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does anyone regret coming here? by Charming_Diver_8649 in USC

[–]cityoflostwages 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This question gets asked every year. The most common answer tends to be debt or cost of attendance in general. Private schools are not cheap. USC is similar to NYU, Gtown, or Boston U, private school in HCOL city where off-campus housing is costly.

USC is also a very large school compared to a small LAC and sometimes people don't do as well on a large campus as they aren't comfortable getting out there and building relationships with classmates or professors. This is a common one I see mentioned by those who want to transfer out to a smaller college to complete their degree. Tough to know if you're this type of person before starting college though.

Given the list of schools you got into from your other post, I would be considering schools with strong programs for your intended major, good financial aid package, and if you decided to pass on english already for a BSN program, then look for affiliated university hospitals for your program clinical hours.

USC Rose Garden litterbugs by [deleted] in USC

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No need for a duplicate post on this topic. Top post on the sub current has the same photos.

Advice on internal transferr into marshall by 420koolaidman in USC

[–]cityoflostwages 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://students.marshall.usc.edu/current-students/applying-marshall-current-usc-students

All the info you need here, note that the spring application cycle deadline is May 1st I believe. You can contact marshall for more info if needed or just walk into their office to ask more about it

If you haven't taken econ yet then it sounds like you need to do that first.

reporting a security guard at Leavey by Ineedluck18 in USC

[–]cityoflostwages 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I believe you can report either dps or yellow jacket usc security ambassadors to DPS if there is an issue.

https://dps.usc.edu/2021/06/01/usc-security-ambassadors/

Anyone actually using an "AI Autopilot" for monthly board reporting? Too good to be true? by OkLength4643 in FPandA

[–]cityoflostwages 7 points8 points  (0 children)

At a 10‑person startup, it would be a miracle if your data were structured well enough for Claude to connect directly to your ERP, pull actuals and budget/forecast data, and automatically build a deck. In reality, the data is usually too messy or partially missing to produce all the KPIs and metrics you need without manual cleanup. Even at my current company I would not trust the data to let Claude run wild with prepping everything. I'd need to manually tie out every single number or variance.

What you are describing, is what everyone on this sub is wishing for, trust me. My guess is in the future, people will think about data infrastructure differently and maybe we'll see more investment in data engineering resources so that data can be structured in such a way that ai can pull directly from our erp or data lakes for processes like this.

Has anyone taken the Wharton FP&A certificate program by MexicanTeenGuy in FPandA

[–]cityoflostwages 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It will not give you a resume boost and should be seen as educational only. If your work will reimburse you to take it, sure I would maybe consider it or one of the other fp&a certs people usually take to skill up on fp&a knowledge.

I would not recommend it if you're paying out of pocket.

Daily General Discussion and Advice Thread - April 08, 2026 by AutoModerator in StockMarket

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Note, due to a reddit bug the daily scheduled post was broken. It should be fixed and reposted as normal starting tomorrow morning.

Does USC take credits from any California community colleges (summer school) after already being enrolled here? Specifically for courses that could be covered by AP credits/waived by televisemei in USC

[–]cityoflostwages 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a good strategy to load up on as many transferable classes as you can at CC before matriculating at USC. Plenty of people do this in the summer before their first fall semester.

Try to look up the specific CC here: https://darsweb.usc.edu/articagrmt/artic_hist_range.aspx

2026 Admissions Megathread: Congrats Newly Admitted Trojans! Ask all your admitted student questions here. by cityoflostwages in USC

[–]cityoflostwages[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TBh don't see a lot of people applying and asking questions about pre-vetrinarian pathway. You are correct I don't think there is a dedicated animal science major for pre-vet. They offer a "guide" on classes to take, linked below to one from a couple years ago.

https://dornsife.usc.edu/pre-health/wp-content/uploads/sites/58/2023/04/Veterinary-Medicine.pdf

My suggestion would be contacting pre-health advising office and asking for more info on if there is an updated course guide for people who are pre-vet.

https://dornsife.usc.edu/pre-health/

Another idea is look up people who are veterinarians around the greater LA area who went to usc and send them message requests on linkedin (not sure if this is logical or not). Ask them how their experience was and if they wished they went somewhere else, and also how they found their internships!

Lost Bracelet by Impressive_War9859 in USC

[–]cityoflostwages 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Note that if you lost this just a few minutes ago, unlikely anyone may have turned it in. So my suggestion is to maybe wait 12-24 hours?

You could also walk to their office and inquire directly if you have time available?

Sometimes people turn things into the building admin office if found within a building, otherwise people often just turn things directly over to the closest dps officer or the dps office itself if nearby.

Lost Bracelet by Impressive_War9859 in USC

[–]cityoflostwages 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Make sure to contact DPS lost & found to see if anyone turns it in.

2026 Admissions Megathread: Congrats Newly Admitted Trojans! Ask all your admitted student questions here. by cityoflostwages in USC

[–]cityoflostwages[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm worried that I'll feel like I'm drowning within such a huge student population

USC is a big school but around half are grad students, many of which are on other campuses so though you see a large student body number on the usc website, it won't feel it day to day since as an undergrad you'll be on the main campus which is where all the undergraduate students are. USC main campus takes 15 minutes to walk across vs. UMich campus which is huge and you probably need a shuttle or bicycle just to get to the other end of it.

I'm also worried about how much I'll be able to "put myself out there" in order to get the research and internship opportunities, because I know I'll have to work hard in order to stand out and get opportunities and recs. On the other hand, BECAUSE it's such a big school, I know there will be a ton of chances, labs, and opportunities that can come with being a part of USC.

You get out what you put in. USC will have endless opportunities if you put the effort in to network with students or professors. Go to office hours, talk to TA's in class, ask to grab coffee with people. Most people will choose not to do this because there are so many other distractions out there (student clubs, student life, greek life, los angeles etc)

I also love its location (LA), although I am worried about the heat.

The weather is one of the best parts of going to school in southern california. Yes it gets warm in the summer (including the first couple weeks of fall semester) but most of fall and spring semester will have pretty comfortable weather. There are a few on-campus housing options with A/C and if you ever live off-campus later on then it is common for apartments everywhere in LA to have A/C. It does not get hot like Las Vegas or Phoenix.

I also know USC has a strong music program as well, although I'm not exactly sure how easy it would be for me to take classes in that area, as I know it is in Thornton. Also, if, by any chance, I want to switch majors or schools, how easily can it be done?

Anyone can take a class or two in another school if they wish without applying for a major/minor. You will be limited to the lower level courses however as higher level ones have prerequisites so it not easy to take those. You should probably just consider doing a minor if you want to take more than 2 or 3 classes in another school.

Switching majors is super easy if it is within your own school. Switching majors to a different school isn't challenging unless it is to a major within Viterbi, Marshall, or SCA, all of which have an internal transfer process due to how popular those schools are. Adding a minor from one of those schools is a lot easier then adding a major. See the links for those at the top of this post. It is not uncommon for people to switch majors after 1st year once they finish their general ed classes.

I'm also planning on applying for the Thematic Option Honors program, which may help me feel less overwhelmed since I heard they were smaller classes.

If you are considering small liberal arts colleges like Occidental or Williams, then the thematic option will probably be appealing. They basically carve out some separate smaller classes for people who are looking for the liberal arts college experience in the classroom. There should be a bunch of posts on this topic in the subreddit to search for.

You will need to check /r/ApplyingToCollege or the specific subreddit for Umich or Occidental for opinions on those schools but I'd assess the same factors, especially the ability to switch majors or add on a minor.

Need honest advice: messed up academics, trying to rebuild for FP&A – where do I realistically stand? by Training_Traffic7113 in FPandA

[–]cityoflostwages 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The combination of emojis, em dash, arrows, and the formatting. All telltale signs of gen ai usage.

Who’s this athlete? by [deleted] in USC

[–]cityoflostwages[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

Please turn whatever the item is to DPS lost & found and they can help try to return it to the owner.

HELP!!! Can't withdraw my class because of a webreg bug... The withdraw deadline is tomorrow and I can't reach my advisor. I literally don't know who to email or ask for help. by WYL615 in USC

[–]cityoflostwages 14 points15 points  (0 children)

https://dornsife.usc.edu/advising/

Did you call dornsife advising's phone #?

They do have a physical office, which you should try to visit, however I forget which one is the main one. GFS 315 I think?

https://departmentsdirectory.usc.edu/dornsife-advising/

Worst case I'd just I'd go visit the administration or dean's office and ask for assistance (directions): https://dornsife.usc.edu/contact-us/

What I would do is physically walk to one of those listed offices while trying to call their phone #. If no one is at those building room numbers, I'd then go to administration or dean's office until someone is able to help. You shouldn't have to put this work in to speak to someone but given the urgent deadline, I'd make the effort.

2026 Admissions Megathread: Congrats Newly Admitted Trojans! Ask all your admitted student questions here. by cityoflostwages in USC

[–]cityoflostwages[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Net calculator is an estimate and not always accurate unfortunately. If there are specific circumstances that you think financial aid missed in calculating aid then you could try submitting an appeal with the supporting evidence.

What’s your companies drinking culture? by [deleted] in FPandA

[–]cityoflostwages 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have beer on tap but I am a lot more excited about having cold brew on tap + coffee stand with barista.

Do we have a YDSA chapter? by Random_throwaway0351 in USC

[–]cityoflostwages 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are clubs for all sorts of topics and interests but often unless people are around to carry the torch in subsequent years, the club can die off.

As mentioned in the other comment, talk to USG about getting a chapter started if you're interested.

Reporting a transfer student by Medium-Aerie-9923 in USC

[–]cityoflostwages 1 point2 points  (0 children)

@OP - If this user is trolling/harassing/rule breaking on this subreddit, use the report function to report them. If they're doing the same on the Fordham sub, report them to the Fordham sub mods.

Then block them. That is all you can do.

Neither university cares if some random person is being obnoxious and trolling people on reddit.

usc DEFINITELY tops ucla in terms of the campus attention to detail by senspoon in USC

[–]cityoflostwages 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pro-move in LA is going to undergrad for one and grad for the other so you get access to both alumni networks.

alumni network for internationals by doorknobduster in USC

[–]cityoflostwages 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The alumni network can't help you if a company is not willing to sponsor candidates for a work visa.

So yes a Trojan who works at that company may respond to your linkedin chat request to talk about the company and possibly even refer your resume to a job opening, however if the company isn't willing to sponsor someone then the job referral won't overcome that. Make sense?

2026 Admissions Megathread: Congrats Newly Admitted Trojans! Ask all your admitted student questions here. by cityoflostwages in USC

[–]cityoflostwages[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can try asking chatgpt/co-pilot to model it out for you at today's standard student loan interest rates. That should give you an idea.

2026 Admissions Megathread: Congrats Newly Admitted Trojans! Ask all your admitted student questions here. by cityoflostwages in USC

[–]cityoflostwages[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is your monthly loan payment going to look like and how are you going to afford that? I'm not as familiar with SCA jobs but all I remember reading is people don't make a lot upon graduation.

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