The college landscape has drastically changed in the four years I’ve been at USC, especially when it comes to financial aid. I know your parents, siblings, and friends all have their own perspectives on college, but you need to realize this is a huge financial decision you’re making for your future, especially with the current state of the economy.

Current USC students receiving substantial aid have been having issues with financial aid, the university is facing its own deficit problems, and the “Beautiful Bill” will change how aid is distributed. The college experience your family talks about might not reflect the reality you’re walking into today.

I get that USC is your dream school, and I completely understand that. But you’re either an adult or about to be one, and you need to think beyond game days, school pride, and the college experience. Is all of that really worth potentially $400k+?
Please be smart, future Trojans. Talk to current students, look into your financial aid, and understand what you’re committing to before making a decision. I don’t want you ending up in the position so many current juniors and seniors are in. And trust me, it feels like we’re the last helicopter out of Vietnam. Please be mature about this choice.

I’m at one of the best schools in this university and I’m telling you now in this current economy the return on investment might not be worth it for any sort of debt.

Hey! I’m starting at USC in the spring as a Business Administration major, and I’m struggling to choose an emphasis.

I’m an international student from Europe, so I want something with strong job prospects and a realistic chance of getting hired and sponsored for a work visa in the US, Canada, or Australia.
I’m creative, competitive, and very people-oriented. I enjoy communication, leadership, and managing teams, but I also want a specialization that will make me employable right after graduation.

I’m mainly torn between Marketing and Risk Management. Marketing sounds more fun and creative, but I’m worried about competition. Risk Management seems more practical, but I’m not sure I’d enjoy the work. I’d probably love Leadership or Entrepreneurship, but I’m concerned they wouldn’t give me enough concrete skills. Finance doesn’t interest me, and Business Analytics seems too focused on data, math, and Excel.

What would you recommend considering my personality, job opportunities, and the challenges of being an international student?

hey my glasses are giving me bad derealization and its outdated, and i dont get my medical transferred until november. does anyone know where i can get the cheapest prescription glasses around the area? tyy

Looking for any advice on the above! What does an average day look like? How much did you have to pay?

The title, and any recommendations?

Does USC film school have student-made films digitized and available online?

If not, is there an archive I can visit in person on campus to view student made films?

A friend was in several student made films years ago and I would like to view them. I know the name of the student who made the movies. He is deceased and it would mean a lot to be able to watch the films he made as a student at USC.

lol anyone throwing a party that’s not frat restricted ???

I’m a grad student on the grad plus loan, so basically USC is saying that when they disbursed my loans back in August, they disbursed 10 credits worth of loans but they just found out I’m in 8 units. The thing is, I’ve always been in 8. I never dropped units. Also, the money for loans is not something i see. That gets paid automatically to the school, and my refund is for my “other costs” in the cost of attendance breakdown such as housing, food, transportation, books, etc.

Not this is where I’m confused. They want me to repay the 6k extra loans from the refund amount but when I looked at my estimated cost of attendance, my refund amount is the same as those other costs (housing, dining, transportation, etc). Paying back the 6k would then leave me with not enough of those things and they want the 6k by next billing period. Every person on the phone I talk to says the same thing that I essentially just need to pay it back, but I feel like they are the ones who messed up and now I am unprepared for this.

Anyone ever deal with this?

Convince me to ED. I am planning to apply as a health and disease prevention major in the Keck School of Medicine. What opportunities does USC have for pre med? What does USC have that UCLA dosent?

Fight tf on ✌️

Imagine the next prez practicing and doing research for their own investiture so they watch the one from this year. They see Prez Kim getting up from his seat, walking over to the musicians' podium, shredding the cello, and then sitting back down at his seat until it's his turn to do a speech. How can you top that?

https://www.youtube.com/live/1JSQQNT7H-s?si=Q5S7bOQekyzhlmSZ&t=3830

Has anyone been accepted into USC’s MS in Global Medicine program, completed the master’s degree, and then been denied admission to USC’s medical, PA, dental, pharmacy, or any other graduate health professions program at USC ?

I have some clothes that require dry cleaning. Are there any places on or near campus?

so I'm thinking about applying ED to USC this year

looking for help to see if I have a chance please see the comments :)

Hey everyone! I was recently admitted to a master’s program at USC. My undergraduate degree was in a different major, but I’ve been self-studying the prerequisite material for the graduate courses I want to take.

Does the registration system strictly block you from enrolling in classes if you haven't taken the formal prerequisites, or is it more flexible? Has anyone else navigated a similar situation?

Do you guys think the standard is worth signing for with their new price increases?

I was trying to add a class and it keeps showing up as a duplicate on any browser that I've tried.

I’m a 2nd year business student. Used to play in a hard rock/metal band, but haven’t really found the time to seriously gig again, and I won’t (life’s busy yo). I don’t know many people in the Thornton school, and all my friends don’t like metal, so where are yall at? For example, if I say Iron Maiden, Metallica, Periphery, Avenged Sevenfold, and Death, who vibes?

If you don’t listen to metal, who are your most played artists that I should listen to? Doesn’t matter the genre. I’m taking suggestions from everyone, so give me like 3 artists, and I’ll add them to my list. I literally don’t know who is popular today lol.

I’m a grad student living by campus and am looking for people to play irl with, maybe venture to a game shop together

I’m a grad student living by campus and am looking for people to play with / maybe venture out to locals with sometime

I'm planning on doing EA, so my application is due in about 2 weeks. Right now, I have a 700 in English and 780 in Math, and I am applying for Civil Engineering at the Viterbi School of Engineering. Also if anyone has any other advice let me know!

Does anyone know what the deal is??? I always thought Brad was adored by his team, nothing seemed sus. But obviously early this month the social posts by the official team accounts were odd, as were the amount of comments and shares, likes etc (esp on Oct 8) w/new coaches despite the announcements 5th and how he wasn’t at games since Illinois.

Does anyone know anything? Coach Brad brought the team so far since he started. It seems like it’s not just a simple personal leave of absence but something final…the posts and hiring, likes/comments don’t make sense otherwise. I hope he’s alright and I really hope he wasn’t fired for performance when he’s done so well in past years

Basically the title^

i know the school offers access to therapy, but i’ve waived out of the SHIP program already…is there anyway i can get support. i realized i need some sort of mental health support atm.