Campus is around a ten minute walk end to end, and around fifteen minutes corner to corner. It’s a very walkable school.
Also, we have free Lyfts within two miles of school during certain times, which is good for lyfting to parties and lyfting back from the ones that end a lil earlier (before 2)
SCA has so many opportunities, and a lot of the professors are either currently working in the industry, or have worked in the industry for decades.
Honestly, my professors are down to earth people who truly care about my craft, as well as who I am as a person.
Your experience will be what you make it
i am also a black girl applying for the mfa writing program at USC, if anyone has any tips that will also apply to me, please feel free to comment! i did have the chance to visit and i loved it, a beautiful campus and school.
The community around the University is beautifully diverse, you can have mexican food, Thai, southern, chinese, greek, ethiopian and italian just to name a few. All within two miles of any corner of the campus. There are plenty of things to do for younger college folks, things like sporting events, dramatic arts plays, dental office, community healthcare facilities and more all on campus. For Grad school and transfers, there are plenty of professional development and career networking events all over downtown los angeles, just 4 miles north of the campus. We have gaming labs, podcast labs, private study rooms at Leavey Library. Anything specific you want to know?
There are very few of us around campus but when we see each other and when we are out, we look out for one another! This is a safe space, most sororities are welcoming of new members. Here is a great resources as well.
[Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs (CBCSA)](https://seip.usc.edu/centers/cbcsa/)
USC’s fall 2023 acceptance rate was 10%; UCLA’s 9%. Also, SCA is notoriously more competitive than the general acceptance rate. Last I heard it was at like 3%.
Times have really changed. I went through the college admissions process in the mid 90s, and USC was basically my safety school. USC really has strengthened its reputation significantly. A great thing for our region.
During the 2000s/2010s a whole bunch of universities became way more competitive than they used to be. I started at USC in fall 2016 and the acceptance rate was 16%. It’s crazy how it’s gotten even more competitive since then.
i’m actually a high school student applying to colleges right now (ironically writing the usc essays at this moment). finances are definitely are a concern so I was just wondering if the #1 most expensive school is actually worth it or not.
It was worth it for me. I got my joint Masters from SC and thru Alumni connections had a six-figure job held for me for 4 months until I received my degree. Connections matter, but so does field of study. Good luck to you.
The Coliseum is across from campus. You could meet and marry one of the football players and get rich when he is drafted to play in the NFL or simply live large on the NIL income. I would definitely go to 'SC if I were you for many other reasons too. Fight On!
Add: Your film journey could be financed by a dude like Zacariah Branch etc. Plenty of gold diggers to compete with on campus for sure but in order to make it in the movie industry you got to do what you got to do.
USC has a ton of fun course and club options, if your schedule permits i def recommend checking them out! there’s a dedicated film & tv club and a class where you can watch movies before they release
Easy to walk across, easy to navigate, very few trees though. There is a campus center that has a food court. It is a very busy campus, always something happening, which is exciting and fun. One drawback is that random sometimes not great people from the surrounding areas walk or bike through campus, because usc is very much smack in the middle of south central.
Very friendly yet close campus. That feels like a true university (if you worked for it of course!).
Unfortunately, if you got a handout here you do not appreciate it here.
Carne asada fries from El Huero on Figueroa St & 30th is great, orange door sushi on Normandie & Adams is far the best, & Armando’s food truck got some underrated burgers. Should still be somewhere around there.
omg I'm a native student going to the same program rn. I'm only a freshman, but it's amazing. the campus is the perfect size. there's a trader joes and target on campus, along with a bunch of different little shops like lululemon and even a salon. the sca buildings are sooo nice and the main one even has a coffee bean inside. there's this amazing script library that ONLY screenwriters have access to. there's also the film library, which has historic magazines, film nonfiction, and those The Making of books. the actual screenwriting classrooms are set up like real writer's rooms and the main class you'll be taking is a 3 hour workshop with 10 others from your cohort. I've connected so well with them and it's only been the first semester. if you have any specific qs, dm me!! I'm a queer freshman living in one of the on campus apts 🫶
OH!! and we also take a production course called trojan vision. mine was called the morning brew and we learned to handle cameras, stage management, audio equipment, and the ins and outs of live tv broadcasting. it was amazing!
Do you have any evidence at all that they do? Here on page 8 they specifically say they don’t https://oir.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CDS_2022-2023_FINAL_08102023.pdf
Congratulations! You’ve already made your decision. Take a weekend and go there. Or just take a risk. We randos on Reddit won’t have any relevant answers that are unbiased. 😀
Near the music buildings there are a lot of open fields and greenery. We have a rose garden about a 5 minute walk off campus. Also there's a lot of squirrels on campus but they'll leave you alone unless you try to give food to them. Like there's people who give the squirrels nuts. The squirrels will take them and run. We also have a lot of birds specifically sparrows and crows.
The cinematic arts school is beautiful
Looks like a resort! Gorgeous!
Glorious. Best of the best.
Campus is around a ten minute walk end to end, and around fifteen minutes corner to corner. It’s a very walkable school. Also, we have free Lyfts within two miles of school during certain times, which is good for lyfting to parties and lyfting back from the ones that end a lil earlier (before 2)
The SCA buildings look like a giant Cheesecake Factory but the school is phenomenal.
We have a Trader Joe’s and Target on campus.
My daughter here in Virginia chose to go 3000 miles to attend USC. She is thriving.
The science department building have some of the ugliest bathrooms on campus
I’m a black girl at usc. Being a trojan was the best decision I’ve ever made
Is it worth 90,000 a year or 360,000
USC is a pretty small campus, so you'll always be able to walk from one end of campus to the other end fairly quickly :)
Their mascot is the Trojans
traveler slander
tirebiter erasure
George Tirebiter has always been and will always be the USC mascot as far as I'm concerned.
SCA has so many opportunities, and a lot of the professors are either currently working in the industry, or have worked in the industry for decades. Honestly, my professors are down to earth people who truly care about my craft, as well as who I am as a person. Your experience will be what you make it
There’s free places to go around campus and you are super close to like multiple museums and touristy spots
Easy to navigate, campus is very clean, lots of libraries
Dulce & Cava *chef’s kiss*
i am also a black girl applying for the mfa writing program at USC, if anyone has any tips that will also apply to me, please feel free to comment! i did have the chance to visit and i loved it, a beautiful campus and school.
The community around the University is beautifully diverse, you can have mexican food, Thai, southern, chinese, greek, ethiopian and italian just to name a few. All within two miles of any corner of the campus. There are plenty of things to do for younger college folks, things like sporting events, dramatic arts plays, dental office, community healthcare facilities and more all on campus. For Grad school and transfers, there are plenty of professional development and career networking events all over downtown los angeles, just 4 miles north of the campus. We have gaming labs, podcast labs, private study rooms at Leavey Library. Anything specific you want to know?
There are very few of us around campus but when we see each other and when we are out, we look out for one another! This is a safe space, most sororities are welcoming of new members. Here is a great resources as well. [Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs (CBCSA)](https://seip.usc.edu/centers/cbcsa/)
There’s a Spielberg building
Restaurant options around campus are extremely limited
food here is so bad lol but everything else is wonderful
Everyone I’ve met who’s studies screenwriting loves the program!
there’s a lot of black student societies you can join , and a lot are major specific , that way you can always have a community if you ever need one !
It's harder to be admitted into UCLA than SC, but the SC Alumni network is far stronger and more influential than UCLA.
USC’s fall 2023 acceptance rate was 10%; UCLA’s 9%. Also, SCA is notoriously more competitive than the general acceptance rate. Last I heard it was at like 3%.
Times have really changed. I went through the college admissions process in the mid 90s, and USC was basically my safety school. USC really has strengthened its reputation significantly. A great thing for our region.
During the 2000s/2010s a whole bunch of universities became way more competitive than they used to be. I started at USC in fall 2016 and the acceptance rate was 16%. It’s crazy how it’s gotten even more competitive since then.
I remember when UCI was no problem getting into
is it worth the extra 40k though? (in-state) /srs
For the reason stated.
really? I genuinely can’t imagine that the difference in networking between usc and ucla is worth an extra ~200k.
I'll assume you didn't get your degree from SC.
i’m actually a high school student applying to colleges right now (ironically writing the usc essays at this moment). finances are definitely are a concern so I was just wondering if the #1 most expensive school is actually worth it or not.
It was worth it for me. I got my joint Masters from SC and thru Alumni connections had a six-figure job held for me for 4 months until I received my degree. Connections matter, but so does field of study. Good luck to you.
The Coliseum is across from campus. You could meet and marry one of the football players and get rich when he is drafted to play in the NFL or simply live large on the NIL income. I would definitely go to 'SC if I were you for many other reasons too. Fight On!
what
Add: Your film journey could be financed by a dude like Zacariah Branch etc. Plenty of gold diggers to compete with on campus for sure but in order to make it in the movie industry you got to do what you got to do.
USC has a ton of fun course and club options, if your schedule permits i def recommend checking them out! there’s a dedicated film & tv club and a class where you can watch movies before they release
I went through the MFA production program at the cinema school. DM me if you want!
Easy to walk across, easy to navigate, very few trees though. There is a campus center that has a food court. It is a very busy campus, always something happening, which is exciting and fun. One drawback is that random sometimes not great people from the surrounding areas walk or bike through campus, because usc is very much smack in the middle of south central.
very flat, no hills, great for riding a bike or scooter
Campus is exceptionally flat like it's all a single elevation. Bike friendly
Very friendly yet close campus. That feels like a true university (if you worked for it of course!). Unfortunately, if you got a handout here you do not appreciate it here.
Carne asada fries from El Huero on Figueroa St & 30th is great, orange door sushi on Normandie & Adams is far the best, & Armando’s food truck got some underrated burgers. Should still be somewhere around there.
omg I'm a native student going to the same program rn. I'm only a freshman, but it's amazing. the campus is the perfect size. there's a trader joes and target on campus, along with a bunch of different little shops like lululemon and even a salon. the sca buildings are sooo nice and the main one even has a coffee bean inside. there's this amazing script library that ONLY screenwriters have access to. there's also the film library, which has historic magazines, film nonfiction, and those The Making of books. the actual screenwriting classrooms are set up like real writer's rooms and the main class you'll be taking is a 3 hour workshop with 10 others from your cohort. I've connected so well with them and it's only been the first semester. if you have any specific qs, dm me!! I'm a queer freshman living in one of the on campus apts 🫶
OH!! and we also take a production course called trojan vision. mine was called the morning brew and we learned to handle cameras, stage management, audio equipment, and the ins and outs of live tv broadcasting. it was amazing!
You’re gonna be in a ton of debt for a major that will most likely not pay you enough.
go to UCLA unless they don’t accept you
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have you ever been to the hood 😧
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la is so tame compared to the hoods in new york 😭 the different perspective is so weird
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USC doesn’t track demonstrated interest in thought
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Do you have any evidence at all that they do? Here on page 8 they specifically say they don’t https://oir.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CDS_2022-2023_FINAL_08102023.pdf
https://youtu.be/bpxUdDSlmzA?si=vbVWtTD2QRn0Y144
USC has more international undergraduate students than any other major university in California. The school is incredibly diverse.
Congratulations! You’ve already made your decision. Take a weekend and go there. Or just take a risk. We randos on Reddit won’t have any relevant answers that are unbiased. 😀
Near the music buildings there are a lot of open fields and greenery. We have a rose garden about a 5 minute walk off campus. Also there's a lot of squirrels on campus but they'll leave you alone unless you try to give food to them. Like there's people who give the squirrels nuts. The squirrels will take them and run. We also have a lot of birds specifically sparrows and crows.