also I hear career outcomes is anything and everything just opening up which is great

[silk dome]

there not gonna give me aid for sure because of my familys income lol

[opaque geode]

But any success startups stories yall hear of

[frank coral]

damn

[silk dome]

• my parents r not willing to pay for my college lol

[frank coral]

too rich for financial aid too poor to afford college

[silk dome]

fr

[digital bear]

Usc hasnt sent me an email in a while

[frank coral]

also why pfp change from maomao

who is that

fern?

[digital bear]

Imma give em a call on monday for finaid

[silk dome]

ye

[frank coral]

🔥

[misty current]

yes

but you should decide if u want to actually do iya because it's pretty specific

[lusty blade]

When does finaid package come out?

[uneven crater]

Wait how good is usc with finaid usually?

[strong monolith]

notoriously bad

unless youre <$80k

[lusty blade]

How much do they offer if i am <$80k

[misty current]

should be full ride or very close

[strong monolith]

reminder to vote if you havent yet xoxo

[nocturne shuttle]

goat wtf

[late lava]

anyone know when i should see my financial aid package if i submitted one form the day after decisions

or if going in person to the financial aid office would help like speed up tthe process

[misty current]

probably next few weeks

[late lava]

oh ok thx

[misty current]

1st or 2nd week of april

[strong monolith]

going in person wont help if you just submitted a form lol

[flat shale]

u guys have no clue how happy I am to be going to USC in fall

[sturdy cradle]

decided to choose chapel hill over usc 😢

didnt wanna end up crippled in debt js for undergrad

[tardy coral]

If I get enough aid would spring be worth it?

[cosmic swallow]

HELP TY SMRITHI ILY

[misty current]

probably, especially since you're already not paying for fall semester

if you go cc

[urban flax]

honestly the best decision

[tulip ice]

im back

[tulip ice]

usc iya isnt really business and engineering, i find this major to be moreso an entrepreneurship major idk how to explain it. its pretty insane tho, like you legit do projects and get mentored by professionals. some of the big ones were like riot games, toyata, EY, and addidas

its a really sick program

[tulip ice]

please do, ftfo

[little folio]

i've been chatting with some people on zeemee(😭) who's also in usc sca, this is so fun

should i send an email to the professor who interviewed me?

he was so nice

[scarlet matrix]

IYA isn’t business engineering it’s an (almost cult like) startup focused thing

personally think the people are really cool tho sometimes they do come off as having a tad bit superioroty complex

[opaque geode]

I see

[scarlet matrix]

we do have like a CSBA major which is a cs + business major, and it’s very common for people who major in engineering to double in business

[opaque geode]

What are the objective outcomes of the program? Do successful startups come out? Do they enter corporate life..?

[scarlet matrix]

a mix? i think most people who go into it are passionate about just building stuff, and so they dedicate a lot of time to building stuff they like and then see where it pans out. the thing abt startup culture is for a mass majority of people even if like ur startup doesn’t work out most FAANG firms will hire anyway

so they just kinda focus on trying they best

couple of relatively more successful ones have started doing well

[warm sigil]

I received acceptance letter that says I am admitted for the Spring 2026 semester; but I applied with preference for fall 2025 semester; I am confused, what did you guys recieve?

[long fiber]

thats similar to a waitlist

but USC doesn't do that

so they offer spring semester instead

[warm sigil]

but they said if space is avaliable, they might allow me for fall semester

I was selected for applied computational math major, what are the chances of me getting fall sem?

is there any wayt to join the fall sem itself?

[long fiber]

idk bro i got rejected so might want to ask others

[warm sigil]

ok

[misty current]

very low

probably a few hundred will get moved out of 2,200 spring admits

[lusty blade]

Dont forget Not all spring admits will enroll though

[misty current]

fair but it'll still be pretty low

just not as low i suppose

[lusty blade]

So usc finaid came out

Does my estimated cost of attendance only talk about the one spring semester?

[misty current]

i can help with this but dm me that's some personal stuff

[tulip ice]

Lowk most iya kids ik are already loaded with money, like they’re rich already 😭

[tulip ice]

No one knows

[dense junco]

My roommate was a spring admit with the exact same major and got moved up

[strong monolith]

yea but they took significantly more spring admits this year

[strong monolith]

you were admitted to start in the spring so thats the route you will have to take if you want to go to usc

[dense junco]

i see

[tranquil spoke]

im gonna appeal

gonna submit it rn

[dense junco]

great idea

👍

[tranquil spoke]

wait would you be willing to read it rq and tell me if its good?

[rocky dagger]

Does anyone know if Marshall-specific merit aid & GLP invites are out yet?

[dense junco]

sure

my friends got off appeal last year

so i can also ask them

[tranquil spoke]

ouu ok

check dms

[tulip ice]

guys I take $50 for appeal draft thx

I need to pay off this debt somehow

[rocky dagger]

LMAOO real

[tulip ice]

ya

[lusty blade]

Is this for finaid or admission

[marsh lodge]

Wait guys if we got in RD round can we still get scholarships

And if so are they out

[tulip ice]

I don’t think any scholarships are going to be out

[marsh lodge]

Rip 😭

Can we appeal for aid even if we don’t qualify

USC is too expensive

[tulip ice]

U can try def

[tulip ice]

I personally wud not choose usc cuz of its price

It’s too expensive

[marsh lodge]

Bro I remember talking to u like 2 yrs ago about college 😭

Or like cosmos

I forgot

I want private school resources and the flexibility of changing majors

Idt my mom will let me choose another school

[deft root]

If I only applied rd to usc do I still get the national merit discount 💔

[tulip ice]

If u had it listed as one of ur choice im not too familiar with nm

[tulip ice]

I understand but usc in no way is worth it for its price

Like I really hope u can convey this to ur mom

[marsh lodge]

Hmmm ok but tbh my next choice is ucd cause I am not getting off Cornell waitlist and ucsd waitlist 😭

And I don’t rlly wanna go to ucd

[misty current]

unfortunately that might be what happens

bc usc near full pay is not worth it

most of the time

[tulip ice]

Cc is also a viable choice, however, usc being over 100k now is not worth it

It never was tbh

[deft root]

Thanks!

[silk hull]

usc 💔

[tribal crag]

guys

usc

too expensive

😭😭😭

how to come

[tulip ice]

dont come simple as that 😭

im jking

apply early action

and getting in maybe was best option

other than that i think apply to scholarship outside

[tribal crag]

bro i don't have anywhere else to go

🥲

[tribal crag]

they didn't give me scholarship 😔 shouldve submitted my ass sat

[tulip ice]

well if ur sat was ass, they prob still wouldnt have given u scholarship

u had nm

[tulip ice]

im sorry to hear that but usc price is not reasonable enough to come

[silk hull]

;how much in debt are you bro

[tribal crag]

yeah

[misty current]

^

[tribal crag]

the only thing im thinking is

im in wbb

so i don't have to pay

[misty current]

oh wbb

the tuition is diff

[tribal crag]

usc price

[misty current]

at hk and uh

bocconi

[tribal crag]

For all 4 years

and hk and bocconi

are a

quarter

of usc

[tulip ice]

dw lol its all jokes

[tulip ice]

u wud still be spending 100k on one year at usc

and i believe last year u get to choose the college of ur choice

[misty current]

(usually it's usc)

[tulip ice]

ya

[silk hull]

idk if i wouldve picked usc or unc if i got into usc, but unc here i come

most likely i do premed at this rate

[tribal crag]

yea 99% ill come back

so that's 200k usc

who knows

If usc

goes up to

150

by then

[misty current]

(it will)

(just not to 150)

[tribal crag]

😒

😔man

[misty current]

what are you thinking

like career wise out of wbb

bc ik a lot of different people doing some different things

[tulip ice]

ya pls reconsider

[tribal crag]

consulting sell out

[misty current]

ik some mbb peeps

not impossible but the cycle starts year 3 right

you're in italy

that's the only problem they had from what i know

but name wise was good enough

[tribal crag]

rlly

do yk a bit about starting salaries

and how many actually get

jobs

there's like no info

[misty current]

unfortunately no

[tribal crag]

about wbb

[misty current]

the thing is

anything from like finance sellouts

ib consulting

rx

pe

big4

econ stuff

even like ops

project stuff

they all come from wbb

[tribal crag]

ohh

[misty current]

so it wouldn't make sense anyways bc the cohort is so small

if you're concerned about not knowing what you want to do wbb is pretty good in that sense

bc i know ppl in at least a few of these field

s

you can also transfer to marshall normal buad year 1 if you don't like it

[tribal crag]

do you think wbb gives a significant advantage in a recruiting sense over marshall

[misty current]

maybe

the wbb people do better for sure

average wise

but thats also factoring in the 90% of marshall who are recruiting re or sales whatever whatever

and not mbb or adjacent

[tribal crag]

makes sense

also concerned about

fucking

bitchass trump

[misty current]

are u intl

or what's the concern

[tribal crag]

what if i don't end up getting a job

yes i am

[misty current]

ah yes the classic visa thing

apparently it's hard but doable

with visa

idk anything about that tho

[tulip ice]

are u intl

[tribal crag]

yes

[misty current]

nor would i imagine marshall/wbb there is much difference there

[tulip ice]

ok theres different approaches to this

assuming u do manage to get a job

u need to work at that same company for 7 years

ur best bet id say is not to come to usc cuz of high cost

and try to get masters maybe usc later if u want

cuz its easier to get an h1b

[misty current]

yeah idk anything abt visas

so

hopefully what you're saying is right fish

[tulip ice]

ya its not easy to work in the us now

[tulip ice]

my dad went through this 😭

[tribal crag]

so what they told us in the info sesh yesterday

is if we come back to usc last year

we can get a 3 year opt

in that time our employer will have to sign us up for the h1b lottery

if it happens to work out in 3 years

congrays

otherwise

✈️

[tulip ice]

ur h1b lottery is like 50 50 man, theres a good chance u will have to leave

id really like for u to think abt it

doing masters will give u a definite good shot of getting that h1b

and also reduces that company stay for 3 or 4 years

if u do straight out of ug, its 7 years

[tribal crag]

ive never heard the 7 years thing

im gonna set up a meeting with wbb

to

clear everything out

[tulip ice]

it might be 6 years not 7

[tribal crag]

need to find me an american husband

[strong monolith]

no

[paper bolt]

does anyone know when financial aid offers come out for rd

[paper bolt]

wait even if i got deferred ea?😭😭💔

[strong monolith]

you have to be admitted ea

[little folio]

oh wait they went through all that in the info session? should've gone

[misty current]

it seems that is a wbb specific info sesh

[little folio]

ohh

[misty current]

but i guess it's always good to go to info seshes 😄

rule of thumb

[little folio]

yeah for real

i'm still trying to figure out if i have to submit a css profile lol

[hot olive]

should i try to appeal for more aid before committing or after committing?

[misty current]

asap

also a rule of thumb

lol

[misty current]

probably should

[little folio]

yeah, i think i will

[misty current]

they never ask me but i just do it same time as fafsa

since everythings alr there

[little folio]

i don't think i can submit fafsa as intl?

(?)

[misty current]

o ur intl idk how it works

then

[little folio]

yeahh

[misty current]

better off asking fin aid office or somethin idk

[little folio]

ok someone told me that for international students we only need to file css after summer 🤔

[misty current]

[tulip ice]

Def before if I were u

Don’t wait

[digital bear]

do usc even got a discord

I need fellow chronically online people

[misty current]

try the student hub thingy

[digital bear]

Whats that

[misty current]

actually good tip for all of u who have ur usc emails alr

[digital bear]

Wait i need a school email

I cant commit until tmrw

[misty current]

https://discord.com/student-hubs

[digital bear]

I need my moms credit card

Or a deposit fee waiver

[misty current]

uh

ok

im only in 5 usc related servers

that arent like gatekept by an application

[digital bear]

buh

[misty current]

theres no co29 thing in the hub

bruh

[strong monolith]

since youre an intl student you dont qualify for aid so you likely dont need to

[little folio]

they have a zeemee... & they have a few insta group chats that came out of it lol

but no discord i think 😔😔

[little folio]

ohh ok thank you

[digital bear]

The zeemee is dead asf

And no one shitposts

[little folio]

😭😭

u gotta get into the smaller gcs

[warm sigil]

makes sense

[formal lake]

Does anyone know why explore usc day costs $50 per guest 😭

Do we get food or wat

[dense junco]

I’m glad we have this megathread

[misty current]

yes i think

there have been a bunch of high schoolers eating in dining halls lately so i would think so

[rocky dagger]

You're getting charged for guests? Odd

Are you registered for the April 13th day?

[formal lake]

ahh okay

[formal lake]

noo i can't make it to that one so i'm going to the weekday ones!

[nocturne shuttle]

usc try not to make money wherever possible challenge

[marsh lodge]

What do we do about housing and also where is the usc admitted students discord server

[narrow iron]

this is so evil

i saw that and i was like no way

[rocky dagger]

Ohh maybe that's why

[formal lake]

yea but $50 rly 😭

[misty current]

you better get a "free" hoodie or something plus lunch bc thats just dumb

[formal lake]

DUDE YEA WHY AM I PAYING 50 DOLLARS FOR LUNCH

IM TRYNA VISIT TO SEE IF I WANNA PAY THAT TUITION OF YOURS NOT TO PAY 1/2000 OF IT

[misty current]

[formal lake]

anyway.

i need me a nice hoodie.....

[misty current]

evk is not that good either

[misty current]

at least

[formal lake]

wats that

[misty current]

$80

for a good one

[formal lake]

AHHHHHHH.

[misty current]

the one i got is $80

[formal lake]

gonna go to michaels and make my own

[misty current]

thankfully i was tutoring some kid before i came and their parents gave me it

but ye

[formal lake]

oh shoot

im gonna go on depop

[misty current]

i lied probably less

i realized mine has nike on it

[misty current]

evk = everybody's kitchen dining hall

[formal lake]

ohhh ok

[misty current]

imo the worst of the 3 but it's in the best spot for admitted students events so thats where everybody goes

[formal lake]

what's the best dining hall

[misty current]

village

it's a tossup btwn village and parkside

[formal lake]

okeay

i dont mind walking for better food

[misty current]

but i live like 50 feet from village

so im lowkey biased

[formal lake]

also do we get dining dollars or whatever?

[misty current]

you're required to get cardinal plan if you're a freshman and you live on campus

which is unlimited swipes

[formal lake]

but do we get to use swipes in the nearby restaurants

[misty current]

nopers

i dont think so

[tulip ice]

my dining hall ranking, village > parkside > ebk

lowk i always got parkside cuz my classes are closer there

so its convenient

[misty current]

only correct take

[soft tangle]

WRONG

evk>village>parkside

Only the real ones know

[misty current]

brother i get it if ppl put parkside over village

but evk over both is just wrong man

[soft tangle]

Evk pizza solos any other meal

and if u saw the monstrosity Parkside served for BHM u would understand their rank

[tulip ice]

yall good pizza and guac and thats it. evk is mid asf

[tulip ice]

do u only eat pizza 😭

[strong monolith]

do u live in new north or south

[strong monolith]

you get two swipes a week for tcc/seeds marketplace

tcc my beloved

the reason why im only slightly pissed abt the new apartment meal plan is bc it includes tcc

[soft tangle]

the chicken katsu and quesadillas say hello

Omelette bar unbeatable too

[soft tangle]

birnkrant!

[strong monolith]

makes sense

[soft tangle]

LMFAOOOO

[strong monolith]

its easiest for you to get to so you dont tend to go out of the way for the other dining halls

my friend in birnkrant is an evk truther

[soft tangle]

I actually eat at Parkside the most 🤓

But yes, I think evk is overhated

Bc ppl never come on the regular so they get a bad snapshot

It’s the most consistent by far

[marsh lodge]

Y’all is there a co29 discord server or smth

[dense junco]

i'm a parkside resident, but i go to evk often since it's close to my classes

[dense junco]

this is it

[marsh lodge]

Actually? 😭

There's no unofficial usc discord server or whatever

[strong monolith]

listen to this advice

[soft tangle]

8 years ago!!

Parkside gave me food poisoning this YEAR

[dense junco]

seems like the village dining hall made people i know glued to the toilet...

[rough current]

Village is equally questionable

[tulip ice]

Bro their chicken was raw bro 😭

[tulip ice]

Same with village

Our chicken isn’t overcooked. I feel like it’s undercooked

[dense junco]

we gotta scan the qr codes on the table

and complain!

[lusty blade]

Any spring admits in here

[tardy coral]

I’m a spring admit

[misty current]

🙋

[little folio]

there isn't a usc discord lol

atp should we just start one

[misty current]

rip uscord 💔

[little folio]

im gonna press the commit button later today

official trojan soon 🤩🤩

[misty current]

lets goooo ✌️

[flat shale]

Can someone quickly give a rundown of how housing works is it based fully off lottery or does it depend when i submit the housing app / HS stats?

can NMF get into McCarthy?

[misty current]

first come first serve

[misty current]

no

[formal lake]

I hate that it's first come first serve and opens before the open house when u can actually see dorms

And it's so early 😭😭😭😭

[misty current]

yeah it wasn't like that for me at all mine opened 6/30

[formal lake]

UGH im insanely stressed lol

[misty current]

granted i was spring but 3/31 is straight up unreasonable

[marsh lodge]

SAME IV'E BEEN DOING RESEARCH FOR THE PAST HOUR

[formal lake]

😭 ITS WORSE FOR ME BECAUSE I DONT EVEN KNOW IF IM COMMITTING HERE

BUR RHEN EVERYONE ELSE HAS ROOMMATES

[marsh lodge]

U can do randomized roommate

😭

I'm probs gonna do that idk

[misty current]

yall are on it at least

i had to remind my lil bro it was tomorrow

[misty current]

ya i did it

i got a guy from the football team

[marsh lodge]

That's p nice

We can switch roommates right

if we don't like them

[misty current]

ye

after a few weeks

[marsh lodge]

Ok I'm going random

[misty current]

but just be mindful that if u are switching that means ur switching with people who are also switching

so their roommates might also be bad yk

[marsh lodge]

Ya 😭 🙏

[misty current]

funny story

he plays prac squad safety

and this was right when d'anton lynn got hired

[formal lake]

No im insanely scared to do that

[misty current]

so i still have some of his playbook on my computer drive

[formal lake]

I'm sure by the time I commit tho there will be others who don't have a roomie

[misty current]

if you're conditional on aid a lot of people will be like that

now if you wait until like april 30 might be different story

[formal lake]

Oh true yea

My aid package hasn't come in yet

I'm surprised ppl r alr committed without seeing the price tag

Wait thanks that makes me feel a lot better actually

[misty current]

nwnw

oh i didnt expect that to work

lol

[formal lake]

Marching band

[misty current]

ooh it changes

[marsh lodge]

I'm reading a random post that said sometimes the ppl u choose on insta don't turn out to be good 💀

[misty current]

you mean the greatest marching band in the history of the universe

[formal lake]

True

[misty current]

what time does the housing app open

again

i just remember its tmrw

[formal lake]

9 I think

[misty current]

thx

[flat shale]

i am going to crash out

the housing app

don’t make no sense

[misty current]

why

it's not too bad

just top 5 options

[flat shale]

how do i make my acct with the USC id and email

nvm bruh

[misty current]

wait u dont need a usc id

or email

[flat shale]

found it

[misty current]

now im just confused

good for u i guess

[flat shale]

dalone would u happen to be a mork family scholar

[misty current]

unfortunately not

i am a goel family scholar tho

bc i need money 😄

[flat shale]

w

and any1 know when we hear whether we got nmf scholarship do i just have to wait till may

[misty current]

maybe ask finaid

either way i cant help u

[flat shale]

kk

[little folio]

someone i know said their housing app opened already

it's weird

[misty current]

is that ea

[little folio]

no idea, maybe

[fiery heath]

congratssss :D

[little folio]

🥳🥳🥳

thank you !!!

[misty current]

i just realized

that means we have fish

and bucketfish

[little folio]

:D

two fishies in usc

[tulip ice]

didnt think there wud be two

welcome, hopefully a third one chimes in

[little folio]

thank you thank you

fish gang

[little folio]

lets go gang

[tranquil spoke]

i applied to ur major

wait no it was cs games

isnt that the same

[little folio]

oh yeah mine is games in sca

cs games is in viterbi

[tranquil spoke]

oh ic

man i hope they accept my appeal 😭

[little folio]

good luck 😔

[tranquil spoke]

cali hated me this year ig

[cursive canyon]

Any1 else get spring admit

Is it even worth it lol

[dense junco]

it's worth it

because you save semester on tuition, can go abroad (if you chose to), still be able to make a lot of connections when you get there

[steep island]

hey guys does anyone know if there's a USC '29 insta gc

[digital bear]

lemme into that too

im gonna commit anyways just need a bit of time

[little folio]

check the zeemee! i think there are a few gcs for schools/majors

[steep island]

alright bet

[oak frost]

guys

if im already admitted

what average should i keep up

in percentage wise

and to keep my scholarships😭😭

[strong monolith]

you can actually yes

[strong monolith]

why would your housing in college be based off of your high school stats lol

[steep island]

does anyone have any advice on ranking housing?

[flat shale]

Wait can they take my scholarship 😭

[flat shale]

i mean it’s based of merit scholarships so i was wondering if they took stats into account

[strong monolith]

only one dorm out of like 10 is based on scholarships lol

[flat shale]

bro

let me fill ts out so i dont get stuck in nn

[dense junco]

DW nn will fill up fast haha

[flat shale]

any1 know if the poeople on the roomate finder put the same housing choices as me

[little folio]

how fast does housing fill up 😭 i’m getting worried fr lol

i haven’t found a roommate yet but i hope to fill it in soon... though i guess most people probably haven’t committed yet so maybe it’s ok

[cursive canyon]

When will finaid come out

[cursive canyon]

U still have to do some sort of community College to stay on track for graduation tho rite?

[dense junco]

That’s what most do

[cursive canyon]

I did see that they have a new fall program in DC for spring admits tho

[dense junco]

Or study abroad

You can definitely give it a try

[cursive canyon]

That's what I'll probably do if I commit

[dense junco]

Nice

[lusty blade]

Has anyone here negotiated aid with usc

[lusty blade]

Thought it was already out

[cursive canyon]

Stanford?

[lusty blade]

Wait im an idiot so sorry i meant USC😭

[misty current]

the same as fall, it's just that since there are less spring admits it will be harder

and also in order to guarantee you get a roommate you will probably need to put the less popular spots (gateway troy hall etc)

[tulip ice]

Uhh whatever dorms are left

It’s kinda unfortunate

[misty current]

no it's just that if you put something popular there probably won't be doubles