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  1. I am assuming that you are from India. If not, my answer doesn't matter much. Grad engineering school at USC is flooded with students from India and China, with seemingly very less other nationalities. So, when you sit in a typical common classroom in Viterbi, you will feel that you are still in an Indian classroom with a bunch of Chinese students in it. You can guess the many disadvantages that you have faced owing to being in a classroom with many many many Indian students in it. If you are coming to US for an international experience, go to NCSU where the proportion is a bit more normalized. And, the location is not that bad for jobs. Anyways, let me summarize a few other pros and cons so that you can decide on your own. 1. USC offers wide variety of courses. So, you will have so many choices. This is mainly due to the 1000+ grad students in each department. So, they have to offer that many courses. So, if you have a specific specialization in mind, USC might have it. Small univs have limited courses. So, go through the course lists for each semester in the past and see if you find a compelling interest. 2. Profs at USC are very much high profile. If you see a prof very much inline with your interest and possibly see that you can work with him, that's good. But, don't count too much on getting any assistantships (very very rare for master's students). You have higher chance of getting at NCSU. Moreover, you are just one among thousands in USC. But, may be one among few hundreds at NCSU. 3. USC very expensive place, but pleasant climate. But, you wanna come to US to experience something different. Experience the east, then come back to West for employment. My final word - go to NCSU. period.
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