Not just about film: engineers come here too

Introduction
I advise visiting the campus and asking lots of questions. The student who isn't loyal and hates the idea of school spirit (and doesn't have an open mind) should stay away.

Campus Life and Social Life
Sports at USC are the best, while the diversity in the students makes anything possible, from studying to programming to partying to playing frisbee.

The Trojans won at least 1 national team title in 26 consecutive years (1959-60 to 1984-85). USC has also established a stellar reputation and a long tradition of nurturing Olympic athletes. Since 1904 (not including the 2004 Summer Olympics), 340 Trojan athletes have competed in the Games, taking home 104 gold medals (with at least 1 gold in every summer Olympics since 1912), 59 silver and 54 bronze. Academics
The academics are amazing, with most of the professors truly concerned about student learning. The USC Viterbi School of Engineering is unmatched, especially in robotics, and the computer labs (such as the ones in SAL, WPH, and KOH) are filled with the latest 3.2+ GHz screamers.

The 2006 U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Graduate Schools ranked the Viterbi School of Engineering as 7th.

Student Body
Lots of students are rich, but lots are poor as well. They're from all over the world, with more international students than any other school. Plus, 49% of new students come from out of state.

In Closing...
If you enjoy math, science, building things or solving problems, consider engineering at USC.

USC is also known for its marching band, known as The Spirit of Troy, which also calls itself The Greatest Marching Band in the History of the Universe. The band has been featured in at least 10 major movies and performed in the 1932 and 1984 summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. They have also performed on television shows and with other musicians.

The band was notable in the late 1970s for its appearance on the title track of the 1979 Fleetwood Mac album Tusk, for which the band was awarded two platinum records. No other marching band has ever earned a platinum record.

Recently, the band produced an instrumental version of the popular song "The Kids Aren't Alright" and "Hit That," both by The Offspring (whose lead singer is a USC alumnus), and appeared with OutKast at the 2004 Grammy Awards in their hit song "Hey Ya!".

Following the University's footsteps, the Spirit of Troy has also gone international. One of only two American groups invited to perform, the USC band marched the Hong Kong Chinese New Year parade in both 2003 and 2004. The Trojan Marching Band performed at the 2005 World Expo in Nagoya, Japan. In May of 2006, the Trojan Marching Band will travel to Italy.