University of Southern California
- Facilities

There Is Always Something New

With frequent construction taking place on USC's campus, it is almost impossible to not have top of the line facilities. USC makes sure that it offers its students the best places to work out, study, eat, and lounge. While this is the case, many students will argue that the athletes get even better facilities, which is the only downside.

Very Helpful

If you are an eager student, USC will provide you with an array of resources. The writing center provides one on one help with graduate students and the library provides meetings with research specialists. The athletic center is great and full of equipment--they are also building an athlete gym to reduce the crowd at the regular gym. The aesthetics are beautiful; USC has been constantly updating the campus, including the student center, to be state of the art.

Student Cohesiveness

As a transfer student coming from George Washington University, where I had already established my life, I found the University of Southern California (USC) to be very distant and unwelcoming. There did not seem to be any method to break into the already formed groups that were present at USC. Personally, I enjoy when a teacher assigns a project or two that involves groups so that you meet people you wouldn't normally meet. Not only does this present the opportunity to acquire an enhanced understanding of different cultures, but it also forms friendships and alliances. I arrived at USC assuming that I would be accepted into the "trojan family," but that was the opposite of my experience. There are, however, very united swarms of gender based groups that were extremely connected - sororities and fraternities. But, again, these were exclusive groups that were not overly friendly to individuals outside of their organization. Since greek life was such an integral part of the USC experience, I believe that something should be done to ameliorate that or create events that would unite students who opt out of joining a sorority or fraternity.