University of Southern California Top Questions

I’m most frustrated by the immense quantity of students here who were accepted not due to their amazing academic records or their glittering portfolios, but because of their rich parents and their connections. It’s unbelievable what sort of power the wealthy and well-networked wield in the sphere of college acceptance. I know that this pattern repeats itself in all walks of life and is, to some degree, to be taken in stride, but it still gets me steamed when I learn that my rich-and-influential classmate’s high school GPA was hardly more than half mine.

The amount of coursework

It's expensive.

The school (and Los Angeles in general) is very expensive.

The most frustrating thing about my school is probably the continued "improvement." This comes in the form of annoying new security measures, inconvenient construction and the like.

There is always construction.

The most frustrating thing about my school is that it is always under construction so you never know when there is going to be a street closed or detour to get to class.

It's located in a rough neighborhood.

The division of the student body into greek and non-greek students. Although students of non sorority or fraternity background are often friends with those of these backgrounds, the presence of this division seems to divide the student body. It is frustrating to see my peers feel that they have to put on a certain personality in order to fit this bilateral mold.

There is nothing frustrating about the school. I love USC!