i’m an alumni and they turned me away today. are there hours where it is actually open to the public or not anymore?

been looking can't seem to find it, it must be around here somewhere though.

Hi everyone! I'm thinking about taking RXRS 416: Medical Products: From Idea to Market in Fall 2025. Has anyone here taken it before? How challenging is it to get an A? I'd love to hear your experiences—thanks!

Anyone else notice Lyft prices have soared? I sometimes use it when going outside of the USC shryft zone because they were always undercutting Uber by noticeable margins but now they’ve soared to the point where Uber has been giving better rates.

I am currently a freshman in my first semester at USC, and I can’t help but think that I made the worst decision of my life thus far by coming here. As I’m sure a lot of people were, I was very excited to get accepted to a “top” school like USC and though prestige was never my top priority, it was very tempting to just go to the most prestigious school I was accepted to. Plus, I’m from northern California so USC is only an hour plane ride away from home and I enjoy the warm California weather. I really like my major program (environmental science) here and I feel like it’s better than a lot of other schools. I really liked that USC was so unique in that so many aspiring artists, scientists, journalists, and business majors go here.

but ever since i got here, i just feel like my freshman year has been so terrible. i wonder how it could be any worse. first: my roommate and I were paired randomly and because we just had such different personalities and upbringings, we never spoke to each other. we didn’t have any problems, but it was a little awkward living with basically a stranger. then, back in october, she decided to move out. so now, unlike most other freshmen, i live alone.

i haven’t made a single friend since i got to campus either. my friend from high school goes here and we used to hang out but we gradually drifted apart, as she started to make more friends separate from me. i go to ESA club meetings, go on peaks and professors hiked, i attended tons of the FYE events to meet people, and I have a work-study job. but i just don’t connect with anyone i meet. ppl stay asking for my instagram just for us never to talk to each other again.

then, i was so excited when i was hired to be a copy editor for the daily trojan… until i realized you barely get to talk to anyone and all you do is sit there and edit typos on a computer. being a copy editor isn’t really journalism and i was so disappointed bc i always wanted to write or even contribute to a campus newspaper in any way 😭

also i just don’t like the city of LA. i’ve never grown up around this much smog and it literally never rains here. it certainly doesn’t help that USC is located in a pretty boring area of LA.

anyway, i know this is long. but i constantly feel so depressed at this school and i keep telling myself it will get better but it hasn’t. i’ve been here for almost 4 months and nothing has changed. when i transferred to a new high school where i didn’t know anybody my junior year, i made friends so fast. so im just confused as to what im doing wrong. if i transfer out of USC, im pretty sure no one would notice bc nobody fucking knows me here 😒 but then i wonder if maybe it’s just a “me” problem and i’ll have a hard time making friends at every other college too. what should i do?

Hi guys, so I'm pretty sure my dumbass lost my apartment keys, I stay in USC housing and it's basically a bunch of gold color keys on a keychain. Do not ask me how I lost them because I'm clueless, best bet is somehow they might have fallen out of my pocket anywhere between Lyon and Olin hall. In case any of y'all found/ do find them please contact me! I really do not want to pay 200-300 dollars to replace them 😭.

Hello, I lost a very special necklace at USC Farmer’s market today. It’s a fine chain with a cross pendant, gifted to me by a dear friend during my deployment in the Middle East this year. If anyone finds it, please contact me here in reddit! Please help 🫶🥹

hi!! i always see people talking abt their stats for business admin/viterbi majors but haven’t seen anything abt education/history/sociology or even comm majors. im applying w a very mid level gpa (3.6) and just wanna know if i have a shot at any of those so pls if you’re comfortable could you share your stats?? thank you so much 🙏🙏

College parties

I’m considering studying abroad there and would love to hear experiences!

So l'm not an architect major yet I'm still a freshman and I'm trying to figure out what major I should do. Right now I am a health and human science major but I don't really think the health field would be for me. I've been really looking into architecture recently, but I just wanted to know whats required for the major like tools, materials, ect. and if it's worth pursuing. Also what kind of tips would you guys give if I do change my major to architecture? Thank you!

Saw two officers on horseback today going up McClintock around SCA. Lowkey were holding up traffic too. never seen that before. Do we even have a mounted division or was that LAPD? Anyone know anything more about this?

Hello! I applied to the SCA and that required a short film. I listed my my cast in the credits of the film but for the critique of the film it wanted a list of crew. I was the only crew person but did not list myself or my cast in said critique. I just want to get an estimate of how cooked I am because of this. Thank you!

I’m thinking about going here with two of my friends, we are all from Oslo in Norway. We all would like to study finances (Marshall business school) and I’d like to also do soccer. And we all want to live in the same dorm. Could someone fill me a bit in about how’s it like? Or if it’s possible or? Thank you so much.

So I’m gonna be staying here for the whole winter break and I get bored really quick when I’m at home. I would really appreciate some good suggestions on stuff to do during the break. I’m a party person, so please let me know if there are going to be any.

Thanks in advance.

is anyone planning on dropping ir 304? I kinda need this class to graduate pls pm me!! much appreciated!!

i would also love model recommendations! thanks

I'm a freshman taking WRIT 150 next semester with Prof Rory Lukins and saw on RMP that there's a ton of hw. Is this accurate? What are your experiences in his class?

Anyone know what projections are expected for financial aid in the 2025-2026 year? I have seen lots of USC budgetary cuts including cuts in employee benefits lately. Has anyone heard if the school will cut their student grants next year? If so, I may not be able to attend. I’m really worried about this…

Is there a board game club in USC, or are there clubs for strategic online games? I would greatly appreciate any suggestions.

name suggests, currently considering these two for housing. need a single in a relatively nice building with a fluid budget. anyone with past experience etc got recommendations?

Whats the most poplular WRIT 150 course for freshman year?

I’m a freshman, I went to USC because of the Iovine and Young Program, I now realize it's not for me and I’m stuck. First off I would like to say I love USC. I have a great friend group, the campus is nice, and I do see opportunities here. Problem, it costs too much even after fin aid. I only attended USC because IYA has a 2.5% acceptance rate. Society pressure and family pressure made me feel like I had no choice but to attend.

Now that I'm here, I realize that I don’t enjoy product design and I don’t have interest in starting a venture. I’m a very creative person, I want to start a company in entertainment but have no interest in creating a product or service. It feels like I’m only at this school for my parents to say that their child is at this “prestigious” school within USC, and not for myself. I could consider switching majors, but I don’t think the price I'm paying justifies the education.

I’m thinking about just going to Community College and transferring to a UC after. I am scared of making the wrong decision tho, maybe if I stick it out I would end up really enjoying it. What do you think fellow trojans?

EDIT: After thinking more and reading some replies I feel like I should add more context. I am a game developer that has been making them since 6th grade. If I decided to switch majors, It would probably be in CS Games, but my goals not to work for rockstar or EA or god forbid blizzard. My dream is to start a game development studio and work on my games full time with a team of devs.

I chose IYA because

1. I want to gain business skills that could help me start a company
2. I LOVE the people In my cohort and like the idea of interdisciplinary learning.
3. Its a very hard program to get into (over 2,500 applicants and 100 got in)

My dilemma is I feel like if I just had the time to work on my game I would end going further and be in less debt. I already have strong game dev connections so I don't think I NEED the USC ones. However, the skills I learn from IYA would help me jumpstart my business and could lead it to become more successful, I also am inevitably going to find other people that want to start the game company with me, but is the debt worth that?

Thank you to everybody that has responded thus far :)

Hi!! does anyone live in jasper apartments? my club needs a last minute venue for our formal dinner/pinning ceremony and we will pay you $50 (probably more, negotiable) to reserve the clubhouse space for us. hmu if you are interested

Are there any cheap modes of shared transport in and around USC before 6 PM? Lyft is too expensive and the SPOT buses do not connect to the southern parts of the campus (also, it seems like the app is very inaccurate about timings)

Are there any christmas themed/fun activities/places to see near usc that are reachable by public transportation or shorter lyft ride that anyone could recommend?

Me and a friend were thinking about going to long beach hydro bikes but it’s a 2 hour metro ride one-way and a 60$ ish lyft ride. Neither of us has a car. We just wanted to do something to celebrate the end of the semester, thank you!

I was considering applying for chem phd, but I was looking at the admissions statistics and unlike the other departments, chemistry seems to have unrealistically low (we're talking 30~40 people for past ~10 years average) number of applications, and the department accepts almost all applicants?

I was wondering if there's something wrong with the data, cuz if this is true it makes me wonder if there's any issue with the department. Other than those weird stats the department seems fine, maybe a little under-funded judging by the instrumentation posted on department website.

But even so, in 2022 it says 26 applied, 25 got accepted and 21 enrolled. Makes no sense.

Sorry if this is inappropriate to ask here, but kind of hoping for honest answers.

I’m a UK university student considering doing an exchange year at USC next year. I really want to experience living in LA but I’m just a bit concerned because I’m seeing a lot of stuff online about how the area surrounding USC is really unsafe? I wouldn’t be living on campus so would be living in one of these areas. People talking about students getting raped, robbed and other horrible stuff. Is it actually like this, or are people just making it seem worse like it is online?

I’m from south London which isn’t the safest so I’m already used to not travelling at night, and feeling a little unsafe lol. But from what im reading, US crime seems like a different breed 😭😭 Help??

For anybody that's taken CHEM 105a in the past, what percent of our grade is the lab exam worth, and how hard was it? Thanks!