For your grocery shopping and friend-visiting needs USC Transportation Services operates a ton of shuttle buses that run in and around the University Park Campus neighborhood throughout the day. If you find yourself going for a class, starting an internship, or snagging employment on USC’s Health Science Campus, Transportation Services has you covered too intercampus shuttles set you back and through the wellness Science Campus, which is positioned about 10 miles northeast of the main campus, each day.
The solution that students tell me personally they can’t live without is Campus Cruiser. With cars literally driven by other students, this free solution is merely like a taxi and runs late into the evening, so you have a safe and reliable way to get home whether you have a late night at the library or at a friend’s apartment.
The central hub of LA’s metro and rail systems in addition to campus and intercampus shuttles, Transportation Services operates a shuttle that runs back and forth to Union Station. Union Station is home to Amtrak, Southern California’s commuter train Metrolink, and LA Metro’s light rail and bus line hub. What does which means that for you? From Union Station you can pretty much go anywhere in California. Not only this, but Union Station is a short walk from all that Little Tokyo and historic Olvera Street need to offer.
To explore more of what the City of Angels provides, there is an awesome general public transit system that consists of light rail trains and buses. With light rail stops starting up in the near future right across the street from USC, students can hop on the train and head west to trendy Culver City to catch a recording at Sony Studios, go up north to the Valley for a taste of the suburban life in Studio City, spend each and every day at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, head south and check the Aquarium out of the Pacific or the Queen Mary in Long Beach, and luxuriate in Huntington Library and Gardens in Pasadena.
Finally, that you need to jump behind the wheel, there are ZipCars available to rent at USC by the hour or by the day, in addition to our very own Enterprise Rent-A-Car on campus if you ever find!
I believe you’ll find that not having a motor vehicle is a non-issue these days in Los Angeles. You might also get to see and know the city a bit better by hopping into the passenger seat.
It right if it seems easy, you’re not doing
Today’s post is written by visitor blogger Kirk Brennan, Director of Admission.
Well, the hour has arrived. The reading that is long has arrived at an end.
Many various emotions compete for my attention, that makes it difficult for me to begin with. My brain is rushing. Therefore I’ll begin with the simple stuff: some basic numbers.
Year we received nearly 46,000 applications from first-year students, 24% more than last. We offered fall admission to about 8,400 students, and we anticipate roughly 2,650 pupils will accept our offer. The average GPA of the 8,400 is higher than 3.8 on a scale that is unweighted. The middle-50% SAT range is 2060-2250, and also the middle-50% ACT range is 30-34. Students originate from all 50 states, over 70 different countries, and from all walks of life. And plenty of them really like sushi.
There is difficult stuff: First, we are tired. Since mid-November, this team that is outstanding put it all in the line. We read, calculate GPAs, write notes, scroll and click through student files, weighing and comparing, all on behalf of the who used. We are also sad. Once we began reading, we met many outstanding students. But at the conclusion, we must make difficult, even painful choices. We take the role of advocate very really, so when we understand we ought to bid farewell to many candidates that are perfectly suitable we get only a little cranky. We have a saying round the office: if it appears easy, you aren’t doing it right.
And lots of nutrients: We are excited. We cannot wait to learn who will be enrolling at USC year * that is next. We are encouraged, filled up with hope for our future. So many of our high school students are filled with optimism, in addition they fully expect, also assume they will take the world in a better direction. What a great job we have — daydreamers of sorts: we read about the great dreams of our pupils, and we imagine them in our community — within our labs, libraries, classrooms, symposia — making those dreams come true. The future sure looks bright from where I sit.
I really hope all students who stumble into this website discover the right college for them: one that helps them achieve their complete potential, to soar to unimaginable levels.