The University of Southern California (StudentsReview)

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	F	Faculty Accessibility	D-
Useful Schoolwork	F	Excess Competition	D
Academic Success	F	Creativity/ Innovation	F
Individual Value	F	University Resource Use	F
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	C	Friendliness	D+
Campus Maintenance	D-	Social Life	A
Surrounding City	B	Extra Curriculars	B+
Safety	D-

Describes the student body as: Friendly, Arrogant, Approachable, Closeminded Describes the faculty as: Arrogant, Unhelpful, Self Absorbed

Male

SAT2240

Quite Bright

Lowest Rating Educational Quality	F

Highest Rating Social Life	A

He cares more about Educational Quality than the average student.

Date: May 19 2010
Major: PreLaw and Legal (This Major's Salary over time)
If you intend to pursue a whatsoever intellectually stimulating education, run as far away from USC as you possibly can. Each intro class I have taken has been, far and away, the worst academic experience of my life. There were errors made on each test, countless errors on the homework answer key, and errors made in the grading of each test. The tests were not whatsoever relevant to the material taught in class, and one teacher even directly advised the class not to use the class textbook. There is no communication between the administration and the students, and the teachers have free reign to do whatever they want. Aside from the administrative and procedural failures, the teachers are essentially useless. Anything that I have learned since I have been here has been straight out of the books, which were not relevant to the courses at all. Even classes in the Thematic Option program have been mediocre at best. My first semester TO teacher, the HEAD of UNDERGRADUATE ENGLISH, consistently spelled two to three syllable words wrong. And to compensate for their academic incompetence, the school deflates grades to make the school seem more challenging. There's a reason USC isn't traditionally respected as a truly academic university. It was, is, and always will be a monetarily based party university fueled by its sports, and with enough money to pay its way into a decent national ranking. USC is a business, not a school.

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"to compensate for their academic incompetence, the school deflates grades to make the school seem more challenging. There's a reason USC isn't traditionally respected as a truly academic university. It was, is, and always will be a monetarily based party university fueled by its sports, and with enough money to pay its way into a decent national ranking. USC is a business, not a school." that is exactly what usc does. i was a double major in two sciences and all i did was memorize shit from the book. those who denigrate that strategy—a) thats what bio and neuro were, b) kids are dumb, c) it worked, and d) i set curves. it's an inane school that will scar intelligent ppl and make them worse off and more mediocre.

I used to think USC was the best university of physical therapy but after reading all this comments I dont know what to think, I was thinking to make by graduate program there but now… what do you guys recommend me?? I want the best school, please help me.

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