and students that are inevitably prospective a great deal of questions about whether or perhaps not it is even possible to get around the town without one. We am thrilled to report that LA has evolved way beyond the normal ‘car culture’ that everyone has heard of, and offers lots of choices for people who have decided to keep their vehicles at home. USC especially provides a number of choices for pupils who prefer mass transit over mass traffic.

For the 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 through the entire day. Yourself taking a class, starting an internship, or snagging a job on USC’s Health Science Campus, Transportation Services has you covered too intercampus shuttles run to and from the Health Science Campus, which is located about 10 miles northeast of the main campus, throughout the day if you find.

The service that students tell me personally they cannot live without is Campus Cruiser. With cars literally driven by fellow students, this free solution is simply like a taxi and runs late into the night time, so whether you do have a night time at the library or at a friend’s apartment, you’ve got a safe and reliable method to get house.

As well as campus and intercampus shuttles, Transportation Services runs a shuttle that runs back and forth to Union Station, the main hub of LA’s metro and rail systems. Union Station is home to Amtrak, Southern California’s commuter train Metrolink, and Los Angeles Metro’s light bus and rail line hub. What does that mean for you? From Union Station you can virtually get anywhere in California. Not only that, but Union Station is just a walk that is short all that Little Tokyo and historic Olvera Street need to offer.

To explore more of just what the town of Angels has to offer, there is an awesome general public transit system that consists of light rail trains and buses. With light rail prevents opening up in the future right over the street from USC, students can hop on the train and mind west to trendy Culver City to catch a recording at Sony Studios, go up north to your Valley for a taste of the suburban life in Studio City, spend per day at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, mind south and check out the Aquarium 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 do believe you’ll find that perhaps not having automobile is a non-issue these days in Los Angeles. You could also get to see and know the city a bit better by hopping within the passenger seat.

If it seems easy, you’re not carrying it out right

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.

Numerous emotions that are different for my attention, which makes it difficult for me to begin. My mind is racing. And so I’ll start out 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 expect roughly 2,650 students will accept our offer. The average GPA of the 8,400 is greater than 3.8 on a scale that is unweighted. The middle-50% SAT range is 2060-2250, plus the middle-50% ACT range is 30-34. Students come from all 50 states, over 70 countries that are different and from all walks of life. And a lot of them really like sushi.

There is difficult stuff: First, we are tired. Since mid-November, this outstanding team has place it all on the line. We read, calculate GPAs, compose notes, click and scroll through student files, weighing and comparing, all on behalf of these who applied. We are also sad. We met many outstanding students as we began reading. But at the finish, we should make difficult, even painful decisions. We take the role of advocate really seriously, so when we understand we should bid farewell to many perfectly suitable prospects, we get a little cranky. We now have a saying around the office: if it appears easy, you are not carrying it out right.

And lots of nutrients: we have been excited. We cannot wait to learn who will be enrolling at USC year * that is next. We are motivated, filled up with hope for our future. So lots of our students are filled with optimism, plus they fully expect, even assume they are going to take the global world in a better direction. Exactly what a great job we have — daydreamers of sorts: we read concerning the great dreams of our students, and we imagine them in our community — within our labs, libraries, classrooms, symposia — making those dreams come real. The near future looks that are sure from where we sit.

I am hoping all students who stumble into this blog find the right school for them: one which helps them achieve their full potential, to soar to unimaginable heights.