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When my oldest was applying to colleges, I asked if he would consider USC. Full disclosure, I have two nieces and a nephew there. He replied, "I'd rather go to a junior college." I cajoled my youngest to tour USC. We were on campus for all of eleven minutes before he started to head back to the car. "Don't you want to see the public policy building?" an interest of his at the time. "I'm not going here," he said over his shoulder without  breaking stride.

I'm proud of your son!  My kid is applying to college now.  He says that USC and Northeastern (both schools that have gamed their admission rankings in recent years) are the hot schools among kids at his high school in SF. He was shocked how vehemently negative I and his mom (a UCLA grad) reacted to the idea of him going to USC.

On the other hand I do know of a kid who got accepted to Stanford and instead chose a full ride to USC. That would be a tough pill to swallow but I don't dislike USC enough to turn down $400k.

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When my oldest was applying to colleges, I asked if he would consider USC. Full disclosure, I have two nieces and a nephew there. He replied, "I'd rather go to a junior college." I cajoled my youngest to tour USC. We were on campus for all of eleven minutes before he started to head back to the car. "Don't you want to see the public policy building?" an interest of his at the time. "I'm not going here," he said over his shoulder without  breaking stride.

I'm proud of your son!  My kid is applying to college now.  He says that USC and Northeastern (both schools that have gamed their admission rankings in recent years) are the hot schools among kids at his high school in SF. He was shocked how vehemently negative I and his mom (a UCLA grad) reacted to the idea of him going to USC.

On the other hand I do know of a kid who got accepted to Stanford and instead chose a full ride to USC. That would be a tough pill to swallow but I don't dislike USC enough to turn down $400k.