and inevitably prospective students have a lot of questions about whether or otherwise not it is even possible to get around the town without one. I have always been pleased to report that LA has evolved way beyond the normal ‘car culture’ that everyone has heard of, and offers lots of choices for those who have decided to leave their automobiles at home. USC especially provides a number of choices for students who choose mass transit over mass traffic.

For the grocery shopping and friend-visiting needs USC Transportation Services operates a huge amount of shuttle buses that run in and across the University Park Campus neighborhood throughout the day. When you are going for a class, starting an internship, or snagging work on USC’s Health Science Campus, Transportation Services has you covered too intercampus shuttles set you back and from the Health Science Campus, which is positioned about 10 kilometers northeast of the main campus, throughout the day.

The service that students tell me they cannot live without is Campus Cruiser. With cars literally driven by other students, this free solution is merely like a taxi and operates 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.

In addition to 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 rail and bus line hub. What does which means that for you? From Union Station you can basically go anywhere in California. Not just that, but Union Station is a short walk from all that Little Tokyo and historic Olvera Street need certainly to offer.

To explore more of what the town of Angels is offering, 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 across the street from USC, students can hop on the train and mind west to trendy Culver City to catch a filming at Sony Studios, get 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 out the Aquarium of the Pacific or the Queen Mary in Long Beach, and enjoy 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 casinopokies777.com if you ever find!

I do believe you’ll find that not having a motor automobile is a non-issue these days in LA. You might also get to see and understand the city a bit better by hopping within the passenger chair.

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

Today’s post is written by guest blogger Kirk Brennan, Director of Admission.

Well, the full hour has arrived. The long reading process has visited an end.

Many various emotions compete for my attention, rendering it difficult for me to start. My mind is rushing. So I’ll start out with the stuff that is simple some fundamental numbers.

We received nearly 46,000 applications from first-year students, 24% more than last year. We offered fall admission to about 8,400 students, and we expect approximately 2,650 pupils will accept our offer. The average GPA of the 8,400 is higher than 3.8 on an unweighted scale. The middle-50% SAT range is 2060-2250, plus the middle-50% ACT range is 30-34. Students originate 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 group has place it all regarding the line. We read, calculate GPAs, write notes, click and scroll through student files, weighing and comparing, all on behalf of the who applied. We’re also sad. We met many outstanding students as we began reading. But at the conclusion, we should make difficult, even painful choices. We take the role of advocate extremely really, when we understand we must bid farewell to many perfectly suitable prospects, we get a little cranky. We have a saying across the office: it right if it seems easy, you’re not doing.

And lots of good stuff: Our company is 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 many of our kids are filled with optimism, plus they fully expect, even assume they’ll simply take the global world in a better way. What a job that is great have — daydreamers of sorts: we read about the great dreams of our pupils, and we imagine them in our community — inside our labs, libraries, classrooms, symposia — making those dreams come true. The near future sure looks bright from where we sit.

I hope all students who stumble into this blog get the right school for them: one which helps them achieve their full potential, to soar to unimaginable levels.