oos student questions + usc or uva??
Also posted this on the uva subreddit so I REALLY want the usc perspective
east coast (oos for both), pre-med/architecture major, want a school with diverse)
USC:
3k/yr, could just be personal expenses (worried about fin aid reducing after 1st year)
Love LA (at least my perception of LA) is it hard to get around without a car?
Has a B.arch, but I got in to Dornsife (is it hard to double major/change schools?)
Opportunity to get into creative writing/publishing
Proximity to the ocean (for surfing)
More diverse but not a huge black student population
Never visited (not sure about the student body’s vibe, at UVA everyone was really close
Really far from the east coast
UVA:
12k/yr (also worried about fin aid after the 1st year)
Closer to home
Visited on the 18th
Got in for College of Arts and Sciences
Everyone was soooo nice and welcoming
Would want to apply for brown college
Doesn’t have as much diversity but I didn’t feel isolated
Doesn’t have a B.arch (not sure if I vibe with the A-school)
Charlottesville feels a bit too quiet
College town-y (but that’s starting to feel like a good thing)