USC or UCI

[there_is_a_so_long_wait]

Just curious... Any Cali ppl?

[lordtiandao]

Yes.

[there_is_a_so_long_wait]

20 minutes ago, lordtiandao said:

Yes.

so, USC or UCI?  why didn't you apply to UCI?

[lordtiandao]

For what field? I personally enjoy Irvine's campus a lot more. Irvine is a nice city, pretty far away from the downtown LA pollution, has great food, and is very safe. USC's neighborhood is notorious for crime so that's something to keep in mind. But as a private school, USC has more money.

Irvine has no one I'd like to work with.

[there_is_a_so_long_wait]

6 minutes ago, lordtiandao said:

For what field? I personally enjoy Irvine's campus a lot more. Irvine is a nice city, pretty far away from the downtown LA pollution, has great food, and is very safe. USC's neighborhood is notorious for crime so that's something to keep in mind. But as a private school, USC has more money.

Irvine has no one I'd like to work with.

i see.... my area is CS

so you actually prefer UCI > USC lol

[lordtiandao]

I prefer the general environment of Irvine over USC, yes.

[there_is_a_so_long_wait]

3 minutes ago, lordtiandao said:

I prefer the general environment of Irvine over USC, yes.

Thank you! so which of the 2 u got accepted? there's no color coding haha

[Mopar18]

USC is interesting in that the campus is located in a not so great area but it has that prep feel to it, I live about 20 minutes away from SC and used to drive past it every day for work for about 2 or 3 years. UCI is all prep all the time. I personally didn't apply to UCI in my field (Crim) because I dislike Irvine (school and area) because of it's air of pretentiousness but I also didn't apply to any CA schools because I wanted a change of scenery. With all that said, gun to my head...UCI > USC.

Edited February 16, 2018 by Mopar18

[there_is_a_so_long_wait]

6 minutes ago, Mopar18 said:

USC is interesting in that the campus is located in a not so great area but it has that prep feel to it, I live about 20 minutes away from SC and used to drive past it every day for work for about 2 or 3 years. UCI is all prep all the time. I personally didn't apply to UCI in my field (Crim) because I dislike Irvine (school and area) because of it's air of pretentiousness but I also didn't apply to any CA schools because I wanted a change of scenery. With all that said, gun to my head...UCI > USC.

good point... i suppose USC's pretentiousness is greater than UCI? what do you think?

[lordtiandao]

@there_is_a_wait_so_long UCLA and USC.

 

[Mopar18]

9 minutes ago, there_is_a_so_long_wait said:

good point... i suppose USC's pretentiousness is greater than UCI? what do you think?

School wise....they're about equal I would say. Community wise, USC is in South LA so not quite. 

[there_is_a_so_long_wait]

14 minutes ago, Mopar18 said:

School wise....they're about equal I would say. Community wise, USC is in South LA so not quite. 

Thanks