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The stereotype at USC is a spoiled rich kid, but no, it is NOT accurate

I think the stereotype for USC is greek life/athletes. On the surface, it appears to be true. Walking around campus, it seems like most students are repping their letters on their clothes, bags, or hats. Freshman year, the majority of students party on greek row, and there is definitely some pressure to join a sorority or fraternity. Greek life seems to dominate the social setting. In actuality, less than 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of students are involved in greek life, I think that they are just the loudest, and are obnoxious about it. There are plenty of other groups on campus, not the mention the amazing Thornton School of Music which attracts lots of students whose interests delve deeper than partying and looking good. USC is somewhat defined by its stereotype of being a big greek life/party school, but it's big enough to find lots of other social settings and organizations. if you make an effort, you will find whatever it is that you want at USC. USC is what you make of it.

The stories I heard of were the usual - jocks, ditzy girls with expensive designer handbags, trust-fund babies, spoiled rich kids, conservative. In reality, some of these stereotypes are true, but at a university with over 17,000 students, you're bound to find someone who fits under anything else than these stereotypes mentioned above.

University of Spoiled Children. School for rich kids. Parties hard. The stereotypes can be correct if you meet the right people, but generally, no. The majority of students I know are on some kind of financial aid. And we not only party, but study as well (especially when mid-terms or finals come around; you'll see the library be crowded with people). But we do play hard and study hard.

USC is stereotyped as a university for students who come from families with high-level income. Students are also thought to party a lot.

A stereotypical student at the University of Southern California is blond, attractive, smart, and a participant in Greek life. This stereotype is in no way accurate. USC has students from all sorts of diverse backgrounds. The typical USC student is hard working. However, even though our campus is filled with some of the brightest minds, students are still approachable and friendly. Our campus is home to a large number of international students. This gives our students an opportunity to learn about different cultures outside of the classroom.

The stereotype of students at USC is that we are all partiers who are way too involved in the Greek system and are rich, spoiled brats. While certain aspects of this stereotype are true about certain people at USC, this is far from the truth about most people at my school. USC is so diverse and different and so full of people who don't just accept these differences but also embrace them. While there are lots of parties and people who really enjoy them, there are certainly people who don't party all the time and people who don't party at all. And while about 20 percent of our student population is involved in the Greek system, that is by no means every student at this school. There are so many other groups of people who do so many other cool things. As for the "University of Spoiled Children" stereotype, while that is the case for some students who go to this school (just looking at our tuition would be enough to tell you that), there are so many students who have financial aid here, whether it's from merit-based scholarships or need-based. Our school is so diverse and accepting! All of the different people here have taught me so much!

The University of Southern California has commonly been known by several aliases such as the University of Spoiled Children or the University of Super Connections. The university has had a reputation for extremely rich, white kids, parties, as well as the Greek system with many sororities and fraternities as a major part of campus life. While this stereotype may have been true in the past, USC is much more than that now. Our school enrolls the greatest number of international students from all over the world, nearly 18{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of our entire student population. Furthermore, USC is no longer just a party school for rich kids to come to to make connections, but it is now also a top-ranked school and continues to move up college rankings at an extremely fast paced as compared to other schools.

A stereotype will be that USC students are rich kids. This stereotype is largely not true, unless you are referring to the few international students, who are certainly not representative of the entire USC student population. Rest assured that you will not be any means feel orstracized, or left out, if you are just a normal student with little spending power. (like me, for example) And with the amount of financial aid that USC is giving out increasing with the year, this stereotype should soon become nothing but a myth.