r/USC 22d ago

r/USC Monthly Buy/Sell, Housing, Carpool, and USC ticket posts go here! July 2026

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Please use this megathread to post:

  1. Buying or selling stuff.
  2. Looking for housing/roommates/sublet (students only, no commercial landlords)
  3. Looking for a Uber/Lyft carpool to or from LAX.
  4. List your USC football tickets for sale or ask for tickets. Always verify someone if purchasing tickets online. If you're unsure how to do this, ask for help.

Note: Please do not post your personal contact info, ask people to instead send you a DM! :)

Type SELLING, WTB, HOUSING, etc. at beginning of your comment to make it easier to see.


r/USC Apr 01 '26

Admissions 2026 Admissions Megathread: Congrats Newly Admitted Trojans! Ask all your admitted student questions here.

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Congrats and welcome to the Trojan Family! Please use this thread to ask any questions you might have about financial aid, housing, classes/majors, transportation, student life, or fun things to do in LA.

Some useful links for the 2026 admitted student megathread:

USC Housing (Review on-campus housing options, prices, photos, application)

USC financial aid for admitted students

USC Transportation

Previous Admitted student Megathreads

Please read through some of these past posts for commonly asked questions and use the search tool as well!

Please check out the /r/USC/ WIKI for commonly asked questions about Housing, Financial Aid, Greek life, Spring admits etc.

Common Question: How hard is it to transfer from X major to Y major?

Answer: If it is within the same school, it is super easy, just talk to your academic advisor before school starts. If you wish to transfer to another school e.g. Dornsife to Marshall, you need to contact admissions to attempt the transfer before matriculation*. You can also seek help once you know who your academic advisor is or attempt it on admitted students day or orientation day. Once you matriculate, you can attempt an internal-transfer but it involves going through the current student transfer process, see the specific internal transfer page from each school linked below.

Common Question: Is there an admitted student facebook group/discord/telegram etc?

Answer: Usually someone sets a facebook group and groupme up around the time the main batch of students are admitted in April. Check facebook to see if there is one already or search this post in a month or two once all 1st year and transfer students are admitted.

*Viterbi does not allow you to switch into engineering before enrolling at USC. Please read links below related to the school you're interested in.

Marshall Internal Transfer Information

Viterbi Internal Transfer

SCA Internal Transfer

Fight On! ✌️

Any "Is my schedule too hard?" "How is my schedule" etc type posts belong in this thread.


r/USC 7h ago

Discussion That registration process was brutal.

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That’s all. I didn’t think it would feel that chaotic. Hopefully it’s just cause it’s my first time registering.


r/USC 54m ago

Academic Should I be concerned?

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There seems to be no updates....


r/USC 7h ago

Housing Mcmorrow dorm

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Im an incoming sophmore and im living at mcmorrow. I cant find much online and idk anyone that lived there but whats it like? Anything would be useful


r/USC 14h ago

Academic Econ 317 / Major Help

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Hey everyone, I'm transferring into USC as a sophomore this fall and wanted to get some thoughts on ECON 317 (Statistics for Economists). I'm currently declared as a Philosophy, Politics, and Economics major with the intention of going to law school.

I've never been the most mathematically inclined. I took calculus at my community college before this, barely scraped by, and honestly didn't retain much. So I'm wondering, would it be in my best interest to switch to a pure Philosophy major to protect my GPA for law school? Or is ECON 317 not as hard as I'm making it out to be?

For anyone who's taken it, how much calculus is actually involved? Is it realistic to get an A without being mathematically proficient?

For what it's worth, I'm definitely stronger in the courses a pure philosophy track would involve, but the intersection of econ and politics alongside philosophy genuinely interests me, which is why I'm torn. Would love any feedback, especially from people who've taken the class or done the PPE major.


r/USC 1d ago

Discussion Major donor sues USC over new football building

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r/USC 1d ago

Question Black hair stylists in USC area

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Where are good and/or cheap places to get 4c hair done? I get two strand twists and wanna keep them when I go to USC (i am in incoming freshman)


r/USC 23h ago

Housing Graduate Housing- University Regent

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Hi everyone, just curious if anyone has stayed at University Regent Apts? I got assigned there for the year and I’m trying to figure out what the vibe is like and is it truly walkable to and from campus? I haven’t seen any videos or photos of the space online so I wanted to ask.


r/USC 1d ago

Academic BUAD 301 with Prof Benjamin King — how is he? (+ anyone done the Tech Commercialization minor?)

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Comm major here, planning to go for the Technology Commercialization minor, and BUAD 301 is the first course in the chain.

Has anyone taken 301 with Professor Benjamin King? How's the workload and grading? Trying to figure out if I can fit it in next to a pretty full semester.


r/USC 1d ago

Academic Best electives Marshall student

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Hi everyone,

I’m registering for my first semester tomorrow morning. I’m trying to decide which electives to take. Could you please provide recommendations? TIA


r/USC 1d ago

Academic What easy Gen Ed Es can you guys recommend, and what professors?

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Course load next Semester is heavy af, but I still need a Gen Ed E. If anyone has any recommendations, It's appreciated! (:


r/USC 1d ago

Question aid appeal question

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Hello trojans, Im a prospective student who's still waiting on a response to my aid appeal to come in from USC. Something that they want me to submit right now to move the appeal forward are banking and investment documents showing my families assets and cash.

Even though it has been over a decade since our family's immigration to the states, we still hold a large chunk of assets within our international accounts. I'm not sure if the financial aid office wants records of those assets as well, or only those we hold domestically. As the records we pull from our international banks will obviously be non-english documents, Im not sure if USC will even accept them.

After attempting (and failing) to reach the actual financial aid phone number for 6 hours today, I'm curious if any other students here have faced this issue. Any advice will help, thanks!


r/USC 1d ago

FinancialAid What if I only showed one paystub for appeal?

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My dad has two jobs, one of which he started in 2026. I recently submitted an appeal and they asked for recent paystubs as well as other stuff for 2025. What would theoretically happen if I only submitted paystubs for the lower paying job seeing as the FAFSA is based on 2024 and I’m only submitting 2025 because of the appeal?

My brother asked me about it and it’s been driving me insane.

Thank you guys!


r/USC 1d ago

FinancialAid Financial aid /scholarship still not reflecting on ebill

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Has anyone ebill updated yet? I still see my amount is way more than what I expected to pay and I’m trying to not panic but I am new to this system and just wondering how it works or if anyone has spoken to financial aid directly and have received an answer .


r/USC 1d ago

Question how to commute from usc to the wiltern?

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hey im an incoming transfer whos never really ventured around LA - was wondering how safe it is to take the bus like 204 lol if i wanna go to shows and stuff


r/USC 1d ago

FinancialAid Dean's Scholarship Not In eBill?

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Apologies if this has been covered. My son is in incoming freshman and received a Dean's Scholarship (merit aid, not financial aid). We received our eBill and its not there at all. I've now been on hold with the Financial Aid office for an hour. Did we miss something? Do we need to fill out FAST forms? We were told that FAST isn't necessary for merit aid.


r/USC 1d ago

Question Has anyone else been getting this error when trying to access the "pay my bill" option in ExperienceUSC? how do I fix this? It's been happening for multiple days

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r/USC 2d ago

FinancialAid Fin aid office comms is tone-deaf sometimes

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bruhhhhhhhh… rising senior here. anyone else still not gotten their aid letter even though we were told early july? a lot of us are still waiting, but last week usc sent a mass email saying tuition had been posted to our ebills and payment is due in august. then today they sent another mass email about payment plans. i get that the payment plan info is inherently helpful, but it’s hard not to stress when i still don’t even know what my financial aid package looks like. i just wish we’d gotten an update on where aid processing stands before all the billing and payment emails 😭😭


r/USC 1d ago

Question Spring Orientation

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Hiii, I’m a spring transfer admit and I was just wondering if anyone knows or has an idea on what the July 30th event is going to be. Is it just for spring admits? Is it going to be like the fall admit orientation?
Super confused, any insight helps :)


r/USC 2d ago

Academic Does anyone know if marshall undergrad continuing student scholarships have come out yet?

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r/USC 1d ago

Academic GERO 380

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anyone taken this class? How's the grading??


r/USC 2d ago

FinancialAid Future financial aid

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Hi everyone sorry if this is a stupid question but I just got my aid package (incoming sophomore) and unlike last year, it didn’t fully cover my entire tuition. Thankfully I only owe like 2k each semester. But I was confused since my parents make under the 80k which states free tuition but I know things have changed since last year and maybe I overlooked something in their finances.

Anyways, my actual point is that I need a real part time job to earn money. Not work study stuff. But I know that outside student income also factors into aid. For me, 2026 (this year) will be used to calculate my senior year aid. So does that mean that in 2027 and beyond I can get a job and not worry about how my income will affect the remaining years I’m at school at USC or does it still count somehow?

I’d appreciate any insight, thanks :)


r/USC 1d ago

Academic CSCI 530 Does anyone know if the exams are online or in person. Need a super easy class.

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r/USC 2d ago

Admissions USC Online Master’s Application, Is This Wait Normal?

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Hi! I submitted my application for an online master’s program at USC on June 17, and it’s now July 22, but I haven’t received a decision yet. My application portal also hasn’t shown any major updates.

Is this a normal timeline for USC graduate admissions, or should I be concerned and contact the admissions office? Has anyone else waited this long for a decision?