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Every semester, there are a couple of exchange students that come to USC from Thailand. For the students that come in Fall, I always tell them that they made the right choice of coming to USC in fall.  I tend to enjoy fall semester more than spring semesters because there is usually a lot more to do. For division I schools like USC, there are tailgates and football games every other week. This is an experience unique to American colleges that you don't see in colleges in other countries. USC is also one of the most un-apologetically proud student and alumni network. Students can also experience other holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving.

For us students coming from tropical countries, we only see two types of weather: hot and rain. Although LA may not have the full four weather spectrum, we still get a taste of summer, fall, and a little bit of winter. Temperature wise, it is quite an easy transition since LA stays warm pretty much up until October. Surprisingly, the biggest "weather" shock is how dry LA is compared to the humidity back home. Weather is rarely a complaint I hear from exchange students but people still bring it up from time to time.

A conversation I vividly remember having with my friend, who recently arrived to USC, about how campus is like Trojan themed Disneyland. For example the amount of cardinal and gold / yellow things we see on campus or even the posters and promotional content we see around campus. She found the elevator buttons with the little fight on buttons quirky and cute. Another thing she mentioned was how everyone on campus is always happy or smiling which is not apparently not seen on other college campuses. It's always interesting to hear about different people's experiences and first impressions of USC, especially those from different backgrounds.