University of Southern California Top Questions

I wish I had known more about the specific dorms. They each have very different personalities and social styles. For example, New-North is a party dorm that I would not have been happy in had I ended up there because it is always very louds. The International Residence hall on the other hand is very nice and new but very un-social. I also wish I had known more about the two different meal plans.

Before I came to USC, I wish I had known to just relax. It's really easy to get caught up in the anxieties of the senior year in high school. The application process can be extremely stressful, however, I have learned that there are so many resources for me to utilize. I am grateful for my loving family, who helped me handle the difficult process. I think I would tell anyone in the same situation to "breathe" and trust that everythin will work itself out.

I wish I knew how intense the fraternity and sorority recruitment was. It is a very grueling process. I also wish I knew more about the surrounding neighborhood of the school. It would have been helpful to know which AP classes the school will give credit for. I also wish I had known more people before I got here. Although I quickly made friends and found an amazing group, it was definitely easier for people who came in knowing other people.

I wish I knew how to properly handle peer pressure. Entering high school is entering a new world of experiences and knowledge. I didn't know a lot about drugs and alcohol before high school, therefore, when my friends became more invovled with the party scene, I didn't know how to handle the situation. Instead of holding my ground and saying "no", I merely gave in and participated in some party scenes that I regret to this day. On a lighter note, during my junior year in high school, I found the strength to say no to peer pressure.

I wish I had known that the campus was a lot smaller in actuality so that I wouldn't have freaked out about not being able to find my classes

I wish I had known to stick up for my own rights and needs as a person, because in my first semester, I let friends walk over me and I didn't feel like I had the right to say what I wanted to do when it contradicted with what others felt like doing. I was so concerned with making other people happy that I forgot about my own happiness. I'm very happy now, however, because I've learned that I'm worth something, and my needs and wants are worth speaking up for.

I wish I knew more about the pre-med program as well as the greek life offered at USC.

I wish I had known what community college courses would have counted towards my degree so that I could have got the prerequirements, etc. out of the way and make room for some of the other exciting classes my school offers. I also wish I would have known what AP tests would plac me out of general requirement classes, because some of the ones I passed did not count for anything and some of the ones I did not pass could have saved me tuition money and the time of taking a GE class I was not particularly interested in.

I wish I was aware of all the different scholarships that the school had to offer so that I would be in less debt with my loans.

- The firms that come to recruiting - The neighborhood around the school campus - The different clubs available at the school