Reply #43: I'd avoid USC if I were you ... [View All]

[Flaxbee]

I like the UC schools just because there aren't as many spoiled rich prats there -- USC tends to be full of the sons and daugthers of alumni, and for some reason, that just bugs the shit out of me.

I went to UCSD undergrad, UCLA grad; UCLA is also in a MUCH nicer part of town - Westwood - generally safer, and with easy access to the part of LA that I came to love (Santa Monica, Brentwood, etc.)

My brother in law went to UCLA undergrad and Berkeley for his (second) graduate degree -- he loved them both.

Good luck with your choices! LA isn't as superficial as you might think - especially not if you're attending university.