The University of Southern California (StudentsReview)

How this student rated the school

Research Quality	A-	Research Availability	A+
Research Funding	A	Graduate Politics	C
Errand Runners	A	Degree Completion	A
Alternative pay [ta/gsi]	A	Sufficient Pay	F
Competitiveness	B	Education Quality	A
Faculty Accessibility	A-	Useful Research	A+
Extracurriculars	A+	Success-Understanding	A-
Surrounding City	A+	Social Life/Environment	-
"Individual" treatment	B	Friendliness	A-
Safety	D	Campus Beauty	A-
Campus Maintenance	A-	University Resource/spending	B+

Describes the student body as: Friendly, Approachable Describes the faculty as: Friendly, Helpful

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Lowest Rating Sufficient Pay	F

Highest Rating Research Availability	A+

He cares more about Sufficient Pay than the average student.

Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: History/Histories (art history/etc.) (This Major's Salary over time)
My experience at USC has been quite positive. I think much depends on the faculty you work with as a PhD student, and I selected some fantastic faculty members to work with. That said, there are students who have different ideas about what the graduate school experience should be and they have selected faculty members to work with who I can't even imagine dealing with on that frequent a basis. In the time I have been there, USC has really put a lot of emphesis on raising the bar of its programs, and most of the faculty are now first-rate. The down side is that there are some who think they really are so wonderful that they don't have to address student concerns. If you select the faculty you're working with wisely though, USC is an excellent choice for a graduate school.

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