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Old 05-22-2006, 04:26 PM   #311
HImom
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USoCal give some awesome merit scholarships, ranging from full-tuition trustee scholarships to 1/2 tuition presidential scholarships (all NMFs can get these) to 1/4 tuition leadership scholarships + additional other merit scholarships including $1000/year for NMFs + merit scholarships in individual schools (like engineering).
They also give merit within need, meaning if they really want you, they'll give your family all or mostly grants instead of much in the way of loans. A friend's family only had to pay about $9000/year for his USC education because he was needy, bright & they really wanted him.
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