i live right next to usc ... there's a radisson right across the street from the school (as in, you would easily walk to the interview) or there's a place called the vagabond inn, which is in walking distance too. the radisson looks nicer, but my boyfriend has stayed in the vagabond inn when he was checking out a master's program here and he thought it was fine. oh, and they're both in the relatively safe area around school.