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January 13, 2026

Worth the Wait: Why I Chose USC

Why I First Chose USC USC has always been my dream school for many reasons, but the biggest was (and still is) the work hard, play hard spirit. I knew…

Bethania Dagim

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Student Blog Why USC

January 19, 2025

Quantitative Versus Qualitative: Why Choose One When USC Has Both?

There were a lot of factors that went on my spreadsheet of deciding where to go to college. Academics, location, size, extracurriculars: these were just a few that I took…

Zoe Zlatic

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Life at USC Student Blog Why USC

January 19, 2025

Why I Chose USC: Aligning Passion, Community, and Opportunity

Choosing the right university is critical in any continuing student’s career. I decided to attend USC and its Viterbi School of Engineering because of its deep alignment with my personal…

Antonio McVay

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Student Blog Why USC

February 24, 2024

Why USC? – Mitchell Kirby

Mid-March 2022 I found out I got accepted into USC; it feels like a lifetime ago but it is only two short years prior to right now. Why USC? What…

Mitchell Kirby

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Life at USC Student Blog

September 21, 2023

Chasing Sunsets

When I decided to leave my hometown of Chicago and dive headfirst into college life in Los Angeles, I found myself bombarded with contrasting opinions about the city. LA, it…

Lucas Mortenson

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April 19, 2023

Why I Chose USC! – Sophomore Perspective

College is hard. Every class will not be your favorite. Every professor is not your friend. And. for most, this will be the longest time you have ever spent away…

Taylor Hill-Miles

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Student Blog Why USC

April 17, 2023

Why USC: A Senior Retrospective

When I checked my phone and saw my admissions decision for USC, I was overjoyed. Even four years later, I viscerally remember jumping up and down and screaming at my…

Emily London

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Student Blog Why USC

April 5, 2023

April is such a fun time of year because students everywhere are getting their decision letters back from the colleges they applied to. As exciting as this can be, the…

Kaleigh Ray

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College Applications Engineering Plus Student Blog Why USC

March 21, 2023

Why I Chose USC

As a born and raised SoCal native, I always knew I would go to school in California. That meant I was accustomed to sunny weather, amazing school spirit, big sports…

Araxi Malazian

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Student Blog Why USC

February 28, 2023

Why USC

Choosing a college to attend for the next 4 years is hard. It's hard to feel confident in your decision when you don't know how you'll acclimate, respond, or enjoy…

Kory Arfania

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Engineering Plus Life at USC Student Blog Viterbi Class

January 21, 2023

Fun Classes as an Engineer!

As both a student ambassador and a mentor for freshmen engineers, a question I often get asked by prospective and freshmen students alike is what some of my favorite classes…

Gianna Beck

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October 6, 2022

Fighting On During Family Weekend

Today marks the start of this year’s Trojan Family Weekend, one of my absolute favorite weekends in the Fall semester! This is an event USC holds where parents, grandparents, siblings,…

Kaleigh Ray

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