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.

For specialized masters program. How was your experience?

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!

My normal usc . edu email is still going strong. I know they can still shut it down whenever they want, but I’m trying to keep it alive as long as possible.

I haven’t signed up for the fight on online / alumni email yet. Has anyone had any experience with it and know if I sign up if I should expect my student email to be shut down relatively quickly if I request an alumni account?

Hi! I know priority deadline for theater BAs is today, but I realistically cannot make this deadline. Are my chances at applying regular (Jan 15 deadline) a lot worse? I am a bit worried because while I have decent supplemental materials, my grades aren’t too competitive and was hoping priority deadline would help with that. If anyone has any advice I’d greatly appreciate it! Thank you so much :-)

Hi All!! Going to be interviewing Friday for the program. I still might be rejected, but being accepted is a chance! Given the exorbitant price tag, I wanted to pick people's brains about financing it. I know there are federal loans, I've been looking around for grants, and also plan to apply for scholarships. But in case anyone knows of niche ways to finance it i figured id ask here!!

As far as qualifications/requirements for different scholarships/grants, I'm a cis-woman, mixed Vietnamese-European. I'm NC with family so just me, and I've lived in Cali since 2021.

Thanks in advance! Love that things like reddit exist so we can pool collective knowledge and provide support!! <3

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I'm dipping my toes into this and wonder if anyone else at USC has experience with it. I would love to talk about it and learn more!

Whoever built the hub decided to not put nearly enough parking, and it is all sold out. Anyone know what would be the closest lot I could get a permit to park at?

Noticed the seats behind one of the end zones are covered up. Is there a reason they don't uncover those seats and sell them?