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Apples and Oranges
This is not really my issue to weigh in on (as I did not attend either university), but just from the children of friends/work colleagues who have applied to USC, I think it needs to be recognized that SC is a TOUGH school as far as admissions go. There may be a perception out there that USC = "The University of Spoiled Children," but admissions are tough, and so are the academics.
Just as an example, a friend's daughter who had over a 4.0 (thanks to AP courses), a good number of activities, and pretty competitive SAT scores got waiting listed for SC, and was ultimately not offered a slot (she did end up at UC Santa Barbara).
I also know from friends who attended there that the Greek system is extremely strong, and recruitment is considered extremely competitive.
I am certainly not knocking Bama. I just got the feeling (like several other posters) that the comments about the number of girls signed up from recruitment made Bama somehow a "stronger" school than SC.
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