well, I was accepted to UCSF but chose USC instead and have not regretted it even for a moment. For me the decision was easy, I knew that I wanted to practice in So Cal after graduation, and most of pharmacists in So Cal are from USC - networking, networking. It;s a trojan family - I went to CPHA meeting today and all the pharmacists were USC graduates, I believe that is very advantageous. I like the schedule at USC, we do externships starting with the first semester .....hospital or community, then you switch the next semester. Basically the hands-on experience starts early on, which is great. The faculty is exceptional. I do have to say that when I got into UCSF, I was thinking...wow, cheaper, number one school (I actually dont believe in the validity of the rankings), but for me it came down to the fact that I wanted to stay in LA.....