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gupta_v · 10-26-2003, 01:05 PM

Hi Ruby,

Congrats for getting an admission in USC.USC is a great school,it has got a good rank also.However it's really an expensive school.You would be asked to show more than $32,000 of funds to get your I-20.Moreover once you get there you would have to give placement tests to register for some of the courses,which according to me is rediculous[bomb] because after spending so much money you cannot register for the courses of your choice.Well it all depends upon your perception how you view the placement tests since they allow only those pople to register for a particular course who have atleast the basic knowledege about the subject for which they are going to register.Moreover studying for the placement exams would prove helpful later during the course.
I had also been able to secure admission in USC for MSCS but did not go there because it is quite expensive.So right now I am doing my MSCS from Florida Institute of Technology which is quite affordable and I am working partime in the ECE department for which they pay me decently.
Regarding the financial aid scenario in USC,i believe it is quite difficult to get an aid as there are a large number of desis competing for various research assistant and other positions.So if you think that you are really smart and money is not a problem (in case you do not get any aid initially) I would suggest go for it.
I hope this would be of some help to you.

10-26-2003, 01:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
gupta_v Eager! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 54	Hi Ruby, Congrats for getting an admission in USC.USC is a great school,it has got a good rank also.However it's really an expensive school.You would be asked to show more than $32,000 of funds to get your I-20.Moreover once you get there you would have to give placement tests to register for some of the courses,which according to me is rediculous[bomb] because after spending so much money you cannot register for the courses of your choice.Well it all depends upon your perception how you view the placement tests since they allow only those pople to register for a particular course who have atleast the basic knowledege about the subject for which they are going to register.Moreover studying for the placement exams would prove helpful later during the course. I had also been able to secure admission in USC for MSCS but did not go there because it is quite expensive.So right now I am doing my MSCS from Florida Institute of Technology which is quite affordable and I am working partime in the ECE department for which they pay me decently. Regarding the financial aid scenario in USC,i believe it is quite difficult to get an aid as there are a large number of desis competing for various research assistant and other positions.So if you think that you are really smart and money is not a problem (in case you do not get any aid initially) I would suggest go for it. I hope this would be of some help to you.